Fall 2012
GRW 4340 (section 023C): Homer & Greek Epic
MWF 4th period Room TBA



The aim of this course is to increase reading comprehension in ancient Greek, to acquaint students with archaic Greek poetry, and to appreciate epic poetry in its social and historical context. This course fulfills University of Florida General Education Requirements H and N.  NOTE: READINGS FOR THIS COURSE ARE IN ANCIENT GREEK.

instructor
    Jim Marks
    Department of Classics
     jmarks@ufl.edu
    380 Dauer Hall
    phone: 352-273-3695
    office hours: TBA


textbooks (purchase online or at area bookstores)
required: Odyssey I-XIII, ed. W. B. Stanford. Duckworth. ISBN 1853995029.
recommended: A Homeric Dictionary. Autenrieth. Focus. ISBN 0715617737.

 evaluation: grades will be based on class participation, quizzes, and two exams:
class participation = 10% of total grade: full credit will be given to students who come to class prepared to translate and discuss the assigned passages

quizzes (non-cumulative) = 60% of total grade: 11 brief unannounced quizzes will be administered at the beginning of class throughout the semester, of which the BEST 10 will be used to calculate the final grade. There are NO MAKEUPS for the quizzes.

exams (non-cumulative): 15% each = 30% of total grade
Exam 1:
Exam 2: (last class day)

grading scale (for UF grades see: http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html)
 A= 90 and above; A- = 87-89; B+ = 84-86; B = 80-83; B- = 77-79; C+ = 74-76; C = 70-73;
C- = 67-69 (note that UF does not consider a C- to be a passing grade);
D+ = 64-66; D = 60-63; D- = 57-59; E = 56 and below
for UF policy on minus-grades, see www.isis.ufl.edu/minusgrades.html

This course is conducted in compliance with all University of Florida policies regarding special needs, academic honesty, and absences for emergencies, religious holidays and extracurricular activities. For details, see http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/ (special needs); https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx#honesty (academic honesty).

Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.