UNCG

Hugh Parker

Fall, 2006

HHRA 1111

GRK 311-01

334-5703

 

hcparker@uncg.edu

 

 

THE GREEK ORATORS

OFFICE HOURS:  WF 12-12:30, T 11:00-12:00, and by appointment.

 

TEXTS:  Douglas Domingo-Forastˇ, Lysias on the Murder of Eratosthenes

 

Henry George Liddell & Robert Scott, Greek-English Lexicon

 

Charles Darwin Adams, Lysias. Selected Speeches (I did not order this book for you.  There is a copy on reserve in Jackson Library, or you can access it online through Jackson Library).

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:  The main objective of this course is to improve your Greek by building on what youÕve already learned.  By the end of this course you need to be able to:

 

1.     read a select passage from Lysias without the aid of a lexicon

2.     describe the importance of Lysias in Greek literature

3.     discuss the basics of the Greek legal system

4.     demonstrate the ability to read, understand, synthesize, and explain the importance of scholarly research on Lysias

GRADES:  Grades will be determined as follows:

                                                                                   

                                    Big Quizzes                                           10%

                                    Little Quizzes                                        10%

                                    Principal Part Quizzes                          10%

                                    311-only Quizzes                                  15%

                                    Article Review/Oral Report                  10%

                                    Midterm Exams (3)                               20%

                                    Final Exam                                            25% 

Grading scale:

97-100               A+

94-96               A

90-93               A-

87-89               B+

84-86               B

80-83               B-

 

77-79               C+

74-76               C

70-73               C-

67-69               D+

64-66               D

60-63               D-

59 or lower      F

 

 

REGULAR QUIZZES:  There will be three types of quizzes that you will do with the GRK 203 students—Big, Little, and Principal Part.  The Big Quizzes will cover approximately two previous weeks of reading assignments and will be on the following dates (all Fridays):  August 25, September 22, October 20, and November 17.  Principal Parts Quizzes will be given on Mondays beginning August 21.  The Little Quizzes will be given as needed.  All quizzes will take place at the beginning of class.  If you arrive late and we are still taking the quiz, you may take it but you must hand it in with everyone else.  If you arrive after I have collected the quizzes, you will receive a zero.  N.B.  THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP QUIZZES FOR ANY REASON; IF YOU MISS A QUIZ  OF ANY SORT,  YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.  I will drop your lowest Big Quiz grade, your lowest Little Quiz grade, and your lowest Principal Parts Quiz grade when I figure your final grade for the course.

 

EXTRA READINGS:  You will read two additional speeches of Lysias on your own and be quizzed on the assigned readings every two weeks.  The assignments are posted on Blackboard.

 

ARTICLE REVIEW/ORAL REPORT:  You will be assigned a scholarly article on Lysias or a related topic.  You will read the article and write a short paper (3-4 pages) about the content of the article and whether or not you agree with it.  You will also give a short oral report to the class on your article in November.

 

MIDTERM EXAMS:  We will have three midterm exams on the following dates (all Fridays:  September 8, October 6, and November 3.  Please note that the second midterm is on the day before fall break; please make your plans for break accordingly.

 

ATTENDANCE:  You need to be here to every day.  If you miss more than 3 classes for any reason, you will be dropped from the course.

 

FINAL EXAM:  The final exam will be on Wednesday, December 6 from noon to 3 p.m.

 

OTHER INFORMATION: 

1.  Please make sure you have read and understood the Academic Integrity Policy (it can be found at http://academicintegrity.uncg.edu).  I will ask you to sign the Academic Integrity Pledge on all graded work. 

 

2.  As far as homework is concerned, my standards are the same as those of the Bryan School of Business here at UNCG (found in the 2006-2007 Undergraduate Bulletin, p. 75):

 

In general, students should plan to devote between 2-3 hours outside of class for each hour in class.