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Day 30 was yesterday, July 23, 2012. It was the beginning of Week 7. If there is a “hump” week in the Summer Latin Institute, we are now over it. Six weeks down, four weeks to go. We finished reading Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 30
Day 29 was Friday, July 20, 2012. Optional 8:30 a.m. review, morning Cicero, lunchtime optional grammar review on the ablative case, and postprandial prose composition, taught by Michael (me), Akiva, Patrick, Akiva, and Patrick, respectively. Then at 2:00 p.m. I Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 29
Day 28 was Thursday, July 19, 2012. We continued pushing through Cicero’s First Oration Against Catiline in the morning. Over lunch we reviewed dependent clauses with verbs in the subjunctive. After lunch we did some prose composition. Later in the Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 28
Day 27 was yesterday, July 18, 2012. Sections 7-12 of Cicero’s First Oration Against Catiline in the morning, an optional review of genitive and dative noun syntax at lunch time, a few chapters of Sallust’s Conspiracy of Catiline in the Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 27
Day 26 was yesterday, July 17, 2012. I led the morning optional review of the previous night’s homework. Akiva and Patrick led our students in two hours of morning drill, reading sections 1-6 of Cicero’s First Oration Against Catiline. I Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 26
Day 25 was yesterday, July 16, 2012. First day of the second half of the program. The second half of the program, five weeks, is like the second year of college Latin. The first 10 days are like the first Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 25
Day 24 was yesterday, July 13, 2012. Our students took their grammar final (which in previous posts I called their midterm exam). This exam marks their successful completion of the first half of the course, which is equivalent to successfully Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 24
Day 23 was yesterday, July 12, 2012. Our students surprised us, flying through their Caesar faster than we expected, getting through the passage planned for afternoon sight during morning drill! It’s amazing to watch not only their skills develop, but Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 23
Today was Day 22. The 18 instructional units of the beloved first-year Moreland and Fleischer text book rapidly receding light years behind us! Caesar’s Gallic Wars charging over the horizon! Book 6, Chapter 12 in the morning; Book 6, Chapters Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 22
Day 21 was yesterday, July 10, 2012. We reached Unit 18 of Moreland & Fleischer! The end of the text book. Our students have now successfully completed first-year Latin in five weeks. Staring on Day 22, it’s off to the Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 21