COURSE DESCRIPTION
Each of the seminars listed below lasts two hours per week. Classes meet from mid-August until early May.
Beginning Latin I—An introduction to Latin for elementary and early middle-school students. The students are introduced to declensions and conjugations, a good amount of vocabulary, and learn some Roman history and culture. The textbook, Latina Christiana, was designed to lead the student into Henle Latin I. Two hours weekly study outside of class.

​Beginning Latin II—We continue our exploration of Latin with deeper study of the language and with additional vocabulary.  This course is aimed at those who took Beginning Latin I who are 

too young to begin high school Latin I. All students will take the Introductory National Latin Examination in March. The text is Latina Christiana II.
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Latin I—A first-year high school course. Covered in this course are Latin vocabulary, grammar, and syntax as well as some Roman history and culture. Grammar includes the five declensions, active indicative verb conjugations,  and the use of adjectives and pronouns. All students take the National Latin Exam in March. All students must pass a final exam in May to enter Latin II. Work outside of class: 3-4 hours weekly. Texts: See Reading List. Suggested student age: 7th grade and up.

Latin II—A second-year high school course. Students continue to develop their grammar skills by learning subjunctive verbs, comparative adjectives and adverbs, indirect statements, ablative absolutes, etc. Students read some Latin poetry and selections from the Vulgate Bible. All students take the National Latin Exam in March. All students must pass a final exam in May to enter Latin III. Work outside of class: 3-4 hours weekly. Texts: See Reading List.

Latin III—A third-year high school course. Students read from various authors: Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Pliny, etc. All students take the National Latin Exam in March. Work outside of class: 3-4 hours weekly. Texts: See Reading List.

Advanced Placement Latin—This class meets the standards of the Advanced Placement Latin test for Virgil’s Aeneid and Caesar’s Gallic Wars. We will engage in an in-depth study of both authors. All students take the National Latin Exam in March. Students are strongly encouraged to take the Advanced Placement exam in May. Work outside of class: 4-6 hours weekly. Texts: See Reading List.

Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric I (3Rs I)—Aimed at students in upper elementary and early middle school, this class offers a literature-based approach to writing. Mastering the essay is a primary goal of the class. Typically the student reads and discusses a work of literature—Treasure Island, for example, or Animal Farm—and then writes a paper about the book. Students keep a journal for the year as well as engage in other writing projects. Work outside of class: 3-4 hours weekly. Texts: See Reading List

Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric II (3Rs II)—Like 3Rs I, this class offers a literature-based approach to writing. Mastering the essay is again a goal of the class. Students do not have to take 3Rs I to enroll in this class. Work outside of class: 3-4 hours. Texts: See Reading List.

World History:  Art, Literature, and Philosophy—This course counts as credits for both history and literature. We will focus on art and ideas and their roles in history. The course will center on European history,  but we will visit other parts of the world as well. This course includes a good deal of reading each week, various essays and papers, and class discussions. Work outside of class: 5-7 hours weekly. Students unwilling to put that amount of time into the course will perform poorly. Texts: See Reading List. (Taught every third year).
 
English History and Literature—In this course, the students receive credit for both history and literature. Because of the combined subjects, the students should expect to do extra work at home. We cover the history of England from the time of the Roman invasions to the present and read the literature produced by this island nation. The fundamentals of writing essays are stressed in this seminar, and papers and in-class essays are a part of the class. Recommended ages: 13—18.
 
United States History and Literature—This course counts as credit for both history and literature. The history part offers a survey of American history from colonial times to the present. The accompanying literature allows students to read novels, plays, and poetry from various periods in American history.
 
Advanced Placement English Literature—This class seeks to meet the standards of the Advanced Placement English Literature examination. Members of this class will examine selected works of literature in depth and will master the analytical tools standard in such a course. Students taking this course are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement test in May. Work outside of class: 4-6 hours weekly. Texts: See Reading List.

Advanced Placement English Language and Composition—The object of this course is to give older students who are already familiar with the essay the opportunity to further develop their writing, analytical, and rhetorical skills. Students will study the works of a various writers, ranging from Annie Dillard to Walker Percy. Students will also learn how to analyze the rhetorical devices used by different writers and how to employ those devices in their own writing. Work outside of class: 4-6 hours weekly. Texts: See Reading List.
 
Advanced Placement World History—The object of this course is to provide the student with a survey of world history and to prepare for the AP examination in May. We will use the textbook found on the reading list, but we will also do a great deal of work using online resources. Recommended for grades 10-12. This course requires 6-7 hours of study outside the classroom. Texts: See Reading List.

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Book List: 2016-2017
 
Notes on the book list:
Please order books marked with an asterisk by the ISBN. This is the number following the title and author or editor of the book.
 
Please note the summer assignments at the end of each reading list.
 
AP English Literature and Composition
*Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama 6th edition (978-0673525093)
*5 Steps to a 5 (978-0071846288)
*Keys To Great Writing (978-1-58297-492-7)
*How to Read Literature Like a Professor (978-0-06-00942-7)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (any complete edition)

*So We Read On by Maureen Corrigan (978-0316230063)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (any complete edition)
The Power and the Glory By Graham Greene (any complete edition)
The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne (Book provided in class)
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (Book provided in class)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (any edition)
*Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe (978-0743297318)
Plays and poetry in Literature textbook
 
Summer reading assignment: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
 
 
AP English Language and Composition
*Barron’s AP English Language and Composition, 6th Edition (978-1438004969)
*Keys To Great Writing (978-1-58297-492-7)
A Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead by Charles Murray (any edition)
*The Bedford Reader, Tenth Edition by X.J. Kennedy and others (978-0-312-66779-5)
An Education For Our Time by Josiah Bunting (any edition)
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman (any edition)
West With The Night by Beryl Markham (any edition)
American Essays (Provided in class)
Sports Essays (Provided in class)
The Writer’s Workshop (Provided in class)
With Love and Prayers (Provided in class)
 
Summer reading assignment: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
 
 
3Rs I
Writer’s Inc. (provided in class)
*Harp and Laurel Wreath edited by Laura Berquist (ISBN 0-89870-716-1)
*Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane Straus (978-1118785560)

The Bible (King James or RSV recommended)
Gift of the Magi (0-486-27061-0)
Importance of Being Earnest (provided in class)
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and A Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (any edition)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (any edition)
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski (any edition)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (provided in class)
Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (provided in class)
 
Summer reading assignment: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
 
 
3Rs II
Writer’s Inc. (provided in class)
*Harp and Laurel Wreath edited by Laura Berquist (ISBN 0-89870-716-1)
*Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane Straus (978-1118785560)
 Note: If you used a different edition of this book in 3Rs I, you may continue to use that edition.
The Bible (King James or RSV recommended)
The Princess Bride (provided in class)
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (provided in class)
*Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (978-0743482776)
*War Stories by Paul Dowswell (ISBN 978-0794514990)
To Kill A Mockingbird (any complete edition)
Edith Hamilton’s Mythology (provided in class)
Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis: any complete edition)
Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark (any editon)
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (any edition)
 
Summer reading assignment: The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
 
History: Art, Literature, and Philosophy
*The Complete Idiot’s Guide to World History, 2nd Edition (978-1615641482)
The Bible
Antigone (Provided in class)
Phaedo (Provided in class)
Paris (Provided in class)
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (any edition)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn (any edition)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (any edition)
Heart of Darkness (Provided in class)
West With The Night by Beryl Markham (any edition)
With Love and Prayers (Provided in class)
The Aeneid (0553210416)
·       *Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar  (978-0743482745)
Various online sources for poetry and history
 
Summer reading assignment: The Books of Genesis and Exodus from The Old Testament. Read these two books as you would read a story. I suggest using a translation like the King James or the RSV.
 
 
AP World History (Literature component included)
Cracking the AP: World History Exam: Princeton Review (Wait for the 2017 edition)
*Global History (AMSCO) (ISBN 1-56765-607-2)
*Complete Idiot’s Guide to World History ( 978-1615641482)
*Eyewitness to History edited by John Carey ( 978-0380729685)
Heart of Darkness (Provided in class)
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Antigone (provided in class)
Online Sources
 
Summer reading assignment: Read Genesis and Exodus from the Old Testament. Read the first four chapters, called Sura, from the Koran, found at this link: http://www.clearquran.com/002.html.
 
Latin I            
*Henle Latin First Year (0829410260)           
*Henle Grammar (978-0-8294-0112-7)
*Review Text in Latin Two Years (978-0877205555)
 
Latin I: No summer assignment
 
Latin II
*Henle Latin First Year  (0829410260)          
*Henle Grammar (978-0-8294-0112-7)
*Review Text in Latin Two Years (978-0877205555)
 
Summer assignment: Review the following:
Grammar, 5-13, 44-47
Text (purple book) Vocabulary list pages 91-98, 217-220.
 
 
Latin III
Latin for Americans  (provided in-class)         
Wheelock’s Latin (provided in-class)
*Review Text in Latin Three and Four Years by Freundlich (978-0877205586)
Vulgate Bible (provided in class)
 
Summer assignment: Review the following:
Grammar: 5-13, 44-47, 48-51, 56-59
Text (purple book), 217-224
 
 

Advanced Placement Latin

*AP Virgil--Aeneid (978-0-86516-764-3)
AP Virgil Workbook (978-0-86516-7742)
AP--Gallic Wars (978-0-86516-778-0)
Workbook for Caesar’s Gallic Wars (978-0-86516-753-7)
Review Text in Latin in Three and Four Years (978-0877205586)
Aeneid in English (Translation by Mandelbaum recommended)
 
Summer assignment: Memorize the pull out sheet from the Aeneid. Read the first six books of the Aeneid in English.
 
Beginning Latin I
Latina Christiana I Third Edition (9781930953024)
Note: If you wish to order auxiliary materials, like CDs, for this book, please Google Memoria Press.
 
No summer assignment.
 
 
Beginning Latin II
Latina Christiana 2, Third Edition
Note: If you wish to order auxiliary materials, like CDs, for this book, please Google Memoria Press.
 
Summer assignment: Review your vocabulary and forms from the Latina Christiana I book. 

​Asheville Latin Seminars Calendar: 2016-2017
 
Monday August 8…. Parent/student meeting at Trinity Presbyterian Church Tuition is due at this time. You will receive a reminder of this meeting in late July. Checks should be made to Asheville Latin, Inc.
 
Monday August 22…First day of classes
 
Week of November 21…Thanksgiving holiday break
 
Thursday December 15…Last day of classes/Christmas break
 
Monday January 9…Classes resume

​Week of March 13…National Latin Exam
 
Week of March 20…Spring Break (Same as AB-Tech)
 
Thursday May 11…Last day of classes
 
AP Testing Dates:
Wednesday May 3 at 8 a.m. AP Literature
Wednesday May 10 at 8 a.m. AP Composition
Thursday May 11 at 8 a.m. AP World History
Friday May 12 at noon AP Latin
 
Seminar schedule for 2016—2017
 
Monday
9:00—9:50…….Beginning Latin II
10:00—11:30…….3Rs I
11:50—12:40…….Beginning Latin I
1:00—2:50…….AP Language and Composition
 
Tuesday
9:00—10:50…….Latin III
11:15—1:05…….World History: Art, Literature, and Philosophy
1:15—3:05…….Latin II
 
Wednesday
9:00—10:50…….3Rs II
11:15—1:05…….Latin I
1:15—3:05…….World at War
 
Thursday
9:00—10:50…….AP World History
11:15—1:05…….AP Latin
1:15—3:05…….AP English Literature