College of Liberal Arts & Sciences / Department of Classics
GRW2211 (section 7110): Survey of Ancient Greek Prose
M W F 6th period (12:50-1:40)
MAT 0011
Fall 2011

   

        This is part of the second-year Greek sequence. We will be reading selections from a variety of Greek (mainly) prose authors from the Archaic through the Roman periods. Our goal is to reinforce grammatical concepts, to improve reading skills in ancient Greek, and to help students become acquainted with the breadth and depth of ancient Greek literature. PLEASE NOTE: READINGS FOR THIS CLASS ARE IN ANCIENT GREEK; ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST-YEAR GREEK SEQUENCE (GRE1130 & 1131 or equivalent) TO REGISTER.


instructor
    Jim Marks
    jmarks@ufl.edu
    office hours: Dauer Hall 380, MWF 12-12:30, 3-3:45 or by appointment

required texts (purchase online or at area bookstores)

recommended texts (purchase online or at area bookstores)


schedule of readings
    review exam (download and bring to class)
    Acts (Section 20)
    Xenophon (13)
    Plato (11)
    Demosthenes (14, 15)
    Aeschylus (4)
    Sophocles (5, 8)
    Euripides (6, 9)
    Aristotle (16)
    Herodotos (3)
    Thucydides (7)
    Plutarch (18, 19)
    Homer (1, 2)
    Aristophanes (10, 12)
    Menander (17)

evaluation (click here for UF grading policies)
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: 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.

exams (non-cumulative): 10% each = 30% of total grade
    Exam 1: Monday September 26
    Exam 2: Friday October 28
    Exam 3: Wednesday December 7 (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 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 http://www.isis.ufl.edu/minusgrades.html

 STUDY GUIDES for help reviewing forms and concepts
 
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).