Achilles Ajax Draughts

(ABOVE: Achilles and Ajax at Draughts, Exekias, ca 540 B.C.)

Instructor:	John Bauschatz
Time/Location:	M–F, 1:00–4:45 p.m.; Modern Languages 204
Contact Info:	Office: Social Sciences 135 Phone: (520) 621-7422 (office) email: jbausch1@email.arizona.edu

OVERVIEW

In this course, begin reading ancient Greek texts: both prose (the speeches of Lysias) and poetry (selections from Homer's Iliad) are included. The five-week course is the equivalent of Greek 201 and 202. There is no assumption that students enrolled in Greek 212 have studied Latin.

GOALS

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

Translate Attic and Homeric Greek with speed and accuracy.
Identify and comprehend both simple and complex Attic and Homeric Greek constructions.
Recite Greek prose and hexameter with confidence and polish.
Describe Lysias' style: his word choice, rhythm, organization, syntactic and grammatical peculiarities and favorite themes.
Navigate the Athenian legal system: its courts, procedures and customs.
Assess the importance of oratory and rhetoric in Classical (fifth-century B.C.) Greece.
Provide detailed information on the plot, characters, themes and still-unresolved conundrums of the Iliad.
Describe the style of Homer, especially as a writer of epic poetry: the constructions he regularly employs, his favorite expressions, his use of similes, his sentence structure, etc.
Compare and contrast the social and cultural climate of Homeric Greece (Greece in the late eighth and early seventh centuries B.C.) with that of Classical Athens (fifth century B.C.).

PREREQUISITES

Students enrolled in Greek 212 should have completed Greek 112, Greek 101 and 102, or the equivalent (one year of college-level ancient Greek). Please see the instructor if you have questions about prerequisites.

READINGS

The required texts are as follows:

Hardy Hansen and Gerald Quinn, Greek: An Intensive Course (2nd revised ed. Fordham UP, 1992).
Ruth Scodel, ed. Lysias: Orations 1 and 3. Bryn Mawr, 1986.
Allen R. Benner, ed. Selections from Homer's Iliad. U of Oklahoma P, 2001.

The texts will be available in the U of A Bookstore, though you might want to try amazon, Barnes & Noble or abe Books (where you can probably find used copies for cheap). *Please make sure that you have the proper edition of these texts.*

It is also recommended that you purchase the following dictionary:

H. G. Liddell and Robert Scott, eds. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Founded upon the Seventh Edition of Lidell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon. 7th ed. Oxford UP, 1945.

Smaller (the "Little Liddell") and larger (the "Great Scott" - ha ha ha!) editions are also available.

If you plan to continue on with Greek beyond Greek 212, you will doubtless also eventually need a copy of Herbert W. Smyth's Greek Grammar (revised edition: Harvard UP, 1983), a must for thorough study of the language. The Bookstore may have copies of this text. If not, it is widely available online.

Any additional reading assignments for this course will be provided to you in class, emailed to you or made available on the Greek 212 D2L site (see below). To view/download them, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download available here).

GRADING

Grading for the course will be based on the following breakdown:

Attendance (10%): How often you come to class (duh). Your grade for attendance = the number of hours you actually spend in the classroom / the total number of hours you're scheduled to spend in the classroom. There are no exceptions to this policy, but I will allow you to make up up to four hours (= 1 class) of missed time, but the only way to do this is a 1/1 time trade (i.e., you'll spend however many hours you missed—up to four—doing Greek-related extra work). The only way you're going to learn Greek during this crazy 5-week period is to immerse yourself in the language both in class and out. So why not come hang out with your fellow sufferers?
Participation (10%): The quality and quantity of your participation in class discussions. I expect you to actively engage in class discussions! To a degree, your participation will be forced (as I, and the TA, will call on you). But I also expect you to volunteer to translate passages, do drills, write on the board, etc. If you do not, your grade will suffer.

Homework (15%): Nightly review assignments on Greek grammar and syntax will be assigned. There are 21 of these over the course of the course (ha ha!). Your lowest four homework scores will be dropped. HW is collected at the beginning of class and corrected. You will have the opportunity in class to ask questions about homework assignments before handing them in. We will address any serious problems with homework assignments in class.

Quizzes (15%): Quizzes will occur during the first hour of every class, save for exam days. There are 18 of these over the course of the session, and your lowest three quiz grades will be dropped. Quizzes will cover form generation, translation and commentary on reading passages. If you miss a quiz, you must make it up during office hours or at another mutually agreed-upon time before the next class.

Exams (50%, 12.5% each): There will be four in-class hour exams in this course. These will occur on Tuesday, July 21; Tuesday, July 28; Wednesday, August 5 and Wednesday, August 12. The exams will cover all material read and discussed in the course over a specific period of time and will consist of identification of forms, translation and commentary on reading passages. If you miss an exam, you cannot make it up unless you have a documented medical emergency.

OTHER INFO

Surprise! Cheating is not allowed. If you cheat, and I find out, you will receive a grade of 0 for the assignment and other bad things will happen. (See the U of A's code of academic integrity.)

The TA for Greek 212 will be James Geach (geach@email.arizona.edu), an M.A. candidate in the Classics Department. In addition to grading most of your written work, James will be helping out in class with review and will also be happy to answer your questions both in class and during his office hours, which will be held M–F as follows:

James: 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Prof. Bauschatz: by appointment

Any appointments with me will be held in my office (Social Sciences 135). James will hold his in the Classics Department (on the second floor of the blandly-named Learning Services Building). To find James, please look with your eyes or inquire at the front desk.

James will enter all of your grades on the Greek 212 D2L site. If you're not familiar with D2L, the University's course content management system (basically the Pepsi version of Blackboard), you will become familiar soon! I will post updates about the course on the D2L homepage and put the occasional handout up for download (in the "content" section of the page).

Students with disabilities should contact the UA Disability Resource Center (520 621-3268) for any special needs or accommodations.

COURSE SCHEDULE

What follows is a sketch outline of the second Summer Session. Assignments are due on the dates specified. On most nights, you'll read a substantial amount of Greek prose or poetry, memorize and/or review a number of forms, practice vocabulary and do a number of written exercises.

Check this page often. Readings and assignments are subject to change. I'll try to give a heads-up in class if a major shake-up is imminent. I'll also try to have any supplementary readings posted at least a couple of days before the due date.

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

7/13
Introductions

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Introduction (pp1–10)

RECEIVE: syllabus

7/14 Lysias 1

WRITE OUT (HW 1) : Hansen & Quinn, Accent Exercises, pp13–15 (every other even, starting with 2)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 1): Greek alphabet, accent rules

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 1 (pp17–34)

READ: Athenian courtroom handout (on D2L); Lysias, Orations I, III volume preface (ppv–vii)

PREPARE: Lysias 1.1–11

7/15 Lysias 1

WRITE OUT (HW 2): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 1 Drills I (b) and IV, pp34–36 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise I, pp36–37 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 37 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 2): first and second declension nouns

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 2 (pp39–57)

PREPARE: Lysias 1.12–19

7/16 Lysias 1

WRITE OUT (HW 3): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 2 Drills, pp58–59 (every other even, starting with 2; for II, just identify and translate; for III, just translate); Exercise I, pp59–60 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 60 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 3): present, imperfect, future and (1st) aorist actives indicative

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 3 (pp61–73)

PREPARE: Lysias 1.20–29

7/17 Lysias 1

WRITE OUT (HW 4): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 3 Drills, pp74–75 (every other even, starting with 2; for I, just identify and translate; for II, just translate); Exercise I, pp75–76 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 76 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 4): perfect and pluperfect actives indicative; purpose clauses

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 4 (pp87–104)

PREPARE: Lysias 1.30–39

7/20 Lysias 1

WRITE OUT (HW 5): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 4 Drills, pp105–106 (every other even, starting with 2; for I, just supply the article; for IV, just name the type of Greek condition); Exercise I, pp107–108 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 108 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 5): conditional sentences

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 5 (pp111–132)

PREPARE: Lysias 1.40–50

7/21 Lysias 1 / Hour Exam #1

WRITE OUT (HW 6): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 5 Drills, pp133–134 (every other even, starting with 2; for III, just identify and translate); Exercise I, pp135–136 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 136 (evens)

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 6 (pp139–155)

REVIEW FOR EXAM: Lysias 1

*Hour Exam #1*

7/22 Lysias 3

WRITE OUT (HW 7): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 6 Drills I and IV–VI, pp156–158 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise I, pp158–159 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 159 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 6): third declension nouns; independent subjunctive

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 7 (pp163–182)

PREPARE: Lysias 3.1–12

7/23 Lysias 3

WRITE OUT (HW 8): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 7 Drills, pp183–185 (every other even, starting with 2; for I and III, just translate and identify); Exercise I, pp186–187 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 187 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 7): middle voice; independent optative

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 8 (pp203–220)

PREPARE: Lysias 3.13–26

7/24 Lysias 3

WRITE OUT (HW 9): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 8 Drills, pp221–223 (every other even, starting with 2; for II, just translate); Exercise I, pp224–226 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 226 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 8): participles; attributive and circumstantial use of participles

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 9 (pp231–247)

PREPARE: Lysias 3.27–41

7/27 Lysias 3

WRITE OUT (HW 10): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 9 Drills, pp248–249 (every other even, starting with 2; for I, just identify and translate; for II, just translate); Exercise I, pp250–252 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 252 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 9): alpha and epsilon contract verbs; demonstrative adjectives

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 10 (pp259–276)

PREPARE: Lysias 3.42–48

READ/SKIM: Benner, Foreword (ppix–xxviii) and Preface (ppxxix–xxxii)

7/28 Lysias 3 / Hour Exam #2

WRITE OUT (HW 11): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 10 Drills, pp277–278 (every other even, starting with 2; for I, do (a) and (c); for II, do (a)); Exercise I, pp279–281 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 281 (evens)

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 11 (pp305–327)

REVIEW FOR EXAM: Lysias 3

READ/SKIM: Benner, Introduction (ppxxxiii–liv)

*Hour Exam #2*

7/29 Iliad 1

WRITE OUT (HW 12): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 11 Drills, pp328–329 (every other even, starting with 2; for I, just translate; for III, do (a); for IV, just translate); Exercise I, pp330–332 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 332 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 10): imperative mood; deponent verbs; temporal clauses; Genitive absolute

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 12 (pp337–358)

READ/SKIM: Benner, A Short Homeric Grammar (pp349–397)

PREPARE: Iliad 1.1–83

7/30 Iliad 1

WRITE OUT (HW 13): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 12 Drills, pp359–360 (every other even, starting with 2; for I, do (a)); Exercise I, pp360–362 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 262 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 11): didômi, tithêmi, histêmi: present system

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 13 (pp369–385)

PREPARE: Iliad 1.84–187

7/31 Iliad 1

WRITE OUT (HW 14): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 13 Drills, pp386–387 (every other even, starting with 2; for I, do (a); for III, just translate); Exercise I, pp388–390 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 390 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 12): didômi, tithêmi, histêmi: aorists

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 14 (pp395–407)

PREPARE: Iliad 1.188–303

8/3 Iliad 1

WRITE OUT (HW 15): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 14 Drills, pp408–409 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise I, pp409–411 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 411 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 13): deiknumi; supplementary participle

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 15 (pp435–450)

PREPARE: Iliad 1.304–445

8/4 Iliad 1

WRITE OUT (HW 16): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 15 Drills, pp450–451 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise I, pp452–454 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 454 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 14): tis, ti (interrogative and indefinite); eimi; personal pronouns; reflexive pronouns

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 16 (pp461–476)

PREPARE: Iliad 1.446–611

8/5 Iliad 1 / Hour Exam #3

WRITE OUT (HW 17): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 16 Drills, pp477–479 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise I, pp480–481 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 482 (evens)

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 17 (pp491–506)

REVIEW FOR EXAM: Iliad 1

*Hour Exam #3*

8/6 Iliad 6

WRITE OUT (HW 18): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 17 Drills, pp507–508 (every other even, starting with 2; for II, you don't have to change the number); Exercise I, pp508–509 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 510 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 15): adjectives like hêdus, hêdeia, hêdu; comparison of adjectives

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 18 (pp519–533)

PREPARE: Iliad 6.390–529

8/7 Iliad 16

WRITE OUT (HW 19): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 18 Drills, pp534–536 (every other even, starting with 2); Exercise I, pp536–537 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 537 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 16): hiêmi; indirect question

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 19 (pp543–554)

PREPARE: Iliad 16.712–867

8/10 Iliad 18

WRITE OUT (HW 20): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 19, Drill I, p. 554; Exercise I, pp555–556 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 556 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 17): comparison of adverbs; irregular comparison of adjectives; oida; temporal clauses with mechri, heôs and prin

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Unit 20 (pp563–572)

PREPARE: Iliad 18.468–617

8/11 Iliad 24

WRITE OUT (HW 21): Hansen & Quinn, Unit 20 Drill, p. 572; Exercise I, pp573–574 (every third even, starting with 2); Exercise II, p. 575 (evens)

MEMORIZE (for Quiz 18): verbal adjectives in -teos, -tea, -teon; dei; chrê; dokei

IN CLASS REVIEW: Hansen & Quinn, Appendix ("Additional Grammar," pp589–598)

PREPARE: Iliad 24.472–691

8/12 Iliad 24 / Hour Exam #4

REVIEW FOR EXAM: Iliad 6, 16, 18 and 24 (selections)

*Hour Exam #4*

8/13 Summer Session II over: no class

8/14 Summer Session II over: no class

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