Latin 104, Advent Semester 2008
Schedule of Classes
Class meets on MWF at 11:00 AM and on Tuesday at 12:30 PM (*added as a reminder).
Practice and vocabulary exercises on line.
General Instructions: This course assumes that you have studied first year Latin before and assumes that you will work diligently to recover the Latin that has slipped from memory.
The first part of the course moves very quickly and will require time and effort as we speedily review vocabulary and grammar. When you are asked to "look carefully" at grammar or exercises, you should read this material and try some of the exercises until you are confident that you understand the content. You should ask about anything you do not understand in the next class session.
All "exercises" that are specifically identified as homework are to be written neatly and will usually be submitted for grading. The assignments are given below but are subject to change. We shall
engage in an ongoing discussion about the appropriateness of assignments and can make changes wherever and whenever necessary. "Reading" assignments and "practice sentences" are to be prepared for class but are not written assignments.
- August 29 (F)--Text: Introduction to Latin by Susan Shelmerdine; We shall review in class Chapters 1 and 2, including pronunciation, parts of speech, sentence patterns, present tense of first and second conjugation verbs, infinitives and
principal parts; we shall also review first and second declension nouns, especially the nominative and accusative cases; we shall do selected sentences from Chapter 2, exercises 12, 13, and 14.
- September 1 (M)--Learn vocabulary for Chapters 1-5; review Chapters 3, 4, and 5. Grammar and forms to be covered: genitive and dative cases, sentence patterns (transitive, intransitive, and special intransitive), adverbs, ablative case, prepositions, word order, adjectives and the verb "to be" (sum); do exercises as necessary and write out exercise 33, 1-8.
- September 2 (T)*--Vocabulary, forms, and translation examination over Chapters 1-5.
- September 3 (W)--Chapter 6: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercise 37.
- September 5 (F)--Chapter 7: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercises 45 .
- September 8 (M)--Chapter 8: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercise 50.
- September 9 (T)*--Chapter 9: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercise 55.
- September 10 (W)--Chapter 10: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercise 60.
- September 12 (F)--Vocabulary, forms, and translation examination over Chapters 6-10.
- September 15 (M)--Review Examination over Chapters 6-10.
- September 16 (T)*--Quiz on pronouns and forms of is, ille, and hic; do reading 11, p. 76; preview Chapter 11.
- September 17 (W)--Chapter 11: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercises 61, 62, and 64.
- September 19 (F)--Chapter 12: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercises 67 and 68; Quiz on vocabulary from Chapters 11 and 12.
- September 22 (M)--Chapter 13: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercises 73 and 74.
- September 23 (T)*--Chapter 14: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercises 81 and 82 (even numbered sentences for ex. 82). Quiz over vocabularies from Chapters 13 & 14.
- September 24 (W)--Quiz over vocabularies from Chapters 13 & 14.
- September 26 (F)--Review.
- September 29 (M)--Chapter 15: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises fin the chapter; do exercise 89
- September 30 (T)*--Preview Exam
- October 1 (W)--Examination over Chapters 11-15.
End of Segment 1
- October 3 (F)--Chapters 16: Look over exercises 91-96; do exercise 97.
- Chapter 6 (M)--Chapter 17: Look over grammar and exercises; do exercise 108; vocabulary quiz over Chapters 16 and 17.
- October 7 (T)* Chapter 18: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter. (Because of opening Convocation, class will not meet.)
- October 8 (W)--Chapter 18: Do exercises 115, 116, and 117.
- October 10 (F)--Chapter 19: Look carefully at all the grammar and exercises in the chapter; do exercises 120 and 121
- October 13 (M)--Chapter 20: Look carefully at all the grammar in the chapter; do exercises 128 and 132.
- October October 14 (T)*--Vocabulary quiz over Chapters 19 and 20; Review
- October 15 (W)--Examination over Chapters 16-20
End of Segment 2
- Fall Break (October 16-17)
- October 20 (M)--Chapter 21: Look carefully at all the grammar of the chapter; do exercises 134 and 135.
- October 21 (T)*--Chapter 21: Exercises 136-139 (even only from 139)
- October 22 (W--Chapter 22: Look carefully at the grammar of the Chapter; do exercises 140, 141, 142 (odd sentences), and 143 (all).
- October 24 (F)--Chapter 22: Do exercise 144 (all); be prepared to read reading and practice exercises.
- October 27 (M)--Chapter 23: Look carefully at the grammar; do exercises 145 & 146.
- October 28 (T)*--Chapter 23: Do exercises 147 & 148; do exercise 149 (even)
- October 29 (W)--Vocabulary Quiz; Review
- October 31 (F)--Examination over Chapters 21-23
End of Segment 3
- November 3 (M)--Chapter 24: Look carefully at the grammar; do exercises 150-153.
- November 4 (T)*--Chapter 24: Do exercises 154 and 155.
- November 5 (W)--Chapter 24: Review; do exercise 156 (odd); do reading and practice exercises.
- November 7 (F)--Chapter 25: Look carefully at the grammar in the Chapter; do exercises 159-161.
- November 10 (M)--Review; Vocabulary quiz over 24 and 25.
- November 11 (T)*--Chapter 26: Look carefully over the grammar; exercises 163-166
- November 12 (W)--Chapter 26: exercise 167 (odd); do reading and practice sentences.
- November 14 (F)--Chapter 27: Look carefully at all the grammar in the chapter; exercises 168-175.
- November 17 (M)--Chapter 27: do exercises 176 (all) and 177 (even); prepare the reading exercise.
- November 18 (T)*Examination over Chapters 24-27
End of Segment 4
- November 19 (W)--CHapter 28
- November 21 (F)--Chapter 28
- November 24 (M)--Chapter 28
- Thanksgiving break
- December 1 (M)--Chapter 29
- December 2 (T)--Chapter 29
- December 3 (W)--Chapter 29
- December 5 (F)--Chapter 30
- December 8 (M)--Chapter 30
- December 9 (T)*--Chapter 30
- December 10 (W)--Review
December 13, 9:00 AM--Final Examination
End of Segment 5
Grade Evaluation
Your 104 course is divided into five segments, the last four ending with an examination.
You will receive a grade for each of these segments. The grade for "segment one" will be determined by your homework grades (1/5), plus the three examinations over chapters 1-16 (4/5). The remaining three"segment grades" will be determined by your
daily grades (homework and quizzes)(1/3) plus the examination over that segment (2/3). Your final
grade will be determined by averaging your five segment grades. The Final Examination will serve as the
Examination ending segment five.
See also: Department goals and evaluation for this class
Office Hours* (Gailor 20-phone 1520)
MTWTh: 2:00 -4:00 PM
(or call for appointment)
*It is a good idea to call before coming by. I shall try to be present during office hours, but committee
meetings and emergencies sometimes occur during these times.
Last Updated: August 7, 2008
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