(The cover photo is the Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome, Italy, photo credit: self) - See the bottom of this description for prerequisite knowledge before enrolling in this camp, which consists of 16 weekly classes. It is still a beginner's course - grammatically speaking, but the material is much more complex than the Latin 1 and 2 camps. 

This camp will be busy. We will finish out the Passive Indicative System, 5th declension nouns, participles, comparative and superlative adjectives, and dive headlong into more grammatical constructions. We will also begin the subjunctive mood. In the midst of all of this, we will still discover more about ancient Roman culture. This camp's culture day is devoted to the Emperor Hadrian, Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain, and Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy. Of course, all throughout the camp, we'll read authentic Latin authors, write our own Latin sentences and passages, and do periodic check-ins to make sure our budding Latinist is where they need to be.

Learning Latin, as a whole, is highly beneficial. The skills learned in this language course 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 varied. 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. 

Weekly Schedule:

1: 3rd & 4th Conjugations in the Passive System. Practice recognition, parsing, and writing in Latin.

2. 5th Declension Nouns... yes, there’s another one! Adding ANOTHER ablative, and reviewing all ablative types

3. All about Participles... and a bit of writing in Latin. Cicero

4. Ablative Absolute, Passive Periphrastic, and Dative of Agent. Horace.

5. Lingua Latina readings.

6. Infinitives and Indirect Statements. “Head” Verbs. Vergil.

7. Comparison of Regular & Irregular Adjectives. Ablative of Comparison. 

8. Roman Culture Day: The Emperor Hadrian, the Villa of Hadrian in Tivoli, Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain.

9. Roman literature readings. Translation practice. More comparisons.

10. Introducing the Subjunctive Mood. Present Subjunctive. Jussive Subjunctive. Purpose Clauses.

11. Imperfect Subjunctive. Subjunctive of Sum/Possum. Result Clauses

12. Roman literature readings. Translations. Nailing down the Present Subjunctive. 

13. Latin practice. Writing in Latin. Putting together a letter in Latin.

14. Perfect & Pluperfect in the Subjunctive. 

15. Grammar rules and Syntax. Sight reading. Translations.

16. REVIEW And Final Exam for Latin 3. 

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Previous Knowledge Required: a working knowledge of English parts of speech and how the parts relate to Latin cases; 1st/2nd/3rd (including i-stems)/4th declension nouns and 1st/2nd/3rd adjectives (declensions and how to use the cases); 1st/2nd /3rd/4th and esse/posse verb conjugations in the Present Active System (present, future, imperfect), the Perfect Active System (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect), the Present Passive System (present, future, imperfect), & the Perfect Passive System (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect); a growing vocabulary including common conjunctions and prepositions; demonstrative pronouns (hic/ille/iste and idem), personal pronouns (ego/nos, etc), reflexive & intensive pronouns/adjectives, relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns/adjectives, Roman numerals (including the genitive of the whole), and the ablative types. You'll need to be familiar with parsing sentences, have some ability to sight-read & recognize root words, and the ability to write your own short, basic sentences in Latin.

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/Two), I will be breaking the schedule into individual classes in case buying them in a cluster or meeting at a fixed time weekly is not feasible.