Saturday, November 30, 2013

Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns

Here is an excellent explanation of the Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns:
Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns
At the end of the entry, it also includes three links to other helpful resources.  Unfortunately, the second link no longer seems to work.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Latin and the Common Core Curriculum

Here is a link to an editorial written by a high-school senior about Latin and the Common Core curriculum.  It is from a recent issue of Education Weekly, a periodical for educators of all levels and subject areas.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Pater Noster

Here is a link to the Our Father (Pater Noster) sung in Latin with the words and chant notation.
Pater Noster - Gregorian Chant

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Chariot Racing

In Chapter 27, we learn about chariot racing.  Here is a famous video clip of a chariot race from the movie Ben Hur.
Ben Hur Chariot Race scene


I encourage you to watch the full clip.  It gets pretty interesting as it goes along.

What do you see at about 1:45 in the clip? (Latin word, please)

What symbol is used to count the laps?

Here is a link to a full description of the film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)

Read the plot summary, especially the part about the CHARIOT RACE scene.

Who played Ben Hur?

Who played Messala?

How big was the film set for the Chariot racing scene?

How many extras were used?

Friday, August 2, 2013

Below is a link to an interesting article about the Pope's LATIN Twitter account.
I encourage all Latin students to sign up for it.
Pope's Latin Twitter Feed


Wednesday, May 29, 2013

More on Roman Baths & Bathing

The following link has answers to many of the questions we discussed regarding Roman Baths and Bathing during our study of Chapter 43.

Roman Baths and Bathing

Monday, May 27, 2013

Corpus Christi

On Sunday, June 2, we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ).  This feast commemorates the Eucharist.

A little grammar: Corpus, corporis is a third declension neuter noun.  Christi is a second declension noun in the genitive singular.  In the text below, notice how corpus  is modified by meum, a possessive adjective in the neuter nominative singular.

Here is an image of the Last Supper with Jesus' words in Greek, Latin, and English.