Latin Readings is designed for advanced Latin students who have completed their grammar and wish to continue their Latin studies.  This class is repeatable for credit and will meet with the AP^® Latin class for the 2025-26 school year.  Note that for students who took AP Latin in 2024-25, that course has been revamped with different readings for the 2025-26 school year.  The class is appropriate as either an alternative or a follow-on to AP Latin.  Students focus on the grammatical details of the texts of Pliny and Virgil while also studying these works as literature as they discuss content, theme, context, rhetorical devices, etc. Through class discussions and writing assignments, students learn to analyze a text through critical and reflective reading.  Latin Readings students may choose to take the AP Latin exam but are not required to do so.

Topics include: translating Pliny and Virgil texts into English, reading English translations of assigned texts in tandem with Latin, demonstrating comprehension through discussion and essay writing, reading Latin aloud, studying texts using specific terminology to refer to grammar and literary devices; and relating Latin passages to Roman historical, cultural and literary contexts through teacher-guided discussions and additional research.

The course price includes registration, study sessions, administration, and medal/certificate distribution for the National Classical Etymology Exam, National Latin Vocabulary Exam, and the National Latin Exam.

Prerequisites: Latin 3; Mastery of Latin grammar
Suggested Grade Levels: 10th -12th

Homework Habits: Students typically spend 3 hours a week on translation assignments, discussion board posts and grammar assessments.

Latin Readings (AP Latin) Book List 2025-26

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