Accelerated Latin I-II • Offering for 2017 • Grade 9 or above • Latin Sequence

Primary Instructor

Bruce McMenomy

Sections [Enrolled students will be notified if teacher schedules change between course posting at the time enrollment opens and the scheduled start of classes. Please see Tuition and Fees for refund policy.]

Section 1 Instructor: Bruce McMenomy Classes meet from September 5, 2017 to June 1, 2018 Wednesday 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM ET • Friday 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM ET Enrollment Policy: Full Year Only Tuition: $850.00

Website

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Description

Accelerated elementary Latin. This course is designed for the highly motivated student who wants to get through elementary Latin in one year. It is run at the pace of a normal one-year college elementary course, and will require steady application and persistence. By the end of the course, the student will be ready to enter Latin III.

Meetings

This course meets 2 times per week for discussion and review of assigned homework.

Homework

Regular daily preparation will be required, covering the exercises in Wheelock's Latin, memorization, and drill using supplementary materials on the course Moodle page. It is only suitable for the most committed students.

Prerequisites

None.

Recommended background

No prior course work is required, though it will help for a student to be at least somewhat familiar with formal grammatical structures.

Textbooks and Materials

Wheelock's Latin, Seventh Edition (Edition: 7) Frederick M. Wheelock, Richard A. Lafleur

This text is required. ISBN: 0061997226 Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Vocabulary Cards and Grammatical Forms Summary for Wheelock's Latin Richard A. LaFleur, Brad Tillery

This text is recommended; purchase and use is optional. ISBN: 0865165572 Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore Other information: Optional: the real benefits of making vocabulary cards for yourself may be outweighed by the possibility that you simply won't do so. If that's likely, you may want to invest in these.

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