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| Week 1 | In-Class | At home |
| Day 1 |
uses of the definite article (9.6; 23.5); Reading: Pausanias 1.1 (Sunium and Peiraeus) |
Homework: decline ho bomos "altar", and to hieron; conjugate
grapho, punthanomai, and haireo; memorize the verbs with unusual futures on pp. 159-60 and 167, Athenaze, Book I. Practice Sentences 1-3, 7-9, 12 (Grammar, p. 126). Read Pausanias 1.2 (from Peiraeus to Athens) |
| Day 2 |
Accusative Case (Janet and Emily); Reading: Pausanias 1.2 (from Peiraeus to Athens) |
1st declension; Homework: conjugate the same verbs in the imperfect and aorist;
decline he arche, he thalassa, and ho stratiotes
"soldier"; decline houtos "this"; re-learn the 2nd aorist verbs listed on pp. 181 and 189, Athenaze, Book I. |
| Day 3 |
Genitive case (Becca and Alex); Reading: Pausanias 1.2 |
3rd declension; Homework: decline he polis, ho basileus, to agalma; do a synopsis of teleutao and metecho in the 3rd sg act; |
| Day 4 |
Dative case (CJ and Paul); Reading: Pausanias 1.3 (west side of the Athenian agora) |
aorist and future passive (17.1-3) Homework: conjugate erao in the future and aor passive; prepare for quiz (synopsis, vocabulary items 1-130, grammar in a passage); skim Pausanias 1.5 (eponymous heroes), read 1.15 (Stoa Poikile) |
| Day 5 |
Quiz; Reading: Pausanias 1.5 (eponymous heroes), 1.15 (paintings of the Stoa Poikile) |
Homework: review topics that still give you trouble; write composition; prepare seminar report |
| Day 6 |
AM: revising compositions PM: Seminar Day Presentations
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didomi and tithemi Homework: conjugate didomi and tithemi in the present and aorist; finish making a drawing of the paintings in the Stoa Poikile; revise the verb synopsis on the quiz; revise your composition; decide what topic you would like to do for your vocabulary presentation Reading: Pausanias 2.1.2-2.2.2 (the destruction and re-founding of Corinth; the myths and site of Isthmia, one of the four pan-hellenic sanctuaries) |
| Day 7 |
AM: finish seminar presentations Reading: Pausanias 2.1.2-2.2.2 (the destruction and re-founding of Corinth; the myths and site of Isthmia) |
histemi and hiemi Homework: Conjugate kathistemi and aphiemi in the
present and aorist; re-read the text we covered in class; work on your vocabulary presentation: |
| Day 8 |
AM: Pausanias 2.1.7-2.2.2 (Isthmia) Vocabulary presentations PM: sequence of moods; PM: Pausanias 2.2.3-5 (the road from Kenchriae and Lechaion to Corinth) |
Homework: conjugate komizo in the future passive and deo (bind) in the aorist passive; review grammar topics that still give you trouble; re-read the text we covered in class; work on your vocabulary presentation: Reading Pausanias: finish yesterday's reading, then read 2.4.1-4 (history of Corinth) and 2.4.5 (other monuments of Corinth) and 2.4.6-2.5.1 (Acrocorinth) |
| Day 9 |
Vocabulary presentations uses of hos (Becca and Alex); Reading: Pausanias 2.2.6-2.3.1 (the forum of Corinth); 2.3.2-11 (fountains of Peirene and Glauke and other waterworks) |
To prepare for the midterm:
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| Day 10 |
Midterm |
Homework: write composition (feel free to include images from Perseus, etc.) Reading: Pausanias 2.4.1-4 (history of Corinth) and 2.4.5 (other monuments of Corinth) and 2.4.6-2.5.1 (Acrocorinth) |
| Day 11 |
AM: revising compositions PM: Reading Pausanias 2.4.1-4 (history of Corinth) and 2.4.5 (other monuments of Corinth) and 2.4.6-2.5.1 (Acrocorinth); 2.16.5-7 (Mycenae) |
Homework: revise composition; begin reading articles for seminar Reading: Pausanias 5.10 (temple of Zeus at Olympia); 5.11 (cult statue of Zeus made by Pheidias) |
| Day 12 |
Reading: Pausanias 5.8.5-11 (dates Olympic events began); 5.10 (temple of Zeus) |
Homework: finish labeling and annotating the pedimental sculptures and the cult statue; revise your exam Reading: Pausanias 5.11 (cult statue of Zeus made by Pheidias) and 5.13.1-7 (temenos of Pelops) |
| Day 13 |
Reading: Pausanias 5.10.8-5.11.3, 5.11.9-11 (west pediment, metopes, cult statue)
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Homework: work on presentations for Friday Reading: Pausanias 5.13.1-7 (temenos of Pelops); 5.13.8-5.14.1 (the altar of Zeus); 5.16.1-8 (temple of Hera and the games in honor of Hera) |
| Day 14 |
Reading: Pausanias 5.13.1-7 (temenos of Pelops); 5.13.8-5.14.1 (the altar of Zeus) |
Common reading (in English): Strabo Geography 8.6.20-23; Pausanias 10.25-27 Continue preparing your presentation |
| Day 15 |
AM: Seminar Day |
Homework: Please read in English Pausanias 5.17.5-5.19.10 (the chest of Kypselos) Reading Pausanias 5.16.1-8 (temple of Hera and the games in honor of Hera) and 5.20.4-10 (roof of the temple of Hera, pillar of Oenomaus, Metroon and Philipeion) |
| Day 16 | AM: revising compositions PM: |
Homework: revise your composition; (re)read in English Pausanias 5.17.5-5.19.10 (the chest of Kypselos) and Pausanias 10.25-27 (the Ilioupersis); Please prepare a portfolio of your writing this term, including both rough and final drafts. In addition, please write a 1-2 page commentary on your writing in English.. What challenges did you meet and how did you attempt to overcome them? What do you feel you still need to work on as a writer? What do you wish you could have done different? How has writing improved in terms of endings, vocabulary, and syntax? How has writing helped you understand the art, archaeology, history, or myth of the Greek world? How has writing helped you improve your understanding of Pausanias' Greek? |
| Day 17 |
AM: finish seminar reports PM: visit to special collections at the University of Iowa to see early printed editions of Pausanias and early travelers' accounts of Greece |
Homework: continue working on your writing portfolio; review and study for the final exam Italy on the Grand Tour (Getty) |
| Day 18 |
Final Exam; |
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