Vergil for Beginners : A Dual Approach to Early Vergil Study

This ancillary text for first-year Latin students offers a way to introduce to them the power of Vergil's story, verse, and style. Latin students finishing their first year of high school Latin or beginning their second semester of college Latin will be able to practice  and use their grammar while reading Vergil's original words.

The design of the book worlds for either grammar-based or reading-based approaches, or some mixture of the two. The different sections in the book can be used in whatever order the teacher finds most effective. Grammar exercises present and review key elements of grammar for each reading selection, and Latin synonyms promote reading comprehension. The use of this reading supplement near the end of students' most basic Latin study will help the students develop the ability to handle Latin literature as they reach an advanced level.

Includes:

• An introduction to epic, Classical deities, and Vergil's life
• A summary of the Aeneid
• A playlet introducing the storyline
• Metrical study
• 6 selections of reading passages
  
• Grammar exercises designed for each selection, with accompanying word bank
• A Latin-English glossary