Intermediate Latin 202
Introduction to Latin Poetry
Spring 2012
Professor Irby
Office: Morton 329
Office phone: 221-2162 (better to avoid
the phone and come by the office or use e-mail)
Office Hours: MW noon - 1:00
e-mail:
glirby@wm.edu
web pages:
Homepage: http://glirby.people.wm.edu/
Grading scale:
100-93% = A; 92-90% =
A-; 89-87% = B+; 86-83% = B; 80-82% = B-; 79-77% = C+; 76-73% = C; 72-73%
= C-; 69-67% = D+; 66-63% = D; 92-60% = D-; 59%-0% = F
Exams and Course Grade:
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Exam I (29 February) |
100 points |
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Exam II (30 March) |
100 points |
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Quizzes & Paradigms |
125 points |
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Class Participation |
75 points |
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Final Exam (30 April: 2:00-5:00 p.m.) |
100 points |
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Total |
500 points |
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to be an introduction to Latin poetry. In addition to preparing literal translations of pre-assigned texts, we will engage in composition in meter, sight-reading and dramatic reading.
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
Class Participation and Attendance is essential to success in this class. Latin 202 is an interactive course, and your success depends upon your effort. You must be in class every day, on time, prepared, and ready to work.
Quizzes and homeworks are worth 20% of your final grade. No quiz may be taken early, late, or made up for any reason. Homework must be completed before each class meeting and "turn-in" homework is due at the beginning of class.
Notebook: To ensure that everyone is working at peak efficiency (and so we can cover more material), you must keep a notebook with your vocabulary and grammar notes. It can follow any paradigm as long as it is orderly.
Weekly Paradigms: To keep the forms fresh, I will assign weekly paradigms of verb synopses and noun-adjective pairs.
Make-up Policy: No make-up work will be allowed for any reason. No e-mail submissions will be accepted.
Class Room Policies: Regular attendance is expected. Additional readings and changes to the syllabus may be announced in class.
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No work will be accepted late
No make-ups will be permitted
No e-mail submissions will be accepted
Arrive prepared and on time
Minor adjustments to the syllabus
may be announced in class
It is your responsibility to keep
informed about changes to the syllabus and exam schedule
Turn off cell phones and beepers
before coming to class
Do not talk, eat, read, or study for other courses during class
Regular attendance is expected
Hark upon the Gale: Remember the Honor Code
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Required Texts
Charles W. Dunmore. Selections from Ovid. Focus, 2003. isbn = 1-58510-088-9
Carol A. Murphy, Ryan T. Moore, Daniel G. Thiem, Embers of the Ancient Flame: Latin Love Poetry Selections from Catullus, Horace, and Ovid. Bolcahzy-Carducci, 2005; 2nd ed.; isbn = 978-0-86516-609-7
Craig Williams, A Martial Reader. Bolcahzy-Carducci, 2010; isbn = 978-0-86516-704-9
Recommended Texts
Some Online Resources
Glossary of Rhetorical Devices with examples: http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html
A Brief Guide to Scansion: http://www.frapanthers.com/teachers/white/scansion.htm
Perseus Hopper: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collection?collection=Perseus:collection:Greco-Roman
Latin Library: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/
Glossary of Rhetorical Devices: http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html
Words by William Whitaker: a good on-line dictionary: http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.exe
Review of Latin Grammar and Syntax: http://glirby.people.wm.edu/WheelockWebPage/SyntaxReview.html
Latin Vocabulary for Review: a master list with the most common and useful words according to parts of speech
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We will start with about 30 lines a meeting, and work our way up from there
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