Greek 202 Spring 2004 Euripides and Thucydides

Course Requirements

DAILY PREPARATION For each class: 1. Work through the assigned passages (40-60 lines) using the running vocabulary in the text and the links to morphology analysis in the on-line text or the Perseus Morphological Analysis Tool (If you don't see the lines in accented Greek, this is probably because the computer you are using does not have a Greek font installed. For instructions on how to remedy this, link here to Perseus' Greek Font Help.) Prepare your assigned passage with special care, reviewing it several times so that we can go through the translation expeditiously and move on to discussion. 2. Learn (i.e. memorize) the starred vocabulary using the on-line vocabulary drills. 3. Learn the assigned syntax using the on-line links or class handouts. SPIonic Font On-line vocabulary drills, syntax study, and Hour Exams require that you have the font SPIonic installed in the Fonts folder of the system on your computer. Link here to download SP Ionic for Mac or SP Ionic for Windows. Then follow the usual procedure for installing the font. If you're not sure how to do this, link here for help with Windows 95 TrueType font installation (illustrated). Alternatively, consult with the ITS help desk or see a consultant in one of the campus Computer Labs. For more details, see Mac Font Help or Windows Font Help from the University of Oregon's Yamada Language Center. Note also that font downloads need to be decompressed before installation; if you don't have either Stuffit Expander (Mac) or Aladdin Expander (Windows) on your computer, link here to download Expander Freeware. FYI: here is a link to a keyboard map for SP Ionic.

DAILY VOCABULARY QUIZZES - 40 % of final grade There are a total of 24 daily vocabulary quizzes during the semester (12 on Euripides, 12 on Thucydides). Of these, 20 are required (any 10 on Euripides, any 10 on Thucydides). If you complete more than 20, either your grades on these will be averaged into your total quiz grade or you may discount an equivalent number of quizzes on which you didn't do well.

HOUR EXAMS - 40% of final grade Four Take-Home Hour Exams: two on Euripides, two on Thucydides (NOTE: There is no Final Exam for this course.) Each Exam will include: 3 passages from prepared translation (75%) 1 sight passage (15%) 20/25 vocabulary words (10%) The best way to prepare for the hour exams will be to keep up with daily assignments and review each of them after each class.

CLASS PERFORMANCE - 20% of final grade In class we'll go over the assigned passages, arrive at a translation, and discuss literary, historical and (where relevant) grammatical and syntactical issues. If you come to class well prepared and contribute regularly to class discussion, your grade for this section of the course will be 100%.