by Dwane | Aug 5, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Aug 4, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Latin in Literature
Lucius Malfoy, in the Harry Potter series, is the father of Draco Malfoy. In the last post about J.K. Rowling’s famous series, we looked into the meaning of Draco’s name. In case you weren’t paying attention, Draco is Latin for dragon, or snake....
by Dwane | Aug 2, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature
Rowling plays with language throughout the Harry Potter series. Consider this: One of the main characters in J.K. Rowling’s series is Draco Malfoy. This is no accidental name. Draco, in Latin, means dragon, or even, snake. Draco Malfoy is in Slytherin House....
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2014 | Education, Latin
August: respected, impressive; the eighth month. For the record, I like the Old English name better. Weodmonað means weed month. Let’s bring this name back. Who’s with me? To honor the emperor Caesar Augustus, the Romans renamed the month sextilis....
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus. This is the motto underneath the seal of Hogwarts. But, what does it mean? “Sleeping Dragons Should Not Be TIckled.” Good advice. It may remind you of Tolkein’s warning, “Never laugh at live dragons.”...
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2014 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation
I need some help. We are often reminded that kids today don’t read as much as they once did. I don’t know if that is true or not. I do know they have more distractions today than they once did. I am working on a short, attention grabbing, engaging...
