Original Latin Story: Divitiae (Translation Activity and Reading Comprehension)
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This bundle collects a variety of worksheets, games, and practice activities for present, imperfect, and future tense Latin verbs. This bundle incorporates activities from all conjugations in the active voice.Low-prep -- just print and hand these to your students!Included:ArcaeStudents sort conjugatPrice $53.87Original Price $59.86Save $5.99
This bundle includes:An original, illustrated 30-page Latin story: Divitiae. Perfect for Latin I and II students to practice basic translation skills. All of the vocabulary is provided in the glossary.Plot Summary: "Marcus wants a big, fancy house and a happy family. But first, he needs money. WhenPrice $17.96Original Price $19.96Save $2.00
Description
Students translate an original story from Latin to English. Perfect for students in Latin I or Latin II courses to help build reading comprehension and translation skills!
Easy-to-decipher sentences with engaging characters!
Plot Summary: "Marcus wants a big, fancy house and a happy family. But first, he needs money. When a few friends tell him about a mysterious cave full of danger and riches, he sets off to make all his dreams come true, just not exactly how he'd imagined."
Included:
- A 30-page illustrated story written in approachable, beginner-level Latin.
- With both a color version and a black-and-white version!
- Notes for the teacher to facilitate implementation
- Includes a breakdown of all the grammar included in the story
- Supplementary materials at the back of the story
- An English translation of the story
- The full Latin text of the story without illustrations
- An alphabetically-ordered glossary of all the Latin used in the story
Grammar Covered:
Nouns are the focus of the grammar in this story. All conjugated verb forms used are translated for the students in the glossary.
- Verbs
- 1st and 2nd conjugation
- There's one 3rd conjugation verb and one 4th, but they are translated in the glossary
- Present, Imperfect, and Future Tenses
- There's one perfect tense form, but it is translated in the glossary
- Sum, Esse (present tense only)
- 1st person (Singular and Plural)
- 2nd person (Singular)
- 3rd person (Singular and Plural)
- 1st and 2nd conjugation
- Nouns and Adjectives
- First and Second Declensions
- There are a few third declension nouns, but they are translated in the glossary
- 2-1-2 Adjectives
- Nominative (Singular and Plural)
- Genitive (Singular and Plural)
- Dative (Singular)
- Accusative (Singular and Plural)
- Ablative (Singular and Plural)
- Vocative (Singular)
- First and Second Declensions
When you're done reading the story, practice reading comprehension with your students using these questions and this activity. Flex those creative writing skills and write a sequel to the story with this Latin composition activity.
