CLAS 101 B: Latin and Greek in Current Use

WI Syllabus (B).docx

Week 1

Tuesday, January 3: Introduction & Syllabus

Thursday, January 5: Word Building

• Read Chapter 1 – Word Building Basics (pg.1-15)
• Read Appendices I-III (pg. 251-256)

Week 2

Tuesday, January 10: 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, January 12: Word Building

• Read Chapter 3 – Word Building Tools (pg.45-64)
• Word Building Practice and Review

Week 3

Tuesday, January 17: 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, January 19: 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, January 24: Quiz Day

• Quiz #1 (Word Building, Mythology, Greek Bases, Prefixes, and Suffixes)

Thursday, January 26: Greek Medicine

• Read Chapter 5 – Medicine (pg. 105-139)

Week 5

Tuesday, January 31: 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, February 2: Greek Politics and Law

• Read Chapter 6 – Politics and Law (pg. 145-164)

Week 6

Tuesday, February 7: Roman Politics and Law

• Commit to Memory: Latin Prefixes (Chapter 3 pg. 48-55; prefix ab- to ultra-).

Thursday, February 9: Quiz Day

• Quiz #2 (Medicine, Politics and Law, Latin Bases and Prefixes)

Week 7

Tuesday, February 14: Commerce and Economics

• Read Chapter 7 – Commerce and Economics (pg. 169-186)

Thursday, February 16: 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, February 21: Psychology and Ancient Drama

• Read: Chapter 8 – Philosophy and Psychology (pg. 206-219)

Thursday, February 23: Pre-Quiz Review Day

• Homework #3: Catharsis Exercise
• Jeopardy!

Week 9

Tuesday, February 28: Quiz Day

• Quiz #3 (Commerce and Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, Latin Suffixes)

Thursday, March 2: Greek History and Historiography

• 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, March 7: 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, March 9:  Review Day

• Review all materials and bring questions