classical authors

Catullus 85 – Literary Analysis

The following was prepared as an example of literary writing for the Latin AP exam. Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris. Nescio. Sed fieri sentio, et excrucior. In Catullus 85, Catullus uses diction and word order to explore the theme of conflicting emotions. The poem opens with the …

Making Interdisciplinary Connections in Latin 4

Baltimore County’s new curriculum model and the new Common Core standards place particular emphasis on making interdisciplinary connections and moving students towards global understanding. While this may seem like a challenge, Latin readily opens itself up to this kind of meaningful, contextualized learning. The first unit of the new Latin …