MTWF 1.30-2.20 on Zoom
Prof. Deborah Kamen (dkamen@uw.edu) (she/her/hers)
Office hours over Zoom by appointment
NOTE: This class meets SYNCHRONOUSLY over Zoom.
Google doc "blackboard" for class
Description:
In this course, we will read Plato’s Apology in Greek and review grammar by composing sentences in Greek. Class time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and some Fridays will be devoted to translating Plato; other Fridays will be devoted to reviewing prose composition assignments.
Required textbook:
G. P. Rose (ed.), Plato’s Apology (Bryn Mawr Commentaries)
*Until the book is in stock, here is the Greek text of the Apology; here is Rose's commentary
Useful references:
Logeion (free online Greek dictionary): http://logeion.uchicago.edu/
H. W. Smyth, Greek Grammar for Colleges: online or as pdf
S. C. Woodhouse, English-Greek Dictionary: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/Woodhouse/
Apparatus criticus guide to abbreviations
Grading:
Participation and daily preparation: 20%
Prose composition assignments (to be uploaded by 1.30): 20%
Exam 1: 20%
Exam 2: 20%
Exam 3: 20%
Daily preparation entails reading (before class) the assigned passages of Plato's Apology. NOTE: These reading assignments are not (yet) listed below but will be made at the end of each class session, depending on how quickly we're moving through the text. Participation entails translating aloud in class, discussing the text, and answering questions. It's always best to come to class even if you haven't had a chance to prepare; if you don't feel up for translating on a particular day, just send me a email or a private chat message on Zoom and I won't call on you.
Prose composition assignments will be posted on Canvas under 'Assignments' at least 48 hours in advance of their due dates. Prose comps must be completed and re-uploaded to Canvas by 1.30pm (many) Fridays. If you have a Greek font (with accents and breathing marks) on your computer or tablet, feel free to use that; otherwise, feel free to hand-write the assignments and then scan them in or take a photo. NOTE: Prose comps don't have to be perfect to earn full credit! You just have to show that you've put in a good-faith effort. We will go over the sentences together in class.
Exams are OPEN-BOOK, OPEN-NOTE. They will be posted on Canvas under 'Assignments' at least 72 hours in advance of their due dates. You should complete the exams and re-upload them as a .doc or .docx by 5pm on their due dates. You can use the Plato text + commentary, your notes, a dictionary, Smyth, and the Google doc "blackboard," but you CANNOT use published translations and you CANNOT consult with anyone else. Exams will primarily involve: 1) translating passages of Plato; 2) answering grammatical and other questions about those passages.
Except in the case of serious illness, family emergency, or religious observance, make-up exams will not be given and prose composition assignments will not be accepted late.
ACCESS Student Policy:
I follow the ACCESS Student Policy as described on the UW Registrar website: “ACCESS students attend classes on an audit basis as a non-matriculated student. As an auditor, you may not participate in class discussions, take tests, or submit papers.”
Week 1:
Jan. 4: Introduction (handout 1 and handout 2)
Jan. 5: Reading assignment in Plato's Apology (through 17a7)
Jan. 6: Read through 17b6 (if possible, through 17c1)
Jan. 8: Read through 17d1
Week 2:
Jan. 11: Read through 18a6
Jan. 12: Read through 18b4
Jan. 13: Read through 18c3
Jan. 15: Prose composition #1 due on Canvas by 1.30pm (NOTE: you can find prose composition assignments under 'Assignments')
Week 3:
Jan. 18: NO CLASS (MLK DAY)
Jan. 19: Read through 18e3
Jan. 20: Read through 19c1
Jan. 22: Read through 19d7
Week 4:
Jan. 25: EXAM 1 due on Canvas by 5pm (NOTE: you can find exams under 'Assignments'). NO CLASS
Jan. 26: Read through 20a5
Jan. 27: Read through 20c2
Jan. 29: Prose composition #2 due on Canvas by 1.30pm
Week 5:
Feb. 1: Read through 20e2
Feb. 2: Read through 21a8
Feb. 3: Read through 21c2
Feb. 5: Read through 21e2
Week 6
Feb. 8: Read through 22b2
Feb. 9: Read through 22c8
Feb. 10: Read through 22e5
Feb. 12: Prose composition #3 due on Canvas by 1.30pm
Week 7:
Feb. 15: NO CLASS (PRESIDENTS DAY)
Feb. 16: Read through 23c1
Feb. 17: Read through 23d9
Feb. 19: Read through 24b2
Week 8:
Feb. 22: EXAM 2 due on Canvas by 5pm. NO CLASS
Feb. 23: Read through 24d7
Feb. 24: Read through 25a11
Feb. 26: Prose composition #4 due on Canvas by 1.30pm
Week 9:
Mar. 1: Read through 25d7
Mar. 2: Read through 26b7
Mar. 3: Read through 26e5
Mar. 5: Read through 27c3
Week 10:
Mar. 8: Read through 28a1
Mar. 9: Read through 28d5
Mar. 10: Read through 29b9
Mar. 12: Prose composition #5 due on Canvas by 1.30pm
Mar. 15: EXAM 3 due on Canvas by 5pm
UW Grade Scale
|
Percentage Earned |
Grade-Point Equivalent |
|
100-97 |
4.0 |
|
96-95 |
3.9 |
|
94 |
3.8 |
|
93-92 |
3.7 |
|
91 |
3.6 |
|
90-89 |
3.5 |
|
88-87 |
3.4 |
|
86 |
3.3 |
|
85 |
3.2 |
|
84 |
3.1 |
|
83 |
3.0 |
|
82 |
2.9 |
|
81 |
2.8 |
|
80 |
2.7 |
|
79 |
2.6 |
|
78 |
2.5 |
|
77 |
2.4 |
|
76 |
2.3 |
|
75 |
2.2 |
|
74 |
2.1 |
|
73 |
2.0 |
|
72 |
1.9 |
|
71 |
1.8 |
|
70 |
1.7 |
|
69 |
1.6 |
|
68 |
1.5 |
|
67 |
1.4 |
|
66 |
1.3 |
|
65 |
1.2 |
|
64 |
1.1 |
|
63 |
1.0 |
|
62 |
0.9 |
|
61 |
0.8 |
|
60 |
0.7 |
|
59 and x < 59 |
0.0 |