Smith 407 MTWThF 1.30鈥2.20
Instructor: Prof. Hollmann (hollmann@uw.edu)
Office hours: W 11.30-12.30 in Denny 262E (next to 海角网 Dept office)
Welcome to Greek 103! Students joining this course will typically have taken Greek 101 and 102 (or the equivalent thereof) or will have completed the accelerated course, Greek 300.
We continue working through Anne Groton's From Alpha to Omega, resuming at Lesson 35
First year Ancient Greek courses give you direct access to the thoughts and writings of the ancient Greeks and allow you to explore the dynamic and often dangerous cultural, social and political world in which they wrote. Learning to interpret and use an ancient language requires you to explore unknown areas and think in new ways. Our focus is on Greek as a literary language. Course activities are designed to foster a collegial and collaborative atmosphere and to encourage you to make strong connections between the ancient language and literature we are exploring together and your other interests, passions and pursuits.
Course Goals:
Through your work in the course you will demonstrate that you can:
- Read and translate selections from ancient Greek authors and compose simple sentences in Greek.
- Understand and explain the literary, historical and cultural context of texts by ancient Greek authors
- Analyze and explain Greek grammar and syntax
- Analyze and describe the influence of the Greek language on subsequent languages and literatures
By completing the first year sequence through 103 you equip yourself to read any Greek author. In our second year courses (304, 305, 306, 307) students read selections of Xenophon (305), Plato (306), and Homer (307), and other authors (304).
Textbook
Lessons 35鈥50 of From Alpha to Omega, Anne H. Groton. You will also need 46 Stories in Classical Greek, Anne H. Groton, James M. May. You may also find Jon Bruss, From Alpha to Omega: Ancillary Exercises. 2nd ed useful for extra practice.
Course Grade Components
Homework (online submission) 20%
Quizzes (Fridays of Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8) in person, closed book 40%
Vocabulary quizzes (Fridays on weeks 3, 5, 7, 9) 20%
Final assessment (cumulative) 10%
Participation 10%
Chart used to convert percentages to GPA
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Homework: HW should be prepared in writing for the day it is listed on the schedule. On that day, we will go through the assigned homework together in class; please mark any necessary corrections (preferably written in a different color) while we go over them. Then submit your homework via Canvas later that day by 11.59pm by submitting it as either a photo, scan, or uploaded word file. HW will be graded for completion and accuracy.
Vocabulary quizzes: These are taken in class on every other Friday (generally) and cover vocabulary encountered since the last vocabulary quiz. You will be required to know vocabulary both from Greek into English and from English into Greek. These quizzes are designed to be short (approx. 10 min.) and leave the rest of the period for other activities. NEW: From F April 17, vocabulary quizzes will ask students to produce in Greek principal parts of verbs, for nouns the nominative and genitive singular forms with gender, for adjectives the masculine, feminine, and neuter singular forms.
Quizzes: There will be four quizzes. You will be expected to produce paradigms, translate from Greek into English, and possibly answer questions about grammar and syntax. They are designed to take you 20鈥30 minutes to complete.
Final examination: This will have the same format as a typical quiz but in longer form. It will be cumulative, covering all material studied in class over the quarter including work done since the last quiz.
Participation: This grade is based on in-class participation, which includes answering and asking questions, cooperation with other students in group activities, constructive engagement with material, translation, communication with instructor, etc. Regular attendance in class is assumed but participation grading is based on students' engagement in class.
Late homework and make-ups for quizzes: If you are not able to submit a homework assignment on time, please let me know: I generally will allow later submissions. If you have to miss a quiz, please let me know. I can generally offer a make-up for a valid absence (illness, family or personal emergency). No missing work can be accepted after the last day of classes (June 5).
-Reading and Homework is due on the day assigned, e.g. 鈥淭h Jan. 7 HW: p. 121 Gr.-Eng. 1-5, Eng.-Gr. 5. Prepare p. 122 鈥淐hat with a Cat鈥 means you should come to class on Th. Jan. 7 having completed to the best of your ability the specified exercises on p. 121 and having read to the best of your ability the reading on p. 122.
-If you are required to submit any of this work, this will also be specified and an assignment link given with a due date.
Schedule (will be updated as needed)
Week 1: Lesson 35: Subjunctive Mood (all aspects and voices), Independent Uses of the Subjunctive (Hortatory, Prohibitive, Deliberative); Lesson 36: Optative Mood (all aspects and voices), Independent Uses of the Optative (Wishes, Potential Optative)
M March 30 Read pp. 243鈥248. Powerpoint .
T March 31HW: p. 249 1,3,4,5,7,8,10. Submit .
W April 1 Prepare p. 250 鈥淭he Athenians Go Too Far鈥擯art 2鈥. We took a look at the in Thucydides and read some with the form 蟺委谓蠅渭蔚谓.
Th April 2 Read pp.253鈥259. Powerpoint .
F April 3 VOCAB QUIZ ONE. Prepare p. 261 鈥淭he Athenians Go Too Far鈥擯art 3鈥. We may look at (no need to prepare).
Week 2 Lesson 36 cont鈥檇; Lesson 37: Conditions
M April 6 HW: p. 260 1,3,4,6, E to G 1,2. Submit .
T April 7 Read pp. 263鈥265. Powerpoint .
W April 8 HW: p. 267 1,3,5,7,9,10. Submit .
Th April 9 Prepare "Doing His Best to Be a Pest" in 46 Stories, p. 66
F April 10 QUIZ ONE
Week 3 Lesson 38: Conditional Relative Clauses, Relative Adverbs; Lesson 39: Purpose Clauses
M April 13 Read pp. 271鈥274. Powerpoint .
T April 14 HW: pp. 275鈥6 1鈥6, E to G 2, 4, 5. Submit .
W April 15 Read pp. 279鈥281. Powerpoint here.
Th April 16 HW p. 282 1,2,5,6,8,10. E to G 1, 5. Submit .
F April 17 VOCAB QUIZ TWO. We'll read p. 283 "Justifiable Homicide?" - Part 1.
Week 4 Lesson 40: 蔚峒堵滴; Indirect Discourse (峤呄勎/峤∠); Lesson 41: 蠁畏碌峤; Indirect Discourse (with infinitive)
M April 20 Read pp. 285鈥290 Powerpoint here.
T April 21 HW p. 291 1,2,5,9,10 E to G 3, 5. Submit here.
W April 22
Th April 23
F April 24 QUIZ TWO
Week 5 Lesson 42: Indirect Discourse (with participle); Crasis; Lesson 43: More Uses of the Infinitive; 蟺蟻峤肺
M April 27
T April 28
W April 29
Th April 30
F May 1 VOCAB QUIZ THREE
Week 6 Lesson 44 Verbal Adjectives in -蟿峤澄肯 & -蟿峤瓜; Lesson 45: Clauses of Effort and Fear
M May 4
T May 5
W May 6
Th May 7
F May 8 QUIZ THREE
Week 7 Lesson 46: 螠螜-Verbs (未峤肺聪壜滴, 峒迪兿勎仿滴); Lesson 47: 螠螜-Verbs (蟿峤肺肝仿滴, 峒滴仿滴)
M May 11
T May 12
W May 13
Th May 14
F May 15 VOCAB QUIZ FOUR
Week 8 Lesson 48: 螠螜-Verbs (未蔚峤肺何结俊碌喂), Unattainable Wishes; Lesson 49: 尾伪峤肺较, 纬喂纬谓峤较兾合, Directional Suffixes, Accusative of Respect
M May 18
T May 19
W May 20
Th May 21
F May 22 QUIZ 4
Week 9 Lesson 50: Redundant 碌峤 with Verbs of Hindering, Uses of 碌峤 慰峤 and 慰峤 碌峤, Attraction of Relative Pronouns
M May 25 NO CLASS: MEMORIAL DAY
T May 26
W May 27
Th May 28
F May 29 VOCAB QUIZ FIVE
Week 10 Catch-up and reading
M June 1
T June 2
W June 3
Th June 4
F June 5
FINAL EXAM: MONDAY June 6 2.30鈥4.20 Smith 407 (same classroom, but starting at 2.30)