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Kirk Ormand |
GREK 101:
Introductory Ancient Greek |
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King 105c; x8394 |
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Office Hours: Not Sure Yet |
Fall, 2003 |
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 lasting 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 overall 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: 80%
Final: 15%
Completion of Homework/
Class participation: 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 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 you’ve 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 2a? 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 day’s assignment should take about 2 hours. If it is taking longer than that, please let me know.
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Sept. 2 |
Introduction; Rules of the Road; Learn the Greek Alphabet |
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Ch. 1 (All). I will go over the rules of accents in class. Do not panic. Do: Ex. 1, #1-8; Ex. 2, #1-12. |
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5 |
Ch. 2 (All): Do: Ex. 4 #1-5; Ex. 7, # 5-12; Ex. 8 (All) |
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Ch. 3 (All) Read: Exercise 9, 12 (we will go over in class) Do:Ex. 10, #1,3,5,7.; Ex. 13, #1-4 |
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Ch. 4 sections 1-4 Read: Exercise 14 Do: Exercise 15 #3-6. |
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Ch. 4 sections 5-8 Read: Exercise 15 Do: Exercise 17 #6-8, 10. |
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12 First Quiz |
Begin Ch. 5. Read: Exercise 18 (we will go over in class) |
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Ch. 5, continued Read: Exercise 20 Do: Exercise 21, #4-7 |
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Ch. 6, all Read: Exercise 22, 24 Do: Exercise 25, # 3,4,5 |
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Ch. 7, sections 1-5 Read: Exercise 26 Do: Exercise 27, #7, 8, 10 |
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19 Quiz #2 |
Ch. 7, section 6 Read: Exercise 28 |
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Ch. 8, sections 1-5 Read: Exercise 30, Do: Exercise 31, #4, 6, 7 |
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23 |
Ch. 8, sections 6-10 Read: Exercise 35 (“Cyrus is Helped by Camels”) Do: Exercise 33, odd numbers; Excercise 34, #4 |
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25 |
Ch. 9, sections 1-4 Read: Exercise 36 Do: Exercise 37, #1-3 |
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26 Quiz #3 |
Ch. 9, sections 4-5 Read: Exercise 38 |
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29 |
Ch. 9, continued Read: Exercise 40. Read it twice. Do: Exercise 39, #8,9. |
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30 |
Ch. 10, sections 1-4 Read: Exercise 42 Do: Exercise 43, #7, 8 |
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Oct. 2 |
Ch. 10, sections 5-10 Read: Exercise 46 Do: Exercise 45 #2, 10 |
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3 Quiz #4 |
Ch. 11, sections 1-3 Read: Exercise 47 |
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Oct. 6 |
No Class in honor of Yom Kippur |
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Ch. 11, sections 4-6 Read: Exercise 51 Do: Exercise 49 |
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Ch. 12, sections 1-3 Read: Exercise 52 Do: Exercise 53, #1, 4, 8 |
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10 Quiz #5 |
Ch. 12, sections 4-6 Read: Exercise 54 |
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Catch-up day Read: Exercise 56 |
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Chapter 13, sections 1-3 Read: Exercise 61 Do: Exercise 60, #6,7,8 |
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Chapter 14, sections 1-4 Read: Exercise 62 Do: Exercise 63, #1-3. |
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`17 Quiz #6. |
Ch. 14, section 5 Read: Exercise 64. |
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20-24 |
Fall Break. Enjoy the nice weather. |
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27 |
No new Grammar. Breathe in, then out. Repeat. Read: Exercise 66 |
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28 |
Ch. 15, sections 1-3 Read: Exercise 67 Do: Exercise 68, # 2, 4. |
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30 |
Ch. 15, section 4 Read: Exercise 68, Exercise 71 |
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31 Quiz #7. Nothing else. |
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Nov. 3 |
Ch. 16, sections 1-2 Read: Exercise 72 Do: Exercise 73, #3, 4 |
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Ch. 16, sections 3-7 Read: Exercise 74 Do: Exercise 75, #2, 5 |
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Ch. 16, section 8 Read: Exercise 76 |
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7 Quiz #8 |
Ch. 17, sections 1-2. |
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Ch. 17, sections 3-4 Read: Exercise 77, 79 Do: Exercise 80, #9-10 |
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Ch. 17, section 5 Read: Exercise 83. |
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Ch. 18, sections 1-2 Read: Exercise 85 Do: Memorize the forms on p. 85. |
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14 Quiz #9 |
Catch-up day |
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Ch. 18, sections 3-4 Read: Exercise 88 Do: Exercise 84a, #1-5; 87a, #6-10 |
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Ch. 18, continued Read: Exercise 93 |
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Ch. 19, section 1-2 Read: Exercise 96 Do: Exercise 97, #3, 4 |
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21 Quiz #10 |
Catch-up day |
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24 |
Ch. 19, section 3 Read: Exercise 100 Do: Write out m°gaw and polÊw from memory |
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Chapter 20, sections 1-3 Read: Exercise 101 Do: Exercise 102, #1, 2, 4 |
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Dec. 1 |
Chapter
20, section 4-6
Read: Exercise 103 Do: Memorize the aorist and perfect participles. |
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Chapter 20, sections 7-8 Read: Exercise 107 Do: Exercise 106, #1, 2 |
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Chapter 21, sections 1-3 Do: Memorize verbs on pp. 105-106 (perfect and plperfect middle/passive) |
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Ch. 21, sections 4-6 Read: Exercise 108 Do: Exercise 109, #6,7,8 |
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Ch. 21, section 7 Read: Exercise 112, 113. |
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Fun with Greek TBA |
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Fun with Greek TBA |
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Fun with Greek TBA |
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13-15 |
So called “Reading Period” |
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Thursday, Sept. 18
at 2:00 PM |
Final exam |
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