First Form Latin Teacher Manual Author:Cheryl Lowe Everything-you-could-possibly-need teacher manual: Organized for easy access; Student Text inset with answers in color; Chalk-talk scripted lessons; Recitation schedule; Pronunciation reminders; Workbook with key; Unit tests and lesson quizzes booklet; FYI section for extra background. First Form's grammar-first approach focuses on grammar f... more »orms and vocabulary because those are the grammar stage skills suitable for the grammar stage student. However, the First FormSeries is for students of all ages because all beginners, regardless of age, are in the grammar stage of learning. Syntax (how to use the grammar) and translation are logic and rhetoric stage skills, respectively, and quickly overwhelm the student unless they are introduced at a slow, gentle pace and taught for mastery. First Form is the ideal text for all beginners, grades 5 & up, or is a great follow-up to Latina Christiana I at any age. Now every school and homeschool can have a truly successful Latin program that creates Latin scholars rather than Latin drop-outs. After mastering First Form, the student will have a solid grasp on the six indicative active tenses of the first two verb conjugations, five noun declensions, first and second declension adjectives, and 185 vocabulary words.« less