Synopses & Reviews
Introduction to Latin Study Guide 2/e is an essential companion to the only true college introductory Latin textbook. Designed to supplement the course of study in Shelmerdine's Intro to Latin Revised First Edition. The study of Latin requires a ratio of knowledge and understanding. This Study Guide is intended to provide students with more knowledge than understanding, but as their Latin expands the ratio will skew as much to understanding as to knowledge. This Study Guide strives to help students achieve this balance. It
focuses on the knowledge of Latin: forms, endings, and vocabulary. It develops students understanding of Latin, asking them to explain choices they make when translating, or presenting ambiguous situations that force them to use context to answer. Both of these approaches are essential to developing superiorfacility with Latin.
The structure of the Study Guide maintains the structure of Susan Shelmerdine's textbook. The chapters
and the section numbers are the same so that students can quickly find exercises in the workbook that correspond to the grammar of the textbook. The vocabulary of the textbook is also maintained, so that within the exercises there are no words that students have not already studied. The vocabulary is cumulitive, however, forcing students to recall important words from previous chapters and lists. In addition, each chapter contains derivatives exercise that allows students to draw connections between the Latin words they have learned and their English counterparts. Each grammar exercise has tailored to a specific grammatical topic with two objectivs in mind: help students better to understand that topic, and provide students with insight into common mistakes associated with that topic. In addition, multiple exercises on the same topic are included to allow for either graded repetition, i.e. repetition that becomes more difficult as it progresses, or differentiated instruction, providing students with both an initial understanding of a topic as well as more advanced understanding with more challenging exercises. Each exercise includes a minimum of ten questions,some with as many as twenty, and exercises that focus on English grammar as an
avenue to understanding Latin grammar are included as well.
Synopsis
Shelmerdine's Introduction to Latin: A Workbook 2e is an essential companion to Introduction to Latin, 2e, providing additional innovative exercises of the type found in the textbook, that help students build reflexes in the Latin language.
Synopsis
Introduction to Latin: A Workbook Second Edition is an essential companion to Introduction to Latin Second Edition by Susan C. Shelmerdine, providing a wealth of additional innovative exercises of the type found in the textbook, that help students build reflexes in the Latin language. Exercises include fill-in-the-blank, identifying cases or other forms underlined in sentences, finding agreements, and more. Answers to all the exercises are provided in the back of the book for students to check their work. The Workbook maintains the structure of Shelmerdine's textbook, so that each chapter corresponds to the material covered in the textbook. An online version of the Workbook with autocorrecting exercises along with additional readings and explanations, audio recordings, handouts, and more are also available at http://courses.pullins.com.
Ed DeHoratius is an instructor of Latin at Wayland High School in Wayland, MA. He has taught all levels of Latin in both public and private high schools for over fourteen years, as well as courses in ancient history, Classical literature, and medieval literature.
Synopsis
Workbook to accompany Introduction to Latin, Revised First Edition.
About the Author
Ed DeHoratius has taught all levels of Latin in both public and private high schools for 12 years, as well as courses in ancient history, Classical literature, and medieval literature. When not spending time with his two sons Will and Matt and his wife Liz, he enjoys writing, coaching soccer, working on their house, and cooking.