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UNCG |
Hugh Parker |
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LAT 601-01 |
HHRA 1111 |
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Fall 2006 |
(336) 334-5703 |
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hcparker@uncg.edu |
OFFICE
HOURS: WF 12-12:30, T 11-12 and by appointment. You can always catch me before and
after class too.
TEXTS: Kenneth Quinn, Catullus. The Poems
Daniel Garrison, Horace. Epodes and Odes
COURSE
OBJECTIVES: The main
objective of this course is to help you improve your Latin reading skills. By
the end of this course you need to be able to:
1) translate select passages from the
poetry of Catullus and Horace at sight
2) describe the important themes in the
poetry of Catullus and Horace
3) analyze poems of Catullus and Horace
for meaning, word choice, syntax, and rhetorical figures among other things
4) demonstrate competency in scanning a variety of
lyric meters
5) describe the relationship between
the poetry of Catullus to that of Horace
GRADES:
Your final grade
will be determined as follows:
Miderms
(2) 40%
Article
Review 15%
Teaching 15%
Final
Exam 30%
Grading scale:
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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 |
ARTICLE REVIEW: Each student will be assigned an article
on Catullus or Horace to read and write a review of. You will also give a short oral report on your article to
the class. The written review and
the oral report will each count for one half of your grade. Details to follow.
TEACHING: Each student will be the teacher for
one of the assigned readings from Catullus.
TESTS: There will be two exams given during
the semester. The tests will be
given on September 14 and October 24.
FINAL EXAM
The final exam will be on Tuesay, December 12 from 5-7:50.
OTHER
INFORMATION
Attendance
and Class Preparation: I expect
you to be in class and well prepared every day. If you miss more than 2 classes for any reason, you will
be dropped from the course.
Honor Code: Please
make sure that you read and understand 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.
LAT 601-01
Fall, 2006
Schedule of Readings
Catullus:
August 15-October 24 Horace:
October 31-November 28
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August |
15 |
Introduction;
1 (at sight) |
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22 |
2,
3, 4, 5, 7, 8 |
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29 |
10,
11, 12, 13, 14a |
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September |
5 |
22,
30, 31, 35, 36, 40, 43 |
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14 |
MIDTERM
#1 |
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19 |
44,
45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 60 |
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26 |
65,
68 (lines 1-40; read the rest of the poem in English), 69, 70, 72, 76 |
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October |
3 |
77,
84, 85, 86, 87, 96, 101, 109, 116 |
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10 |
FALL
BREAK: no class |
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17 |
64
(lines 50-253; read the rest of the poem in English) |
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24 |
MIDTERM
#2 |
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31 |
Book
1: 1, 5, 9, 11, 13 |
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November |
7 |
Book
1: 22, 23, 24, 25, 37, 38 |
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14 |
Book
2: 3, 7, 10, 14 |
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21 |
Book
3: 1, 9, 13, 30 |
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28 |
Book
4: 7; Satire 1.9 (to
be handed out in class) |
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December |
5 |
READING
DAY: no class |
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12 |
FINAL
EXAM |