Day 2 - Miriam

What topic excites me most to work on in the new school year?
I will be honest here and say that I have been feeling strapped for material... not because there isn't a lot, but because I have so many ideas for what I want to do when it is my turn to put together lessons for the beginner students that I am having trouble thinking on the upper end. What excites me to offer my kids year to year changes and this was no exception...

As many of you know, we do not follow a textbook, but allow our students to vote on topics to read the following year. It is up to us to decide what that survey looks like and how we interpret the results. This year, I offered a variety of topics and then had a runoff for what Latin IV will read next year. What I've decided to do for this post is share those results with a word on what I'm most excited for because, to be honest, I'm most excited for a little something everywhere! 

This was the kids' first choice that I gave. I was, being quite honest, more excited for "Adventures Gone Wrong" than Love Stories and, fortunately for me, the kids were also more excited for this. I think this topic is what I'm most looking forward to in that, by its name alone, it is a call for a unique view and a different perspective. I am really looking forward to putting this together and playing with the Roman canon. 

I don't want to say too much about this one, because it will feature in our post for day 4. I will say that this was the most hotly contended grouping of possible themes/units. 

I so hoped for famous women with this one. It would allow so many great stories, but... I am also excited for rebellions. I will still get to feature my favourite woman and rebellion: Boudicca! I am most looking forward to sharing her story for this unit! 

I was so hoping for a clear winner here, but alas, I did not get one. This also happened in Latin III as well. I must say that I am more excited for pets and fables over astronomy and astrology, which is interested because last year I was more excited for astronomy and astrology than what the students actually chose. I am very excited to work with Aesop again (it's been nearly... 6? years) and to work with some brand new material!