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Title: Ecce Romani, Set, Bks. 1-2 by David M. Tafe, Ron Palma, Carol Esler ISBN: 0-8013-0439-3 Publisher: Longman Publishing Group Pub. Date: December, 1990 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $43.96

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Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty sweet.
Comment: This textbook is not perfect, but it comes pretty close! The only problem that I find with this textbook is that there are a huge number of variants of it (just search for "Ecce Romani" on this site and you'll find three editions with different artwork) and that you either love it or you hate it. Most people seem to fall on the "love it" side of the argument, but some people develop an aversion to it (aagh! Bad stories! Poor style of teaching! Overly didactic! Underly supportive!!! Aaagh! Let me go!). However, others develop a good deal of enjoyment. Hey, it had me going. Despite spending four chapters in a ditch. You know the stories are bad, but you MUST keep reading. You MUST. You WILL learn about the pluperfect tense. You WILL learn about the third declension. You WILL like those crazy pen and ink illustrations. There are lots of good moments, and despite the sterile integration it features, kids will still be able to make vague dirty jokes about it! But "A Restless Night" isn't all it's cracked up to be. Can't sleep? Read this. It's not depressing. It seems like that, but that's because you can't appreciate the biblical beauty of this composition.

If you buy this book, you will either be greatly disappointed or greatly pleased, and chances are the latter. It happened to me, and it can happen to you! Buy it today, and support the evolution of the only worthwhile Latin textbook in the world!

Rating: 5
Summary: The BEST Latin textbook
Comment: I have taught seventh and eighth graders from this textbook for over 12 years and this book has wonderful stories. It's emphasis is mainly on vocabulary and grammar. The Building the Meaning sections enforce grammar and it has declension and verb conjugation charts in the back, which are very helpful. The stories of Cornelius, Aurelia, Marcus, Cornelia, Sextus, Eucleides, Titus, Syrus, Geta, and many others are very interesting and make translating enjoyable.

Rating: 1
Summary: Weak on grammar, Strong on cheese
Comment: This book follows an illogical sequence of introducing grammar and requires many teacher supplements. Vocabulary is obscure (many uncommon words that are not useful in teaching derivatives to students) and limited to specific story lines. The lessons are "watered down," weak on exercises and explanations. Teaching sixth and seventh graders as well as high schoolers with this text, I find that they think the stories are very silly. Rather than adapted texts of history and mythology, the boring adventures of the Cornelii do not inspire children to learn and to love it. Students taught by this method end up weak on grammar and thinking the text is goofy. I, as a teacher, agree.

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Title: Ecce Romani, Set, Bks. 3-4 by Gilbert Lawall, Carol Esler, David M. Tafe ISBN: 0801304407 Publisher: Prentice Hall (K-12) Pub. Date: December, 1990 List Price(USD): $52.25