CLAS 101 B: Latin and Greek in Current Use

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-2.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
  • Au20A_Hamlet and Newton.pdf 

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 -- Cosmogony & Theogony Exercise_.pdf 

Thursday, April 6: Mythology -- Mythology pt. 2slides

• 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. 3 slides 

• Commit to Memory: Greek Prefixes and Suffixes on the memorization list & review accompanying textbook examples.
• Primary Reading: Pyramus & Thisbe reading
  • Ted Hughs Pyramus and Thisbe.pdf 
  • Pyramus and Thisbe.pdf 

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)
  • Ch5 - Medicine.pdf 
• 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
  • Sappho & Catullus.pdf 
• 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)
  • Pericles Funeral Oration.pdf 
• Homework #3: Pericles’ Funeral Oration assignment (on assignments tab)

Week 10 

Tuesday, May 30: History and Historiography pt. 2 -- History and Historiography 2slides

• Primary Reading: Pericles’ Funeral Oration 
  • Pericles Funeral Oration-1.pdf 

 Thursday, June 1: Review Day

• Review all materials and bring questions

FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, June 7th, at 10:30-12:20 in SMI 309 (our regular classroom)

*I reserve the right to modify the syllabus at any time; however, notice will be given*

Grading Scale:

* Note: in order to pass this class, you must receive 246 points or greater.