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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences / Department of Classics
GRW2211 (section 7110): Survey of Ancient Greek Prose
M W F 5th period (11:45-12:35)
MAT 0002
Fall 2008

We will be reading selections from a variety of Greek authors from the Archaic through the Roman periods. Our goal is to reinforce grammatical concepts, to improve reading skills in ancient Greek, and to help students become acquainted with the breadth of ancient Greek literature. PLEASE NOTE: READINGS FOR THIS CLASS ARE IN ANCIENT GREEK; ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST-YEAR GREEK SEQUENCE (GRE1130 & 1131) TO REGISTER.

instructor
    Jim Marks
    jmarks@ufl.edu
    office hours: 9:30-10:30 MWF and by appointment, 125 Dauer

required texts

Plutarch Themistocles edited by David J. Ladouceur, Bryn Mawr Classical Commentaries (ISBN 0-929524-60-8)
Plato Ion edited by Andrew M. Miller, Bryn Mawr Classical Commentaries (ISBN 0-929524-27-6)
Xenophon's Symposium edited by Andrew M. Miller, Bryn Mawr Classical Commentaries (ISBN 0-931019-02)

recommended texts

Henry Liddell. An Intermediate Greek Lexicon. Oxford. ISBN 0199102066
N. Marinone. All Greek Verbs. Duckworth. ISBN 0715617729
Herbert Smyth. Greek Grammar. Harvard. ISBN 0674362500

schedule of readings
The following is the order of the passages we will be reading from the texts:
       Plutarch Themistokles: 9.1-12.2, 22.1-23.4, 28.1-31.5
       Plato Ion: all
       Xenophon Symposion: 1.1-

evaluation
class participation = 10% of total grade

full credit will be given to students who come to class prepared to translate and discuss the assigned passages

weekly quizzes (non-cumulative); 6% each = 60% of total grade

exams (non-cumulative); 15% each = 30% of total grade

STUDY GUIDES

accents
conditions
grammar
the verb histemi
imperatives
infinitives
morphology (verb, noun, adjective forms)
prepositions
pronouns
temporal clauses

This course is conducted in compliance with all University of Florida policies regarding special needs, academic honesty, and absences for emergencies, religious holidays and extracurricular activities. For details, see www.dso.ufl.edu/osd/ (special needs); www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/procedures/academicguide.php#3 (academic honesty).