Kirk Ormand	GREK 101: Introductory Ancient Greek
King 105c; x8394
Office Hours: T 11-1; W 2:30-4:30; and by appt.	Fall, 2002

Purpose: In this course you will begin the arduous and delightful process of learning ancient Greek. This semester we will learn the Greek alphabet, rules of accents, and roughly 2/3 of the basic forms of Greek words. We will also begin learning the rules of ancient Greek syntax. Students should be forewarned that we will not get to all of Greek grammar this semester; you will, therefore, derive little benefit from taking this course unless you also plan to take Greek 102 in the spring.

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. 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 does factor 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 week’s material. 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.

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 day’s 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: 60%

Midterm: 15%

Final: 20%

Completion of Homework: 5%

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 (Athenaze)

Each chapter of Athenaze is divided into to sections, a and b. Before each reading is a list of new vocabulary words, and after each reading is a discussion of new grammar and exercises. Here is how I recommend preparing for class:

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

2a) Lock yourself in a small room and read the new paragraphs aloud. Do not try to translate, just listen to the sound of the words. You must not skip this step!

2b) Did you skip step 2a? Are you sure?

2c) Try to read through the paragraphs. Don’t worry too much about grammatical constructions that you haven’t seen before – just see if you can read it and get the general sense. (No more than 15 minutes on this step. If you take longer, you’re worrying too much. )

3a) Turn to the explanation of new grammar. Read through it carefully. If there are new forms to learn, memorize them.

3b) Make sure you’ve memorized them by taking out a blank sheet of paper and writing them out from memory. No, really.

4) Now go back and translate the assigned paragraphs, 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 day’s assignment should take about 2 hours. If it is taking longer than that, please let me know.

Syllabus

Sept. 3	Introduction; Rules of the road; Greek Alphabet
5	Read: Introduction, viii-xiii Do: Write alphabet (lower case) 3 times. On p. xi, write and pronounce #’s 1, 11, 21, 31, 2, 12, 22, 32. We will go over rules for accents in class.
6	Read: 1a, Grammar pp.4-5 Do: Exercise 1a #2. Quiz #1
9	Read: 1b Do: Exercise 1b #2, 3
10	Read: 2a Do: Memorize verbs on p. 11 Exercise 2a #4, 7 Exercise 2b #4
12	Read: 2b Do: Memorize articles, adjectives, nouns on p. 17 Exercise 2d (all)
13	Read: Finish 2b Quiz #2
16	Classes cancelled in observance of Yom Kippur
17	Read: 3a Do: Exercise 3b, #2,4 Exercise 3c #1
19	Read: 3b Do: Memorize articles, adjectives, nouns on p. 27 Exercise 3e, #2, 5
20	Read: Catch up on 3a, 3b Quiz #3
23	Read: 4a Do: Memorize first declension on p. 33 Exercise 4d, #1, 4 Exercise 4e, #2
24	Read: 4b Do: Review adjectives and articles on pp. 39-40 Exercise 4h, #1
26	Read: 5a Do: Memorize rules for a-contracts on p. 44 Exercise 5d, #5
27	Read: 5b paragraphs 1-2 Do: look at personal pronouns on p. 50 Quiz #4
30	Read: 5b to end Do: Memorize personal pronouns, possessive adjectives Exercise 5g, #3
Oct. 1	Read: 6a Do: Memorize forms of middle voice Exercise 6d, #1,3,5 Exercise 6e #2,4,6
3	Read: 6b, paragraphs 1-3 Do: Exercise 6i, #3, 5, 7
4	Read: 6b to end Quiz #5
7	Read: 7a (all!) Do: Learn the third declension Exercise 7c #6, 9
8	Read: 7b Do: Learn Interrogative pronoun Exercise 7f #1,5
10	Read: 7b (catch up and finish) Do: Review third declension. No, really. Write it out again. Exercise 7g, #3
11	Read: 8a paragraph 1 Quiz #6
14	Read: 8a to end, 8b paragraph 1. Do: Memorize present middle participle Exercise 8b, #6
15	Read: 8b to end Do: Memorize pçw, pçsa, pçn Exercise 8e, #3
17	Catch-up and review day
18	Midterm
21-25	No Class – Fall Break
28	Read: 9a, paragraphs 1-4 Do: Learn present active participle really well Exercise 9d, #3
29	Read: 9a to end, 9b paragraphs 1-2 Do: Exercise 9e, #8,11
31	Read: 9b to end Do: Exercise 9g, #2
Nov. 1	Read: 10a Quiz #6
4	Read: 10b Do: Review verbs on pp. 119-120 Exercise 10b, #1
5	Read: 11a, and also the deceptively short “Preview of new verb forms” on p. 123. Do: Memorize the Second Aorist Active and middle
7	Read: 11b, paragraphs 1-2 Do: Memorize the Aorist participle
8	Read: 11b to end Quiz #7
11	Review and catch up day Do: Memorize 2^nd aorists on p. 129, irregular aorists on 135.
12	Read: 12a Do: Learn the first aorist, active and middle Memorize the irregular imperfect of efim€
14	Read: 12b Do: Memorize irregular first aorists on p. 149 Exercise 12k, #2
15	Catch up and review Quiz #8
18	Read: 13a Do: Memorize the imperfect active and middle Exercise 13d, 1-10
19	Read: 13b Do: Memorize relative pronoun, irregular nouns on p. 164 Exercise 13j, #4
21	Read: 14a Do: Learn regular comparative and superlative forms Exercise 14c #1
22	Do: Learn Irregular comparatives on p. 171 Quiz #9
25	Read: 14b Do: 14g, #2
26	Read: 15a Do: Exercise 15c, #1, 8
28	Class Cancelled – Thanksgiving
29	Class Cancelled – Day after Thanksgiving
Dec. 2	Read: 15b paragraphs 1-2 Do: Exercise 15f #5
3	Read: 15 b to end The Very Last Quiz
5	Read: 16a paragraphs 1-3 Do: Memorize verbs on p. 197
6	Read: 16a to end Do: Exercise 16c #5
9	Read: 16b paragraphs 1-3 Do: Memorize naËw and boËw Exercise 16d #1-7
10	Read: 16b to end Do: 16e, #3
12	Fun with Greek TBA
13	Review day
14-16	So called “Reading Period”
Dec 19 (Thursday), 2:00		Final exam