Latin 102
Elementary Latin: Second Semester
Spring, 2001
Instructor: William Hutton
Office: Morton 326
Phone: 221-2993
e-mail: wehutt@wm.edu
Office hours: MWF 10-11 a.m. and by appointment.
Time and place of Class: Section 01: MWF 9:00 - 9:50, Morton 343; Section 02: MWF 10:00 - 10:50, Morton 343.
Tutorial (Lat 102L) time and place: TBA
Important Electronic Addresses:
Class web page: http://www.wm.edu/CAS/classical_studies/wehutt/L102.html
Class e-mail list: latin-l@wm.edu
Instructor's e-mail address: wehutt@wm.edu
Course Description:
This is a continuation of Latin 101. We will finish the remaining chapters of Wheelock's textbook, and in the course of doing so gradually introduce more and more passages of REAL (or only slightly doctored) Latin written by real Latin authors such as Cicero, Catullus, Caesar, Vergil, Seneca, etc.
Required Textbooks:
F.M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, Revised by R.A. LaFleur, ed. (SIXTH EDITION, HarperCollins, 2000).
A.H. Groton and J.M. May, Thirty-Eight Latin Stories (FIFTH EDITION, Bolchazy-Carducci, 1995)
A. Cumming and M.W. Blundell, Auricula Meretricula
Optional Textbook:
N. Goldman, English Grammar for Students of Latin (2d Edition, Olivia Hill Press, 1983)
Assignments and Grading:
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
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Class Participation: |
10% |
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Exercises and Assignments: |
5% |
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Quizzes (best 7 out of 8): |
20% |
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Midterm Exam: |
25% |
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Final Exam: |
40% |
NOTE: Your grade will be calculated on a strictly numerical basis and converted to letter grades on the following scale: 93-100 = A; 89-92 = A-; 85-88=B+; 81-84 = B; 77-80 = B-; 74-76 = C+; 71-73 = C; 68-70 = C-; 64-67 = D+; 60-63 = D; 55-59= D-; Below 55 = F.
Explanation of Grade Components:
Class participation: Includes attendance, preparation, and participation in class activities. Your grade for class participation will be adversely affected by the following (this is not an exhaustive list): Missing class or tutorial without a very good reason, frequent tardiness, obvious lack of preparation, frequently sleeping in class (particularly if you snore), eating noisy food in class; in general, being inconsiderate.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Language learning is a communal activity, and students who miss classes tend to return in such a state of cluelessness that it slows everybody else down. Your attendance is therefore not only encouraged but required. You may miss ONE class with no penalty and no questions asked. For any subsequent absence, you must provide me with a satisfactory explanation WITHIN 48 HOURS of your absence or I will subtract one percentage point from your overall grade. Any student who amasses more than five unexcused absences WILL BE GIVEN AN "F" FOR THE COURSE. Showing up for class more than 15 minutes late without a compelling reason counts as an absence. You remain, of course, responsible for any material covered and assignments given or handed in on days that you miss, even if your absence is an excused one.
Exercises and assignments: Exercises from the textbook will be collected occasionally, but not every time. You should be ready to hand all assignments given from the textbook and from supplementary sources on the date for which they are assigned. From time to time you will also be given additional assignments, such as supplementary exercises, short compositions in Latin, pronunciation exercises, etc.
Midterm Exam and Final Exam: will have the same basic format, and will include the following elements: Translation of short sentences from Latin to English, translation of even shorter sentences from English to Latin, exercises on grammatical forms and translation of long paragraphs from English to Latin.
About the Tutorial Section: All students must sign up concurrently for Latin 102L, which is a tutorial session that meets once per week. The time and place for this tutorial will be determined after the first week of classes, once we all know what our schedules look like. In these sessions we will do additional drills and exercises and read from the Thirty-Eight Stories book for practice reading extended passages in Latin. This will also be a time for you to ask for more help on things that you are having trouble with. Attendance at tutorials is REQUIRED except for those who earn a grade of "A" (93% or better) on the most recent quiz. Even for those students, attendance at tutorial is highly recommended.
IMPORTANT: Policy on Late Assignments and Make-ups:
No late assignments will be accepted. Make-ups for the quizzes or the midterm exams will be granted only under dire and verifiable circumstances, and under no circumstances will make-ups be arranged more than once in the course of the semester for any individual. Special arrangements for the final exam, if necessary, will have to be arranged through the College. I have no authority to make such arrangements.
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE: There will probably be some changes in the schedule of which chapters we will cover on each day, but the following things will remain constant: 1) Quizzes WILL occur as scheduled below; 2) The MIDTERM EXAMS will occur as scheduled below; 3) The FINAL EXAM will occur as scheduled by the College.
Week 1
Jan 17 Review
Jan 19 Review; Vocab Quiz 1-5
Week 2
Jan 22 Review; Vocab Quiz 6-10
Jan 24 Review; Vocab Quiz 11-15
Jan 26 QUIZ I (Review Quiz); Chapter XXII
Week 3
Jan 29 Chapter XXII
Jan 31 Chapter XXIII
Feb 2 Chapter XXIII
Week 4
Feb 5 Chapter XXIV
Feb 7 Chapter XXIV
Feb 9 QUIZ II Chapter XXV
Week 5
Feb 12 Chapter XXV
Feb 14 Chapter XXV
Feb 16 QUIZ III; Chapter XXVI
Week 6
Feb 19 Chapter XXVI, XXVII
Feb 21 Chapter XXVIII
Feb 23 QUIZ IV; Chapter XXVIII
Week 7
Feb 26 Chapter XXIX
Feb 28 Chapter XXIX; review
Mar 2 MIDTERM EXAM
Mar 5 - 9: SPRING BREAK (Whoopee!)
Week 8
Mar 12 Chapter XXX
Mar 14 Chapter XXX
Mar 16 Chapter XXXI
Week 9
Mar 19 Chapter XXXI
Mar 21 Chapter XXXII
Mar 23 Chapter XXXII, QUIZ V
Week 10
Mar 26 Chapter XXXIII
Mar 28 Chapter XXXIII,
Mar 30 Chapter XXXIV
Week 11
Apl 2 Chapter XXXIV
Apl 4 Chapter XXXV
Apl 6 Chapter XXXV QUIZ VI
Week 12
Apl 9 Chapter XXXVI
Apl 11 Chapter XXXVI
Apl 13 Chapter XXXVII
Week 13
Apl 16 Chapter XXXVIII
Apl 18 Chapter XXXIX
Apl 20 Chapter XXXIX; QUIZ VII
Week 14
Apl 23 Chapter XL
Apl 25 Latin Readings
Apl 27 Latin Readings QUIZ VIII
FINAL EXAM:
Section 1: Tuesday, May 8, 2001: 8:30 a.m.
Section 2: Wednesday, May 9, 2001: 1:30 p.m.