Instructor: Elsie Grathwohl
Email: erg372@uw.edu
Office Hours via Zoom: Wednesday 12:00-1:00pm or by appointment.
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Word-Building Memorization list:
Required Text:
• William J. Dominik, Words and Ideas (Bolchazy - Carducci).
Syllabus:
Week 1
Tuesday, March 28: Introduction & Syllabus -- What is classics?slides
Thursday, March 30: Word Building -- Word Building Intro to Language slides
- Read Chapter 1 – Word Building Basics (pp.1-15) -- Ch1 - Word Building Basics-1.pdf
- Commit to memory: Greek Nouns on the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples. For example, know that -archy means ‘rule by.’
- Optional: Read Appendices I-III (pp. 251-256)
- In class: Hamlet and Newton exercise
Week 2
Tuesday, April 4: Mythology -- Mythology pt. 1slides
- Read Chapter 4 – Mythology (pp. 75-99) -- Ch4 - Mythology copy-1.pdf
- Commit to Memory: Greek Adjectives and Greek Adverbs on the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples.
- In class: Cosmogony exercise
Thursday, April 6: Mythology -- Mythology pt. 2 slides
- Commit to Memory: Greek Verbs on the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples.
- Homework #1: Chapter 4 Exercises 2a-d, 3e-f, 6c, 6e (p.101-103) (on assignments tab)
Week 3
Tuesday, April 11: Mythology in Literature -- Mythology pt. 3slides
- Commit to Memory: Greek Prefixes and Suffixes on the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples.
- Primary Reading: Pyramus & Thisbe reading
Thursday, April 13: Quiz Day
- Quiz #1 (Word Building, Mythology, Greek Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Prefixes and Suffixes on the memorization list)
Week 4
Tuesday, April 18: Greek Medicine -- Medicine pt. 1 slides
- Read Chapter 5 – Medicine (pp. 105-139)
- Commit to Memory: Medical bases on the last page of the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples.
Thursday, April 20: Roman Medicine -- Medicine. pt 2 slides
- Commit to Memory: Latin Nouns and Latin Verbs on the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples.
Week 5
Tuesday, April 25: Greek Politics and Law --Greek P&L slides
- Read Chapter 6 – Politics and Law (pp. 145-164)
- Ch6 - Politics and Law.pdf
Thursday, April 27: Roman Politics and Law -- Roman P&L slides
- Commit to Memory: Latin Prefixes and Suffixes on the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples.
Week 6
Tuesday, May 2: Quiz Day
- Quiz #2 (Medicine, Politics and Law, Latin Noun, Verbs, Prefixes and Suffixes on the memorization list)
Thursday, May 4: Commerce and Economics -- Commerce and Economics slides
- Read Chapter 7 – Commerce and Economics (pp. 169-186)
- In class: Shipwrecked exercise -- Handout - Shipwreck Archaeology.pdf
Week 7
Tuesday, May 9: Philosophy -- Philosophy pt. 1 slides
- Read Chapter 8 – Philosophy and Psychology (pp. 191-206)
Thursday, May 11: Psychology and Ancient Drama -- Philosophy pt. 2 slides
- Read: Chapter 8 – Philosophy and Psychology (pp. 206-219)
Week 8
Tuesday, May 16: Literature -- Literature slides
- Primary Reading: Sappho & Catullus reading
- Homework #2: Chapter 8 Exercise 5 (page 225), and Aristotle’s Drama Assignment (on assignments tab)
Thursday, May 18: Quiz Day
- Quiz #3 (Commerce and Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, Ancient Drama, Literature.)
Week 9
Tuesday, May 23: History and Historiography pt. 1 -- History and Historiography slides
- Read Chapter 9 – History pp. 227-245
Thursday, May 25: REMOTE ASSIGNMENT
- Primary Reading: Pericles’ Funeral Oration (posted to canvas)
- Homework #3: Pericles’ Funeral Oration assignment (on assignments tab)
Week 10
Tuesday, May 30: History and Historiography pt. 2 -- History and Historiography 2 slides
- Primary Reading: Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Thursday, June 1: Review Day
- Review all materials and bring questions
FINAL EXAM: Tue, Jun 6 from 10:30 – 12:20 PM in DEN 212 (our regular classroom)
*I reserve the right to modify the syllabus at any time; however, notice will be given*
Grading Scale:
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4.0: 430-411 |
3.0: 365-361 |
2.0: 315-311 |
1.0: 265-261 |
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3.9: 410-406 |
2.9: 360-356 |
1.9: 310-306 |
0.9: 260-256 |
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3.8: 405-401 |
2.8: 355-351 |
1.8: 305-301 |
0.8: 255-251 |
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3.7: 400-396 |
2.7: 350-346 |
1.7: 300-296 |
0.7: 250-246 |
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3.6: 395-391 |
2.6: 345-341 |
1.6: 295-291 |
0.0: 245 or fewer* |
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3.5: 390-386 |
2.5: 340-336 |
1.5: 290-286 |
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3.4: 385-381 |
2.4: 335-331 |
1.4: 285-281 |
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3.3: 380-376 |
2.3: 330-326 |
1.3: 280-276 |
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3.2: 375-371 |
2.2: 325-321 |
1.2: 275-271 |
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3.1: 370-366 |
2.1: 320-316 |
1.1: 270-266 |
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* Note: in order to pass this class, you must receive 246 points or greater.