Beginning Latin for Homeschoolers

Due to requests from parents, we have added a Spring Latin I, Part One course starting in January. To register, please click here: Homeschool Connections Registration.

Here are the course details:

Latin I (Wheelock), Part One

Class dates: Mondays,
January 5 to March 30, 2015. No class Feb. 17.

Total classes: 12

Starting time: 11:00 am Eastern (10:00 Central; 9:00 Mountain; 8:00 Pacific)

Duration: 1 hour

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: High school

Suggested high school credit: 1 full semester Latin or foreign language

Fee: $175 for all 12 weeks.

Instructor: Emily Henry

Course description: High School students new to Latin will be introduced to all verb and noun forms and will translate famous Latin anecdotes as well as passages from Wheelock (plus other material supplemented by the instructor). English grammar will be emphasized in addition to discussing Roman history.

Course outline: We will be covering the first ten chapters in Wheelock. We will have two class periods in particular that will be dedicated to review, implementation, etc. There will also be a number of quizzes and a final exam.

Course materials: Wheelock's 6th or 7th Edition. It is mandatory that students have a functioning headset with a microphone.

Homework: Students will translate practice sentences, phrases, and passages provided in Wheelock and the Wheelock handbook (supplemented by the teacher). Students will need to be prepared to dedicate one hour a day to homework assignments and studying forms/vocabulary. The instructor grades the homework.

 Email us with any questions at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com