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Introduction to Latin Course VIII

Completed by 10 learners

Ages 11-15

Live Group Course

This eighth course in Dr. Karen Wieland's Introduction to Latin course sequence uses classical pronunciation & the textbook Latin For Children—Primer C, 2nd Edition. We study Latin vocabulary & grammar & translate short historical texts.

Dr. Karen Wieland (Literacy/dyslexia & Latin)

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Live video meetings

1x per week, 13 weeks

4-8 learners per class

90 min

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What's included

13 live meetings

19 hrs 30 mins in-class hours

Homework

1-2 hours per week. Approximately 90 minutes of homework is assigned each week, involving written exercises and conversational practice designed to foster memorization. Students are welcome to schedule brief meetings with the instructor or with each other to work on these assignments. Some of these exercises will be in the textbooks and others will be designed by the instructor.

Assessment

The instructor engages in continuous informal assessment throughout the class. The class will complete numerous conversational and written activities during the class and for homework. The textbook also contains written exercises at the end of each chapter. Learners are encouraged to work through the exercises then check their answers using the publisher’s Answer Key.

Grading

This is a nongraded course. Enrolled learners are encouraged to demonstrate their Latin proficiency relative to other Latin students by taking the National Latin Exam during the early spring. NLE is a standardized, multiple choice test that is available in eight different levels. Learners in this course are encouraged to sign up through a link provided by Dr. Karen for either the Beginning level NLE or the Beginning Reading Comprehension NLE. These are the second and third exams in the NLE sequence.

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9

Join Dr. Karen Wieland for the eighth course in this Introduction to Latin sequence. In this class, we use the book Latin For Children—Primer C, 2nd Edition (Larsen & Perrin, 2020) along with supplemental materials. Students learn introductory Latin vocabulary and grammar, including verb conjugations and noun and adjective declensions. We also gain proficiency through reading and translating short passages and engaging in conversation using discussion frameworks from Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency (Traupman, 2007). Classical pronunciation is used.

In this 13 week course (the second of three courses comprising third-year Latin study), students work with chapters 12-23 (Units III, IV, and V) of the Latin for Children, Primer C, 2nd Edition Larsen & Perrin, 2020) textbook and the corresponding student reader, Libellus de Historia, Primer C (Moore & Valdez, 2020). with a robust review during the final week of the course.

Instructional materials are shared by the instructor using Google Apps and/or a document camera. However, it is important for students to obtain their own copies of the books on the book list.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this course should have completed the entire Latin for Children, Primer A and B curricula, as well as the first eleven chapters of Primer C, either with Dr. Wieland or in another setting. Though there is some recursiveness in the Primer C materials, this course would be very difficult for a student who has not yet completed Primers A and B or a grammatically comparable program.

Learning Goals

LEARNING GOALS:
1. Students will add another 300+ Latin baseboards to the 1400+ baseboards they mastered in earlier courses.

2. Students will review previously studied grammatical concepts, including First, Second, and Third Noun Declensions, Present Indicative, Imperfect, and Future Verb Tense Conjugations, Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect Verb Tenses, First, Second, an

Syllabus

3 Units

13 Lessons

over 13 Weeks

Unit 1: Unit III

Lesson 1:

LFC-C, Chapter 12

 Conversation: Daily Activities
Chapter Maxim: Uni navi ne committas omia
New Vocabulary: 5 new 4th conjugation verbs, 5 new 3rd declension nouns
Review Vocabulary
Derivatives of New Vocabulary		
Grammar: 1. Fourth-conjugation verb endings, present tense; 2. Patterns for four principal verb parts across four verb conjugations; 3. Verb Review	
Sentence Translation: Student Book pp. 102-103
Passage Translation: “Interrogātiō”

90 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

LFC-C, Chapter 13

 Conversation: Daily Activities 
Chapter Maxim: Unius dementia dementes efficit multos
New Vocabulary:  10 new 3rd declension nouns
Review Vocabulary
Derivatives of New Vocabulary
Grammar: 1. Verb conjugations 1-4, present tense; 2. How to spot a fourth conjugation verb; 3. Identifying conjugations by their infinitive form.
Sentence Translation: Student Book p. 110-111
Passage Translation: “Liberī in Colōniīs Americānīs”

90 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

LFC-C, Chapter 14

 Conversation: Sports and Other Leisure Activities 
Chapter Maxim: Timidī mater non flet 
New Vocabulary: 10 new 4th conjugation verbs
Review Vocabulary: servō, servāre, servāvī, servātum (to save, preserve); causa, -ae (f, cause); iniūria, -ae (f, injury, injustice); nātūra, -ae (f, nature, birth); stēlla, -ae (f, star)
Derivatives of New Vocabulary
Grammar: 1. Future tense of the third and fourth conjugations; 2. Future of all four conjugations compared
Sentence Translation: Student Book p. 120

90 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

LFC-C, Chapter 15

 Conversation: Sports and Other Leisure Activities 
Chapter Maxim: Tetigisti acu 
New Vocabulary: 1-new 3rd conjugation -io verbs
Review Vocabulary
Derivatives of New Vocabulary
Grammar: 1. Third conjugation -iō verb capiō, capere( to take, seize); 2. Comparison chart of third, third -iō an fourth conjugations; 3. Compound verbs formed by prefixing base verbs.
Sentence Translation: Student Book p. 131-132
Passage Translation: “Mercātura cum Angliā”

90 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Learning Needs

As an instructor with expertise in teaching students who experience language-based learning differences, I readily adapt my instruction, real-time coaching, materials, and assignments to meet the needs of all enrolled learners.

Parental Guidance

This class might be suitable for learners outside of the stated age range. Please contact Dr. Wieland to discuss this.

Pre-Requisites

Dr Wieland’s Introduction to Latin Courses I-VII or their equivalent first- and second-year middle school Latin course with another instructor.

Supply List

During the classes, students will need to have the following supplies on their workspace:
— Latin for Children - Primer C, 2nd edition (Larsen & Perrin, 2020)
— Libellus de Historia: Latin History Reader. Primer C (Moore & Valdez, 2020)
— Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency, 4th edition (Traupman, 2007)
— Bantam New College Latin and English Dictionary
--- Notebook to use for course
-- pencils and pens

Recommended but Not Required:
https://classicalacademicpress.com/products/latin-for-children-primer-c-program?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_pid=4481927774279&pr_ref_pid=4481927479367&pr_seq=uniform

— Latin for Children C - 2nd edition - DVD 
— Latin for Children Primer C,  2nd edition  Clash Cards
— Latin for Children - Primer C,  Activity Book 2nd edition

Other learning materials are provided by the instructor in the form of Google Docs files, crossword puzzles, word searches, etc.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Sources

During the classes, students will need to have the following supplies on their workspace: — Latin for Children - Primer B, 2nd edition (Larsen & Perrin, 2018) — Libellus de Historia: Latin History Reader (Moore, 2005) — Usborne Internet Linked Latin for Beginners (Wilkes, 2001) — Bantam New College Latin and English Dictionary --- Notebook to use for course -- pencils and pens Recommended but Not Required: https://classicalacademicpress.com/products/latin-for-children-primer-b-program — Latin for Children Primer B- 2nd edition - Answer Key — Latin for Children Primer B - 2nd edition - CD or DVD — Latin for Children Primer B, 2nd edition — Clash Cards — Latin for Children Primer B - 2nd edition Activity Book Other learning materials are provided by the instructor in the form of Google Docs files, crossword puzzles, word searches, etc.

Meet the teacher

Dr. Karen Wieland (Literacy/dyslexia & Latin)

Joined September, 2017

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Teacher expertise and credentials

New York Teaching Certificate

3 Degrees

Doctoral Degree from State University of New York at Buffalo

Master's Degree from State University of New York at Buffalo

Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from The Catholic University of America

 I am a dedicated and creative literacy specialist and Latin language teacher with 30 years experience working with students of all ages. In addition to teaching this nine-level Introduction to Latin course series, I also teach another popular series of courses on Outschool called Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes, which extends through five levels. As a language buff, I’ve studied Italian, Latin, German, and (to a lesser extent) French and Spanish. 

I hold permanent certification from New York State in Reading (grades K-12). I am also a credentialed Wilson Reading System dyslexia practitioner. I have extensive experience with Orton-Gow methods for literacy re/mediation; the foundation for that work was the introductory training I received through the Gow Teacher Training Institute. I taught Orton-Gow (Reconstructive Language) at the Gow School and the Gow School Summer Program for several years. Across more than a decade as a teacher educator and university reading center director, I helped to prepare several hundred reading teachers and literacy specialists in NY and PA. 

I completed my undergraduate degree at The Catholic University of America School of Music. My doctoral and master’s degrees were earned at the University at Buffalo School of Education, under the advisement of Dr. Michael W. Kibby, a nationally known literacy diagnostician and scholar.  I have presented my research at several national and international conferences, including Literacy Research Association, International Reading Association, and International Dyslexia Association.