Itinera Petri: Flammae Ducant: Liber Primus (Latin Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 069254416X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-26 |
| Language | : | Latin |
DESCRIPTION:
The image he saw in the bathroom mirror that morning would change everything. Written for Latin students who read at the intermediate-low to mid level, this fantasy of magic and intrigue is just over 4600 words in length and is based on a vocabulary of 330 unique Latin words (not including different inflections of the same word). The verbs are limited entirely to the 50 Most Important Verbs list developed by Latin teachers on the Latin Best Practices Listserv.. For Peter, it was just another day of waking up to his mother yelli
Good idea, mediocre execution Meh, this book wasn't that great. According to the introduction, this book is supposed to provide "easy and compelling reading for Latin students." There's plenty of easy Latin out there (look at the confected Latin in Ecce Romani, Latin for Americans, or Wheelock's adaptations of classical texts). So I really hoped this book would be "compelling."It's really not. We never learn enough about Peter to really care about . Latin teachers: take a look. This short book is a great example of how "Comprehensible Input" can use grammar forms such as indirect statements, subjunctives, and supines without them being an obstacle to student understanding. Students can understand the story without needing to parse every form and word (an advantage to the limited vocabulary) and get a feel for what "reading" as opposed to "translating" can feel like in Latin. There's lots of a