Latin Camp (Level One) is a full semester's worth of classical Latin for absolute beginners. No previous knowledge of Latin is required. We start from square one. I have created this curriculum from my own Latin studies and previous teaching experience, and nothing pleases me more than seeing students fall in love with the ancient world and their cultures through the beauty of language. Therefore, I strive to make it engaging and fun for all of the students. Not only is Latin useful in increasing one's vocabulary (in English, Italian, Spanish, and French), but it promotes critical thinking, puzzling things out, and that truly has an effect on other avenues of study. It is beneficial for so many things. 

In each lesson, we will learn new vocabulary, as well as attempt authentic translations from a variety of classical authors. I will teach my students how to read for context in order to choose the best uses of the Latin word. We will also use illustrations and translate intuitively. Both methods are equally important, but should be used together. We will discuss how Latin still influences many languages around the world, including our own. 

I use slide shows and my own pictures (or those I've purchased, or are public domain). I have realia (statues, knick knacks, souvenirs, maps, etc) I use to share travel and culture. Some of the class is lecture-based, but it is extremely interactive. I have the students read, translate, and practice pronunciations, conjugations, and declensions in class. I encourage them to share their ideas, questions, and thoughts about the material. I also offer private tutoring through-out the entirety of the course if any student requires a bit of extra help. It is also important for students to spend AT LEAST 2 hours on study/homework for each hour of class time (in college levels, more time is required). 

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, make declension and conjugation charts -- all of which I will teach them how to do. It is super important for their growth in language acquisition.

I reserve the right to modify the lesson content and schedule according to the student's needs.

Week 1:  Pre-Latin: A Rudimentary Look at How English Grammar Affects Latin Grammar

Week 2: Class 1: Pronunciations, 1st and 2nd Verb Conjugations in Present Tense, "To Be" verb, Greetings, Learning How to Construct a Latin Sentence, Vocabulary

Week 3: Class 2: Expanded Greetings, Lesson 1 Review, Family Names, Latin Noun/Adjective Cases, 1st Declension Feminine Nouns, Introduction to Latin Dictionary (online: Latin Wiktionary), Vocabulary, Sentence and Passage Translations

Week 4: Class 3: Practice and Review Lessons 1 and 2. Half of the class time is spent on this to insure the students have a good grasp of the initial material. Expanded Greetings; 2nd Declension Masculine Nouns/Adjectives, Vocabulary, Sentence Translations (Take Home Quiz)

Week 5:  Class 4: 2nd Declension Neuter Nouns/Adjectives, Sentence Practice, Sight Reading, and a Virtual Field Trip to Pompeii

Week 6:  Class 5: 1st and 2nd Verb Conjugations in Future Tense and Imperfect Tense, Translation Practice in the Three Verb Tenses, Vocabulary

Week 7:  Class 6: Translations, Learning to Parse Words and Sentences to Make Translating Easier, Sight Reading, Roman Culture

Week 8: Class 7: "To Be" in different tenses, Translation Practice; Vocabulary and Translation Quiz 

Week 9: Class 8: 3rd Declension Nouns, Learning to Parse Words and Sentences, Sight Reading

Week 10:  Class 9: 3rd Conjugation Verbs in the Present, Future, and Imperfect Tenses, Sight Reading, Translating, Vocabulary

Week 11: Class 10: Pronouns (demonstrative and personal) and how to use them; Practice Translations and Inscriptions; Tour of a Roman Ruin

Week 12: Class 11: Review of Demonstrative and Personal Pronouns; More Demonstratives, How to Use these Pronouns, Translation Practice

Week 13:  Class 12: 4th Conjugation Verbs, 3rd Conjugation with -io endings, Review ALL Verbs and Tenses, Translations, Vocabulary

Week 14: Class 13: Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns and Adjectives, Translations, Vocabulary

Week 15: Class 14: 3rd Declension (i-stems); Prepositions (aka "by" and "with") using Ablative of Means, Manner, and Accompaniment. 

Week 16: Class 15: FINAL REVIEW!!! We will have a HUGE review of every major concept. We will review for the final exam, which is a take home test. The students will complete the test and return it to me via Outschool messages. The exam itself is comprehensive, ranging from Week 1 - Week 15. Students will be allowed to use their notebooks and handouts to complete the test. They will chart nouns, adjectives, verbs; they will define several vocabulary words. They will translate several sentences and passages. They will have received a detailed study guide at the end of Class 14 (Week 15) to help prepare them for this review session. 



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, I have broken this schedule into individual (one-time) classes in case buying them in a cluster is not feasible.