NORTH AMERICAN CAMBRIDGE LATIN COURSE - UNIT 1 - SIXTH EDITION - Executive Preview

Sep 28, 2026

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Executive Preview for North American Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1, Sixth Edition, introducing the Cambridge School Classics Project’s aims and how the updated course supports classroom reading of classical Latin. The preview outlines digital resources, accessible design features, and key teaching materials including contents for the teacher’s manual, stage teaching notes, worksheets, and a test. It explains the story-based language progression and the earlier exploration of prepositional phrases to study the ablative case.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages165

Reading Time6 h 56 min

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Executive Preview

Contents of the Executive Preview

Aims and course updates

Accessible digital resources

Trial access and assignable activities

Contents

Language information

Part One: About the language

NORTH AMERICAN CAMBRIDGE LATIN COURSE UNIT 1 SIXTH EDITION MULTI-COMPONENT SAMPLE Executive Preview UNIT 1 Dear Teacher, The Cambridge School Classics Project (CSCP) has spent over fifty years fulfilling its original mandate of researching and developing “materials and techniques which will accelerate and improve pupils’ability to read classical Latin literature and widen their knowledge of classical civilization.” These goals may not have changed, but the world has, and it is into this changing world that we are pleased to launch the new North American 6th Edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. This Executive Preview contains: 1 An overview of the digital resources 2 Contents and Introduction to the Student Book 3 Three stages from the Student Book 4 Contents for the Teacher’s Manual 5 Teaching notes for three stages 6 Worksheets for one stage (please note the content for this has not yet been reviewed by CSCP) 7 Test for one stage (please note the content for this has not yet been reviewed by CSCP) Our aims in this work were shaped by our community. We engaged with teachers as well as their students and developed our principles of change, affectionately known as the res gerendae Caecilii: • Preserve the integration of culture, stories, and language learning. • Maintain the narrative strength of ongoing storylines and characters. • Ensure suitability and accessibility for all classrooms. • Improve representation of different sectors of society. • Update the course to reflect current views on sensitive issues and associated language. • Ensure cultural background and stories are in line with latest research. Unit 1 still takes place in Pompeii and follows Caecilius, Metella and their household, but with new stories offering more nuanced characterization. While the language progression is largely unchanged, prepositional phrases are now explored in this first Unit to enable students to study the ablative case far earlier than in previous editions. Practicing the language is now based on short, tightly engineered stories focused on the language point introduced in About the language, while Reviewing the language offers consolidation exercises for students who need them. The culture sections contain more information which can be investigated using the range of Thinking points and larger, overarching questions. All this provides teachers with an increased choice of approaches and content. We have taken to heart the principle that “accessible design is good design” and every aspect – from page width to font choice to color contrasts – has been selected to maximize accessibility. Huge thanks to the dyslexic student in one of our trial classrooms who made all the prevaricating worthwhile when she exclaimed (unprompted)“Wow! I can read this textbook easily, that never happens!” We hope you enjoy this new edition and that your students fall in love with both the Latin language and Pompeii’s most famous family, just as so many thousands before them have. Caroline Bristow Director – Cambridge Schools Classics Project © University of Cambridge School Classics Project 2024 DIGITAL RESOURCES Accessible digital resources Discover improved digital resources that consolidate knowledge, engage students, and help them build confidence. Students will be able to engage actively with the material and check their understanding, supporting the development of metacognition skills which help them take charge of their learning. • ‘Explore the story’ plus audio embedded in the digital coursebooks, making it easier for learners to gain a deeper understanding of how the language works within the context of the stories. • New! Ability to assign vocabulary, translation and sorting activities, with instant feedback to students on how well they have performed. • New! Reports to enable teachers to track progress and make data-driven decisions. • New! Single sign-on with Canvas is coming

FAQs

What is included in the Executive Preview for Unit 1?

It includes an overview of digital resources, contents and introduction to the student book, three stages from the student book, teacher’s manual contents, teaching notes for three stages, plus worksheets and a test for one stage.

How does Unit 1 update language progression in the Sixth Edition?

While the language progression is largely unchanged, prepositional phrases are introduced in the first unit earlier to help students study the ablative case sooner than in previous editions.

How can teachers trial the Unit 1 and Unit 2 digital coursebooks?

The preview instructs users to log in to Cambridge GO, add new resources, find and trial resources, search for North American Cambridge Latin Course 6th edition, and activate the trial.

Sep 28, 2026

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