Latin Tutorials, Schedules & Links
The Latin Atrium
INDEX
Latin
I Schedule
Latin II Schedule
Cardinal
Numbers
Classics Links
Grammatical
Constructions
Latin Words Often Confused
Lord's Prayer in
Latin
Memory Chants
Pronunciation
Study Links & Resources
1. Assignments, Schedule
& Sound Clips (Sept.-Dec.)
2. Assignments,
Schedule & Sound Clips (Jan.-May)
3. Required Textbooks
4. Classics links to visit
5. Sample five-day study plan
Latin 1 Assignment Schedule:
Important: Have the assignment
completed each week before you join the tutorial.
Listen to the RealAudio recordings of vocabulary lists with RealPlayer.
First Semester
Click here for
the Master Calendar (with Holidays, etc.)
WEEK
Assignments,
Schedule & Sound Clips (Sept.-Dec.):
1. Read Wheelock Introduction & do numbers 1-20 of the
"Grammatica" section on pages 2 and 3 of the workbook.
2. Chapter 1
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 1
3. Chapter 2
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 2
Vocabulary pt. 2
4. Chapter 3
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 3
2nd declension masculine noun endings
"amicus" (paradigm for 2nd decl. masc. nouns)
5. Chapter 4
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 4
2nd declension neuter noun endings; "donum"
(paradigm for 2nd decl. neuter nouns); sum
6. Chapter 5
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 5
laudabo (paradigm for 1st confugation future tense)
laudabam (paradigm for 1st conjugation imperfect tense)
monebam (paradigm for 2nd conjugation imperfect tense)
7. Chapter 6
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 6
ero, eram, possum, potero, poteram
8. Chapter 7
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 7
9. Chapter 8
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 8
10. Chapter 9
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 9
11. Chapter 10, pt. 1
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 10
12. Chapter 10, pt. 2
Read text; do workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 10
13. Chapter 11
Read text; do 1/2 workbook exercises
Practice vocabulary using Recordings:
Vocabulary, Chap. 11
14. Chapter 12
Read text; finish workbook exercises
Vocabulary, Chap. 12
Assignments, Schedule
& Sound Clips (Jan.-May.):
15. Chapter 13
Read text; do workbook exercises
Vocabulary, Chap. 13
16. SEMESTER EXAM
Exam covers chapters 1-13
Spring Semester
WEEK
1. Chapter 14
Read text; do workbook exercises
Vocabulary, Chap. 14
2. Chapter 15
Read text; do workbook exercises
Vocabulary, Chap. 15
3. Chapter 16
Read text; do workbook exercises
Vocabulary, Chap. 16
4. Chapter 17
Read text; do workbook exercises
Vocabulary, Chap. 17
5. Chapter 18
Read text; do workbook exercises
Vocabulary, Chap. 18
6. Chapter 19, pt. 1
Read text; do 1/2 workbook exercises
(Grammatica; Exercitationes A & B)
Vocabulary, Chap. 19
7. Chapter 19, pt. 2
Read text; finish workbook exercises
(Exercitationes; Vis Verborum; Lectiones)
Vocabulary, Chap. 19
8. Chapter 20, pt. 1
Read text; do 1/2 workbook exercises
(Grammatica; Exercitationes A & B)
Vocabulary, Chap. 20
9. Chapter 20, pt. 2
Read text; finish workbook exercises
(Exercitationes; Vis Verborum; Lectiones)
Vocabulary, Chap. 20
10. Chapter 21, pt. 1
Read text; do 1/2 workbook exercises
(Grammatica; Exercitationes A & B)
Vocabulary, Chap. 21
11. Chapter 21, pt. 2
Read text; finish workbook exercises
(Exercitationes; Vis Verborum; Lectiones)
Vocabulary, Chap. 21
12. Chapter 22, pt. 1
Read text; do 1/2 workbook exercises
(Grammatica; Exercitationes A & B)
Vocabulary, Chap. 22
13. Chapter 22, pt. 2
Read text; finish workbook exercises
(Exercitationes; Vis Verborum; Lectiones)
Vocabulary, Chap. 22
14. Chapter 23, pt. 1
Read text; do 1/2 workbook exercises
(Grammatica; Exercitationes A & B)
Vocabulary, Chap. 23
Translations
15. Chapter 23, pt. 2
Read text; finish workbook exercises
(Exercitationes; Vis Verborum; Lectiones)
Vocabulary, Chap. 23
16. FINAL EXAM
(Last class of Spring Semester)
3.
Required Textbooks:
Latin 1: Click here for the Oxford Online Bookstore.
Latin 2: Click here for the Oxford Online Bookstore.
Classics Links to Visit--when you've been studying your Wheelock and the
excitement of it all overwhelms you, and you've just *got* to find ancient Latin stuff on
the net to look at and read about!
1. The Latin Bible, or Vulgate
(from vulgatus, "common" or "public"), can be found at a number of web
sites: 1) The University
of Chicago provides a search-engine for the Vulgate which allows word studies, etc.,
or just browsing the Vulgate; and 2) The
Catholic Center at Georgia Tech hosts several ancient documents, including Biblia
Sacra Vulgatae Editionis (1922), the official Catholic edition of the Vulgate in text
form.
2. The Classics Atrium
is a very interesting site, including "This Day in Ancient History" (what was
happening on this day or date in ancient Greece, Rome, or elsewhere?), "The Ancient
World on Television" (a weekly review of television shows, good and bad, having to do
with the ancient world in general), and "The Rostra" ("RealAudio meets the
ancient world"!--news broadcasts in Latin from Radio Finland, talk shows about
subjects
connected to the ancient world and its literature, etc.).
3. The Classics and
Mediterranean Archaeology site is one the most complete listings of all things ancient
and classical on the internet. It has been created and is maintained by the
Classical Department at the University of Michigan. Take a look at the table of
contents, and especially the Art Images section for pictures, photos, etc.
4. Electronic Resources for
Classicists is another one, maintained by the University of California, Irvine.
Excellent organization and *very* complete, if a little daunting. Looks more severe and
professional, but take a look at the "Lists and Links to Classics Resources".
5. RomanSites
is a collection of images of art, archeology, coins, and other fascinating remnants of the
ancient world. Maecenas is
another good collection of images of modern Italy and other western Mediterranean regions
relating to ancient Rome. And Plan of Rome has pictures of models of the ancient city of
Rome and its architecture as it would have looked in its day.
6. Latin
Grammar reference , an online grammatical resource which is part of the Perseus Project of the Classics Department at Tufts University, in Medford, MA.
The online grammatical reference includes an exhaustive data base with an extensive
index and table of contents for easy reference. As of 12/20/98 the reference is
still under development (a few sections are not yet complete.)
5.
Revised Sample Five-Day Study Plan:
The basic idea behind this plan is to review vocabulary and paradigms first every day, and
then spend the rest of an hour in some combination of 1) studying the grammatical
explanations and 2) doing the workbook exercises. Make it a goal to get done early
enough that you can review your work on the last day. You can alter the plan as it
suits you.
In ALL translation work, read the Latin aloud at least twice before translating.
Memory is strengthened when more than one of our senses is involved. When we say,
and hear, and see words at the same time, we are more likely to remember and grasp the
words and their meaning. That is why it is important to read aloud, and to read the
Latin before and after you translate.
There is a free Study Guide for the Wheelock's Workbook posted on the following website: http://www.warmenhoven.org/latin/grote/
The Study Guide is also available for sale under the following title: A
Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for Wheelock's 6th Edition
by Dale A. Grote: Paperback: 339 pages; Publisher: Bolchazy Carducci; ISBN:
086516486X; 6th Rev edition (January 2001).
The Study Guide is more helpful to some students than others. It walks you through
the new grammar of each chapter in a series of steps and illustrations which go beyond the
lesson in the Wheelock's textbook. If you find it helpful, then you might try making
the Study Guide a part of your study schedule. However, if you find that the
explanations in the textbook are enough, then there is no need to use the Study Guide.
Day One:
1) Review old vocabulary and paradigms (5-10 minutes)
2) Study the new grammar in Wheelock (and/or the Study Guide) for new lesson (10-20
minutes)
3) Review new vocabulary (10 minutes)
4) Do Grammatica in the Workbook (20-30 minutes)
Day Two:
1) Review old vocabulary and paradigms (5-10 minutes)
2) Study the new grammar in Wheelock (and/or the Study Guide) for new lesson (10-20
minutes)
3) Review new vocabulary (10 minutes)
4) Finish Grammtica and start Exercitationes in the Workbook (20-30 minutes)
Day Three:
1) Review old vocabulary and paradigms (5-10 minutes)
2) Study the new grammar in Wheelock (and/or the Study Guide) for new lesson (10-20
minutes)
3) Review new vocabulary (10 minutes)
4) Finish Exercitationes in the Workbook (20-30 minutes)
Day Four:
1) Review old vocabulary and paradigms (5-10 minutes)
2) Study the new grammar in Wheelock (and/or the Study Guide) for new lesson (5-10
minutes)
3) Review new vocabulary (10 minutes)
4) Do Vis Verborum and start Lectiones in the Workbook (20-30
minutes)
Day Five:
1) Review old vocabulary and paradigms (5-10 minutes)
2) Review new vocabulary (5 minutes)
3) Finish Lectiones in the Workbook (20-30 minutes)
4) Review your work for the week (10-15 minutes)
In the Oxford Tutorials all of the homework for the first-year Latin course is in the
Workbook. Latin 1 students are not required to translate any material in the
Wheelock's textbook. That is left for the second-year course. In Latin 2
students are required to translate all of the material in the textbook.
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