Latin 203W-01 Prof. Linda Danford

Spring 2002 Office: McIver 235

MWF 10:00 McIver 232 E-mail: lcdanfor@uncg.edu

Hours: MWF 9:30-10AM Tel. 334-5729

TEXT: M. G. Balme, Millionaire's Dinner Party

STUDENT LEARNING GOALS: At the end of the semester student will be able to

1. Identify and translate a variety of grammatical constructions reviewed in our text such as subjunctive clauses, indirect statement, ablatives absolute, and other participial/gerundive constructions.

2. Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary necessary to the successful translation of passages from the Millionaire's Dinner Party.

3. Produce a correct idiomatic translation of a typical passage from the Millionaire's Dinner Party.

4. Place the Millionaire's Dinner Party in its appropriate historical and literary context and illustrate how this work fits into the Roman genre of Satire.

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the connections between Roman and contemporary American societies as well as a sensitivity to their respective cultural differences.

REQUIREMENTS: Tests-There will be two unit tests given during the semester at approximately even intervals and announced at least one week in advance. Tests will consist primarily of paragraph translation and grammar analysis of both seen and unseen passages.

(30 % of final grade)

Quizzes- In a few weeks we will begin a schedule of weekly quizzes administered on Fridays and testing both vocabulary and translation from each chapter. Vocabulary lists will be available on Blackboard. At the end of the semester the two lowest quiz grades will be dropped. Latecomers will not be given extra time to finish quizzes. If you come in after the quiz has been handed in, you may not make it up. (20% of final grade)

Written Assignments- There will be several formal and informal written assignments throughout the semester. See the next page for specific information. (15% of final grade)

Translation Credit-10% of your grade will consist of a grade based on the frequency of your in class translation.

Final Exam-This exam will be cumulative and will count 25% of your final grade. PLEASE NOTE: You must pass the final exam in order to pass this class.

POLICIES: Attendance-Attendance in a language course is extremely important. I take attendance daily and I expect students to be present and on time. Absences must be explained in writing, and accompanied by a doctor's excuse, court summons etc. If you are absent for three consecutive classes without contacting me in any way, I will drop you from the roll.

 Homework- I will go over some homework in class and some I will collect and correct at home. It will not be graded but missed assignments will result in a lowering of your final grade (one point for each missed assignment). It is necessary to plan at least two hours of preparation for each hour of class. If your schedule does not permit this time commitment, you may need to alter your schedule or settle for a low grade.

Make-up Tests-Tests may be made up only if you notify me of your expected absence on or before the day of the test. Leave a message on my voice-mail or e-mail. Quizzes cannot be made up.

Honor Code-Please make sure that you have read and understood the Academic Integrity Policy (it can be found at http://www.uncg.edu/saf/studiscp/Honor.html). I will ask you to sign the Academic Integrity Pledge on all graded work

 WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Written assignments, a total of 4, will be selected from the following categories:

Translation- (2) Written translationsof Latin paragraphs in which students will attend to the literal meaning in the first draft and a more idiomatic translation in the second draft.

Essays- (2) 3 page paper on questions of style or content based on material in the Millionaire's Dinner Party. Specific paper topics will be listed on Blackboard.

All writing assignments should be submitted in typed form with your name and course number at the top right corner. No secondary references are required but quotations from the Petronius text are encouraged and should be in indented italics. Two of the three required essays must undergo some revision. Students will be given detailed comments on their first draft submissions which they must take into account before submitting their revised versions. The grade for these papers will be based on the final submission and will take into account the quality of the revisions and the content.