Latin at Paragon Prep

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Latin at Paragon Prep has a history of excellence, and we know that this year will be no different. Latin is about exploring the ancient world of the Romans, and appreciating ancient works and writings. It involves mythology, culture, and history. And of course... it's fun!

Announcements

The PLC went to State this weekend and brought back much more than a lousy T-Shirt!

Check below to find out who won what!

Artwork by Christine, 7th Grade
"I want YOU to join Latin Club"

Winners at State:

2nd Place Bonnie Devany (Scrapbook)	4th Place David Engleman (Greek Life)	5th Place Bonnie Devany (Costume) Philip Farr (Costume) Christine Schulz (Costume)
6th Place Maria Lopez (Sight Recitation)	8th Place Philip Farr (Oil and Acrylic) Kush Patel (Roman Life)	9th Place Kush Patel (Roman Literature)
	10th Place Reed Devany (Roman History)
Pentathlon Maxima Cum Laude Bonnie Devany Reed Devany Caleb Kress	Pentathlon Magna Cum Laude David Engleman Philip Farr Brendan Heitz Andrew Levitan Brent Michel Naomi Rolls Kush Patel Christine Schulz Jason Sherwood	Pentathlon Cum Laude Jeff Lewis Maria Lopez Ben Richards Ted Warhoe

Tips for Learning Vocabulary Words

http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/grammar/lvocab2.html

Just keep scrolling down for many, many ideas on how to learn vocabulary and have it stick!

Downloads--Syllabi, Worksheets from Class, etc.

7th Grade

Syllabus
Reading Logs
Imperfect Song
Imperfect vs Perfect
Stage 6 Derivatives
Asclepius
Heroes of the Republic
Test Review Stages 4-6

8th Grade

Syllabus
Reading Logs
Worksheet over "Ludi Funebres I"

8th Grade--Accelerated

Syllabus
Reading Logs
Ovid Book 2--Notes
Intro to PPPs
Perfect Passive Participles
PPP Exercises

Trip to Bacchanal

Roman Bacchanal

The PLC attended and thoroughly enjoyed the Roman Bacchanal!

Pictures will be soon to come!

Tips on Roman Clothing

Please visit the following websites to gain tips on how Romans dressed themselves:

http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing.html is a detailed site about the dress of Roman men.

http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing2.html is a detailed site for Roman women.

http://www.roman-empire.net/society/soc-dress.html is a simplified site, which still covers some of the information. It's not as accurate as the previous two.

http://www.forumromanum.org/life/johnston_7.html is a very detailed site about Roman dress.

http://www.sallypointer.com/makeover.htm is a site which covers a Roman cosmetic makeover.

http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive/arma/welc/beginner/page00.htm is a site which details Roman armor.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5128_wear-toga.html This is a site about how to make a toga. Actually, pay no attention to the directions, but scroll down to the comments. If you read the comments, you will find some actual information written by real Latin students who care about authenticity.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_rome_hbo.html is a site about the costume creation for the HBO show "Rome."

For the boys:

The Toga traditionally was at least six yards long and draped over the body. You will probably need less, however, if you are not yet full grown. A good rule of thumb is to buy a little more than twice your height in fabric.

For the girls:
http://www.villaivlilla.com/patterns.htm this website has specific instructions for constructing one type of Roman dress.

Latin Verbs Rock!

Some parents have expressed an interest in buying their own CD tribute to Latin Verbs. To help you out, below is the listing for the CD from Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Latin-Verbs-Rock-CC-Couch/dp/B000KN99N6

The CD has 16 Latin-Verb-Themed songs! We're currently working on song #1.

An explanation of the differences between Accelerated and Basic Latin II:

Accelerated Latin II

The accelerated Latin class is for students who feel comfortable with their Latin knowledge and sure in their abilities to read and understand Latin as they currently stand.

Accelerated Latin will continue to push forward in the Cambridge books, and should finish Cambridge Unit 3 very early, leaving around a month or month and a half to read and discuss the writings of Julius Caesar. This will be a time of reinforcement of Latin concepts that they have learned over the year, and a chance to add in a few that they have not covered yet.

Basic Latin II

The basic Latin class is for students who feel like they need a little more support or review in Latin fundamentals such as vocabulary and grammar.

Basic Latin will pause students where they are now in the books, and go back through the books in a slower, more thorough review of Latin basics. Students will have a chance to reinforce and relearn vocabulary from last year, as well as approach last year's grammar topics in a more inductive-to-deductive format than the accelerated Latin students. Basic Latin will finish Unit 3 as well and will begin some Caesar.

A Day in the Life of an Ancient Roman

Caecilius and Metella (as played by Amanda and Helena) pose for the camera soon after being dressed in their Roman garb. The class enjoyed an interactive look at the daily life of the ancient Romans, complete with slaves to dress Caecilius and Metella.

Latin Boot Camp at Paragon Prep, Summer of 2007

The 8th Grade campers enjoyed a Roman Banquet

Elli and Elisa plan and sketch the beginnings for their mosaics at Latin Boot Camp

Students dig in the "archaeological site" to find "artifacts"

The 7th grade Latin boys tended toward paper mosaics.

At Paragon Boot Camp, students learned material that they would learn at the beginning of the year in many subjects. In Latin, we learned about Greetings, the family, action words, the Roman house, etc. We would also make up stories with the words we had learned. On the very last day in Latin, we got to do an archaeological dig. As a group, we worked together to find pieces of pottery in some soil and tape them together to make bowls and plates. As you can see, Boot Camp was a very fun and educational experience!

Jessica, 7th Grade

All of the 7th grade campers lent a hand to help piece the artifacts together.

While some students unearthed the artifacts, other students were responsible for organizing them.