Classics Syllabus

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CLASSICS
Week 1
01/09 -- Introductions; Greek refresher lecture
01/11 -- Discussion Groups

Week 2
01/16 -- Lecture and discussion; Who was Homer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric)
01/18 -- Reading; The Odyssey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey, or http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1727 if you're a masochist)

Week 3
01/23 -- Discussion; The Odyssey
01/25 -- Quiz # 1; The Odyssey

Week 4
01/30 -- Lecture; Greek mythology, overview (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_myth)
02/01 -- Reading; Hesiod's "Theogony" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theogony or http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Theogony)

Week 5
02/06 -- Discussion; Theogony
02/08-- Quiz #2

Week 6
02/13 -- Lecture; Homeric hymns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_Hymns)
02/15 -- Reading; Homeric hymns (http://omacl.org/Hesiod/hymns.html)

Week 7
02/20 -- HOLIDAY
02/22 -- Discussion; pick a favorite Homeric Hymn. Why?

Week 8
02/27 -- Midterm, written
03/01 -- Midterm, oral

SPRING BREAK - Mar 6-10

Week 9
03/13 -- Classical Latin; introductory lecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Latin)
03/15 -- Lecture; Latin Grammar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_grammar)

Week 10
03/20 -- Pair off; Latin discussion about studying languages.
03/22 -- Lecture; Ovid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid)

Week 11
03/27 -- Quiz #3 [NOTE: DREAM WILL BE GONE.]
03/29 -- Reading; Ovid's Metamorphoses, book I (http://www.tkline.freeserve.co.uk/Metamorph.htm#_Toc64105451) [NOTE: DREAM WILL BE GONE.]

Week 12
04/03 -- Reading; Ovid's Metamorphoses, book XI (http://www.tkline.freeserve.co.uk/Metamorph11.htm#_Toc64105707) [NOTE: DREAM WILL BE GONE.]
04/05 -- In-class assignment; pick a story from the Metamorphoses and write your own translation.

Week 13
04/10 -- Discussion; Trade and review each other's translations.
04/12 -- Quiz #4

Week 14
04/17 -- Lecture; Roman Mythology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology)
04/19 -- Lecture and discussion; the poems of Horace (http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/the_classics/horace/)

Week 15
04/24 -- WORK ON FINAL PROJECTS
04/26 -- FINAL PROJECTS DUE