Kirk Ormand	GREK 102: Elementary Greek, Part Deux
King 105c; x8394
Office Hours: T 9-10; W 10-12; Th 11-12	Spring, 2004

Purpose: In this course you will continue the arduous and rewarding process of learning ancient Greek. This semester you will learn the remaining moods of the verbs, and expand your knowledge of irregular verbs. We will also solidify our knowledge of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns. But the greatest work of this semester will focus on learning the permutations of basic Greek syntax, such that by the second half of the semester we will be able to read large chunks of Platoπs Apology in the original Greek.

Schedule: This course is 4 credits, and meets 4 days a week. You are expected to come to class having studied the grammar, learned the vocabulary words, and read the Greek text in the chapter indicated for that day. Failure to attend class, or failure to prepare for class will affect your grade. You will also have a brief written assignment each day. These will not be graded, but I will keep record of whether or not you turn them in, and this also factors into your grade. Late homework will not be accepted unless you have a darned good reason.

There will be a quiz every week on that weekπs material, and on the principal parts of select Greek verbs. Quizzes will be taken during class time, and you may not take a quiz at another time without a darned good reason, discussed with me before class. Quizzes will be short, and we will use the other half of class that day to cover new material. Our time is brief, and I will be ruthless and efficient about getting as much out of it as humanly possible.

Once we begin reading Platoπs Apology, the same principles apply: you are expected to come to class prepared to translate that dayπs lesson.

A word of caution: learning Greek is a cumulative experience. If you get a day behind, it will make it difficult for you to keep up with the next dayπs class. If you get two days behind, you should consider yourself to be in grave danger. The key to success in this course is to keep up, day in and day out. You will learn the material better, and more easily, if you set aside some time every day to study Greek.

Grading: Your final grade will be determined as follows:

Quizzes: 80%

Final: 15%

Completion of Homework: 5%

New Feature: If you have a grade of A- or better going in to the final, you need not take the final. If your grade is a B+ or lower, you must take the final.

Attendance: For the duration of this semester and for the purposes of this class, we are a community of scholars. Please plan to attend every class session. If you miss class, it is your responsibility (not mine) to find out what you missed.

Academic Honesty: You are encouraged to form study groups and work together on the homework assignments. Remember, however, that on quizzes and tests you are on your own.

In the unlikely event that a student is found to have engaged in academic dishonesty (cheating, helping other students to cheat, plagiarism) he/she will automatically fail this course. I will also report the transgression to the Honor Board. If any student is unclear as to what may be considered plagiarism, cheating, etc., she/he should speak to me about it.

How to Use the Textbook

Each chapter contains several sections: it starts with new forms and explanations of grammar, followed by some exercises; usually a few more bits of a grammar, and then some more exercises. At the end of each chapter is a list of new vocabulary words. Here is how I recommend preparing for class:

1) Read over the new vocabulary words for the new readings/exercises. Make a flash card for each new word.

2a) Turn to the explanation of new grammar. Read through it carefully. If there are new forms to learn, memorize them.

2b) Make sure youπve memorized them by taking out a blank sheet of paper and writing them out from memory. No, really.

3a) Lock yourself in a small room and read the Greek sentences/passage that you are to prepare aloud. Do not try to translate, just listen to the sound of the words. You must not skip this step!

3b) Did you skip step 3a? Are you sure?

4) Now go back and translate the assigned paragraphs or sentences paying special attention to the new grammatical constructions or forms. I prefer that you not write your translation out. We will go over the passage in class, and it is best if you have to re-read it then.

5) Spend 15 minutes with your flash cards memorizing new vocabulary.

6) Write out the Exercise that is listed for that day.

This process is labor-intensive, but is virtually guaranteed to work. In general, if you sit and focus while doing it ≠ no IRC or instant messaging ≠ each dayπs assignment should take about 2 hours. If it is taking longer than that, please let me know.

Syllabus

Feb. 9	Welcome back. Review of Syllabus. Review Greek Verb.	Weekly Principal parts:
10	Ch. 22, sections 1-4 Read: Ex. 114, 116 Do: Ex. 115, #3,5
12	Ch. 22 again Read: Ex. 118 (crocodiles) Do: Memorize comparatives and superlatives of Ègay“w, kak“w, kal“w, m∞gaw, mikr“w, pol w
13	Quiz #1. Catch-up and review	Ígv, a˛r∞v,Èko v
16	Ch. 23, Sections 1-5 Read: Ex. 119 Do: Ex. 120, #2, 7
17	Ch. 23, sections 6-7 Read: Ex. 121 Ex. 122 #8, 9
19	Ch. 23 Read: Exercise 123
20	Quiz #2 Read Ch. 24, section 1	Èpoyn∆skv, Írxv, ba§nv
23	Ch. 24 (All) Read: Ex. 124, 126 Do: Ex. 125, #1, 2, 3,
24	Ch. 24 again Read: Ex. 128
26	Ch. 25, sections 1-3 Read: Ex. 129 Do: Really, really make sure you have memorized the optative forms. Fill in the chart marked Practice A on p. 131.
27	Quiz #3 Ch. 25, sections 4-5	b„llv, bl„ptv, bo lomai
March 1	Ch. 25 Read: Ex. 131, 133 Do: Ex. 132, #2, 4
2	Ch. 26 (all0 Read: Ex. 136 Do: Ex. 137, #2, 7
4	Ch. 26 Read: Ex. 138 Begin ch. 27
5	Quiz #4 Ch. 27, sections 1-2 (read only)	gr„fv, ßy∞lv, eÕriskv
8	Ch. 27 Read: Ex. 139, ex. 141 Do: Ex. 140, #4, 8
9	Ch. 28, sections 1-3 Read: Ex. 142 Do: Ex. 143, #3, 7
11	Ch. 28, sections 4-5 Read Ex. 144, 146 Do: Ex. 145 #5, Ex. 147 #4
12	Quiz #5 Read: Ex. 148	∂xv, lamb„nv, lany„nv
15	Ch. 29 (All) Read: Ex. 151 Do: Ex. 150, #2, 7
16	Ch. 30, sections 1-3 Read: Ex. 152 Do: Ex. 153, #2, 5
18	Ch. 30 More work with Conditions Read: Ex. 154
19	Quiz #6	l∞gv, le§pv, many„nv
22	Ch. 31 (All) Read: Ex. 155
23	Ch. 31 again Do: Ex. 156, #1,3,5,7,9
25	Review and catch up
26	Begin the Apology! Brief introductory lecture ≠Read 17a1-18a6 in English
Mar 27-April 4	Spring Break
April 5	Ch. 32 (-mi) verbs: d§domi and t§yhmi, present and imperfect
6	d§domi and t§yhmi, aorist 18a7-c3 in Greek
8	d§domi and t§yhmi, imperatives Apology, 18c4-e4
9	Quiz #7	ûr„v, p„sxv, pa v
12	∑sthmi, present Apology 18e5-19c1
13	∑sthmi, aorist Apology 19c2-d7
15	Review ≠mi verbs, learn about duals Apology 19d8-20a6
16	Quiz #8	pe§yv, pr„ssv, s≠zv
19	∑hmi, present Apology 20a6-d4
20	∑hmi, aorist Apology, 20d4-21a8
22	Apology 21b1-e2
23	Read Aristophanes Clouds in English
26	Apology 21e3-22c8
27	Apology 22c9-23c1
29	Quiz #9	tr∞xv, tugx„nv, f∞rv, fy„nv
30	Apology 23c2-24b2
May 3	24b3-e10
4	25a1-25c10
6	25d1-26a7
7	26a9-28a1 in English 28a2-d5 (Note that we skip a section!)
10	28d6-29c6
11	29c6-30c1
13	30c2-35d8 in English) 35e1-37a1 (Skip another section)
14	37a2-38b5 Finish Apology in English