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Daily Schedule
Day 1 Introduction & Chapter 1
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Grammar: The Greek alphabet; pronunciation;
dipthongs; double consonants; breathings; punctuation; syllabification;
Nouns: gender, case, and agreement; Verbs: 3rd singular.
- Culture: Introduction to Ancient Athens.
- Hwk: 1) write out on lined paper the upper and lower case of
each letter of the Greek alphabet: on each line write the same letter
over and over until you reach the end of the line;
2) complete Part IV. Practice in Pronunciation and Writing, 1-40 (Athenaze,
p. xviii);
3) In the English grammar packet (second last page), find the nouns
in the passage from Plato's Republic;
4) In the first paragraph of "The Athenian Farmer," Athenaze,
p. 6, identify the function of each noun (subject, predicate nominative/complement,
direct object, or object of a preposition;
5) Do the exercises in Ariadne for
Chapter 1
6) Practice saying and writing the vocabulary for Chapter 1a (link in
Ariadne); study the grammar on pp. 4-6; complete Exercise 1a (p. 6)
Read and understand the Greek passage on p. 3
Day 2 Chapter 1b-2a
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Grammar: Accent placement: grave, acute,
circumflex; enclitics & proclitics. Verbs: 1st, 2nd &
3rd singular, indicative and imperative singular
- Culture: The Athenian Farmer
- Hwk: In the English grammar packet (second last page),
find the adjectives in the passage from Plato's Republic;
Vocabulary, Chapter 1b and 2a
Greek reading passages, Chapter 1b and 2a
Exercises 1b, 1c; 2a, 2b, 2c
Ariadne, Chapter 2a Oral Script and Culture
Day 3 Chapter 2b-3a
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Grammar: All four cases, singular; Accent
placement: nouns and verbs; Verbs: 3rd person plural, plural
imperatives, infinitives
- Culture: Slavery
- Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 2b and 3a
Read the grammar explanations, pp. 20-21, then do Exercises 2d-2f
(delta-zeta); Read grammar explanations, pp. 26-27, then do Exercises
3a-3b;
Greek Reading passages, Chapter 2b and 3a
Ariadne, Chapter 2b Oral Script, Chapter 2 writing assignment
Day 4 Chapters 3b
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Grammar: 2nd declension, masculine and neuter,
singular and plural; accent shifting on nouns; 1st declension, feminine,
singular and plural (pp. 40-42)
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Culture: The Deme and the Polis
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Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 3b-4a
Ariadne for chapter 3
Write in Greek a complete set (sing. and pl.) of the forms of "the
brave slave" and "the long plow" (Practice: p. 33
top) and "the festival" and "the house" (Practice:
p. 42)
Exercises, Chapter 3 (gamma-epsilon); Chapter 4 (beta-epsilon)
Greek reading passages, Chapter 3b; after reading chapter
3b, identify all the plural forms in the second paragraph
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Taped Reading/Story #1 Due at 5 p.m.
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Grammar: Verbs: all persons, singular and
plural; Adjectives:
1st-2nd declension adjectives
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Culture: Women
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Hwk: Catch up on recent homework and readings
Vocabulary, Chapter 4a-4b
Ariadne for chapter 4
Write in Greek a complete set (sing. and pl.) of the forms of "the brave slave" and "the long plow" (Practice: p. 33 top) and "the festival" and "the house" (Practice: p. 42)
Exercises, Chapter 4 (beta-epsilon)
Greek reading passages, Chapter 4a and 4b
Day 6 Chapter 4b-5a
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Grammar: English grammar: adverbs.
Verbs: alpha-contract verbs; article
at the beginning of a clause to show a change of subject; elision
Day 7 MIDTERM #1 (Chs 1-4) Study
Guide
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Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 5a-b
English grammar packet (last two pages), find all the adverbs in the passage from Plato's Republic
Exercises Chapter 4 (iota, kappa) and Ch5 (alpha-gamma)
Ariadne, Chapter 5 Images
Greek Reading passage, Chapter 5a
Day 8 Chapters 5b
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Grammar: Adjectives: 1st & 2nd review,
irregular adjectives; Nouns: masculine nouns of the 1st declension; adverbs; article
review; elision; personal pronouns.
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Culture: Gods
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Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 5a-b
Practice: p. 48: Write in Greek a complete set (sing. and pl.) of the forms of "the house" and "the sea" and "fate" (Practice: p. 42); and "the citizen" and "the lazy young man"
Exercises for Ch 5 (zeta, eta)
Greek Reading Passage, Chapter 5b; after reading 5b, draw a map/diagram showing all the locations mentioned in the reading and also showing (with a dotted line) who went where and in what order.
Ariadne, Chapter 5 Writing
Day 9 Chapter 5 & 6
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Grammar: Verbs: Middle Voice: Meaning
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Culture: Gods
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Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 6a-b
Ariadne, Chapter 6 Culture; Chapter 6 Writing has some good ideas
for a story for tomorrow's story-writing assignment
Exercise 6 iota, plus finish up 6 eta and theta and Chapter 5 eta
Culture: Myth
Greek Reading, Chapter 6a-6b
Day 10 Chapter 6
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Taped Reading/Story # 2 Due at 5 p.m.
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Grammar: Nouns: 3rd decl., uses of the dative;
prepositions; reflexive pronouns
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Culture: Myth
- Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 6b
Greek Reading, Chapter 6b and "Theseus leaves Ariadne," p. 91
Ariadne, Chapter 6 audio file "Who am I?"
Exercises, Chapter 6 (kappa, lambda, mu, nu)
Day 11 Chapter 7
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Grammar: Nouns: more 3rd decl. Adjectives:
3rd decl.; interrogatives; indefinite pronouns & adjectives;
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Culture: Homer
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Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 7a and 7b
Ariadne: Chapter 6b Oral Script; Chapter 7 Images and Culture
Write in Greek a complete set (sing. and pl.) of the forms of "hope"
(Practice: p. 99), "the letter" (to gramma), and "the
thief" (Practice, p. 107);
Exercises, Chapter 7 alpha-gamma, epsilon
Greek Reading, Chapter 7a-b
Day 12 Chapter 8
Day 13 MIDTERM #2 (Chs. 5-7) Study
Guide
Day 14 Chapters 8
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Grammar: Participles: present middle; Verbs:
alpha contracts middle voice; Nouns: more 3rd decl.; numbers; expressions of time
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Culture: Athens: A Historical Outline
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Hwk: Vocabulary, review Chapters 6-8
Culture: Athens, A Historical Outline
Ariadne, Chapter 8
Exercises Chapter 8 beta-delta, epsilon (5-9), zeta
Greek Reading, Chapter 8b
Day 15 Chapter 9
Day 16 Chapter 10
- Grammar: Verbs: future tense; impersonal verbs; verb review;
some uses of the article.
- Culture: Festivals
- Hwk: Vocabulary, Chapter 10a-b
Ariadne, Chapter 9b Writing
Exercises Chapter 10 alpha-eta
Greek Reading, Chapter 9b and 10a
Day 17 Chapters 10 & 11
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Grammar: verb review cont.; preview of
new verb forms emphasis on the aorist.
Day 18 FINAL EXAM (Chs. 8-10) Study Guide for the Final
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