College of Liberal Arts & Sciences / Department of Classics
LNW3644 (section 2735): CICERO
Fall 2010
MWF 5th period (11:45-12:35pm)
Turlington 2306



The purpose of this class is to reinforce grammatical concepts, to improve reading skills in Latin, and to acquaint students with one of the most influential legal and philosophical thinkers in the Western tradition in his social and historical context. NOTE: THE READINGS FOR THIS CLASS ARE IN LATIN.

instructor
Jim Marks
jmarks@ufl.edu
office hours: MWF 1:45-3pm, 380 Dauer

required texts

evaluation (for UF grades see: http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html)
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. ATTENDANCE is mandatory; missing more than 3 classes will result in a loss of class participation points.

quizzes (non-cumulative) = 60% of total grade: 12 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: Monday October 11; Exam 2: Wednesday December 8 (last class day)

grading scale: 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 a C- is not a passing grade); D+ = 64-66; D = 60-63; D- = 57-59; E = 56-0



STUDY GUIDES for LATIN LANGUAGE
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. Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office, which will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation. For details, see http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/ (special needs); http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog0809/policies/students.html (academic honesty).