Articles tagged Kathy Sheppard
The Delaware Tea Party…And Why Writing Is So Important
As I traverse history with my Challenge III and IV students, I have noticed a very important trend. Those who are remembered in history are those who are able to write well. Our goal, of course, is not to be remembered but to glorify God, but if a person wants to...
Why Latin for Multiple Years?
by Kathy
Monday, 24 March, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 24 March, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
The answer is not just that it looks good on a college application. Although that is a benefit, the principles of learning Latin are much more important.
I have heard people expressing nervousness over the changes in the Classical Conversations program to Latin III...
National Latin Exam Musings #2
by Kathy
Tuesday, 18 February, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Tuesday, 18 February, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
It is National Latin Exam time again! This test was given in 2013 in the United States as well as in the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, and, for the first time, in Indonesia,...
Translating from Latin to English
by Kathy
Wednesday, 08 January, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Wednesday, 08 January, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
A couple of months ago, we talked about translating from English to Latin. This month, we are going to discuss translating Latin to English. This is predominately what you will be doing in Latin in the later years when you study Vergil and Caesar. The premise is...
English to Latin... The Most Rhetorical Assignments
by Kathy
Friday, 18 October, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Friday, 18 October, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
When you think about the trivium in any subject, the rhetorical level is the level in which you should show the most mastery of the subject. Latin is no exception. During the grammar stage of Latin you memorize the endings and the vocabulary. The dialectic stage...