You need this free ebook in order to do this lesson. First Year Latin by Gunnison
Time for true confessions. I don't know Latin. I am learning it along with my kids. The amazing thing to me is that this time we are actually getting it. My 9th grader and 11th grader and I sit around the table inflecting all the words and translating the passages. For someone who has tried at least three other times to learn Latin and failed, this is wonderful. My younger ones are just chanting the charts. I figure it will make it easier for them when they actually get to translating.
Latin is work, but it's fun work.
This week we get into first and second declension adjectives. If you memorized your first and second declension nouns, this won't be much of a problem. The endings are alike.
Inflecting all the words is very important. You have to be able to decline and conjugate, or you have no idea what the sentence is saying. Take the time to inflect what you are translating, and it will really help you. The videos that are on this site are a real help to us too.
Assignments:
- Read the chapter
- Print out the charts to refer to if you need to when you're translating.
- Review the vocabulary on quizlet.
- Decline the noun/adjective pairs in section 83.
- Translate sections 88, 89, 90.
Take the time you need to understand what you are doing. Latin takes time.
Online Resources:
First and Second Declension Adjectives
Flashcards: flashcards on quizlet These are flashcards I made up to go along with the book. The cards are numbered according to the section of the book to which that they correspond. You can print the vocabulary in a variety of forms (sheet, cards, table, etc) to help with review and translation.
The following charts have all the declensions and conjugations covered so far in a compact chart. Very helpful in inflecting the vocabulary.
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