CLAS 101 G: Latin and Greek in Current Use

here you can find the schedule of readings and assignments. for grading guidelines and so on, go to the course policies page.

SCHEDULE

WEEK ONE

January 4th. Syllabus overview.

Look over the syllabus.

WEEK TWO

January 9th. Introduction to Classics and word building.

Read Chapter 1; learn Greek and Latin plural forms (pages 13-15).

January 11th. Word building.

WEEK THREE

January 16th. Mythology. Gods.

Read pages 75-82 in chapter 4 (start with "What is Mythology", stop before "Underworld"); learn meanings of words/expressions in the Word Study sections.

Homework 1 due (Greek bases in chapter 2, pages 19-29 and in exercise 7 on page 38).

January 18th. Mythology. Younger Gods and Heroes.

Read pages 85-89 in chapter 4 ("Heroes"); learn meanings of words/expressions in the Word Study sections.

WEEK FOUR

January 23rd. Mythology. Mortals + Persephone. content warning: sexual violence.

Read pages 82-84 in chapter 4 ("The Underworld"); learn meanings of words/expressions in the Word Study sections.

January 25th. Mythology. Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid

Read pages 90-95 in chapter 4 (start with "The Trojan War", stop before "Oedipus and His Family"); learn meanings of words/expressions in the Word Study sections.

WEEK FIVE

January 30th. History.

Read pages 227-238 in chapter 9 (start with "What Is History?", stop before "Source passages"); start learning "Key Words for History" at the end of this chapter.

Homework 2 due (Greek prefixes in chapter 2, pages 30-33).

February 1st. History.

Read pages 238-241 in chapter 9 (start with "Source passages", stop before "The story of Coriolanus and Veturia"); continue learning "Key Words for History" at the end of this chapter.

WEEK SIX

February 6th. Greek law and politics.

Read "The Greek Polis", "Monarchy and Related Forms", and "Democracy" in chapter 6; learn words and expressions in Word Study sections after them.

February 8th. Roman law and politics.

Read the rest of chapter 6; learn the rest of Word Study sections; learn words and expressions under "Latin Derivatives in Legal Vocabulary"; instead of learning all Latin Legal Phrases, only learn the ones in this document: Latin legal phrases.docx

Assessment 1 goes live on February 9th.

WEEK SEVEN

February 13th.

No lecture, work on assessment 1.

February 15th. Commerce and economics.

Read chapter 7, learn words and expressions in the Word Study rubrics.

Assessment 1 due on February 16th.

WEEK EIGHT

February 20th. Commerce and economics.

Homework 3 due (Latin bases in chapter 3, pages 45-48).

February 22nd. Medicine.

Read chapter 5; learn words and expressions in the Word Study sections; start learning key words derived from Greek and Latin at the end of this chapter.

WEEK NINE

February 27th. Medicine.

Continue learning key words at the end of chapter 5.

March 29th. Philosophy.

Read pages 191-206 in chapter 8 (start with "Inquiry", stop before "Psyche"); for help filling out the Word Study sections, consult this document: Philosophy + psychology words.docx

WEEK TEN

March 5th. Psychology.

Read pages 206-219 (start with "Psyche", finish the chapter); for help filling out the Word Study sections, consult this document: Philosophy + psychology words.docx

Homework 4 due (Latin prefixes in chapter 3, pages 49-55).

March 7th. Literature.

Learn number bases in Appendix 3 (pages 255-256).

FINALS WEEK

Assessment 2 and extra credit assignment due on March 15th.