CLAS 101 A: Latin and Greek in Current Use

Summer 2023 Full-term
Meeting:
to be arranged
SLN:
10746
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
SUMMER A & B TERMS
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Instructor: A. M. Davis

Email: amdavis4@uw.edu

Office Hours via Zoom: Wednesday, 12:00–1:00pm PST and by appointment

Office Hours Link: 

Required Text:

  • William J. Dominik, Words and Ideas (Bolchazy - Carducci).

Syllabus

Course Evaluation Link:

  • Students will have until Aug 11, 2023 at 11:59pm to complete the evaluation.

 

Week 1

Tuesday, June 20th – Introduction and syllabus overview

 

Thursday, June 22nd – Introduction to º£½ÇÍø and word building

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 1 (pp. 1–18)

 

Week 2

Tuesday, June 27th – Word building

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 2 (pp. 19–44) and Chapter 3 (pp. 45–74)
    • I know this looks like a lot of reading, but there are a lot of charts!
  • Homework 1 assigned

 

Thursday, June 29th – Mythology

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 75–82) *stop reading at "The Underworld"
  • Homework 1 due (now due Friday 6/30 by 11:59pm PST)

 

Week 3

Tuesday, July 4th – Mythology

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 82–89)

 

Thursday, July 6th – Mythology

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 90–95) *stop reading at "Oedipus and His Family"

 

Week 4

Tuesday, July 11th – Mythology

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 95–103)
  • Homework 2 assigned

 

Thursday, July 13th – History

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 9 (pp. 227–238) *stop reading at "Source Passages"
  • Homework 2 due

 

Week 5

Tuesday, July 18th – History

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 9 (pp. 238–249)

 

Thursday, July 20th – Greek law and politics

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 6 (pp. 145–151) *stop reading at "The º£½ÇÍø Republic"

 

Sunday, July 23rd – Assessment 1 due

 

Week 6

Tuesday, July 25th – º£½ÇÍø law and politics

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 6 (pp. 151–168)
  • Extra credit assigned

 

Thursday, July 27th – Commerce and economics

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 7 (pp. 169–189)

 

Week 7

Tuesday, August 1st – Medicine

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 5 (pp. 105–127) *stop reading at "Medical Terminology"
  • Homework 3 assigned

 

Thursday, August 3rd – Medicine

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 5 (pp. 127–143)
  • Homework 3 due

 

Week 8

Tuesday, August 8th – Philosophy

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 8 (pp. 191–206) *stop reading at "PsychÄ“"
  • Homework 4 assigned

Thursday, August 10th – Psychology

  • Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 8 (pp. 206–226)
  • Homework 4 due

 

Week 9

Tuesday, August 15th – Literature

  • Office Hour, 1:00 – 2:00pm PST via Zoom ()

 

Thursday, August 17th – No new lecture today

  • Study for Assessment 2

 

Friday, August 18th – Assessment 2 due

 

* I reserve the right to modify the syllabus at any time; however, notice will be given. *

Catalog Description:
Designed to improve and increase English vocabulary through a study of the Latin and Greek elements in English, with emphasis on words in current literary and scientific use. Knowledge of Latin or Greek is not required. Offered: AWSpS.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
2.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 15, 2026 - 9:11 am