So you’ve got all the books, you’ve joined a LatinStudy group, you’ve read your first chapter — now what?
There is a great Wheelock’s FAQ available that lists each step, and also has some very helpful discussion on how other people have done it. I was so happy I found this! There’s so much to do, and I didn’t know how to get organized.
The only problem I had with the FAQ was figuring out some of the abbreviations. I don’t know how long it took me to figure out what “G&M” was. I might still have some of them wrong, but hopefully, this will help! I’ve also added some steps of my own — things that will probably be obvious, but I’m sticking them in there anyway.
- Read the chapter in Wheelock’s Latin.
- If you need to brush up on some of the grammar, do the appropriate lessons in English Grammar for Students of Latin by Norma W. Goldman.
- Practice the vocabulary. If you want to use flashcards, you can make up your own or you can buy them (Vocabulary Cards and Grammatical Forms Summary for Wheelock’s Latin by Richard A. LaFleur).
- Practice the pronunciations.
- Read the chapter in A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock’s Latin by Dale A. Grote and do the exercises.
- Do the Optional Self-Tutorial exercises in the back of Wheelock’s Latin.
- Do the Practice and Review (PR) exercises in Wheelock’s Latin.
- Do the Sententiae Antiquae (SA) in Wheelock’s Latin.
- Do the translations (TR) in Wheelock’s Latin.
- Do the chapter in 38 Latin Stories by Anne H. Groton and James M. May (G&M).
- Do the exercises in the Workbook for Wheelock’s Latin.