Latin 102
Internet Resources

 

Vocabulary Matching Games for Wheelock  Chapter-by-chapter matching games. 

Latin Grammar and Vocabulary Helps: This site from St. Louis University  is aligned to Wheelock, with many reading exercises and grammar explanations and examples to  supplement our text and what we do in class.  Sometimes I draw from their examples for class work or homework.  It is a little unclear in its organization at first glance, but you can follow links to get to the information or exercises you are looking for.

Wheelock Drills from U Vic: Drills of varying difficulty for every level of Wheelock.  Somtimes I will assign these for class preparation or even homework.

Wheelock Explanation and Self-tests from Ohio State: A collection of nicely-explained sample sentences and self-tests for Wheelock, chapter by chapter, that really make you think -- and explanations for the answers.  Very helpful.

Latin Verb Forms:  Got a verb?  This site has every form of it you'll ever want to know.  More than we need this semester, since we do not get to passive or subjunctive forms, but enough to help you get a grasp of how Latin verbs work in terms of forms. 

Latin Dictionary & Grammar Aid Type in your word, get back your answer (or at least some possible answers) about what it could possibly be ...

Wheelock exercises  A few exercises on every Wheelock chapter ... for practice where you can check your answers.

 

General and Cultural Resources
Information and Resources on the Ancient Romans and their  Culture

VRoma: This site is interesting, informative, and fun.  It has a lot of instructional materials and images, and one of its key features is that you can log on with a virtual persona and tour Rome - it is a very itneresting experience to wander through the city, and each stop has background and cultural information.  Enjoy.

The Roman Forum:  An interesting interactive reconstruction.  Click on different buildings for a closer view and more information.

Latin: This site is entirely links without much guidance, but there is a lot of helpful material here.  Strong fields: use of Latin in science, law, religion; mottoes, etc.  Also downloadable dictionaries and other helpful programs, but you have to look for them.

The Rome Project: A list of resources for the study of ancient Rome, maintained by the Dalton school.  It says "Sixth Grade Social Studies" but these must be some awesome sixth-graders.  The resources are suitable for students of all ages and levels.

Date conversions Just in case you want to give up the modern calendar entirely ...

 

Science Resources
Information on the Scientific Uses of Latin

Discovery online: Latin names for living things: A brief article about how scientific names work.  Not a lot of specific information, but it will give you a good overview.

Biosis: Guide to the Animal Kingdom for Students and Educators: This site gives an overview of scientific names for animals.  There is some good specific information but you have to figure out whether you're dealing with Latin or Greek and how the names work.

Web MD's Herbs: This is a general information site on herbal medicine, which happens to give the scientific names of many herbs. 

Corpus Humanum: A nicely-arranged site showing the Latin names for parts of the body; a good starting point.

Other possibilities are in the links under Science (or even Math) in the Latin  site.