LeaAnn A. Osburn
LeaAnn A. Osburn received her BA from Monmouth College, Illinois and an MA in classics from Loyola University Chicago. She taught Latin, including AP® Latin, for many years at Barrington High School in Illinois. She served as both vice-president and president of the Illinois Classical Conference and received its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Osburn received the Illinois Latin Teacher of the Year Award (1989), the Illinois Lt. Governor's Award (1990), and the CAMWS Good Teacher Award (1996). She is coauthor with Thomas J. Sienkewicz of Vergil: A Legamus Transitional Reader (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2004) and coauthor with Helena Dettmer of A Catullus Workbook (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2006), Latin for the New Millennium, Level 3 (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2012), and Latin 3: Select Latin Enrichment Readings (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2013).
Books by LeaAnn A. Osburn
A Catullus Workbook
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- 978-0-86516-623-3
Latin Literature Workbook Series: These workbooks are a teacher’s dream—providing all the activities and exercises needed to reinforce the careful reading of classical authors in the original. Sets of exercises engage students with the text and lead them to a heightened understanding of the literary, thematic, poetic, and rhetorical accomplishments of the work.
A Catullus Workbook: Teacher's Manual
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- 978-0-86516-624-0
Teachers and students enjoy the sophisticated poems of Catullus. A Catullus Workbook Teacher’s Manual, the complement to A Catullus Workbook, has been designed and written by two master teachers to assist their colleagues as they maximize their students’ appreciation of the elegance and intricacy of Catullus’ poetry.
Latin for the New Millennium Latin 3: Select Latin Enrichment Readings
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- 978-0-86516-797-1
Introduce your students to a variety of unadapted Latin authors!
Latin for the New Millennium: Student Text, Level 3
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- 978-0-86516-760-5
Latin for the New Millennium provides students a comprehensive grounding in the full legacy of Latin literature.
LNM Level 3 is designed for all Latin 3 students irrespective of the text they used for Latin 1 and 2. Extensive review materials as well as ample vocabulary and grammar/syntax notes make this text especially student-friendly.
LNM Level 3 builds on the strong foundation of Levels 1 and 2 and provides students an in-depth experience of Caesar, Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Ovid, and Vergil as well as of the Renaissance writer Erasmus. This text provides students an introduction to unadapted Latin literature and builds their literary analysis skills.
Latin for the New Millennium: Student Text, Level 3 - Teacher's Manual
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- 978-0-86516-761-2
Latin for the New Millennium Level 3 Teacher's Manual is a 6” x 9” paperback—sized to fit easily alongside the teacher’s copy of the student textbook.
Vergil: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader
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- 978-0-86516-578-6
Aeneid, Books I, II, and IV, designed for students moving from elementary or intermediate Latin into reading the authentic Latin of Vergil. Passages are accompanied by pre-reading materials, grammatical exercises, complete vocabulary, notes designed for reading comprehension, and other reading aids. Introductory materials and illustrations are included.
Vergil: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader: Teacher's Guide
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- 978-0-86516-579-3
Vergil: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader, Teacher’s Guide assists teachers as they introduce their students to Vergil and teach Latin selections from Books I, II, and IV of the Aeneid. With the Teacher’s Guide complementing the well-designed and thoughtful features of the student text, instructors will help students achieve a smooth entry into reading, understanding, and appreciating Vergil’s masterpiece.