by Dwane | Dec 2, 2015 | Errata, Visual Latin
I received this comment: Comment: In Visual Latin 38b, Sentence 42 has “Equui currabant…” I think you meant Equi currebant. Am I correct? Here is my reply: Yep. You are correct. Spelling mistake on my part. – 1 Here is the corrected version:...
by Dwane | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
https://youtu.be/r4ob331YU6g
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2015 | Latin in Literature
There is now a Harry Potter Forum! I am not opening it the general public, though. Just keeping it open for the fans. 🙂 Request permission, and I will be able to let you in. P.S. Available for students in the live seminar or students who have access to the recordings...
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2015 | Latin in Literature
You will need to register as a new user on my site: https://dwanethomas.com/ After you register, I will be able to let you into the “course” pages where you will find the recordings. Once you have done this, let me know. It’s a little annoying, but I have to go in...
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Technical problems on my side. Test webinar not loading… Working on it right now…
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2015 | Latin in Literature
Let’s connect. I will be online tonight at 4 central time zone, and again at 5 central time zone. If you are in the Harry Potter seminar, let’s test our connection before class begins…. If you are not sure how to do this, watch this one-minute...
by Dwane | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Dwane | Nov 26, 2015 | Motivation
Working on the Harry Potter series this morning, I discovered this quote: “Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts… that is something on...
by Dwane | Nov 23, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Looking for a vocabulary list for the famous Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg? You can also access the vocabulary on Quizlet. Just type in Lingua Latina. Or, you can find the vocabulary in alphabetical order here: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ll1/MasterVocab.pdf Or,...
by Dwane | Nov 20, 2015 | Education, Greek, Vocabulary
The Greek word, Λόγος (lógos) means: word. Sort of. Logos is a bit complicated. There is a lot to it. It can mean any of the following: 1. That which is said: word, sentence, speech, story, debate, utterance. 2. That which is thought: reason, consideration,...
by Dwane | Nov 20, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Verbiculture: the production of words. Yep. It’s really a word. From Latin verbum (word) and the Latin verb colo, colere, colui, cultus: to live in, inhabit; till, cultivate, promote growth. Verbiculture, which shows up in almost no dictionaries, was coined in...
by Dwane | Nov 19, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Verb: In grammar, a part of speech that expresses action, motion, being, suffering, or a request or command to do anything. A verb may also show state of existence. The verb affirms, declares, asks or commands; as, I write; he runs; the river flows; they sleep; we...
by Dwane | Nov 18, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Cruciverbalist: Someone skilled in the making of, or completion of crossword puzzles. From Latin crux (cross) and verbum (word). And, yes. This is a real word.
by Dwane | Nov 17, 2015 | Education, English, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
This week (and probably next week) my etymology students and I will study the Greek and Latin words for, well, word. I find it fascinating to take a look at every word we study in about ten different languages. All of these languages are somehow related to our very...
by Dwane | Nov 17, 2015 | Education, Grammar, Vocabulary
Once again, I am going to try to bring the word of the day back… Adverb: In grammar, a word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective or, another adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well. An adverb will answer the following...
by Dwane | Nov 16, 2015 | Education, Latin, Vocabulary
I received this question: Do you have any recommended ways of memorizing the Lingua Latina Vocab. I’ve been doing the flashcards on Quizlet and that helps a little bit. But I still struggle with the vocabulary a lot. Here is my reply: Good morning! This is a...
by Dwane | Nov 10, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this comment about Lingua Latina online: This is a high school level class, right? Just checking. I’m pleasantly surprised as well. Henle was such a struggle for him that I’m wondering if it was the curriculum or the way in which it was ...
by Dwane | Nov 10, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation
I received this comment yesterday from the mother of an online student: I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your encouraging comments that you send along with my son’s corrected homework. He has worked very hard over the past couple weeks. Since this is...
by Dwane | Nov 7, 2015 | Education, Tip of the Week
According to author Tony Buzan, “Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill.” Oh, I don’t know. I think learning to duck is life’s most important skill. Helps you avoid stray gunfire. Still, I understand what Mr. Buzan means....
by Dwane | Nov 6, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
Yesterday, while I was teaching, I received this email. What does ‘agere’ mean? That was it. I knew immediately what the student was struggling with. After all, this word is one of the early tripwires in an online Latin course that I teach. It is now Saturday...
by Dwane | Nov 3, 2015 | Education, English
So true. “I find that I trust my own writing most, and others seem to trust it most, too, when I sound most like a person from Indianapolis, which is what I am. What alternatives do I have? The one most vehemently recommended by teachers has no doubt been...
by Dwane | Nov 2, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this comment: I have switched to using Visual Latin for my freshman. It is going so well. I have some questions though: Are there cumulative tests available after lesson 30 and 60? If not, what do you recommend I could do to replace cumulative tests? What...
by Dwane | Oct 26, 2015 | Education, English, Latin in Literature
I have finally decided to do what my students have been asking me to do for years. This winter, I will be teaching a three-week course on the Harry Potter series. When? The Three Mondays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. November 30, December 7, December 14. 7...
by Dwane | Oct 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
Yesterday, during class, one of my students asked this question: “Mr. Thomas. We’ve been studying Latin for three years. Why aren’t we fluent?” I stopped class. “Let’s do some math on the board.” Here is what I told them: We...
by Dwane | Oct 22, 2015 | The Future
Some of my friends, disturbed by trouble in the Middle East, think the world is about to end. Well, if so, here is a video to comfort us all. (John Oliver is usually not family friendly, but this video would pass the...
