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Review Latin During the Summer

Friday July 11, 2003
If you have half an hour a day to spare, you can keep yourself from forgetting all the Latin you just spent nine months learning. These ideas from the University of Minnesota's Stephen Smith would also work for people who think they have forgotten all the Latin they once knew.
Some tips on reviewing Latin this summer
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It is almost impossible to learn Latin without devoting time to memorizing vocabulary, so ten minutes a day, according to Prof. Smith, should be devoted to learning vocabulary. Flash cards are good for some people. Writing and rewriting the word and definition works for others. Some of the half hour should be spent going over one aspect of Latin grammar or reviewing forms -- one declension at a time or one conjugation. The rest of the daily half hour of Latin review should be spent on translating sentences, like those from Wheelock.
Latin Grammar - Adjectives
Nouns and Pronouns - Declensions
Verbs - Conjugations
Acceleration Readers From the Latin Teaching Materials Site at Saint Louis University

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