Assignments

• PowerPoint
• Introductory handout

• Memorize the Greek alphabet. Maybe try these videos:
  • Greek alphabet rap
  • Remix of Daft Punk "Technologic"
  • Alphabet song
• Practice saying out loud the sounds (individual letters, combos) as per handout

• Write out the Greek alphabet, as per handout, upper & lower case. Include:
  • Name (in English) of each letter
  • Sound (in English letters)
  • Variant form(s) of letters that have them
• Write a few lines of a poem or song in English, but spell with Greek alphabet, as if to teach it to an ancient Greek
  1. For all written homework for this class, skip multiple lines to give me space to write comments.
  2. Use handout.
  3. All breathings (as per handout).
  4. But no internal breathings.
  • "Household" becomes αὑσολδ (note the breathingt over the upsilon, αὑ). Not Ηουσηολδ or ηουσηολδ. For dipthongs at the beginning of a word, the breathing goes over the second vowel. αὐ ("ow," smooth breathing — no "h" sound), not ἀυ.
  5. No accents (~ ´ `) for now.
  6. No silent letters (αὑς, not αὑσε).
  7. Some sounds in English just don't transfer; try to find the best choice.

• This time, prepare only for oral translation-discussion, no writing
• USE VOCAB HELP pp. 1-2; also "Greek to English Vocabulary," end of book (pp. 395 ff.)

• As always, skip multiple lines
• Please translate the Greek into coherent English
• Word order: as in modern English (no Yoda talk)
• Be reasonably literal (close to original, but not too free)
• Translate all particles (little words — δέ, γάρ, οὖν, etc.)
  • μέν — for now we're ignoring this one
  • δέ — always translate, = either "and" or "but," use your judgment. Always translate it in front of the word unit (one or two words) it follows. For instance,
    • ὁ δὲ ἀγρός =
    • "and/but the field,"
    • not "the but/and field"
  • γάρ — also post-positive = "because," "since," to explain things. We often translate it as "for," but in the old-fashioned sense of "because/since"
  • καί — not post-positive. "And," it adds on whatever follows it. καὶ ὁ ἀγρός, "and the field"
  • ἀλλά — not post-positive. This is more than "but," though often translated that way. Think of it as
    • "No, not that, but this"
    • "On the contrary"
    • Then there's the old fashioned "nay, rather"
    • "But" often works fine
  • τε . . . καί — "(both) . . . and." The τε is post-positive, the καί isn't. We usually ignore the τε. ὅ τε οἶκος καὶ ὁ ἀγρός, "(both) the house and the field"
  • οὖν — post-positive, "so," "and so." Sometimes (rarely!) "therefore"
  • We'll meet other particles — equally important — soon
• Use translation aids
  • My handouts
  • The alpha-vocabulary pp. 1-2
  • Notes following story
  • Glossary back of book ("Greek to English Vocabulary")

Henceforth, all readings, α or β, to be done this way.

CH1 α grammar, vocab, exercises. READ and STUDY CAREFULLY pp. 3-5, items 1-3.

CH1 oral quiz on sects. 4-5 (paradigms, particles) of HANDOUT. (Grade for oral quizzing always figured into participation.)

WRITE OUT exercise 1α ("one-alpha," p. 5), #s 1-5. 1β (p. 12), #s 1-4, GRK-to-ENG and ENG-toGRK, as directed.

Now and henceforth:

• Be ready to read out loud any Greek you're assigned to read or write
• Make use of online "handout" (PDF doc) for clarification of material in book
• For ENG-to-GRK, focus on using correct vocab, word forms, spelling. Check and re-check everything. Breathings, but no accents

ORAL QUIZ. Sects. 4-5 (paradigms, particles) of HANDOUT.

WRITE OUT:

• Ch1 Quiz-Quote, as per syllabus — translate it in writing, note down (in writing) a brief paragraph's worth of comment (not random thoughts, but something relevant to info supplied in the quotation notes)
  • From here on in, Quiz-Quotes always this way.
• 1β (p. 12), #s 1-4, GRK-to-ENG and ENG-toGRK, as directed.
  • Make use of online "handout" (PDF doc) for clarification of material in book
  • For ENG-to-GRK, focus on using correct vocab, word forms, spelling. Don't worry about accents!

Oral quiz, sects. 1 a-c of ch2-apha handout ("I," "you," "he/she/it" forms of ἐλαύνω-"drive", φιλῶ-"love," εἰμι-"am"). Memorize the verb forms (the gray boxes).

Write 2α odds; 2β 1-5, 9; 2γ, all.

• Sample quiz.

Quiz content. Expect:

• Vocab. Use your flashcards or similar aids to memorize! Concentrate on Greek words featured in:
  • Exercises
  • Assigned readings
  • Handouts
• Sentence translation Greek to English based on assigned grammar exercises
• Translation from assigned reading (for ch1, that'll be α-reading lines 1-10)
• Sentence translation from English to Greek
• Quiz-Quote. Be ready. . .
  • To ID author and/or work, as appropriate
  • To translate
  • To supply a paragraph's worth of comment pertinent to quote. Not just a repeat of what you wrote on your homework, but something relfecting as well your notes on discussion in class
    • I am very much interested in your personal take on the the quotation. Still, that needs to respond to — to reflect and to show awareness of — the historical and/or literary context of the quotation. You can use notes supplied with the quotation to help with that
  • All written quizzes this way henceforth

CH2 Quiz-Quote, as per syllabus.

Oral quiz on ch2-beta handout sects. 4-5.

Write 2δ ALL (case-number-gender of article MUST AGREE with noun form); 2ε ALL (careful with completion of adj-noun agreements and verb forms); 2ζ just ENG-TO GRK sentences, #s1-4.

Oral quiz on paradigms, ch3-alpha handout sect. 4: NEW FORMS (3rd pers. plur. indic., 2nd per. plur imperative, infinitive) PLUS OLD FORMS as on handout.

Write 3α odds; 3β 1-5.

CH3 Quiz-Quote as per usual

Oral quiz on paradigms ch3-beta handout sect. 5.

Write 3γ ALL; 3δ all (careful with fill-in agreement, etc.); 3ε just ENG-to-GRK 1-3.

Oral quiz on paradigm, sect. 4 (d) ἡ καλὴ κρήνη etc., sect. 5 (b) all listed forms of εἰμι (indic., imperat., inf.), ch4-alpha handout. Those will be forms in light blue highlight.

Write 4β ODDS. 4γ ALL. 4δ 1-3.

CH4 Quiz-Quote.

Oral quiz on all forms of πολύς, ch4-beta handout, sect. 2.

Write 4κ ALL; 4λ 1-3.

Oral quiz on CONTRACTED forms of ὁράω, "see" — ch5-alpha handout sect. 3.

Write 5β, all (read out loud and write translation of the plur. forms in the book; then write out the corresponding singular form — from the "we" form to the "I" form, from the "you-all" form to the "you" sing. form, from the "they" form to the "he/she/it" form); 5γ, all (like 5β but the reverse); 5δ 1-4 just ENG-to-GRK.

CH5 Quiz-Quote.

Oral quiz on paradigms, ch5-beta handout sect.1.

Write 5ζ 1, 3, 5, 7; 5η 1-2; 5θ 1-3.

Details:

By two hours prior to class, please post at least one review question or issue in preparation for Test 1.

• Questions/issues should be important/broad enough to merit discussion in class
• They should focus on material to be tested
• They should focus on Greek language, not on test format (for which, syllabus)

Please note that this is required homework, just as the test review is required attendance.

Oral quiz on middle forms JUST of φέρομαι, ch6-alpha handout sect. 3.

Write 6γ 1-3; 6ε all; 6θ; 6η 1-4; 1-4.

CH6 Quiz-Quote — translate it in writing, note down (in writing) a very brief comment to share in class.

Oral quiz on middle forms (JUST ποιοῦμαι etc., τιμῶμαι etc.), ch6-beta handout sect. 4.

Write 6ι (trans + IDs as per instructions) 1-5; 6λ 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 (ID use datives as per directions — indirect object, dat. of possessor, etc.; study p. 103 #6 for those uses); 6μ (article and noun in correct case-forms to match the prepositions; translate) ODDS.

Oral quiz on paradigms, sect. 3 (a), 3 (c), ch7-alpha handout.

Write 7β ODDS as per instructions (just the numbered exercises on p. 117, but do study the intro material); 7γ 1-4; 7δ 1-8 (for fill-ins, think about whether you're dealing with "myself," "yourself," "him/her/itself"? case? number? gender? Use table provided p. 101).

CH7 Quiz-Quote

Oral quiz on Ch7-beta handout, sections

2. a. (noun χειμών)

3. α. (interrogative τίς; / τί;)

Write 7ε 3-9; 7ζ 1-5 (ID as instructed); 7θ (p. 129), just 1-3.

Oral quiz on on all forms of pres. mid. PTC of λύομαι (i.e., λυόμενος, etc.), ch8-alpha handout, sect. 3 (a).

Write 8β 1-7; 8γ 1-3, 5.

CH8 Quiz-Quote

Oral quiz on paradigms ch8-beta handout sect. 1 (πᾶς), 2 (a) (all forms of numeral "one," εἷς, etc.).

Write 8δ 1-4; 8ε 1-4; 8ζ 1-4.

CH9 Quiz-Quote.

Oral quiz JUST on all forms of ἄστυ ("city/town"), ναῦς ("ship"), from ch9-beta handout sect. 4 (a)-(b).

Write 9ε ODDS. 9ζ 3-9. 9η 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12.

Oral quiz on all forms of act. fut of παιδεύω and of mid fut of παύω, ch10-alpha handout sect. 3 (a)-(b).

Write 10 β, 10γ ODDS (for guidance, use principle parts in chapter vocabs, also "Greek to English Vocabulary," pp. 323 ff.); 10δ 1-6, 8-10; 10ε 2-5.

CH10 Quiz-Quote.

Oral quiz on all future forms of βάλλω, κάμνω; all forms of εἶμι-"go," as given on ch10-beta handout sect. 1 (b)-(c), plus all of handout sect. 2.

Write 10η all, 10 θ odds.

• One of the two questions must address chapters studied since the last test
  • ch6 α grammar through ch10 β-grammar (and including both ch10 readings).
• One of the two questions must address any major issue pertaining to Greek studied so far
• This can be from any part of the semester, or it can be a more general question. But it should be pertinent to the final.