Latin Study Groups

Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:23:05 -0800
From: Kirk Lougheed <lougheed at pobox dot com>
To: LatinStudy <latinstudy at nxport dot com>
Subject: Latin Activities:  Week of January 29th, 2012

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Coordinators should send updates to Kirk Lougheed <lougheed at pobox dot com>.
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Group Listings:

Group: Caesar's Gallic Wars (CaesarBG)
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/caes.html and posted
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     4.17.1-4.17.7: 4 February
     4.18.1-4.18.4: 11 February

Group: Vergil's Aeneid (Vergil)
Text: posted
Coordinator: Meredith Dixon <dixonm at pobox dot com>
Assignments:
     Jan. 31: IV, 219-237, from "Talibus orantem...." to ... nuntius esto."
     Feb. 7:  IV, 238-258, from "Dixerat." to "... Cyllenia proles."
     Feb. 14: IV, 259-278, from "Ut primum ...." to "... evanuit aurum."
     Feb. 21: IV, 279-295, from "At vero ...." to "... iussa facesserunt."
     Feb. 28: IV, 296-304, from "At regina ...." to "... vocibus ultro:"
     Mar. 6: IV, 305-330, from "'Dissimulare ...." to "... deserta viderer."
     Mar. 13: IV, 331-344, from "Dixerat." to "... Pergama victis."
     Mar. 20: IV, 345-361, from "Sed nunc ...." to "... sponte sequor."
     Mar. 27: IV, 362-375, from "Talia dicentem .... " to "... morte reduxi."
     Apr. 3 -- Easter
     Apr. 10: IV, 376-392, from "Heu furiis ...." to "... stratisque reponunt."
     Apr. 17: IV, 393-415, from "At pius .... " to "... relinquat."
     Apr. 24: IV, 416-436, from "'Anna .... " to " ... morte remittam."

Group: Wheelock's Latin Reader (WLR)
Comment: Selections from Cicero, Livy, Ovid, Pliny, & Medieval Latin
Text: "Wheelock's Latin Reader, 2nd ed" by Wheelock, ISBN 0060935065
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     Ovid:
         pp. 209-211, ll.93-104: 4 February
         pp. 211-213, ll. 105-127: 11 February

Group: Livy's Ab Urbe Condita (Livy)
Coordinator: John Isles <jisles at hughes dot net>
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/liv.html and posted
Text: http://www.textkit.com/learn/ID/125/author_id/54/  (for Libri I & II)
Assignments:
     II.49.8-12 for January 30
     II.50.1-6 for February 6
     II.50.7-11 for February 13
     II.51.1-5 for February 20
     II.51.6-52.2 for February 27

Group: Curtius Rufus' Life of Alexander (Curtius)
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Text: posted, http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/curtius.html
Comment: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Curtius/home.html
Assignments:
     5.9.1-5.9.5: 4 February
     5.9.6-5.9.5.9.13: 11 February

Group: Petronius' Satyricon (Satyr)
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Text: posted, http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/petronius1.html
Assignments:
     135.8-135.14: 4 February
     135.15-136.136.5: 11 February

Group: Tacitus' Annals (Tacitus)
Coordinator: John Isles <jisles at hughes dot net>
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/tac.html and posted
Assignments:
     XI.10.5-11.4 for February 1
     XI.11.5-12.4 for February 8
     XI.13.1-14.3 for February 15
     XI.14.4-16.1 for February 22
     XI.16.2-8 for February 29

Group: Apulieus' Metamorphoses - The Golden Ass (GoldenAss)
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Text: posted, http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/apuleius.html
Assignments:
     Liber V, section 21: 4 February
     Liber V, section 22: 11 February

Group: Vulgate (Vulgate)
Text: posted, see also http://quasillum.com/latin/vulgate.html
Coordinator: Gary Bisaga <gbisaga at gmail dot com>
Assignments:
     January 18, 2012: Liber Psalmorum 17:38-51

Group: Augustine / Confessions (Augustine)
Text: posted, see also: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/august.html
Coordinator: Kathy Smith <ksmith828 at pobox dot com>
Assignments:
     February 2: 10.14.21
     February 9: 10.14.22
     February 16: 10.15.23
     February 23: 10.16.24
     March 1: 10.16.25a (through "...quid illus tertium?")
     March 8: 10.16.25b ("quo pacto dicam imaginem..." through end)
     March 15: 10.17.26a (through "...vita, dues meus?")
     March 22: 10.17.26b ("transibo et hanc vim meam..." through end)
     March 29: 10.18.27

Group: The Venerable Bede (Bede)
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/bede.html
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     2.11.5-2.11.7: 4 February
     2.11.8-2.-2.11.12: 11 February

Group: Limen - Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles (Limen)
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/limen
Assignments:
     See website for current and upcoming assignments

Group: An Easy Method for Beginners in Latin (AEMN)
Text: An Easy Method for Beginners in Latin, by Albert Harkness, 1890 edition
Text: http://www.rawfeddogs.net/Latin/AnEasyMethodForBeginnersInLatin.pdf
Coordinator: Chris Readle <patterner at rocketmail dot com>
Assignments:
     January 9: LVII (no exercises) and LVIII (EN and LA)

Group: Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes (Scribblers)
Text: Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes by Richard LaFleur
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     Chapter 34: 28 January

Group: Wheelock Beginners (Septimus)
Text: Wheelock's Latin, 7th ed. rev, ISBN 978-0061997228
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Comment: A chapter of Wheelock every week
Comment: Requires the new Wheelock 7th edition.
Assignments:
     Feb 4 :  Ch. 10, EX, SA (29 sentences)
                      TR 1-4, "The Incomparable Value of Friendship"

Group: Wheelock Beginners (SPQR)
Text: Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed. rev, ISBN 0060783710
       Scribblers, Scribes, and Scholars, by Richard LaFleur
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Comment: A chapter of Wheelock every two weeks.
Assignments:
     4 Feb:  Ch. 21, PR, SA (28 sentences)
     11  Feb:  Ch. 21, TR 1-6, "Vergil's Messianic Eclogue"
                       SSS Caput XXI
     18 Feb:  Ch. 22, PR, SA (32 sentences)
     25 Feb :  Ch. 22, TR 1, "A Visit from the Young Interns"
                       TR 2-4, "On Ambition and Literature"
                       SSS Caput XXII
     3 Mar:  Ch. 23, PR, SA (28 sentences)
     10 Mar:  Ch. 23, TR 1-12, "Laocoon Speaks Out Against the Trojan Horse"
                      SSS Caput XXIII
     17 Mar:  Ch. 24, PR, SA (25 sentences)

Group: Wheelock Beginners (Pegasus)
Text: Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed. rev, ISBN 0060783710
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: A chapter of Wheelock every two weeks.
Assignments:
     Jan. 31 : ch. 27, PR & SA
     Feb.  7 : ch. 27, TR (Alley Cat; Thanks a Lot; Uncle’s Love)
     Feb. 14 : ch. 27, GM (Old Age)
     Feb. 21 : ch. 28, PR & SA
     Feb. 28 : ch. 28, TR (Please Remove; To Have Friends; Days / Week)

Group: Latin Via Ovid (Ovid)
Text: Latin Via Ovid: A First Course, ISBN 978-0814317327
Coordinator: Dean Denis <dddenis at telus dot net>
Assignments:
     Jan 28, Ch 35, translate Latin Text for "The Odyssey"
     Feb  4, Ch 36, overview & prep
     Feb 11, Ch 36, translate Aeneas, 36a, b, c, d, e
     Feb 18, Ch 36, translate Aeneas, 36Va, b, c, d, e, f
     Feb 25, Ch 37, overview & prep
     Mar  3, Ch 37 submit Exercises 1, 2A, 2B, 3 4, 5
     Mar 10, Ch 37, translate Achaemenides
     Mar 17, Ch 38, overview & prep
     Mar 24, Ch 38, submit Exercises 1, 2, 3B,  4, 5; on your own Exercise 3A
     Mar 31, Ch 38, translate Circe
     Apr  7, Overview Interim Reading V, overview & prep
     Apr 14, Interim Reading V
     Apr 21, Ch 39, overview & prep
     Apr 28, Ch 39, submit Exercises 1, 3,  4, 5; on your own Exercise 2
     May  5, Ch 39, translate Sibylla Cumaea
     May 12, Ch 40, overview & prep
     May 19, Ch 40, submit Exercises 1, 3,  4, 5; on your own Exercise 2
     May 26, Ch 40, translate Aeneas in Italia [Finis]

Group: Lucerna  - Lingua Latina (Lucerna)
Text: Lingua Latina: Familia Romana
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/lucerna
Assignments:
     See website for current and upcoming assignments

Group: Roma (Roma)
Text: Roma Aeterna: Lingua Latina II (book or CD-ROM; any edition) - required
Text: Exercitia Latina II (book or CD-ROM; any edition) - required
Text: Lingua Latina: Pars II: Roma Aeterna: Instructions - suggested
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment:  http://www.hortuslegendo.com/roma
Assignments:
     See website for current and upcoming assignments

Group: Lingua Latina (Lux)
Text: Lingua Latina: Familia Romana; Exercitia Latina I
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/lux
Assignments:
      See website for current and upcoming assignments

Group: Lingua Latina (Thetis)
Text: Lingua Latina: Familia Romana
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/thetis
Assignments:
      See website for current and upcoming assignments

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