This class is designed for students with up to one year of Latin reading experience. If students are able to read the English alphabet confidently, and are willing to pick up small bits of Latin by reading this lovely novella, then this class will be a great fit. Students will learn the basics of how the Latin language works by reading and interpreting the text together in class.  

The text used, Emma Vanderpool's *Sacri Pulli: A Tale of War and Chickens* is not an instructional grammar text; it is a novella with a glossary of words at the end.  

Students will come away from this class with a clearer understanding of subject nouns, object nouns, and verbs. I strive to meet students wherever they are in their learning journey, and adapt each course and lesson accordingly to fit the needs of my wonderfully unique students!

*The following schedule is subject to slight change, but all of the topics outlined below will be covered throughout the span of this class:

Weeks 1-2: Who were the Romans? Why were chickens sacred to them? Begin reading "Capitulum I: Piccius the Pullus Sacer"

Weeks 2-3: Learn conjugation of "sum" and "voco" (both present tense); Finish reading "Capitulum I: Piccius the Pullus Sacer"

Week 4:  Read "Capitulum II: Marcus the Pullarius"; Sing "Marcus Agrum Habebat"; What does a modern chicken coop need to keep the chickens safe and healthy?

Week 5: Read "Capitulum III: Publius Claudius Pulcher"; Who was the *real* Publius Claudius Pulcher? Learn the background to the First Punic War and geography of the ancient Roman world

Week 6: Finish "Capitulum III: Publius Claudius Pulcher"; Begin reading "Capitulum IV: Sacri Pulli Non Edunt"; Bonus topic: learn the difference between the verbs "is" and "eats" in Latin!; Some say chickens are omnivores... but what foods could actually kill a chicken? 

Week 7: Read "Capitulum V: Secretum";  How to tell if your chicken is sick

Week 8: Finish reading "Capitulum V: Secretum"; vocabulary games

Week 9: Read "Capitulum VI: Pulli Bibant!"; Discuss the real Publius Claudius Pulcher; discuss the English idiom "mad as a wet hen"

Week 10-11: Read "Capitulum VII: Fortasse..." and "VIII: Dei Deaeque" (lots of reading this week!)

Week 12: Wrap up week - Reading, singing, reviewing (with fun games)