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LLT 326 Spring 2008                                                                                                              9:30 TTH; 315 Craig Hall
Instructor
: J. A. Johnson                                                                              Campus Office Hours: 8-9:15; 1:45-2:00 TTH                    
Office: 382 Craig                                                                                                                                  9-10:00 MW
Campus Phone: 836-5122                                                                                                                  and by appointment
email: JulieJohnson@missouristate.edu                                 
course web pagecourses.missouristate.edu/juliejohnson/ 
            
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A. Required Texts (all paperbacks):

Plutarch, Makers of Rome, translated by I. Scott-Kilvert (Penguin Classics)
Plautus, Four Comedies, translated by E. Segal (Oxford U. Press)
Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, translated by R. Graves (Penguin Classics)
Tacitus, The Agricola and The Germania, translated by H. Mattingly (Penguin Classics)
Apuleius, The Golden Ass, translated by P. G. Walsh (Oxford U. Press)

Other texts/films will be handed out/viewed in class, located online, or put on reserve at Meyer Library.

B. Films: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Augustus; I, Claudius; Attila

Papers should conform to the following guides:A Manual for Writers, 6th ed., Kate L. Turabian
The Elements of Style, 4th ed., White, Strunk, and Angell
 

Schedule Essay Questions for Study
Syllabus Legionary Organization graphic
Journal/Discussion Teams Roman Clothing
   

Tentative Schedule – LLT 326 – Spring 2008

                            Class                                                                                                Assignments

Wk 1 Organization; Roman monarchy & early Republic                                   Plutarch, Coriolanus & Fabius Maximus
(Jan 15/17)  Ab ovo usque ad mala.                                                                         Reading Journal #1

Wk 2  Rome, Carthage, & East; Punic Wars                                                       Plutarch, Marcellus & Cato
(Jan 22/24) Delenda est Carthago.                                                                         Reading Journal #2

Wk 3  Marius & Sulla; Stoicism Civil Wars                                                    Plutarch, T. & G. Gracchi & Sertorius
(Jan 29/31) Ad astra per aspera.                                                                       Reading Journal #3

Wk 4  Roman Women; Discussion  Stoics                                                      Plutarch, Brutus & Mark Antony
(Feb 5/7)  De gustibus non est disputandum.                                                           Reading Journal #4
   Military Units      Military Salaries       

Wk 5  Roman Entertainments; Discussion                                                      Plautus, Braggert Soldier & Brothers Menaechmi
(Feb 12/14)  Team Journals 1-4 due.                                                              Reading Journal #5
          Cave canem!     Roman Women              Roman Calendar & Fun    

Wk 6 Film: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum                         Plautus, Haunted House & Pot of Gold
(Feb 19/21)            Circus Maximus                                                                            Reading Journal #6

Wk 7       Exam I; End of Republic; Roman superstitions                                  Horace, Satires
(Feb 26/28)             Quot homines, tot sententiae.                                                       Reading Journal #7

Wk 8     Video-I, Claudius                                                                                    Suetonius, Julius Caesar & Augustus
(Mar 4/6)   Humanum est errare.                                                                               Reading Journal #8

Wk 9     Pax Romana; Early Empire      Roman Clothing                                    Suetonius, Tiberius & Caligula
(Mar 11/13)  Video-I, Claudius    Term Paper?                                                         Reading Journal #9
                 Exitus acta probat.

Wk 10 Discussion; I, Claudius     Roman Meals                                                  Suetonius, Claudius & Nero
(Mar 18/20)       Reading Journal #5-9 due                                                               Reading Journal #10

                                                    [18th – Deadline for no-penalty drop.]


 Wk         ------------------------------                                        Suetonius, Galba, Otho Vitellius, Vespacian, Titus, Domitian
(Mar 27/29) No classes – Spring Break                                                     

Wk 11 Julio-Claudians/Flavians summarized; Roman houses and Provincial Government; discussion       Tacitus, Agricola
(Apr 1/3)  Fortes fortuna iuvat.                                                                          Reading Journal #11 (Suetonius Galba-Domitian & Agricola)
                        2 Centuries of Emperors               Roman Building

Wk 12  No class on 10th.  Term paper consultation.      Empire & Provinces           Tacitus, Germania
(April 8/10)       Lupum auribus teneo.                                                                       Reading Journal #12
                    Exam II Essay Questions: #5 for Suetonius; #5 for Tacitus

Wk 13  Exam II     Ordinary life under the empire…    Roman Superstition            Apuleius,  pp. 1-119
(April 15/17)     Ars longa, vita brevis                                                                         Reading Journal #13
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Wk 14  End of Empire; Roman Slavery     Cupid & Psyche                                         Apuleius, pp. 120-240
(Apr 22/24)    Discussion                                                                                               Reading Journal #14
                   Omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.

Wk 15   Film: Attila  Attila, Flagellum dei
(Apr 29/May 1)  Research Papers Due
                       
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Wk 16   Student summaries of research.  Team Journals #10-14 due.
(May 6/8) Ab uno disce omnes.

                                        Final Exam- Thursday, May 15, 8:45 am
                                                     Finis coronat opus.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Lupus

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                                                                                                                     Syllabus

Course: LLT 326 will focus upon value concepts and axiological terms that played  prominent role in ancient Roman
civilization, so far as they can be gleaned from a few representative selections of ancient authors, covering periods from the early Roman Republic into the 2nd century of the Roman Empire.

Meetings: Class time will be spent in the discussion and assimilation of the source materials.  Students should come ready to discuss significant issues raised by the reading assignments.  Learning of key terms in Latin  is expected during the course of the semester. 

Participation: Regular attendance is necessary, but not sufficient, to earn a ‘C’ or better.  Come prepared to engage, to raise questions, to voice opinions.   The class is participatory, like a Jeffersonian “democracy”, and one must do more than simply show up.  This will be ‘hands on’ paideia.   Verbum sat sapienti est.

NB: Any changes to assignments or meetings will be posted on the course page and/or emailed.  It is assumed that all students in the course have access to email and check it daily.  (If you do not, let me know immediately.) 

Any student who misses a meeting will, nonetheless, be responsible, for all material covered.  That said, please use due discretion during hazardous driving conditions. 

Weather Advisory.  Let rationality and prudence be your guides: if the roads are bad, stay home.  Whenever a question arises about whether class might be/has been cancelled due to hazardous road conditions, you can check the course web page, your email, or call the MCL department secretary at 836-5122  for the latest information.  

Objectives:

1. Assimilate representative literary sources for Roman civilization with particular attention to the value system of ancient Rome and its heritage in the west.
2. Assimilate axiological terminology in Latin.
3. Appreciate cultural differences/similarities between ancient Romans and ourselves.
4. Note the literary forms and styles of select Roman writers, as well as
          cultural/philosophical/social/political/civic/etc. issues that arise for the Romans.
5. Develop ability to write and to speak accurately & coherently about the Romans.

Teams and Logs: The class will be divided into discussion teams, each of which will formulate a study ‘log’ which identifies items in the reading assignments felt to be significant to the topic of  values.  Each week’s log is limited to one page.  Class teams will be given 20-30 minutes weekly to meet, to discuss, and to work on the composition and editing of each log entry.   Logs will be due as posted on the schedule, and will be graded on both form and content.  From time to time each team may also be asked to lead class discussion of the weekly assignment.

Paper: Each student will produce a term paper analyzing a value of ancient Roman culture using ONLY course texts common to the entire class.  You should select a topic (by week 5) that will utilize information from at least four of the five writers.  The paper should be 10-15 pages in length and will be due in the 15th week of class.  Papers will be graded on form and content.  (Citational trivia:  Plutarch, Suetonius, and Tacitus by ‘life’ or work and Penguin Classics page numbers; Plautus by play and marginal line numbers; Apuleius by chapter title and left hand marginal numbers.)  During the 15th week each student will be asked to summarize his/her findings for the class.

Exams:  There will be two formal exams and a final, comprehensive exam.  Exams will include essay questions, short answer, and identification, and will cover the reading assignments, films, and class discussions/activities.   The final exam will be held at the day and time specified in the Final Exam schedule (Thursday, May 15, 0845) and at no other day and time.  Do not request exceptions unless you have the signature of the Dean of your college on a slip that grants permission for a rescheduling.

Grading:                3 exams    = 120 points total (40 points each)

                                Team Logs =   50 points total

                                Participation = 30 points

                                Final paper   = 50 points
                                                          250 points total possible

  At the end of the semester a course grade will be assigned on the basis of the percentage of points achieved out of the total possible on the following basis:  100-90%=A; 89-80%=B; 79-70%=C; 69-60%=D; 59-0%=F.        

Please take note:  All assignments are due when due; all tests are scheduled when scheduled.  No make-ups or late assignments will be allowed without permission from the instructor in advance, unless there is evidence of dire and unavoidable individual happenstance.    In the event of hazard (blizzard, flood, fire, plague of locusts) that impacts us all, exams and due dates may be rescheduled.   Keep in contact by checking email (do not allow your mailbox to become filled) or the course web page at least weekly.           

Procedures for Grade Inquiries: To raise an enquiry about course formalisms (grades, procedures, progress) you should consult your instructor in the first instance. Should we be unable to resolve any matter, I shall then refer you to Professor Madeleine Kernen, Head of Modern & Classical Languages, as the next step in the process. Any inquiries about grading during the term should be made within a week of receipt of the grade in question. Questions about final course grades should be raised within one semester.

Courtesies: Please attend to ordinary courtesies and show due respect to other members of the class and to the instructor.  As late arrivals to and early departures from class can be both rude and disruptive to the entire group, plan not to come late or leave prematurely except under extreme conditions and only with an explanation to the instructor.  If special circumstances pertain (e.g., a 50-mile drive or an 8:00 class in the Professional Building), please let me know at the start of term.

Integrity: I presume at the outset that everyone is of the highest moral character and probity. However, in a case of suspected cheating or plagiarism (‘Plagiarism’ means the theft of intellectual property, stealing the ideas or words of another and passing them off as one’s own.), I shall return the assignment without a grade, and the student must see me immediately. When and only when good faith has been restored, a grade will be given. In the case of unquestioned dishonesty, the test or written material will be given an automatic zero; and the student must see me immediately. In the latter instance, the student may be counseled to drop the course and the Academic Integrity Council may be notified.

Missouri State University is a community of scholars committed to developing educated persons who accept the responsibility to practice personal and academic integrity.  You are responsible for knowing and following our student honor code, Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, available at http://www.missouristate.edu/registrar/acintegrity.html  and also available at the Reserves Desk in Meyer Library. Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty may be subject to sanctions as described in this policy. 

 Accommodations: To request academic accommodations for a disability, contact Katheryne Staeger-Wilson, http://www.missouristate.edu/disability/11035.htm  Director, Disability Services, Plaster Student Union, Suite 405, (417) 836-4192 or (417) 836-6792 (TTY), . Students are required to provide documentation of disability to Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations. Disability Services refers some types of accommodation requests to the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, which also provides diagnostic testing for learning and psychological disabilities. For information about testing, contact Dr. Steve Capps, Director, Learning Diagnostic Clinic, (417) 836-4787,  http://psychology.missouristate.edu/ldc/

 

Nondiscrimination: SMSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution, and maintains a grievance procedure to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. At all times, it is your right to address inquiries or concerns about possible discrimination to Jana Estergard, Equal Opportunity Officer, Siceluff Hall 296, (417) 836-4252. Other types of concerns (i.e., concerns of an academic nature) should be discussed directly with your instructor and can also be brought to the attention of Department Head, Dr. Madeleine Kernen.  

 

Bonis Avibus!

 

 

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Teams:

Team 1 - Tin Sheen, Andy Vargas, Carrie Johnson, Savannah Lay

Team 2 - Brian Rentfro, Sam Lawson, Nathan Shouse, Kerry Chrisman, Katie Brown

Team 3 - Kyle Grothoff, Kyle Gilbert, Brent Dulasky, Patrick Finley

Team 4 - Megan Buecher, David Nichols, Amanda Lawson, Jason Williams

Team 5 - Laura Jones, Sumer Thomas, Alexis Fackeley, Larrea Moreno

                                                                                                                        

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