Latin 203, Advent Semester 2008
Schedule of Classes

Class meets on MWF at 8:00 AM and on Thursday at 12:30 PM (*added as a reminder).

Part I (August 28-September 10)--Review of last Chapters of Shelmerdine's Introduction to Latin. (Handouts will be available for those who do not have this text.) Review of declensions and conjugations.

Part II (September 11-October 3)--Cicero's In Catilinam I

  • September 11*--Introduction to Cicero
  • September 12--Cicero's In Catilinam I.i (links to text: 1.Univ of Texas; 2. Perseus)
  • September 15--In Catilinam I. ii
  • September 17--In Catilinam I. ii
  • September 18*--In Catilinam I. iii
  • September 19--In Catilinam I. iv
  • September 22--In Catilinam I. iv
  • September 24--In Catilinam I. v
  • September 25*--In Catilinam I. vi
  • September 26--In Catilinam I. vi
  • September 29--In Catilinam I. vii
  • October 1--In Catilinam I. vii
  • October 2*--Review
  • October 3--Examination

    Part III(October 6-December 10)--Selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Longman Latin Reader)

  • October 6--Metamorphoses, Baucis and Philemon I: reading poetry and dactylic hexameter.
  • October 8--Baucis and Philemon I
  • October 9*--Extra Help
  • October 10--Baucis and Philemon II
  • October 13--Baucis and Philemon III
  • October 15--Baucis and Philemon IV
  • Fall Break (October 16-17)
  • October 20--Extra Help
  • October 22--Baucis and Philemon V
  • October 23*--Baucis and Philemon VI
  • October 24--Extra Help
  • October 27--Review/sight passage
  • October 29--Examination
  • October 30*--Metamorphoses, Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus
  • October 31 --Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, II
  • November 3--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, III
  • November 5--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, IV
  • November 6*--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, V
  • November 7--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, VI
  • November 10--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, VII
  • November 12--Examination
  • November 13*--Narcissus and Echo, I
  • November 14--Narcissus and Echo, II
  • November 17--Narcissus and Echo, III
  • November 19--Narcissus and Echo, IV
  • November 20*--Extra help
  • November 21--Narcissus and Echo, V
  • November 24--Narcissus and Echo, VI
  • Thanksgiving Break
  • December 1--Narcissus and Echo, VII
  • December 3--Narcissus and Echo, VIII
  • December 4--Begin special vocab and reading (selections from Virgil)
  • December 5--Begin special vocab and reading (selections from Virgil)
  • December 8 --Begin special vocab and reading (selections from Virgil)
  • December 10 --Review
    December 13, 2:00 PM--Final Examination

    Grade Evaluation

    Each of the five examinations (including the final exam) and the daily grade (taken from quizzes and daily work) will be counted of equal value and averaged. Thus, the final grade will be the average of these six items (five exams, plus one cumulative daily grade).

    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.
    (or call for appointment)

    Last Updated: August 8, 2008
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