Week 1
Tuesday, March 28: Introduction & Syllabus
Thursday, March 30: Word Building
- Read Chapter 1 – Word Building Basics (pg.1-15)
- Read Appendices I-III (pg. 251-256)
Week 2
Tuesday, April 4: Word Building
- Read Chapter 2 – Word Building Tools (pg.19-36)
- Commit to Memory: Greek Nouns and Adjectives (Chapter 2 pg. 19-25; combining form -archy to adjective therm). Memorize all bulleted bases/combining forms in these sections.
Thursday, April 6: Word Building
- Read Chapter 3 – Word Building Tools (pg.45-64)
- Word Building Practice and Review
Week 3
Tuesday, April 11: Mythology
- Read Chapter 4 – Mythology (pg.75-98)
- Commit to Memory: Greek Adverbs and Verbs (Chapter 2 pg. 25-29; adverb eu to verb treph)
- Homework #1: Chapter 4 Exercises 2-3, 6b, 6e (pg.101-103) (submit on Canvas)
Thursday, April 13: Mythology and Reception
- Commit to Memory: Greek Prefixes and Suffixes (Chapter 2 pg. 29-36; prefix a/an- to verb suffix -ize)
Week 4
Tuesday, April 18: Quiz Day
- Quiz #1 (Word Building, Mythology, Greek Bases, Prefixes, and Suffixes)
Thursday, April 20: Greek Medicine
- Read Chapter 5 – Medicine (pg. 105-139)
Week 5
Tuesday, April 25: Roman Medicine
- Commit to Memory: Latin Nouns and Verbs (Chapter 3 pg. 45-48; aqu- to ven/vent)
- Homework #2: Chapter 5 Exercises 4a-k, 5a-h, 6a-f (pg.142-143)
Thursday, April 27: Greek Politics and Law
- Read Chapter 6 – Politics and Law (pg. 145-164)
Week 6
Tuesday, May 2: Roman Politics and Law
- Commit to Memory: Latin Prefixes (Chapter 3 pg. 48-55; prefix ab- to ultra-).
Thursday, May 4: Quiz Day
- Quiz #2 (Medicine, Politics and Law, Latin Bases and Prefixes)
Week 7
Tuesday, May 9: Commerce and Economics
- Read Chapter 7 – Commerce and Economics (pg. 169-186)
Thursday, May 11: Philosophy
- Read Chapter 8 – Philosophy and Psychology (pg. 191-206 – stop before “Psyche”)
- Commit to Memory: Latin Suffixes (Chapter 3 pg. 55-63; -ane to -esce)
Week 8
Tuesday, May 16: Psychology and Ancient Drama
- Read: Chapter 8 – Philosophy and Psychology (pg. 206-219)
Thursday, May 18: Pre-Quiz Review Day
- Homework #3: Catharsis Exercise
- Jeopardy!
Week 9
Tuesday, May 23: Quiz Day
- Quiz #3 (Commerce and Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, Latin Suffixes)
Thursday, May 25: Greek History and Historiography (Asynchronous Class)
- Read Chapter 9 – History pg. 227-236 (“What is History?” – “Polybius”) and pg.238-40 (“Source Passages” – “Polybius Histories 3.31.2-4, 7-8, 11-13”)
Week 10
Tuesday, May 30: Roman History and Historiography
- Read: Chapter 9 – History pg. 236–238 (“Flavius Josephus” – “Tacitus”) and pg. 241- 245(“Livy From the Foundation of the City preface 6-7, 9-10” –“Key Words for History”)
Thursday, June 2: Review Day
- Review all materials and bring questions
FINAL EXAM Wednesday, June 7th at 4:30 PM (THO 119)
*I reserve the right to modify the syllabus at any time; however, notice will be given*