GRK 202   Spring 2010

 

Dr. Edwin Carawan            Office Hours: 1pm MWF

115 Siceluff,  phone 836-4831       

ECarawan@missouristate.edu

             

Texts and Materials: Balme & Lawall, Athenaze vol. II (2nd edn.Oxford 2003);

Selections from Herodotus (Barbour, ed.Oklahoma UP); you will also need your Greek Lexicon; standard text of New Testament recommended; additional readings and exercises online.


 

Objectives and Requirements:

The main objective in this course is to develop basic competence for reading continuous prose. To that end we will read extended passages from Herodotos, building upon the adapted material we covered in Athenaze (in 201). We begin with  review,  then finish up the grammar with the Perfect Active and additional constructions.

         After 4 weeks we turn to the primary text full time, with occasional grammar refreshers (for which you can refer back to the online charts and synopses from 201) and change-of-pace with Luke.

            Once again, try to master the reading passages for clear and accurate translation, but keep up your practice in pronunciation, reading aloud in Greek.

            When we turn to continuous reading, you will not be allowed to use a prepared translation: keep and consult notes of new vocabulary,  problematic grammar and phrasing, but be prepared to read the Greek that's there.

The course grade will be the average of 3 quizzes (50%), homework and in-class exercises (15%); and final exam (25); plus my record of day-to-day participation (10%).

            See Policy on Academic Integrity, Make-ups, special needs and non-discrimination.

 

As always, thorough preparation and active participation day-by-day is absolutely essential.

Jan.11. . . Χαίρετε! Have a look at the final. Remember the 'Noun chart'

Begin Review Reading: Herodotos I.1

 

Jan. 13 . . .   Review Infinitives  In Hdt I.1, list infinitives in indirect statement with subject acc.

 

Jan 15... Herodotos I.2-3.  Review Participles  with Chart.  In the reading passage, list all participles and identify subject. In-class exercise.

 

Jan 20 ...Herodotos I. 4 ... Review Subjunctive and Optative

with Chart , practice 3rd.-sing. Synopses for λαμβάνω, τιμάω, τίθημι

Study Key Constructions

 

Jan 22 ... Review Exercise: (a)  Synopses. (b-c) Review Readings, Hdt. I.1-4 --be prepared to translate; identify constructions; for infinitives give other tenses (pres. fut. aor. aor.pass. (perfpass extra)).

 

Jan. 25 ... Athenaze: Ch. 28a. Study Perfect Active, pp. 206-11, w/ exx. 28γ-ε.

Jan. 27  ...  Read 28α, 'Apollo Saves Croesus'

Jan  29... Study grammar, pp. 219-20  (οἶδα, κτλ.) and Finish the story of Croesus (28β), pp. 216-17.  Odyssey beginning

 

Feb. 1 ... Review and Practice: learn half the Verblist, and write out 2 synopses, w/ perfect & pluperfect active; read 'Croesus Learns...' (pp.221-2); plus ex. 28θ (atp). 

 

Feb. 3 ...Quiz 1: vocab from VerbList; synopsis (w/ perfect); translation from Ath 28.

 

 

Feb. 5-24 ... Reading in Herodotos

   Problems with Pronouns     Basic Vocab

   Idioms and Vocab 2 (with pp. 57-60)

   Vocab. for pp. 60-1    Vocab. for pp. 62-3.

 

Feb. 26 ...  Story of Atys and Adrastos, to the bottom of p. 63

Mar. 1… Finish ‘Adrastos’.  Review for Quiz 2: Focus pp. 54, 57-9,     61-3.

 

Mar. 3 . . Quiz 2

 

 (Mar. 8-12, Spring Break)

 

Mar. 5-Apr. 5... Continued Reading in Herodotos,

   Vocab,  pp. 64-6.    Vocab pp. 66-7    Vocab pp. 69-70

 Mar. 24-6 … pp. 70-71

 

Mar. 29 … exercise in Essential Vocabulary  

 

Bones of Orestes

 

Optional written trans. pp. 76-7, ‘Capture of Sardis’due Mon. Apr. 12

Apr. 9 … review, pp. 68-71

Apr. 12 ... Quiz 3 (pp. 68-79)

 

May 3  Helen and Proteus (pp. 94-8)

May 5 … Practice and Review: Final is 2/3 new material (4 of 6  passages from pp. 80-97),  1/3 review ( 2 of 4 from review sheet)

 

Final Exam...     Wed. May 12, 11am

             (or as arranged)