Beginning Ancient Greek II

Daily Schedule

Day 1 Chapter 11a

Review: o-declension (2nd decl.), nominative case, and present active tense
Grammar: what is the aorist tense; second aorist, active and middle; augment
Hwk: 1) write out the declension of ho adelphos "brother" and to ergon "deed"; write out the conjugation of pascho "I suffer" in the present and aorist.
2) complete the vocabulary review for chs 1-11; with a partner, work on the vocabulary review in Ariadne, Chapter 10b; work on the vocabulary for chapter 11a-b; memorize the second aorists on p. 210
3) Ex 11 beta-gamma (leave out the future tense for now); Ex 11 delta-epsilon (skip the future for now); Ex 11 eta
4) Read "Greek Science and Medicine" in Athenaze
5) Do the readings in Ariadne for Chapter 11 (images, culture)
6) carefully read the Greek reading passage for Ch 11a; practice reading aloud

Day 2 Chapter 11b-12a

Review: a-declension (1st decl.), accusative case, and present middle tense
Grammar: irregular 2nd aorists; sigmatic aorist (1st aorist); aspect
Culture: Greek science and medicine
Hwk: 1) write out the declension of he adelphe "sister" and ho polites "citizen"
2) work on vocabulary for Chs 11b-12a; memorize the irregular second aorists on p. 219-20
3) Ex 11 iota, kappa, lambda; Ex 12 beta, gamma (skip the future), epsilon, zeta
4) Ariadne Ch 11 oral script
5) Read Greek reading for Ch 11b and be prepared to act out one of the paragraphs; read Greek reading for Ch 12a and for each paragraph, write one sentence about one of the characters in that paragraph

Day 3 Chapter 12b

Review: 3rd declension, genitive case, participles
Grammar: 1st aorist of verbs with liquid and nasal stems; irregular first aorists
Hwk: 1) write out the declension of ho limen "the harbor" and to hudor "the water"
2) work on vocabulary for Ch 12; memorize the irregular sigmatic aorists on p. 208
3) Ex 12 delta, epsilon, eta, theta, kappa, lambda
4) Ariadne Ch 12 culture section
5) Read Greek reading for Ch 12b
6) Write in Greek, using the aorist, four things that you did recently.

Day 4 Chapter 13

Review: dative case, imperatives
Grammar: imperfect tense, aspect
Culture: Trade and Travel
Hwk: 1) work on vocabulary for Ch 13;
2) Ex 13 beta, gamma, epsilon, eta, and theta (write only the relative pronoun)
3) Ariadne
4) Read Greek reading for Ch 13a

Day 5 Chapter 14a

Story/recording due at 5:00 p.m.
Review: future tense
Grammar: relative pronouns
Hwk: 1) learn vocabulary for Ch 13; memorize the irregular verbs on pp. 219-20.
2) write a synopsis of the verb keleuo "I order" in the 2nd person singular active, horao "I see" in the 3rd person plural, euchomai "I pray" in the first person singular middle. A synopsis means that you write only one form per tense in the indicative and only the nominative forms of the participle.
3) Ariadne Ch 13 culture;
4) Write in Greek, using the aorist or imperfect, four things that you did over the weekend
4) Read Greek reading for Ch 13b

Day 6 Chapter 14a

Grammar: comparative and superlative adjectives; irregular comparatives; demonstratives
Culture: The Rise of Persia
Hwk: Ariadne Ch 14 Oral script: sentence builders

Day 7 Midterm #1 (Chapters 11-13) Study guide

Hwk: 1) learn vocabulary for Ch 14; memorize the six irregular comparative adjectives, p. 235
2) Ex 14 alpha, beta, gamma (only 1-4)
Ex 14 epsilon (1-7)
Ariadne, Ch 14 images; Ch 14 Oral script: sentence builders
Read Greek reading for Ch 14b

Day 8 Chapter 14b

Grammar: aorist of baino, gignosko, histemi
Hwk: learn vocabulary for Ch 15a-b
Ex 14 delta, zeta;
Ariadne, Chapter 14 writing, Chapter 15 images
Read Greek reading for Ch 14a and begin 14b

Day 9 Chapter 15a-b

Grammar: numbers 11-1000; passive voice, present and imperfect
Culture: ancient naval warfare and the Battle of Salamis
Hwk: synopsis of anankazo (3rd pl active) and diaphtheiro (2nd sing active)
vocabulary for Ch 15b-16a; review vocabulary for Chs 7-8
Ex 15 beta (1-5), gamma (7-10), zeta
Ariadne Chapter 15 reading (in class)
Read Greek reading for Chapter 15a

Day 10 Chapter 16a-b

Story/recording due at 5:00 p.m.
Grammar: o-contracts; dunamai, keimai, epistamai
Hwk: review vocabulary for Chapter 9a-b and Chapter 10a; learn vocabulary for Chapter 16a-b
(Re-)read the culture essays from Athenaze for Chs 14-16
Ex 16 beta (1-5), gamma, delta (1-5), epsilon (1-6)
Ariadne Chapter 15 writing (work with a partner)
Read Greek reading for Chapter 15b

Day 11 Chapter 17a

Grammar: passive voice, future and aorist
Culture: Summarize events surrounding the Persian wars
Hwk: synopsis of pempo (1st sing, active, middle, passive)
review vocabulary for Ch 10b and Chapter 11; learn vocabulary for Chapter 17a-b
Ariadne, Chapter 17 images
Ex 17 alpha, beta (1-8), gamma, delta
Read Greek reading for Chapter 17a

Day 12 Chapter 17b

Day 13 Midterm #2 (Chapters 14-17) Study guide

Day 14 Chapter 18

Grammar: didomi and tithemi
Hwk: synopsis of didomi (2nd sing, active and middle) and tithemi (3rd plural, active and middle)
learn vocabulary for Ch 18a-b
Ex 18 beta (1-10), gamma (1-5), delta (1-6), epsilon (1, 2, 4), eta (1-10), iota (1-6), kappa (1, 3)
Read Greek reading for Chapter 18a
Ariadne, Chapter 18 Writing (and be prepared to perform your skit)

Day 15 Chapter 19

Story/recording due at 5:00 p.m.
Grammar: genitive absolute; histemi
Hwk: synopsis of histemi (3rd sing, active and middle)
learn vocabulary for Chapter 19a-b
Ariadne, Chapter 18 Culture (Sparta and Corinth)
Ex 19 alpha, beta, gamma, epsilon (1-10), zeta (1-6), eta (1-3)
Read Greek reading for Chapter 19a

Day 16 Chapter 20

Grammar: deiknumi; verbs that take a supplementary participle: lanthano, tunchano, phthano, phainomai
Culture: Sparta and Corinth
Hwk: conjugate eimi "to be" in the present, future, and imperfect, and conjugate erchomai (present), eimi "I will go" (future, imperfect), and elthon (aorist) (see chapters 10b and 13a to review these verbs)
learn vocabulary for Chapter 20a-b
Ex 19 gamma, zeta (1-6), eta; Ex 20 beta (1-10), gamma, eta
Ariadne Chapter 19 Culture
Read Greek reading Chapter 19b and Chapter 20a

Day 17 Chapter 20 (cont)

Day 18 Final Exam (Chapters 18-20) (Study Guide)