GREK 101: ELEMENTARY GREEK I, SPRING 2017 (1 Credit)

… τὸ τῶν Ἑλλήνων ὄνομα … μηκέτι τοῦ γένους, ἀλλὰ τῆς διανοίας δοκεῖν εἶναι, καὶ μᾶλλον Ἕλληνας καλεῖσθαι τοὺς τῆς παιδεύσεως τῆς ἡμετέρας ἢ τοὺς τῆς κοινῆς φύσεως μετέχοντας.

The name “Greek” no longer implies a people, but an outlook, and it is applied to those who share our culture rather than to those who share a common blood.

Isocrates, Panegyricus 50, 380 B.C.E.

MEETING DAYS, TIMES, AND PLACE: MTThF, 12:00-12:50, Wallace 115

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:           

Dr. Robert Holschuh Simmons

21 Wallace Hall

Office Phone:  309-457-2378

E-mail:  rsimmons@monmouthcollege.edu

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 11-11:50 AM, and by appointment.

PREREQUISITES:

None.

FOR WHOM PLANNED:

This course is designed for anyone interested in cultivating the ability to read classical Greek, and/or in developing the cognitive abilities that come from learning this language through the reading and grammar/translation approaches. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The aim for students in Greek 101 and 102 is to learn basic reading and writing skills in Greek as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. At the end of two terms of Elementary Greek a student should know the fundamentals of Greek grammar, have a basic Greek vocabulary, and be able to read many Greek texts with the help of a dictionary. Speaking and listening skills in Greek will be encouraged only in order to assist the development of reading and writing Greek. READING Greek is much more important than speaking or writing it.

While Greek 101 and 102 can fulfill partial requirements for a major in Greek or Classics, they are primarily directed towards students desiring to meet the requirements for graduation under the foreign language component of the Language rubric.  The Monmouth College catalogue gives the following description of courses that meet the Language requirement:

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) FOR THE CLASS:

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following, and more:

1)      Read Greek sentences aloud with attention to consonant combinations, vowel quantities, and word accent, and understand Greek words when spoken.

2)      Recognize and analyze complex forms and patterns in Greek sentences.

3)      Develop a vocabulary of Greek words and English grammatical terms that will be necessary for reading Greek and analyzing its structure.

4)      Read complex Greek sentences and short passages.

5)      Read Greek sentences aloud with attention to consonant combinations, vowel quantities, and word accent, and understand Greek words when spoken.

6)      Demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to the differences between ancient Greece and other cultures, and between Greek and other languages.

7)      Enhance your broader analytical abilities through close study of a language that is very different from English.

SLOs 1-5 will be assessed on quizzes and tests throughout the semester.  All SLOs will be assessed in class activities and discussion.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) FOR MAJORS IN CLASSICS:

A student who completes a Classics Major will be able to:

1)      Think critically about the Classical World, including know what questions to ask and how to answer them.

2)      Know the basic structure of one (or more) of the Classical Languages.

3)      Know the broad overview of Greek and Roman history, (the difference between the Republic and Imperial periods, for example), the values prevailing within each culture and period, and the factors that led to changes in the political, social, and economic structures.

4)      Be familiar with Classical literature, including the major authors, genres, groupings, and relationship of literature to history and culture.

5)      Understand the role of Classics in the modern world.

EVALUATION AND GRADING:

Class PREPARATION AND performance:

You are to write out any assigned homework before class, according to the instructions in the book and the syllabus, and bring it with you each day.  The homework should be completed on notebook paper, and written out clearly enough that it would be easy for me to see that you have done your assignment.  Your homework should not be written in your textbook, nor should you write notes for translating sentences above them, or in the margins (other than markup, which is acceptable and encouraged); you may write notes in the book about forms or concepts, to clarify or expand on what is given there, if you would like, though.   When you are preparing paragraph-length readings from our main textbook, you may write out a translation, but in class, I would like you to refer only to vocabulary and grammar notes to help you as you are translating.  Those notes may include markup as well, if it is assigned, or if you just think it would help you.  We will go over at least portions of each assignment in class, and you should correct your work in a different color of pen or pencil than that with which you wrote it.  On most days, I will look at your written preparation for the day in class, and assign you a score between 0 and 5 based on the completeness of your work and, where applicable, attendance to assigned concepts and accuracy of corrections.  When I check homework in class, I will do so at the beginning of class, and if you are not present when I am doing so, you will not receive credit for your homework on that day.  If you are absent on a day when I check or collect homework, you will also not be able to make it up, unless your absence is for a reason that is genuinely excusable and beyond your control; I will be the arbiter of the justifiability of your absence, and may require some documentation as I make my decision. 

Beyond just homework, active participation in class is essential to your learning.  Class performance includes not only being prepared, attentive, and involved in class, but also coming to class on time and bringing all required materials with you.  You must be ready to answer questions in class based on the homework you have done, to volunteer to answer questions when they are offered to the class as a whole, to take part in any class activities, and to take notes and correct homework as necessary.  When you are assigned pages to read, you need to read those pages carefully, and learn the forms, concepts, and vocabulary taught there.  You should be ready to answer questions about any of the matters covered in the reading, to explain and analyze concepts and constructions that have been introduced, and to produce any of the forms presented in the reading.  You should also aim to learn each chapter’s vocabulary list on the first day that you work on a chapter; creating flash cards for yourself for the vocabulary would be a particularly good idea.  Your grade in this category will be based on a combination of my observations and notes and your own assessment of your performance in this area.

To help both you and me keep up with your preparation and class performance throughout the semester, you will have your own Preparation and Performance (P&P) folder that contains a self-assessment instrument.  At the beginning of each class, you will write in a score for yourself for your level of preparation for the class, and at the end of each class period, you will assess your participation based on your engagement in class, the quantity and quality of your contributions to class discussion, etc.  I will review your self-assessments and, if needed, alter them to reflect my assessment of your participation based on observation and evidence.  At one or more points in the class, you may need to provide an overall assessment of your preparation and participation based on your daily logs.  At the end of the term, I will average the daily scores, consider your written assessments, and incorporate my own observations to determine your final Preparation and Performance grade.

Quizzes: 

Quizzes will be given regularly throughout the term.  Some of these will be like brief versions of tests; others will be just a few items and will target a particular area of focus, such as vocabulary for a chapter.  Most quizzes will be announced in advance; others may be given without prior warning.  If you miss a quiz for reasons that are not justifiable and are within your control, you will receive a zero on it, but it is always better to speak with me in such circumstances than not to do so.  If you arrive to class late and the quiz has begun, you may take the quiz but must hand it in with everyone else (unless there are special circumstances).  If you arrive after the quiz has been handed in, you will not be allowed to take it unless there have been justifiably extenuating circumstances.  However, quizzes may be taken ahead of time for acceptable reasons if we make arrangement well in advance of the scheduled date.  Depending on how many quizzes I have given by the end of the term, I will drop the lowest two or three scores, including missed quizzes, before tabulating your final grade. 

Tests: 

There will be four exams, including the final exam.  Each one will be announced far enough in advance to give you sufficient time to study well.  Exams may be taken ahead of time for acceptable reasons if we make arrangement well in advance of the scheduled date.  Missed exams, however, may be made up only if missed for one of the following reasons, and only with sufficient documentation: debilitating or contagious illness, family emergency, mandatory religious obligation, or participation in authorized College activities.  You must make every effort to contact me before the exam if a make-up is necessary, and you must take the make-up exam within five class days of the scheduled date.  In certain circumstances, however, I will allow exams to be made up for partial credit even if I do not find the justification for missing it to be particularly valid.  The final exam for the course is scheduled for Friday, May 5, at 3:00 PM.

Attendance:

Attendance is crucial in Greek class.  When you are absent, you miss opportunities to read, hear, and speak Greek, to interact with your fellow students, to participate in class activities, and to learn through the instructor’s explanations and feedback.  You may occasionally, however, need to miss a class for illness or other reasons.  Thus you will not be penalized for your first three absences, whatever the reason for them.  If you miss more than three classes, however, your grade or status in the class will be affected according to the following parameters:

• For absences four and above, your attendance grade will drop five percent for each absence (to 95%, then 90%, etc.).

Normally, the three-absence cushion should account for matters outside of your control that would keep you from attending class, so the fourth one, even if it could be excusable on its own, serves as the consequence for classes missed previously that were within your control, and it underscores the importance of your being present: any absence, for whatever the reason, detracts from your learning in the class.  However, I recognize that a person can, at times, run into circumstances that can keep her or him out of class on several occasions without any fault on the student’s part.  If your first three absences were all due to debilitating or contagious illness, family emergency, mandatory religious obligation, or participation in an authorized College activity (for any of which I may require documentation), I would be willing to consider not penalizing you for a fourth absence either, if that also was precipitated by one of those circumstances.  For absences beyond the first three that you believe should be excused, you should contact me beforehand if you are in position to know about the absences in advance (such as if you have a mandatory religious or College obligation); if the absence is the result of an emergency, you should notify me within three days of the missed class.  Please speak with me if you have a different reason for your absence that you think may be excusable.  I will be the sole arbiter as to whether an absence will be considered excused.  Further details:

• Missing 25 or more minutes of class (whether at the beginning, middle, or end) counts as an absence.
• Three times arriving late counts as an absence.
• If you walk in after I have taken attendance, it is your responsibility to make sure I have marked you present for the time that you were in class.

Grade Breakdown:      Attendance                                                      10%

                                                Class preparation and performance                 20%

                                                Average of quizzes                                          20%

                                                Average of exams                                            50%

Percentage/Grade Equivalents:

93+   = A        87-89 = B+     77-79 = C+     67-69 = D+    59 and below = F

90-92 = A-      83-86 = B        73-76 = C        63-66 = D      

                        80-82 = B-      70-72 = C-      60-62 = D-

Required Text:

Balme, M., and G. Lawall.  Athenaze: An Introductioon to Ancient Greek, Book I.  Revised third edition.  2015.

Recommended Text:

Balme, M., G. Lawall, and J. Morwood.  Athenaze: An Introductioon to Ancient Greek, Workbook I.  Revised third edition.  2015.

course engagement expectations:

This course is scheduled to meet 4 days per week for 50 minutes for the equivalent of roughly fourteen weeks.  You should expect to spend on course reading, homework, memorization, etc. approximately two hours outside of class for every hour in class. Assigned activities may take each student a different amount of time to finish; however, the weekly average for all students in the course for those matters should be 10 hours.  Intensive studying for exams and preparation for a project you might do at the end of the semester will be in addition to the standard weekly preparation, but will likely average out to an extra two hours per week.  The time estimates for the course thus break down as follows:

            In class activities                                                                                 4.0 hours

            Homework                                                                                          6.0 hours

            Review of course material and class preparation                                 2.0 hours

            Intensive studying for quizzes and exams (averaged out)                    2.0 hours

Average per week:                                                                            14.0 hours

class behavior Expectations:

To maintain a classroom environment in which everyone can learn, please show the respect and courtesy to others that you would expect in turn.  Here are a few of the ways in which you can show respect and courtesy:

·        Be in your seat on time for class, and remain for the duration of each class.

·        Have a notebook, pen, and relevant materials out and ready to use throughout class.

·        Be ready to answer questions about the day’s homework and other relevant subjects, to work on in-class assignments individually and with peers, and to share your work in small groups with the whole class.

·        Remain quiet while I or others in class are speaking.

·        Show support for those who speak in class by your demeanor and body language.

·        Focus on the content of the class, not on personal electronic devices; all such items should be turned off and packed away during class, unless they are being used for class matters, in a way that is not distracting to your classmates or me.

·        You may eat and drink in class, but only if it is not distracting to other students or me.

E-mail Courtesies:

When sending me e-mail, please observe the following courtesies:

·        Begin the message with a salutation of some sort (Dr. Simmons, Prof. Simmons, Διδάσκαλε Σíμμονς, etc.).

·        Include a reasonably accurate subject line.

·        Capitalize and punctuate where appropriate, and proofread to make sure that you are communicating clearly.

·        At the end of the message, please identify yourself by the name by which I know you (first name or nickname).

I will get back to you as soon as I can.  Sometimes a response will be immediate; on other occasions it may take me several hours, and quite possibly a full day if you write late in the day, at night, or on a weekend, if I need to give some thought to a response before providing one, or if I simply have other things I need to get done before I can get to e-mails.

Special Needs: 

Anyone who has a special need that may require some modification of seating, testing, or other class requirements should see me as soon as possible.  I will be pleased to make the appropriate arrangements in consultation with you.  Depending on the modification, you may need to be registered with Disability Services.   

Academic honesty:  

From the Monmouth College Academic Honesty Policy:  “We view academic dishonesty as a threat to the integrity and intellectual mission of our institution. Any breach of the academic honesty policy – either intentionally or unintentionally – will be taken seriously and may result not only in failure in the course, but in suspension or expulsion from the college.  It is each student’s responsibility to read, understand and comply with the general academic honesty policy at Monmouth College, as defined here in the Scots Guide, and to the specific guidelines for each course, as elaborated on the professor’s syllabus.

“The following areas are examples of violations of the academic honesty policy: 

1. Cheating on tests, labs, etc;
2. Plagiarism, i.e., using the words, ideas, writing, or work of another without giving appropriate credit;
3. Improper collaboration between students, i.e., not doing one’s own work on outside assignments specified as group projects by the instructor;
4. Submitting work previously submitted in another course, without previous authorization by the instructor.

“Please note that this list is not intended to be exhaustive.”

The complete Monmouth College Academic Honesty Policy can be found on the College web page by clicking on “Student Life” then on “Student Handbook” in the navigation bar on the top of the page, then “Academic Regulations” in the navigation bar at the left.  Or you can visit the web page directly by typing in this URL:  http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/life/residence-life/scots-guide/academic.aspx.

In this course, any violation of the academic honesty policy will have varying consequences depending on the severity of the infraction as judged by the instructor.  Minimally, a violation will result in a loss of points on the assessment in question, possibly down an “F” or even 0 points for a final score on the assessment.  Additionally, the student’s course grade may be lowered by one letter grade from what her or his numbers otherwise indicated she or he would otherwise have earned.  In severe cases, the student will be assigned a course grade of “F” and dismissed from the class.  All cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Associate Dean, who may decide to recommend further action to the Admissions and Academic Status Committee, including suspension or dismissal.  It is assumed that students will educate themselves regarding what is considered to be academic dishonesty, so excuses or claims of ignorance will not mitigate the consequences of any violations.

Help outside of class:

You should not hesitate to talk with me about any difficulties you are having—Greek is a difficult language, and I want to help you do the best you can at it.  Speak with me as soon as you are having trouble; letting a problem fester is likely to make it worse.  Also, tutoring is available from Sunday to Thursday from 7-9 PM at Einstein Brother Bagels in Hewes Library.  Furthermore, several Greek alumni will be joining the class on a regular basis and have expressed willingness to provide assistance to you at times.

Schedule of Assignments:

Key to the schedule, and notes on how you should do your homework and prepare each chapter:

• The assignments below are due on the days on which they are listed. 
  • The schedule of assignments may change in the course of the semester; for significant changes, you will receive a printed revision of the schedule.
  • You will receive assignments for the last part of the semester as we get closer to that time.
• All assignments are from Athenaze, unless otherwise noted.
• “Read” means that you should read through and learn the forms and concepts given on the pages assigned, and/or read and understand the culture matters given in those assigned pages.  It does NOT mean that you need to translate all of the Greek or do all of the exercises given on those pages; whatever I need you to do along those lines will be specified separately. 
• “Write out” means to write out translations of the items in the given exercise, and/or do anything else the instructions for the exercise tell you to do to complete it.  If you are only to do a selection of the items within an assigned exercise, the items you must do will be in parentheses after the specified exercise.  Please note that when you see two exercises, with parentheses following only the second one, the parenthetical instructions refer only to the second one, not to both of them.  Example: “Write out exx. 3α and 3β (1-2), p. 27” means to do ALL of exercise 3α and just exercises 1-2 of 3β.
  • If a group of exercises includes both Greek to English and English to Greek sentences as part of certain items, you should translate both sentences, unless I specify otherwise.
• “Prepare,” when applied to paragraph-length readings in Greek from Athenaze, means to read and take notes on the reading well enough in advance of class that you will be able to translate it ably when called upon in class, but without reference to a full translation.  You may write out such a translation, but in class, I would like you to refer only to vocabulary and grammar notes that you have prepared before class to help you as you are translating.  Those notes may include markup as well, if it is assigned, or if you just think it would help you. 
• Vocabulary for each of the two sections in each chapter appears at the beginning of the section.  You are accountable for each of those words, unless I indicate otherwise, and you should create flashcards for each word as you encounter it at the beginning of each chapter. 
  • There are many connections between the Greek vocabulary you are learning and words in English, and that is one of the great benefits to learning the Greek language.  Including these connections on your flashcards as you learn them would be a good idea, and as you realize these connections, please bring them up in class for the benefit of your fellow students. While we will go over some of those connections in class, we will not cover all of them, so discoveries that you make about Greek-English connections are always welcome.

·        You will be required to correct most of your quizzes and exams.  You must do so to reinforce your understanding of the material on which you were assessed, and doing the corrections will allow you to earn back 1/4 of the credit you missed.

o   Your corrections should be written in a different color of pen or pencil than the one you used for your quizzes and tests, and from the one I used for my notes on your work.

• As you are working on your homework or studying for quizzes or exams, you might seek assistance from the many online resources for this book. 

o   One of them comes from the official Athenaze web site: http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199363247/student/.

• Another of them has been assembled, through hundreds of hours of work, by Prof. John Gruber-Miller at Cornell College.  The site’s address is the following: http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/ariadne/index.shtml.  It includes oral readings of Greek letters, diphthongs, words, and sentences, to reinforce your sense of the sounds of Greek; supplementary exercises, images, and readings on ancient Greek culture (with particular attention to the lives of women, the poor, and slaves); Greek greeting and pleasantries; and scripts for interactions between people based on the stories and vocabulary you will be learning. 
• The University of Victoria in Canada has some excellent quizzing and review exercises to help you learn vocabulary and other material for Athenaze at http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/greek/.
• Another site, the creator of which is not clear to me, has many activities and exercises for Chapters 1-9 at http://www.tabney.com/athenaze.html.
• And for general Greek review, John Gruber-Miller has another site that he has set up: http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/reviewgreek/.

·        Every other Friday (starting in the second week) is a Greek Experience Day—in addition to your regular homework, come to class with some connection you have recently noticed between the world of ancient Greece and the world that you experience—vocabulary connections, culture connections, architecture connections, etc.

o   I am hoping to create a “Greek@MC” Facebook page on which you can share things you have come across as well, and on which you can

Day 1 (Monday, January 16)

·     MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

o   No class meeting to allow class members to attend the MLK Day convocation

Day 2 (Tuesday, January 17)

Assignments due today:

·     Introduction to Greek

·     Go over the alphabet, pronunciation, and techniques for writing

Day 3 (Thursday, January 19)

Assignments due today:

·   Read pp. xxvi-xxxiii

·   Learn the Greek lowercase alphabet, including letters’ names and sounds

·        The Ariadne site from Cornell College, noted above, has some excellent resources for learning the alphabet.

·   Write each letter of the Greek alphabet, both lowercase and capital, three times, in alphabetical order, using the writing guidelines on pp. xxxi-xxxiii

Day 4 (Friday, January 20)

Assignments due today:

·  Write out (in Greek) the first five lines of the Greek paragraph at the top of page 2, and read it all aloud carefully

·  Write out the same paragraph, but with the letters changed to their Roman (English) alphabet equivalents

·   In class: Greek diagnostic assessment (no pressure—the expectation is that you do not know a single thing about Greek)

·     Last day to drop courses without a fee

Day 5 (Monday, January 23)

Assignment due today:

·   Read pp. 1-8

·     Make flashcards for the vocabulary words given on pp. 1-2 and bring them to class

·     Write out ex. 1α, p. 5

Day 6 (Tuesday, January 24)

Assignment due today:

·     QUIZ #1—the alphabet

·     Prepare the remainder of the paragraph on p. 3, beyond what we have read in class

Day 7 (Thursday, January 26)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 9-11

·     Make flashcards for the vocabulary words given on p. 9 and bring them to class

·     Write out exx. 1β (1, 2, and 4—both Greek to English and English to Greek), p. 10.  For the English to Greek sentences, be sure to do breathing marks accurately, and try your best to attend to the details of accents.

Day 8 (Friday, January 27)

Assignment due today:

·    QUIZ #2—Ch. 1α and 1β vocab

o   Tips for mastering vocabulary (these tips are for Latin, but they apply to Greek as well): http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/grammar/lvocab2.html

·     Prepare the remainder of the paragraph on p. 10, beyond what we have read in class

·     Greek Experience Day—in addition to your regular homework, come to class with some connection you have recently noticed between the world of ancient Greece and the world that you experience—vocabulary connections, culture connections, architecture connections, etc.

Day 9 (Monday, January 30)

Assignment due today:

·    Read pp. 15-21

·    Write out exx. 2α (1-5) and 2γ (3-5), pp. 17 and 19

·     Make flashcards for the vocabulary words given on pp. 15-16 and bring them to class

·     Optional, but worth extra credit if you attend and write a one-page summary/response:

o   “Medieval Maritime Networks: Tracing Connections in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea,” Michelle Damian, Assistant Professor of History, Monmouth College (mdamioan@monmouthcollege.edu)

o   7:30 P.M., Pattee Auditorium, CSB

Day 10 (Tuesday, January 31)

Assignment due today:

·    Write out ex. 2β (1-3)

·     Prepare the remainder of the paragraph on p. 16, beyond what we have read in class

Day 11 (Thursday, February 2)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 22-25.  Learn about persistent and recessive accents, but I am not going to require you to demonstrate mastery of these concepts on quizzes and exams.

·     Write out exx. 2δ (1-5) and 2ε (1, 2, and 4), p. 25

·     Prepare the sentences in the first five lines of paragraph 1, p. 23

·     Make flashcards for the vocabulary words given on p. 22 and bring them to class

Day 12 (Friday, February 3)

Assignment due today:

·     QUIZ #3—Chh. 1-2

Day 13 (Monday, February 6)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 29-35

·     Write out exx. 3α (1-5) and 3β (1-2), pp. 32-33

Day 14 (Tuesday, February 7)

Assignment due today:

·     Prepare the remainder of the passage on p. 30, beyond what we have read in class

o   Mark up at least the first five lines of it as we do in class, and as given on the markup conventions sheet that I will give you

Day 15 (Thursday, February 9)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 37-40.  Learn about accent shifting, but I am not going to require you to demonstrate mastery of these concepts on quizzes and exams.

·     Write out exx. 3γ, 3δ, and 3ε (1-2), pp. 4

Day 16 (Friday, February 10)

·     Review day for Exam 1; come to class with questions about the exam, and be prepared to answer any questions or do any activities that I might ask of you

·    Write out the following exx.:

o   1α (3 and 5), p. 5 (just Greek to English)

o   2ε (3, 5), p. 25 (just fill in the blanks; don’t translate)

o   3ε (3-4), p. 41 (just the Greek to English)

o   For each exercise for today, mark up the sentences as we do in class, and as given on the markup conventions sheet that I will give you

·     Prepare the remainder of the passage on p. 38, beyond what we have read in class

·     Greek Experience Day—in addition to your regular homework, come to class with some connection you have recently noticed between the world of ancient Greece and the world that you experience—vocabulary connections, culture connections, architecture connections, etc.

·   Lupercalia/Valentine’s Day/Homecoming from Abroad Cider with Classics from 3-4 PM in Wallace 102— while you are not required to be present, I would love for you to attend

Day 17 (Monday, February 13)

Assignment due today:

·        EXAM 1—Chh. 1-3

Day 18 (Tuesday, February 14)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 45-54

·     Prepare the first paragraph of the passage on p. 46

Day 19 (Thursday, February 16)

Assignment due today:

·     Reread pp. 45-54

·     Write out exx. 4γ (1, 3-6), 4δ (1-2), and 4ε (1-2), p. 52

·     Prepare the remainder of the passage on pp. 46-47, beyond what we have read in class

Day 20 (Friday, February 17)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 56-61

·     Write out ex. 4λ (1), p. 62

·     Prepare the sentences on lines 1-7, p. 57

Day 21 (Monday, February 20)

Assignment due today:

·     QUIZ #4—Ch. 4

Day 22 (Tuesday, February 21)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 65-69.  Learn about how recessive accents work in contract verbs, but I am not going to require you to demonstrate mastery of these concepts on quizzes and exams.

·     Write out exx. 5β, 5γ and 5δ (1-2), p. 69

·     Optional, but worth extra credit for attending:

o   Emma Vanderpool, “The Aeneid and Social Network Analysis”

o   3 PM in Wallace 114:

Day 23 (Thursday, February 23)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 70-73

·     Prepare the remainder of the passage on p. 67, beyond what we have read in class

·  Study the vocabulary given on pp. 45-46, 56, 65-66, and 74-75, and write down ways to remember at least five of the words, based either on a connection to English or on some sort of mnemonic device that is memorable to you.  Be willing to share a few of yours.

Day 24 (Friday, February 24)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 74-78 (stop before “Exercise 5ε")

·     Write out ex. 5ζ (2-5, 7), p. 80

·     Prepare the first paragraph of the passage on pp. 75-76

·     Greek Experience Day—in addition to your regular homework, come to class with some connection you have recently noticed between the world of ancient Greece and the world that you experience—vocabulary connections, culture connections, architecture connections, etc.

Day 25 (Monday, February 27)

·     Read pp. 78-83

·     Write out exx. 5ζ (1, 6), p. 80, ex. 5η (1-3), p. 82, and 5θ (3), p. 83

·     Prepare the second and third paragraphs of the passage on pp. 75-76

·     Optional, but strongly recommended (particularly for Classics majors), and attending the talk is worth extra credit:

o   6:00 PM in the Highlander Room: Cena Classica

o   7:30 PM in Pattee Auditorium: talk by Dr. Kathleen Coleman (Harvard University): “Defeat in the Arena”

Day 26 (Tuesday, February 28)

Assignment due today:

·    Review Ch. 5 and KNOW it thoroughly

o   Come to class with questions about the exam, and be prepared to answer any questions or do any activities that I might ask of you

·     Write out the following exx.:

·        4γ (2, 7, 8), p. 52;

·        4δ (3), p. 52;

·        4ε (3), p. 53;

·        4κ (1-10), p. 61

·     Write out translations of the sentences that I will give you to review Ch. 5

Day 27 (Thursday, March 2)

Assignment due today:

·     EXAM ON CHH. 4-5

Friday, March 3

·     NO CLASS—FINAL EXAMS FOR FIRST HALF-SEMESTER COURSES

Saturday, March 4-Sunday, March 12

SPRING BREAK

Day 28 (Monday, March 13)

Assignment due today:

·     Read pp. 85-92

·     Prepare paragraphs 1-2 on p. 87

Day 29 (Tuesday, March 14)

Assignment due today:

·     Correct Chh. 4-5 exam that you got back in class on Monday in a different color of ink than is already used on your exam

·     Re-read pp. 85-92, and read pp. 95-97

·     Write out the following exercises:

·   6γ (1-2), p. 93

·   6δ (1-2), p. 93

·   6ε (1-3), p. 93

·   6ζ (1-3), p. 94

·   6η (1-4), p. 94

·   6θ (2, 4, 5), p. 94

·     Optional, but worth extra credit for attending:

o   Emma Vanderpool, “The Aeneid and Social Network Analysis” (practice run of a paper to be delivered at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of New England)

o   Emma Vanderpool ‘17

o   3 PM, Wallace 114.  

Day 30 (Thursday, March 16)

Assignment due today:

·    Read pp. 101-102

·    Prepare paragraphs 1-2, p. 100

Day 31 (Friday, March 17)

Assignment due today:

·    Read pp. 103-104

·     Write out ex. 6λ (2-7), 6μ (1-7), and 6ν (4, 6), pp. 104-105

·     Greek Experience Day—in addition to your regular homework, come to class with some connection you have recently noticed between the world of ancient Greece and the world that you experience—vocabulary connections, culture connections, architecture connections, etc.

·     Cider with Classics: Reports on Spring Break Trips Edition.  3-4 PM, Wallace 102— while you are not required to be present, I would be very happy to see you there

Day 32 (Monday, March 20)

Assignment due today:

·     QUIZ #5—Ch. 6

Day 33 (Tuesday, March 21)

Assignment due today:

·    Read pp. 110-116 

·    Prepare paragraphs 1-2, p. 111

·    Write out ex. 7β (1-10), p. 100—do just the numbered items; you do not need to do the assignment given before them

Wednesday, March 22

Assignment due today:

·     Optional, but worth extra credit if you attend and write a one-page summary/response:

o   “Sweet and Spicy Libations: The Earliest Known Wine Cellar from the Middle Bronze Age Palace at Tel Kabri,” Andrew J. Koh, Assistant Professor, Department of Classical Studies, Brandeis University (akoh@brandeis.edu)

o   7:30 P.M., Pattee Auditorium, 100 CSB

Day 34 (Thursday, March 23)

Assignment due today:

·    Re-read pp. 110-116 

·    Prepare the remainder of the passage on pp. 111-112, beyond what we have read in class

·     Optional, but worth extra credit if you attend and write a one-page summary/response:

o   “The Mouliana Project: Late Minoan Warrior Grave Artifacts from the Bronze Age Collapse,” Andrew J. Koh, Assistant Professor Department of Classical Studies, Brandeis University (akoh@brandeis.edu)

o   7:30 P.M., Ferris Lounge, Seymour Hall, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois

Day 35 (Friday, March 24)

Assignment due today:

·    Read pp. 117-120

·    Write out exx. 7γ and 7δ (1-5), p. 118

Friday, March 24-Sunday, March 26

·     Annual national meeting of Eta Sigma Phi, the undergraduate Classics honor society, Ann Arbor, MI (Monmouth hosted the event last year)

Day 36 (Monday, March 27)

·    Read pp. 121-127.

·    Write out exx. 7ε (1, 2, 6, 7) and 7ζ (8-10), pp. 108-109

·    Prepare paragraphs 1-3, pp. 104-105 

Day 37 (Tuesday, March 28)

Assignment due today:

·     QUIZ #7—Ch. 7

More assignments will be forthcoming as we move further into the semester.