- Summer 2021
Syllabus Description:
Greek 103: Introductory Greek
Summer B 2021
MTWF 8:30-10:40 AM
Edgar A. García (he/him/his), Department of Classics eagarcia@uw.edu
Office Hour: by appointment
Zoom Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99526855198
Password: plato
B Term
Welcome to ancient Greece! First year Greek courses give you direct access to the thoughts and writings of the ancient Greeks and allows you to explore the dynamic and often dangerous cultural, social and political world in which they wrote. In Accelerated Greek 103, we will cover Lessons 27 – 50 of From Alpha to Omega. You will learn the subjunctive and optative moods, to recognize and translate advanced syntax, and continue practicing reading and writing classical Greek.
Course Goals:
- Students will gain increased familiarity with the Greek alphabet, demonstrated by handwritten Greek on homework assignments.
- Students will gain an understanding of the material covered in Lessons 27 – 50 of From Alpha to Omega, demonstrated by their performance on weekly assessments.
- Students will gain increased reading comprehension of classical Greek, demonstrated by their performance on the final translation project.
The UW Department of Classics Summer intensive first year ancient Greek program covers a whole year of introductory ancient Greek and consists of two courses: Greek 300 followed by Greek 103. Completion of Greek 103 with a grade of 2.0 fulfills the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement. If you are not using ancient Greek to complete the foreign language proficiency requirement, Greek 300 and Greek 103 can each count for VLPA.
How to read this schedule:
The ΑΩ Lessons and the homework assignments should be read and completed before the listed date. For example: on 7/23, come to class having already read Lesson 28 and having completed the homework assignment from Lesson 27. The canvas page will be regularly updated with specific assignments.
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Week 5 |
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Thursday 7/22 |
Homework: ΑΩ Lesson 27: Aorist Passive and review of verbs |
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Friday 7/23 |
Homework: Lesson 27 GtE (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10) and EtG (1) ΑΩ Lesson 28: Future Passive Tense; Future Perfect Active, etc.; οἶδα |
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Week 6 |
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Monday 7/26 |
Homework: Lesson 28 GtE (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10) and EtG (2) ΑΩ Lesson 29: Third Declension: Vowel Stems and Syncopated Stems |
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Tuesday 7/27 |
Homework: Lesson 29 GtE (1, 3, 5, 7–9) and EtG (2) ΑΩ Lesson 30: Deponent Verbs; Genitive Absolute; εἶς, οὐδείς/μηδείς |
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Wednesday 7/28 |
Homework: Lesson 30 GtE (1–3, 5, 6, 9) and EtG (3) ΑΩ Lessons 31 & 32: Adverbs, Result Clauses; Comparatives and Superlatives |
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Thursday 7/29 |
Homework: Lesson 31 GtE (5, 7, 8 10) and Lesson 32 GtE (3, 5, 6) ΑΩ Lessons 33 & 34: Irregular Comparatives, Degree of Difference; Numerals |
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Friday 7/30 |
Homework: Lesson 33 GtE (2, 3, 5, 6) and Lesson 34 GtE (3, 6, 9) ΑΩ Lesson 35: Subjunctive Mood |
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Week 7 |
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Monday 8/2 |
Homework: Lesson 35 GtE (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10) and EtG (2) ΑΩ Lesson 36: Optative Mood |
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Tuesday 8/3 |
Homework: Lesson 36 GtE (1, 4–9) and EtG (1) ΑΩ Lesson 37: Conditions |
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Wednesday 8/4 |
Homework: Lesson 37 GtE (1–3, 5, 9–10) and EtG (3) ΑΩ Lessons 38: Conditional Relative Clauses |
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Thursday 8/5 |
Homework: Lesson 38 GtE (3–5, 6, 8, 10) and EtG (2) ΑΩ Lesson 39: Purpose Clauses |
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Friday 8/6 |
Homework: Lesson 39 GtE (1, 5, 6, 8–10) and EtG (1) ΑΩ Lesson 40: εἶμι; Indirect Discourse (ὅτι/ὡς) |
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Week 8 |
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Monday 8/9 |
Homework: Lesson 40 GtE (3, 4, 6, 8–10) and EtG (1) ΑΩ Lesson 41: φημί; Indirect Discourse (Infinitive) –We'll be sight-reading Not What Darius Expected, Part 1 on p. 301 |
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Tuesday 8/10 |
Homework: Lesson 41 GtE (2–5, 8, 10) and EtG (2) ΑΩ Lessons 42: Indirect Discourse (with participle); Crasis; –We'll be sight-reading Not What Darius Expected, Part 2 on p. 310 |
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Wednesday 8/11 |
Homework: Lesson 42 GtE (1, 2, 4, 6–8) and EtG (4) ΑΩ Lessons 43+44: More Uses of the Infinitive; πρίν; Verbal Adjectives |
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Thursday 8/12 |
Homework: Lesson 43 GtE (1, 2, 5, 6, 9) and Lesson 44 GtE (2, 4, 6) ΑΩ Lesson 45: Clauses of Effort and Fear |
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Friday 8/13 |
Homework: Lesson 45 GtE (1, 4–6, 8, 10) and EtG (4) ΑΩ Lesson 46: -μι verbs (δίδωμι, ἵστημι) |
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Week 9 |
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Monday 8/9 |
Homework: Lesson 46 GtE (2–5, 8, 9) and EtG (4) ΑΩ Lessons 47+48: -μι verbs (τίθημι, ἵημι); -μι verbs (δείκνῡμι); Unattainable Wishes |
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Tuesday 8/10 |
Homework: Lesson 47 GtE (1, 2, 5, 8) Lesson 48 GtE (2, 8, 10) and EtG (2) ΑΩ Lesson 49: βαίνω, γιγνώσκω; Directional Suffixes; Accusative of Respect |
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Wednesday 8/11 |
Homework: Lesson 49 GtE (1–5, 7, 8) and EtG (3) ΑΩ Lesson 50: Redundant μή; Uses of μὴ οὐ and οὐ μή; Attraction of Relative Pronoun |
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Thursday 8/12 |
Homework: Lesson 50 GtE (1–5, 7, 9, 10) Review |
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Friday 8/13 |
No Class! Work on final which is due Sunday night |