A Prelude to Latin: Tertii Gradus – Third Steps Student’s Manual

Latin: Tertii Gradus, Third Steps   

This course is designed to recapture the initial classical spirit by making the learning of a complex foreign language interesting and fun by presenting the material relationally, proceeding from vocabulary through grammar to translation.  Download and print Gradus Tertii for student use.  Refer to Assignments document for schedule.

Course Description:

This course is designed to recapture the initial classical spirit by making the learning of a complex foreign language interesting and fun by presenting the material relationally, proceeding from vocabulary through grammar to translation.

Course Prerequisites: Primi Gradus

Secundi Gradus

Course Objectives:

1. To guide students through basic Latin concepts, equipping them with the knowledge and competence to excel in junior high level Latin programs.

2. To develop an extensive vocabulary which is applied through grammar and translation exercises.

Student Materials:

Prelude to Latin: Tertii Gradus

Teacher Materials:

Prelude to Latin: Tertii Gradus, Instructor’s Manual

Classroom Resources: Latin helps, Posters, Games,  Latin in American History (art, posters, etc.)

Primary Teaching Methods:

Presentation of new material with guided practice, Recitation (small group oral quizzing),Games, Drills, Sound off, Flash cards

Assessment and Evaluative Methods:

Question/answer sessions, Games, Puzzles, Translations, Group and individual recitation, Drills, Spelling Bees.

Grading Criteria:

Participation    100%

Grades assigned: E, S or N

Approximate time per week: Two classes a week, 40 minutes a class and approximately 30 minutes of homework per classroom hor or 1 hour per week.

Course Sequence:

1st Quarter– Review Pronunciation, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Adjectives, Pater Noster, Vocabulary: Secundi Gradus

2nd Quarter–Pater Noster, Lesson 1, Lesson 2

3rd Quarter–Fides Obligata, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3

4th Quarter–Fides Obligata, Lesson 4 and Lesson 5