Speech ( ars loquendi) - appreciation for and use of Latin as a spoken language.In this course, the student will master four areas of language: This helps teach Latin as a coherent language, and this fluidity gives the students the tools to write and speak their own Latin sentences. For this reason, the text is all in Latin and we only translate to check understanding. The Latin Language Shown through Itself) and Timothy Griffith’s innovative Picta Dicta, this class will focus on learning the logic of Latin by putting the grammar in the perspective of history and stories. Using Hans Orberg’s Lingua Latina per se Illustrata (i.e. Learn to read Latin without needing to translate into English.Learn to compose Latin sentences, both written and spoken.Learn Latin grammar by seeing the patterns and using it in the context of pictures & stories.Learn Latin vocabulary through pictures & stories.Translation will be used minimally, as the goal is to get the student to understand the Latin through itself. This class will focus on learning the basic grammar and logic of Latin by it in the context of pictures and stories. This class will teach Timothy Griffith’s innovative Picta Dicta curriculum, using both the online platform and accompanying text book, Latin Primer. Students will need to take an assessment to see which section they should be placed in. Lingua Latina Prima will have two separate sections - a light section and a rigorous section.