Description:

This class is a continuation of Latin II. We will finish Latin Alive! Book 2 and complete Book 3. Students will learn all forms of participles, independent, dependent and relative clauses, all infinitives, gerunds, deponent verbs, supine, subjunctive, conditions, purpose, result, relative, result, and proviso clauses. Extensive study of Latin derivatives and stories of Roman culture, myths and history make Latin come alive. Latin poetry will be studied, including dactylic hexameter, and substantial Latin works from Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Sallust, Nepos, Varro, Cato, Ennius, and Livy will be translated, preparing the student for the Latin SAT, as well as developing English grammar, vocabulary, logic, and problem solving skills. Students should expect to spend about 4 hours each week on homework outside of class. Access to email and internet required. One high school language credit.

Live remote class available for absent students.

Latin III Overview:

In Latin III, we work on the more obscure grammar like “ablative absolutes” and “participial phrases”, all of which transfer at a high level into English and make students competent and interesting writers.  Verbs start to behave like nouns and adjectives, and look like them, too, and the student must sort out which job a verb is taking on and why! This skill transfers out of the Latin classroom into the ability to think outside of the box and to look at problems and projects from all angles to see different possibilities. After three years, we develop relationship and rapport that allows me to speak into their lives in a way that I would not be able to otherwise. That, I think, is my favorite part.