1. Latin I Honors Instructor: Dean Furlong

2. About Dean Furlong Fifth year of teaching at CHS.
BA, University of Colorado
MA, University of Minnesota
MTS, University of Notre Dame
PhD, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

3. Why Latin?
1. Increase familiarity  with English vocabulary by studying the language from which approximately 50 percent of our words are derived.
Government : senate, veto, candidate, republic, federal, state Law: alibi, habeas corpus, legal, jury, penal, justice, prosecute
Logic and rhetoric: oratory, non sequitur, ad hominem
History: ante-bellum, interregnum, medieval, anno domini
Writing: ibid., et al., sic, etc., e.g., c.f. i.e., op. cit., p.s., n.b.
Religion: creed, basilica, ex cathedra, justification, rapture
Medicine: virus, vitamin, doctor, infusion, therapy

4. Why Latin? 2. Improve your knowledge of English Grammar.
Because Latin is so different from English (and French and Spanish), it forces students to learn about grammar abstractly, and this is perhaps the main reason Latin was once considered an indispensable discipline.

5. 3. Gain knowledge of Roman mythology, history and daily life.
In the 1st year we cover:
The Olympians
The Trojan War and Aeneas
Romulus and Remus
The Seven Kings of Rome
Founding of the Republic
The major sites of Rome (Colosseum, Pantheon, Circus Maximus, etc.)
Heroes of the Roman Republic (Cincinnatus, et al.)
Roman housing, forums, aqueducts and amphitheaters
And much, much more

6. Opportunities As with the other language programs, we offer:
Latin Club
The Seal of Biliteracy
AP Level classes
The program also participates in the National Latin Exam (French also has something similar)

7. Opportunities
There are also numerous voluntary opportunities for students to gain honors and recognitions, including:
Certamen Club (like ‘knowledge-bowl’)
The Memphis Fall Festivus
The Junior Classical League State Convention
The University of Memphis Language Fair (also Spanish)
The National Mythology Exam
The National Latin Vocabulary Exam
The National Roman Civilization Exam
The National Classical Etymology Exam

8. Pros and Cons of Taking Latin
The excellent foreign language programs at CHS offer the chance to become proficient in a second language
Two years is not enough to learn a language
Latin is the best investment for two years’ of language study

9. What to Expect
The focus of Latin 1 is on acquiring the basics of Latin grammar. And when I say “grammar” …
Students learn to read and write basic Latin sentences through repetitive practice.
Being engaged in classroom work is therefore essential to success.

10. Go to the teacher website to find out more:
dragonlatin.weebly.com

11. Questions?