Elementa: Next Steps in Latin, Paperback Textbook (2nd edition)
This textbook is the new and improved second edition! The first edition is now out of print. The Teacher's Manuals and Materials can be used with either edition.
Welcome to the Paideia Institute’s Elementa curriculum. Elementa is designed to be an engaging, relevant, and inclusive introductory Latin curriculum. Through Elementa, we strive to expand access to the Latin language and the cultures and mythology of the ancient Mediterranean world. The curriculum is shaped by our belief that everyone should have access to Latin and the classical tradition and, importantly, to joyful and connected learning experiences.
Elementa: Next Steps in Latin (2nd edition) is a sequel to the first book in the series, Elementa: Foundations for Latin, but it is not necessary to have completed the Foundations course in order to start Next Steps. The Elementa: Next Steps textbook includes an introduction unit followed by eleven main units. Each unit is composed of three main Lessons: a grammar lesson, a culture lesson focused on a key element of ancient Roman society, and a history lesson centered on a historical figure who lived during a pivotal period of Roman history.
Each unit's historical figure was chosen in order to demonstrate the diversity in geography, culture, and society which existed throughout the Roman world from the founding to the late empire, and to showcase the biographies of people who are not always the first to be represented in the traditional canon of Classical studies. The fictional narrative in this book follows this theme, with characters from Judaea, Egypt, and North Africa who live as neighbors in the cultural melting pot that was ancient Ostia. Each unit includes a Latin comic that tells their engaging story
This book is also designed with a built-in review, so it is possible for students to start the series with Elementa: Next Steps, or for a new student to join a class who all began their Latin journey with Elementa: Foundations the previous year.
The Elementa curriculum encompasses content described in the ACL/NJCL (American Classical League and National Junior Classical League) National Latin Exam syllabus for Introduction to Latin, and upon completion of both books, students will be approaching intermediate level Latin proficiency.
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ISBN: 979-8-9889071-7-6