Section outline
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Welcome to School of Latin's Introduction to Latin course! This is the only course on the Internet teaching independent homeschoolers to read, write, and speak Latin (this not just a Latin translation course!). This first section is an introduction to the materials needed for the course and to the pronunciation of the Latin language.
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Access and print the text of Chapter 1. Buy your books if you are taking the full course.
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Print out the workbook pages to keep you organized as you progress through the course. For the free course, print pages 1-21.
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Participate in this conversation for an introduction to Ecclesiastical Latin Pronunciation
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Sing the Happy Case Song as many times as needed to learn the case names, then scroll down and take the practice quiz to prepare for the grammar quiz.
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Week 1
Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata: Chapter 1 contains three reading lessons (marked in the book with a Roman Numeral in the right-hand margin) and one grammar lesson. Each lesson is organized into five sessions. This week, we'll be working on Lesson 1.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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This video will help you to complete and correct this week's grammar exercise.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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This video will help you to complete and correct this week's grammar exercise.
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This video will help you to complete and correct this week's optional grammar exercise.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording of Chapter 1 to correct your English translation. Use any errors you made to create notes in the 'margin note' section of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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Sing along, learn the motions, and take the practice quiz under the song to prepare for this week's grammar quiz.
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Participate in this conversation to learn some of the new vocabulary and grammar for this lesson.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page.
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This video will help you to complete and correct this week's grammar exercise.
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Participate in this conversation. You may choose to take notes during this conversation, but the emphasis is on oral fluency.
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Listen to and recite the lines assigned to this Session. To build your Latin fluency, remember that you need to read every word out loud.
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Use this recording to correct your English translation. Add any unknown words to your "Words to Know" list at the bottom of your workbook page
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This video will help you to complete and correct this week's grammar exercise.
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This video will explain the important grammar concepts in Chapter 1. Take notes on the worksheet in your workbook and then take the quiz for Pensum D.
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Note: This week's reading lesson combines two short sessions. You should be able to complete this lesson in one day because the translations are short and there are no reverse translations. You may choose to combine the conversations, recitations, translations, and corrections (i.e. participate in all three conversations, and then recite, translate, and correct the whole lesson at once), if that is more efficient for you.
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Note: This week's reading lesson combines three short sessions. You should be able to complete this lesson in one day because the translations are short and there are no reverse translations. You may choose to combine the conversations, recitations, translations, and corrections (i.e. participate in all three conversations, and then recite, translate, and correct the whole lesson at once), if that is more efficient for you.
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Today you will begin preparing for the National Latin Exam in March. The National Latin Exam (NLE) is an exam like the SAT that will test your abilities in Latin. It is not linked to any one curriculum, so there are certain grammar and vocabulary items on the test that you will not have seen at this point in your textbook. You will attempt to overcome this deficit by completing the NLE research project and correcting a few practice tests. If you put in the effort over the next few weeks, you should expect a decent score on the test, and maybe even an award.
Each week will be divided into three days devoted to the grammar project and two days devoted to the practice tests. Begin by making your own copy of the "NLE - Latin 1 (Introduction) - Project" document.
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Make your own copy of this Google Doc called "NLE - Latin 1 (Introduction) - Project." To make your own copy of the document, click "File" and then "Make a Copy". The instructions for the project are on the document.
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You may want to download this .pdf of Kennedy's Latin Grammar to help you with your research as you answer the questions on your grammar project.
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Download this National Latin Exam practice test packet with test corrections. There are 5 practice tests (2024-2020), 5 test correction sheets, and an answer key as part of this document.
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Note: This week's reading lesson combines three short sessions. You should be able to complete this lesson in one day because the translations are short and there are no reverse translations. You may choose to combine the conversations, recitations, translations, and corrections (i.e. participate in all three conversations, and then recite, translate, and correct the whole lesson at once), if that is more efficient for you.