Latin Primer 1: Student

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Publisher: Canon Press

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Latin Primer 1: Student

Over half of the English language is derived from Latin.

amateur—amo, I love
Montana—mons, mountain
patriot—patria, native land
spectacular—specto, I look at
mural—murus, wall

These and thousands of other words we use every day keep this "dead" language—a language of kings and poets, of scrolls and secrets—alive. And this means that when we study Latin, we're not just learning about Rome—we're learning about ourselves. Rediscover this time-honored language, which led classical education pioneer Dorothy Sayers to declare that "Latin should be begun as early as possible ... when the chanting of "Amo, amas, amat" is as ritually agreeable to the feelings as the chanting of "eeny, meeny, miney, moe."

In Latin Primer 1 Martha Wilson equips elementary school students (grades 3 and up) with a solid foundation in classical Latin. Newly revised and expanded, this text covers the very basics: vocabulary for everyday concepts like farming, sailing, the human body, constellations, and family; verb and noun endings; and other beginning grammar concepts.

Those of you familiar with the older editions of Latin Primer 1 are probably wondering what's different about these new editions.

To begin, the content and teaching approach of this third edition is fundamentally the same as before. We've added additional exercises, moved some of the vocabulary around, etc., but these new editions won't force teachers or parents to struggle through a long period of adjustment. If anything, this new edition will be much, much easier to use.

Why is that? Well, actually, there are several reasons. Click here to read them on our blog.

Click here to download all twenty-seven Student Quizzes for free!
Click here to download all four Unit Tests for free!
Click here to download the complete LP1 flashcard set for free!

Answers to quizzes and tests provided in the Teacher's Edition.

ISBN-10: 1591280540
ISBN-13: 9781591280545
Pages/Media: 200
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
Publ.Date:2009
Author: Martha Wilson | Edited by Laura Storm
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Martha Wilson received a bachelor's degree from Washington State University, majoring in both elementary education and fine arts. She studied Latin at New St. Andrews College and the Universtiy of Idaho, and taught at Logos School in Moscow, Idaho, from 1985-1991. She and her husband Jeff live in Georgetown, Kentucky, with their seven children in an old house on a quiet street. Most summers they drive their big tan van across the prairies and mountains to the Northwest, visiting and sightseeing along the way. As befitting a mother of seven, Martha is something of an expert on soups. Their family is part of the Georgetown Evangelical Free Church.

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