On Tuesday I gave a lesson on the ablative absolute. We read most of a story about Circe, the sorceress Ulysses meets who turns his crewmen into animals. There are lots of examples of the absolute ablative, as well as the perfect passive participle (4th principal part) being used as an adjective.

Here is the story of Circe in Latin, followed by the explanation of the ablative absolute.
Click here for a glossary of vocabulary in the Circe story.
The green textbook also has an explanation of the ablative absolute: see chapter 44.
Coming soon, the translation of the Circe story! Check back here.