Latin Alive! Book Two Teacher's Edition (Latin Edition) - Softcover

Karen Moore; Gaylan Dubose

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1600510582 ISBN 13: 9781600510588

Publisher: Classical Academic Press, 2010

Synopsis

Latin Alive! Book 2 continues the relevant, rigorous, and incremental Latin instruction begun in Latin Alive! Book 1. The series is designed to make Latin come alive for middle and high school students, showing the relevance and power of Latin in history, ancient and contemporary culture, the Romance languages, English derivatives, and the grammatical structure of English. It also features original Latin writings, giving students access to the works of great Latin authors in their original tongue. As the second text in a three-year series, Latin Alive! Book 2 is an entry point to advanced grammatical studies, and also includes considerable review.

Latin Alive! Book 2 features:

Thirty-three weekly chapters including twenty-seven new content chapters and six reading-review chapters
Weekly introduction of vocabulary
Introduces the passive voice in all tenses; past, present and future participles; deponent and irregular verbs; comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs
Reviews the grammar of Latin Alive! Book 1, including all noun declension and verb conjugations, use of pronouns, prepositions, adjectives and adverbs
Each chapter begins with a Latin motto from a different nation, each strategically chosen to introduce a new grammar concept
Extensive study of the Latin derivatives of English words
Substantial Latin readings and translation exercises
Lessons and stories of Roman culture, myths, and history
Exercises and questions to prepare students for the National Latin Exam and the Advanced Placement Exam
Historical and literary contributions by historian Christopher Schlect and renowned classical scholars Karl Galinsky and Timothy Moore

Classical Academic Press

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About this title

About the Author

Karen Moore - Karen is the head of the Latin department at Grace Academy in Georgetown, TX. She began her Latin studies in seventh grade and went on to receive a B. A. in classics from the University of Texas. She is the author of the Libellus de Historia series, also published by Classical Academic Press.

Gaylan DuBose - Gaylan has been teaching Latin in the classroom for over forty years. He holds a Master's degree in classics and was the Academic Contest Chair of the National Junior Classical League from 1996 to 2005. He is the author of Farrago Latina: A Teacher Resource Book, and co-author of the well regarded Excelability in Advanced Latin. He currently loves teaching Latin to fifth and sixth graders at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Austin, TX.

Edition details

• Publisher: Classical Academic Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: Latin
• ISBN 10: 1600510582
• ISBN 13: 9781600510588
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 267