(Well, at least I they're mostly Greek to me. - heehee)
I just happened upon these in the glossary in the back of the Catechism of the Catholic Church...
acedia
anamnesis
anaphora
ascesis
catechesis
eschatology
iconoclasm
mystagogy
parousia
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
A Few Words from the Latin Convention
The Wisconsin Junior Classical League Latin Convention, which Ria, Gilbertgirl and I attended was a highly concentrated weekend filled with Latin fun and academics. They're pretty efficient with their time and volunteers - 450 students and perhaps 25 or 30 adults, so everyone stays busy most of the time.
I had certamen score-keeping duty one afternoon. I was a little nervous about this since I had never even seen a certamen machine before and I was assigned to the advanced level room, but everything went very well. They had three adults running each room - one to read the questions (and judge the answers), one to run the machine and one to keep score. That way no one was overwhelmed with too many pieces of the puzzle.
It was delightful to meet so many young Latin enthusiasts and visit with them between rounds. I found that the experience inspired me to want to go back and read and study more.
One thing that amazed me was some of the terminology relating to the Latin language that I never knew existed. I thought that would be an appropriate piece to share here (aided by the fact that they gave all the teachers a packet with all of the certamen questions from this year's event). So here goes...
anaphora - The repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses.
hyperbaton - The violation of the usual order of words.
prosopopoeia - "Personification is also referred to as..."
protasis - The term for the clause which contains the condition in a Latin conditional sentence.
apodosis - The term for the clause containing the conclusion.
I had certamen score-keeping duty one afternoon. I was a little nervous about this since I had never even seen a certamen machine before and I was assigned to the advanced level room, but everything went very well. They had three adults running each room - one to read the questions (and judge the answers), one to run the machine and one to keep score. That way no one was overwhelmed with too many pieces of the puzzle.
It was delightful to meet so many young Latin enthusiasts and visit with them between rounds. I found that the experience inspired me to want to go back and read and study more.
One thing that amazed me was some of the terminology relating to the Latin language that I never knew existed. I thought that would be an appropriate piece to share here (aided by the fact that they gave all the teachers a packet with all of the certamen questions from this year's event). So here goes...
anaphora - The repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses.
hyperbaton - The violation of the usual order of words.
prosopopoeia - "Personification is also referred to as..."
protasis - The term for the clause which contains the condition in a Latin conditional sentence.
apodosis - The term for the clause containing the conclusion.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Tea-hee!!!
Love2learn Mom just took Ria and me shopping for supplies for the Latin Convention we are going to. We were browsing for an instant Chai tea, and we came across one brand that seemed about what we wanted. Upon my examination, however, I discovered a passage across the back that ran something like this:
"...Slip a packet in your pocket and experience enlightenment. Add ice and transcend reality."We guffawed for at least five minutes. The sad thing is, some people who read that might actually be quite impressed.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
My Vocabulary Evaluation
So true!!! I can't wait to continue ameliorating my vocabulary!!!
| Your Vocabulary Score: B |
 You have a zealous love for the English language, and many find your vocabulary edifying. Don't fret that you didn't get every word right, your vocabulary can be easily ameliorated! |
My vocabulary quiz score is....
| Your Vocabulary Score: B- |
You have a zealous love for the English language, and many find your vocabulary edifying. Don't fret that you didn't get every word right, your vocabulary can be easily ameliorated! |
Vocabulary Quiz!
| Your Vocabulary Score: A- |
Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary! You must be quite an erudite person. |
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