Greek 342 -- Spring 2001 -- 12:30 MTWTh
luschnig@uidaho.edu -- office hours
11:30 MTWQ
Purpose
of the course: to complete the basic
grammar of Classical Greek and begin reading texts.
Rules: attendance is expected. Class participation will count for up to
20% of your grade. Tests and review papers must be taken and turned in on
time! A grace period of one day (meaning until the next meeting of the
class) will be given for assignments. The semester ends at the end of the final
examination. If you are taking the lab please bring the manual to class before
spring break and at the time of the final.
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OVERVIEW
OF GREEK SYNTAX
SMYTH’s
GREEK GRAMMAR
The most important part of any chapter is the reading
material. Always construe the assigned sentences (figure out how the words
relate to each other and what they mean and then translate into English).
WEEK I 16-18 January REVIEW and PARTICIPLES (Tape 8)
- M Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday and Human Rights Day
- T review of nouns and verbs. Self-test on vocabulary. Review
pa=j
and a)/rxwn.
W Quiz on verbs: conjugation, principal parts. Introduction to
participles. Read pp. 149-54. For review of verbs p. 164 Ex. 1
Q Know study guide pp. 1-2. Turn in p.
3. Read in textbook pp 154-64. p. 164-165 parsing (13-26) In class sentences pp.
165-6. Uses of participles.
WEEK II 22-25 January PARTICIPLES Tape 8
- M Quiz on principal parts. Uses of participles. Sentences pp 165-6.
- T Prepare sentences p. 166. Learn vocabulary pp. 163-4. Readings at sight.
- W Prepare Readings 167ff # 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 22.
Q Turn in pp. 166-7 5A # 2, 3, 5, 7. 167 5B any
two.
WEEK III 29 January-1 February-1 PRONOUNS Tape 9a
- M TEST on participles: forms, uses, sentences
- T Read pp. 173-5. Pronouns, chapter 8.
- W Know stg. p. 4A. Exercises pp. 175-7. Turn in p. 176 #
27-38.
Q Readings pp. 177-8 # 1-3, 7, 10, 12-13. Introduction
to the perfect. Read pp. 179-83.
WEEK IV 5-8 February THE PERFECT TENSE Tape 9b
- M Study pp. 179-86. Know study guide p. 4. Exercises p. 186 #1, 2;
p. 187 #5 (7-9); 6 (1-7)
- T Exercises p. 187 #5 (10-27); 187-8 #6 (8-20)
- W Readings pp 188-90 # 1, 3-5, 7-9, 12, 17, 19
Q Readings 191-3 (21, 26, 27, 35-6, 40) Review
WEEK V 12-15 February PRONOUNS
- M TEST on Chapter 8
- T No Homework! Introduction to personal pronouns -- TAPE 10-- for Wed.
fill-ins 201-202
- W Vocabulary, exercises -- for Thursday translate p 200 (Reading 204 # 21)
Q Exercises, vocabulary -- for Tuesday, learn
pronouns; Readings 1, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 15, 30, 32, 35, 40, 45. Work on pronoun
paper in study guide pp 6-7.
Week VI 19-22 February: THE PERFECT MIDDLE
- M Holiday
- T Readings -- first foray into the perfect middle -- learn regular forms
-- synopses: fill in old synopses, parsing (p. 212 ex 3 # 1-12)
- W Exercises -- the perfect middle (continued) -- forThurs. parsing
(13-24); sentences pp 212-13 -- readings p. 215 #15
Q Readings and review -- principal parts
Week VII 26 February-1 March: COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
- M TEST on Chapter 9
- T Introduction to comparison of adjectives -- Tape 11-- for Wed. pp.
219-225, 226; ex. 1 p. 227; study guide p. 10
- W Exercises, adverbs,
ou)de/n
-- for Thurs. vocabulary, sentences pp. 227-8
Q Sentences: for Mon. TURN IN 228 # 6 (any 5),
READINGS 229ff: 1, 6, 13-15, 26, 27
Week VIII 5-8 March: AORIST PASSIVE
- M Readings -- for Tues. Readings 28, 29, 30, 32, 36
- T Readings -- introduction to aorist passive! For Wed. read pp. 234-7; stg
p. 11; ex. 1, 3, 4.1-10; 5.1-11
- W Practice aorist passive For Thurs. sentences: pp. 238-9: 12-23
Q Practice; sentences. BEGIN VERB REVIEW (study guide 12-13).
For Monday Readings 239ff 2, 5-10. Verb review
Week IX 12-15 March: VERB REVIEW
- M Readings. Verb review. For Tues. p. 241. 18, 21
- T Readings. Review. For Wed. TURN IN STG p. 12-13
- W Readings and review. For Thurs. STUDY
Q TEST
SPRING BREAK XAIPETE
Week X 26-29 March -- Contract Verbs
- M contractions -- study pp 243-7 Learn study guide 14-15; begin vocabulary
(250-1); for T Ex. 253: 2.4-5; 5. 1-10; 6. 1-15
- T contract futures, practice of contract verbs; for W study 247-51; vocab.;
sentences p. 254. 16-40, parsing (11-)
- W principal parts, sentences, more practice; for
Q
finish sentences pp. 254-5
Q Sentences, readings at sight; review; for Monday:
Readings (256-7. 2, 5-7, 9-17, 22-3, 27)
Week XI 2-5 April -- contract verbs (begin -
mi
verbs)
- M Readings for T: review and read p. 258-9. 36, 40, 43-4
- T Readings and review
- W Quiz on chapter 11
Q Begin chapter 12; for Monday learn study guide pp. 16-17;
read pp. 265-70; begin parsing p. 274. 1-10
Week XII 9-12 April -- athematic verbs
- M vocabulary; practice; participles; for T parsing 11-25; sentences p.
275. 1-20
- T sentences; practice; for W pp. 275-6 (20 sentences)
- W vocabulary drill, sentences; for Thurs. start work sheet (study guide p. 18) +
10 sentences
Q sentences, practice, principal parts; for Mon. TURN
IN worksheet
Week XIII 16-19 April Subjunctive
- M TURN IN worksheet -- Readings at sight
- T Introduction to the subjunctive; for W learn study guide pp 20-21; read pp.
285-9; p. 290: 1-10
- W Sentences p. 290; for Thurs. finish sentences p. 290-1; Readings 1-2, 4,
6-8, 10-19
Q Readings -- for Mon. Review; read pp. 295-299 --
Fill in subjunctive in synopses
Week XIV 23-26 April Optative
- M 5 min. quiz on forms, uses of the subjunctive; readings at sight;
Introduction to the optative. For T. Learn Study Guide pp. 22-3; sentences p.
301
- T practice optative, sentences. For Wed. p 301 ex 1
pau/w
sentences p. 302; reading 1-5
W Readings For Thurs. p. 294 1, 3-5, 6 (opt.); p.303-4: 9, 12, 14-16, 25
Q Readings -- for Mon. review.
Week XV 30 April- 3 May Moods
- M 10 min. quiz on forms and uses of the optative. Sequence of
moods. For T. p. 305 # 32; p. 308f. 1, 7-9
- T Readings . for W 310 # 12. The imperative.
- W Readings. For Thurs. p 316-319: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21,
22
Q Readings. For Monday 320-1: 24, 28, 30, 31, 42-3;
322: 2, 5, 6; work on final review
Renaissance Fair 4 May: 31st Anniversary of the Kent State
Massacre
Week XVI 7-10 May Reading
- M Reading (320-22) For T. Reading (from the Protagoras)
- T Reading For W. Reading (from the Protagoras)
- W Reading For Th. Reading (from the Protagoras)
Q Reading Work on final Review
Week XVII Final 1:00-3:00 p.m. Thursday 17 May
Turn in Synopses and final review.
The in-class Final will include:
Written translation of a passage in Greek.
Principal parts bee. Prizes.
Turn in the Lab manual if you are signed up for the lab.