Monday, January 12, 2015

Latin Online Free Resources Posted by the Examiner: A Timely Article!

Just as I have been compiling my list of online resources, it would appear that great minds think alike!  This article by the examiner compiles free Latin courses and resources.  These are the ones that I found most helpful for my high school students:

Link to article:  http://www.examiner.com/article/free-latin-classes-and-resources-for-all-ages

Latin Online:
Although there are some great Latin lessons for beginners that may help with Latin 1 students and students reviewing at the beginning of Latin 2, the best part of this were the Latin lessons from the Linguistics department at the University of Texas, with nearly line by line analysis of the grammar and vocabulary for each.  These heavily glossed lines would be great to use with mature Latin 2 students or Latin 3 students just beginning to read Latin.  I think I will recommend these lines to some students for extra practice. 

Link to Latin Online:  http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/eieol/latol-0-X.html

Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop:
There are some fun games posted on this website that would be helpful for reviewing and/or learning specific vocabulary.  These would probably be most useful at the Latin 1 or introductory level course.

Link to Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop:  http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/homeschool-freedownloads/latin-games/index.php

This website also linked to another website called Learn Latin Online, which listed more e-books, games, and worksheets, geared towards homeschool students but could also be used in the classroom. I was especially intrigued with the idea of using Latin crosswords and word searches.  This site also had links to many of the sites listed in the article.

Link to Learn Latin Online:  http://www.atreks.com/learn-latin-online-worksheets-e-books-games-books/

Latin for Mountain Men:

Despite the title, this site had an original take on introducing different Latin concepts, including examples of these grammar concepts in the context of primary Latin sources. I will definitely look over this site next summer when I am planning on introducing concepts in Latin 1 and Latin 2 to hopefully give more context to these lessons.

Link to Latin for Mountain Men:  http://mysite.du.edu/~etuttle/classics/latin/learnlat.htm

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