GREK200/300/400-1 Directed Readings: Homer's Iliad
 Spring Semester 2005
Department of Classics
Monmouth College

The general aim of this course is to improve your Greek reading and comprehension skills and to expose you to a variety of texts in Greek. The specific goal of the course this semester is to read selections from Homer's Iliad.

Class will meet about 50 minutes per week. During this time we will translate, discuss and interpret the assigned readings. You are expected to come prepared to every class. Preparation means review of the reading from last class and work on the reading for the next class. You are expected to spent a MINIMUM of two hours a week preparing for class. 

Your course grade will be based upon the amount of time you spend in preparation for class, the quality of your preparation, your class performance, and an ORAL final examination. Other assignments may be made during the course of the semester. You may request a verbal evaluation of your performance at any time during the term. In general, you will be graded in this course based upon the "3 P's" of PREPARATION, PARTICIPATION, and PROGRESS.

TEXTBOOKS:

Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
Revised by Clyde Pharr, John Wright

ISBN: 0806119373
Format: Paperback, 361pp
Pub. Date: April 1986
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
It is highly recommended that students also have their own Greek dictionary, a Greek reference grammar, and an English translation of the Iliad.

Standing offer for extra credit: If you submit a 250-word review of this book to www.barnesandnoble.com or www.amazon.com and send the link to the instructor, you will get extra credit in this course. This offer ends two weeks before the end of the semester.

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A word on academic honesty: You are encouraged to work with other members of the class. However, please do not try to recite another's translation. This is a form of plagiarism (copying someone else's work without giving credit) which is both dishonest and ineffective for your goal of learning Latin. Any student submitting plagiarized work will receive a failing grade for that assignment. If two papers with identical or nearly-identical work are submitted by different students, both papers will receive a failing grade.

Caveat: This syllabus is subject to revision by the instructor, provided that written or verbal notice is given in class.

This webpage was prepared by Professor Thomas J. Sienkewicz of Monmouth College. If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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