Latin for Americans Level 2, Writing Activities Workbook

The text book was in Great condition. But it took a few days for them to ship it out of the warehouse. a little dissapointing because I payed extra for it to be expedited and it took a week.

This was my Latin book in high school for the second half of year 2 and year 3. I have very fond memories of the class (my first foreign language class), and learned quite a bit about grammar. I still remember some of the lessons.The book is good. It is not always clear, and tries to explain things on the level of a high-school student. There are times that a linguistic explanation would be much simpler, but it's a school text book. The second book seems a bit more rushed than the first. Much more grammatical "nitty-gritty" is in the second book. I think the author assumes a level of familiarity after one works through the first book, and picks up the pace a bit. Sometimes this leaves things a bit "less than excellently" described. However, overall, I think the book did a good job. I was very happy to find the series so I could start re-learning Latin (eventually...).

I am currently a sophmore in high school and learning out of this book. I also studied from the 1st book last year. It is well written and pretty easy to understand. Definitly a good buy

Latin for Americans II is a traditional, grammar-translation texbook, presenting grammar deductively. It is divided into ten units, all of which are by no means obligatory for a strong, second-year Latin course. Unit I (nine lessons) reviews the 54 lessons of Latin for Americans I and can be used not only as a review but a transition into the Latin for Americans series. Unit II is crucial, for in its 17 chapters is presented the most significant morphology and syntax of second-year Latin: the subjunctive mood and its constructions. The readings in Unit II are based on a ficitonal narrative of two Roman youths, studying in Athens. This narrative opens a perfect opportunity, of which I take every advantage, for the introduction of Ancient Greek. Unit III (13 chapters) is based on adapted Livy and presents more morphology and syntax. Some of this grammatical material, however, might be combined or taught together with the reading of Caesar or Ovid. Unit IV ( 10 chapters) presents the story of Jason and the Agronauts in teacher-made Latin, a section which may make good sight-reading material for building confidence. Units V, VI, and VII contain selections from Caesar's Gallic War, cut, but only slightly adapted here and there, opening up the possibility of comparing the unadpted text to what has been changed in Latin for Americans. Finally, Units VII, IX, and X contain respectively Letters of Pliny, a general anthology of Latin literature and selections from Ovid and Vergil. Latin for Americans II is lavishly illustrated, contains color-coded morphology charts and standard Latin-English and English-Latin glossaries. There are also full morpholgical charts and a syntax summary at the end of the book for student reference. The color pictures, with accompanying captions are an ideal way to stimulate cultural interest in Antiquity--ancient life, art and archaeology. For the Latin teacher interested in traditonal grammar, including some composition exercises, within an inviting pictoral context, Latin for Americans should be considered. Of course, Jenney's Latin (the 1990 edition) represents the competiton and is somewhat more demanding, particularly on writing in Latin and syntactical details. Latin for Americans is a strong choice for the contemporary, traditional Latin teacher in schools.