Latin Camp (Level Two) is still very much a beginner's course, but it is much more progressed than an absolute novice in Latin. This is a full semester of classical Latin - 16 lessons spread across 16 weeks - in which students will be introduced to the Perfect and Passive verb systems. They will go deeper into Latin syntax, and learn new parts of speech and how to translate and use them. We will do more sight reading and more parsing of sentences and passages to promote better grammar. Students will begin reading snippets of the works of Cicero, Ovid, Pliny, Catullus, and others (all edited to be age appropriate). We will also intersperse Roman culture throughout the lessons, and have one lesson dedicated to a virtual field trip to the Capitoline Museum in Rome, Italy. We will also spend a little time doing "basic housekeeping" where students will learn to research obscure and archaic (or medieval/ecclesiastical) forms of words beyond what a dictionary can reveal. This is a skill that will benefit them greatly.  

In fact, the process of learning Latin, as a whole, is highly beneficial. The skills learned in this language acquisition promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and an appreciation for ancient cultures that still have an impact on our modern world. I know - personally, and from students, and the parents of students - these skills have the tendency to translate into other academic subjects and help increase mastery there, too. 

The methodologies used in this classroom are quite a mixed bag. We use grammar-based methods along with intuitive translating (complete with illustrations, memes, and pictures). We correlate the Latin syntax to other languages to help bring it into focus. I always create slides for each lesson to have visual representation. We do repetition and drills. We read. We translate. We look at my relics, souvenirs, maps, and pictures. We watch videos and listen to sound bites for linguistic and historical purposes. I do everything humanly possible to bring the ancient world to life for the student. And, when they have fun doing all these things... they learn. 

But most of all, we discuss. Discussion and conversation are the keys to retention and are, in themselves, the best part of education. Your student's voice has value in my classroom, and I promote the exchange of ideas, questions, and comments. I also stay in close contact with students and their families. Class is never over once the Zoom class ends. If there are questions in between lessons, I am available through Outschool message, and I always answer quickly. If the student needs additional help, we can always schedule a private tutoring session to address the issue. My schedule is also flexible, and if you need to change one particular lesson time to another, I am always happy to find a solution that works for us both. 

Students should have a dedicated notebook (or a digital one, if they prefer taking notes on the computer) in order to take notes, write their vocabulary, and make declension and conjugation charts. I reserve the right to modify the lesson content and schedule according to the student's needs.

Nota Bene (important to note): If class falls on the week of a national holiday, there will be no class that week, but it will resume the following week. 

** Also, just as with Latin Camp (Level One), I will be breaking the schedule into individual classes in case buying them in a cluster is not feasible.
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Previous Knowledge Required: (You can see the detailed information in my Latin Camp (Level 1) class on my teacher profile) -- a working knowledge of English parts of speech and how it relates to Latin cases; 1st/2nd/3rd (including i-stems) nouns and 1st/2nd adjectives (declensions and how to use the cases); 1st/2nd /3rd/4th and Esse/Posse verb conjugations in the past, future, and imperfect tenses (active indicative); rudimentary vocabulary including common conjunctions and prepositions; demonstrative pronouns (hic/ille/iste and idem), personal pronouns (ego/nos, etc), reflexive & intensive pronouns/adjectives. You'll need to be familiar with parsing sentences and some ability to sight read.


Camp Schedule:

Week 1: The Principal Parts of the Verb, Perfect, Pluperfect, Future Perfect Tenses, Vocabulary, Translation Practice, Pliny the Younger

Week 2: Translation and Sight Reading, Roman Numerals (Cardinal and Ordinal), Genitive of the Whole, Ablative with Numbers, and Ablative of Time, Vocabulary

Week 3: Translations of Cicero on Quintus Fabius Maximus, Cyrus the Great, and Alexander the Great; Sight Reading

Week 4: 3rd Declension Adjectives and their various paradigms, practice and usage. Vocabulary. Short translations by Juvenal and Martial

Week 5: Relative Pronouns and their usage – correlate to English. Practice translations. Vocabulary.

Week 6. Review of Passages, Sentences, and Vocabulary. Sight reading. 

Week 7. Review of All Verb Paradigms, Noun and Adjective Declensions, Practical Reading and Translation

Week 8. Roman Culture: Capitoline Museum Field Trip. We will take a virtual walking tour through the inside of the Capitoline Museum in Rome, Italy. The videos and my personal pictures are edited to exclude certain pieces of art (to be age appropriate).

Week 9. 1st and 2nd Conjugations in the Present Passive, Future Passive, and Imperfect Passive (Indicative) Paradigms. Practice Usage. Ablative of Personal Agent and How They are Used with the Passive Verb. Vocabulary. Ovid

Week 10.  Translation Practice. Passive Verbs Practice. Sight Reading. 

Week 11. The Fourth Principal Part of the Verb: 3rd and 4th conjugation in the Perfect Passive, Future Perfect Passive, Pluperfect Passive. How to Use them and Translate them. Review of Verbs in the Active and Passive. Translation Practice. Vocabulary Review. 

Week 12. Interrogative Pronouns + Interrogative Adjectives. How to Translate and How to Use them. New Vocabulary. Catullus. Sentence translations

Week 13. 4th declensions + Why you need to know the dictionary entries and its genitive case. Ablatives of Place From Which; Ablatives of Separation. Dictionary Work.

Week 14. Latin Phrases and Latin Slang for the Modern Latin Speaker.

Week 15. Translating and Parsing Sentences. Reading for Context. Coin inscriptions. Review of the Passive System. 

Week 16. REVIEW FOR THE FINAL EXAM (Take Home, to be turned in via Outschool).