Master Teacher Mr. Battaglia introduces the theory behind the Latin text, Lingua Latina, and presents practical ways to enhance your instruction.
Practical Ideas for Strengthening Your Instruction of Lingua Latina
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Planning a Latin Lesson with the Trivium in Mind
In this post, Master Teacher Mr. Battaglia gives Latin teachers something to consider when planning a lesson, keeping the three aspects of the Trivium in mind: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric.
3 Tips for Teaching Latin
Master Teacher Mr. Battaglia provides 3 practical tips for enhancing your Latin instruction.
Why Latin? Isn’t it a dead language?
Why study a language that no one speaks anymore? It's one of the most common questions we hear in classical schools, and below, Jordan Adams from the curriculum and instruction team at the Barney Charter School Initiative offers an answer: https://soundcloud.com/hillsdaleclassicaled/jordan-adams-on-working-with-teachers-and-making-history-come-alive#t=15:51 Jordan Adams's Top Reasons to Study Latin Latin is a giant puzzle. It forms… Continue reading Why Latin? Isn’t it a dead language?
Churchill on Latin
By being so long in the lowest form [at Harrow] I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys.... I got into my bones the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence--which is a noble thing. Naturally I am biased in favor of boys learning English; I would make them all learn English: and then… Continue reading Churchill on Latin
Resources for Latin Students in 6th-12th
Our curriculum requires students to study Latin I, Latin II, and Latin III. Students typically complete Latin III at the end of 9th grade, and from there they may go on to study advanced Latin or another language in the high school. To see how our students are introduced to Latin and learn a little… Continue reading Resources for Latin Students in 6th-12th
Introduction to Latin in 6th Grade
At Founders Classical Academy, students begin studying Latin and Greek root words in 3rd grade, and when they get to 6th grade they begin Wheelock's Latin. Over the course of 6th and 7th grade, students complete Latin I and are ready to go on to more advanced Latin in 8th grade and high school. Learning… Continue reading Introduction to Latin in 6th Grade
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