Latin 203, Easter Semester 2009
Schedule of Classes
Class meets on MWF at 11:00 AM and on Tuesday at 12:30 PM (*added as a reminder).
Part I (January 13-January 27)--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.
- January 13 *--Introduction to Latin 203.
- January 14--Review relative clauses (Chapter 19 in Shelmerdine's text)
- January 16--Review indirect statements (Chapter 22) and participles (Chapter 24); do Reading #26 (p. 189)
- January 19--Review the independent uses of the subjunctive (Chapter 27) and review purpose, result, and cum clauses (Chapter 28); do reading #31 (p. 228)
- January 20*--Review synopses of verbs
- January 21--Review indirect question and command (new) (Chapter 29); do exercise 192 (all) (p. 238)
- January 23--Do reading #32 in page 238; From Chapter 30 read about clauses of fearing and do exercise 195, sentences 1-4.
- January 26--Read about conditional sentences (Chapter 30); do exercises 197 and 198.
- January 27*--From Chapter 30, do exercise 199, sentences 1, 3, 7, 8, and 9.
- January 28--Read about gerund, gerundive , and passive periphrastic (Chapter 31); do exercise 205
- January 30--Examination
Part II (February 2--February 18)--Cornelius Nepos
February 2--Introduction to Nepos and his Life of Atticus, Chapter 1
February 3*--Life of Atticus, Chapter II
February 4--Chapter III
February 6--Chapter IV
February 9--Chapter V
February 10*--Review (Retest)
February 11--Chapter VI
February 13--Chapter VII
February 16--Chapter VIII
February 17*--Review
February 18--Examination
Part III (February 20-March 10)--Selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Baucis and Philemon (Longman Latin Reader)
February 20--Metamorphoses, Baucis and Philemon I: reading poetry and dactylic hexameter.
February 23--Baucis and Philemon I (cont'd)
February 24*--Extra Help --SCANSION
February 25--Baucis and Philemon II
February 27--Baucis and Philemon III
March 2 --Baucis and Philemon IV
March 3*--Extra Help
March 4--Baucis and Philemon V
March 6--Baucis and Philemon VI
March 9--Review
March 10*--Examination
Part IV (March 11-April 6)--Selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus (Longman Latin Reader)
March 11--Metamorphoses, Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, I
Spring Break (March 11 (5:00 PM)-March 23 (8:00 AM))
March 23--Metamorphoses, Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, II
March 24* --Extra Help
March 25--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, III
March 27--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, IV
March 30--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, V
March 31*--Extra Help
April 1--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, VI
April 3--Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus, VII
April 6--Examination
Part V (April 8-April 29)--Selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Narcissus and Echo (Longman Latin Reader)
April 7*--Extra Help
April 8--Narcissus and Echo, I
April 10--Narcissus and Echo, II
April 13--Narcissus and Echo III
April 14*--Extra Help
April 15--Narcissus and Echo, IV
April 17--Narcissus and Echo, V
April 20--Narcissus and Echo, VI
April 21*--Extra Help
April 22--Narcissus and Echo, VII
April 27--Narcissus and Echo, VIII
April 28*--Review
April 29--Extra Help
May 1, 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)
MW: 2:00-4:00 PM
T: 2:30-4:30
(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: January, 2009
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