Do not print this schedule. Subject to change at any time, up to the class meeting preceding that on which the assignment is due.
| W Jan. 11 First class. The Alphabet | YouTube. Watch this silly video: Learn Greek alphabet in less than 10 minutes. If you have time, start practicing your alphas, betas, and gammas. That is, memorize in sequence (just like a, b, c, d): alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, ksi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega. | |||
| Th Jan. 12 Chapters 1α and 1β. | Learn: the Greek alphabet (i.e. be able to write out all lower and uppercase letters in sequence for a quiz at the beginning of class). If you're having trouble, go back and look at the tracing exercise we practiced in class.Review: The first page of the Greek Pronunciation Guide (distributed in class). Study: pp. xxvii-xxx in textbook (start with "Breathings"; stop at “Writing Greek Letters"). | Write out for homework: Write out (but do not translate) the first two sentences of the Greek passage beginning with ὁ Δικαιόπολις Ἀθηναῖος ἐστιν in “Part 4: Practice in Pronunciation and Writing” of textbook (p. xxxiv). | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 1-2 & 9 in textbook) and “Grammar” (pp. 3-5 in textbook). If you don't understand the latter, don't panic. We will discuss this in detail immediately after our alphabet quiz. Remember that we have a Memrise course to help with memorizing vocabulary. To locate, search Memrise courses for "Duke Athenaze". | QUIZ on alphabet: be prepared to recite the alphabet aloud; and to write out both upper and lower case in sequence. Here are additional practice sheets: practice sheet 1 practice sheet 2 |
| M Jan. 16 MLK Holiday | No class. Keep practicing the alphabet and pronunciation. Reread Chapters 1α & 1β aloud. Practice reading Chapter 2 aloud. Recite your alphas betas gammas whenever you are showering, walking alone, exercising, trying to fall asleep etc. | |||
| Tu Jan. 17 Chapter 2α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 15-16 in the textbook) and "Grammar" (pp. 16-18 in the textbook) | Write out for homework: Exercise 1α in the textbook (p. 5); Exercise 1β on pp. 11-12 in the textbook (of the pairs, translate only the Greek sentences into English. You do not have to translate the English sentences into Greek). | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (i.e. the one that begins with ὁ Δικαιόπολις on p. 16 in the textbook) | TIMED QUIZ on alphabet. Be prepared to write out both upper and lower case in sequence with no hesitation. |
| W Jan. 18 Chapter 2β | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 22 in the textbook); "Word Building" (pp. 23-24 in the textbook); "Grammar" (pp. 24-26 in the textbook--focus on memorizing the paradigms ὁ καλὸς ἀγρός and τὸ καλὸν δένδρον in all cases in the singular. We'll talk about accentuation in detail later this week.) | Write out for homework: Exercises 2α and 2γ in the textbook (pp. 17-18 & 19) | Read and study: the Greek passage from this chapter (p. 22) | |
| Th Jan. 19 Chapter 3α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 29-30 in the textbook); "Grammar" (pp. 31-32 in the textbook). Study: this handout on verbal accentuation:Greek Accentuation Handout 1 (no need to turn in--we will go over this together in class. You are welcome to try out a few examples on the second page, though, if you'd like). | Write out for homework: Exercise 2η (p. 9 in the workbook) and Exercise 2ζ (p. 26 in the textbook--of the pairs of sentences in this exercise, translate only Greek sentences into English. You do not have to translate the English sentences into Greek). | Read and study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 30-31 in the textbook). | QUIZ on Chapters 1 & 2 |
| M Jan. 23 Chapter 3β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 37-38 in the textbook); the paradigms under section 2 of "Grammar" (p. 39 in the textbook); this second handout on accentuation: Greek Accentuation Handout 2 (no need to turn in--we will go over this together in class.) | Write out for homework: Exercise 3α (p. 32 in the textbook) | Read and study: the passage from this chapter (p. 38 in the textbook) | |
| Tu Jan. 24 Chapter 4α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 45-46 in the textbook); "Grammar" (pp. 47-51: learn all the forms of λύω, φιλέω, and εἰμί given in section 1 and the first three types of first declension nouns given in section 3). | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 46-47) | QUIZ on Chapter 3 | |
| W Jan. 25 Chapter 4β | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 56 in the textbook); "Grammar" (pp. 57-61: focus on reviewing the definite article (p. 61) and learning ὁ δεσπότης (p. 58) and καλός/καλή/καλόν (pp. 59). This may seem like a lot at first, but in fact you already know all these endings, so it really is just a matter of putting together known elements). | Write out for homework: Exercise 4δ (p. 52 in the textbook) and Exercise 4η (pp. 25-27 in the workbook). | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (p. 57) | |
| Th Jan. 26 Chapter 5α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 65-66); "Grammar" (pp. 68-70). Focus on learning the contract forms of the verb τιμάω (p. 68). | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (p. 67). | QUIZ on Chapter 4 | |
| M Jan. 30 Chapter 5β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 74-75) and "Grammar" (pp. 77-81). Focus on learning the 1st and 2nd personal pronouns on p. 77. Learn also the forms for αὐτός on p. 81 (there is actually only one difference from the paradigm for καλός, so this is almost entirely review). | Write out for homework: Exercises 5γ and 5δ in the textbook (both on p. 69). Of the pairs in 5δ, translate only the Greek into English. You do not have to translate English into Greek. | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 75-76) | |
| Tu Jan. 31 Chapter 6α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 85-86); "Grammar" (pp. 88-92). Focus on learning the middle forms of λύω, φιλέω, and τιμάω. We'll talk about the uses of this new voice in class. | Write out for homework: Exercises 5θ in the workbook (p. 34-6) | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 87-88). | QUIZ on Chapter 5 |
| W Feb. 1 Chapter 6β | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 99); "Grammar" (pp. 101-103) | Write out for homework: Exercises 6γ and 6η in the textbook (pp. 92-93 & 94) | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 100-101). | |
| Th Feb. 2 Chapter 7α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 110-111); "Grammar" (pp. 113-118: focus on learning all the forms of φύλαξ, παῖς, and ὄνομα as well as the reflexive pronouns) | Read and study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 111-112) | QUIZ on Chapter 6 | |
| M Feb. 6 Chapter 7β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 121-122); "Grammar" (pp. 124-127: focus on learning all the forms of χειμών, σώφρων, and the very important τίς/τί) | Write out for homework: Exercise 7β (begin with #1 κυνί) and 7γ (p. 117 & 118 in the textbook) | Read and study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 122-124) | |
| Tu Feb. 7 Chapter 8α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 130-131); "Grammar" (pp. 132-134: focus on learning the forms of λυόμενος. We'll talk a lot more about the uses of participles in class.) Also, by popular demand, this third (and final) handout on Greek accentuation: Greek Accentuation Handout 3 | Write out for homework: Exercise 7ζ on p. 127 of the textbook (for this exercise, just translate--there's no need to identify pronouns, adjectives, etc.) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 131-132) | QUIZ on Chapter 7 |
| W Feb. 8 Chapter 8β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 142-143); "Word Building" (p. 144); "Grammar" (pp. 145-150: learn the forms of ὁ νήρ, ἡ γυνή, πᾶς/πᾶσα/πᾶν, and numbers from 1 to 10, both cardinal and ordinal | Write out for homework: #10-20 of Exercise 8α in the workbook (p. 60) and #1-5 of Exercise 8β in the textbook (p. 135). | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 143-144) | |
| Th Feb. 9 Chapter 9α | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 155); "Grammar" (pp. 158-159: learn the forms of the present active participle, focusing on ὤν/οὖσα/ὄν) | Write out for homework: Exercise 8δ in the textbook (p. 147) and the odd numbers of Exercise 8κ in the workbook (pp. 67-69). | Read and Study: the passage for this passage (pp. 156-157) | QUIZ on Chapter 8 |
| M Feb. 13 Chapter 9β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 165-166); "Grammar" (pp. 168-172: focus on learning the forms of ἡ πόλις, τὸ ἄστυ, ὁ βασιλεύς, and ἡ ναῦς) | Write out for homework: the even numbers of Exercise 9α + 9β (pp. 73-74 in the workbook) and Exercise 9δ (p. 160 in the textbook--no need to translate the English sentences into Greek) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 166-167) | |
| Tu Feb. 14 Chapter 10α | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 183); "Grammar" (pp. 184-187: focus on learning all forms of the paradigm λύω in the future) | Write out for homework: Exercise 9ε (p. 170 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage for this chapter (p. 183) | QUIZ on Chapter 9 |
| W Feb. 15 Chapter 10β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 191-192); "Grammar" (pp. 194-199) | Write out for homework: the odd numbers of Exercise 10α (pp. 86-88 in the workbook) | Read and Study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 192-193) | |
| Th Feb. 16 Chapter 11α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 203-204); "Grammar" (pp. 205-210: focus on learning all the second (thematic) aorist forms of λείπω and γίγνομαι). | Write out for homework: Exercise 10η (pp. 95- 96 in the workbook) and Exercise 10λ (p. 199 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 204-205) | QUIZ on Chapter 10 |
| M Feb. 20 Chapter 11β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 216-217); "Grammar" (pp. 219-221: focus on the patterns of augmentation (esp. 221) for words that begin with a vowel or diphthong) | Write out for homework: the even numbers of Exercise 11α (pp. 101-102 in the workbook) and #1-5 of Exercise 11ζ (p. 211 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 217-219) | |
| Tu Feb. 21 Chapter 12α | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 225); "Grammar" (227-230: focus on learning all forms of the 1st (sigmatic) aorist paradigm of λύω, including the participles) | Write out for homework: Exercise 11ι (p. 108 in the workbook) and Exercise 11ι (p. 220 of the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 226-227) | QUIZ on Chapter 11 |
| W Feb. 22 Chapter 12β | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 236); "Grammar" (pp. 239-241) | Write out for homework: the even numbers of Exercise 12α (pp. 114-116 in the workbook); Exercise 12ζ (p. 231 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 237-238) | |
| Th Feb. 23 Chapter 13α | Study: "Vocabulary" (p. 245); "Grammar" (pp. 247-250: focus on learning all the forms of λύω, φιλέω, τιμάω, and εἰμί in the imperfect) | Write out for homework: Exercise 12μ (pp. 241-242 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 245-246) | QUIZ on Chapter 12 |
| M Feb. 27 Chapter 13β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 256-257); "Grammar" (pp. 258-262: focus on learning all forms of the relative pronoun and the paradigms τὸ τεῖχος and ἀληθής/ ἀληθές) | Write out for homework: the odd numbers of Exercise 13α (pp. 125-128 in the workbook); #6-10 of Exercise 13γ (p. 250 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 257-258) | |
| Tu Feb. 28 Chapter 14α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 267-268); "Grammar" (pp. 270-273) | Write out for homework: the odd numbers of Exercise 13ζ (pp. 131-132 in the workbook) and the even numbers of Exercise 13η (pp. 132-133 in the workbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 268-269) | QUIZ on Chapter 13 |
| W Mar. 1 Chapter 14β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 281-282); "Grammar" (pp. 284-286: focus on learning all forms of the demonstrative adjectives in section 5) | Write out for homework: Exercise 14α (p. 142- 143 in the workbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 282-282) | |
| Th Mar. 2 Chapter 15α | Study for exam. We will look at the grammar for this chapter in class. | Write out for homework: Exercise 14θ, odd numbers (p. 151- 152 in the workbook) and 14ζ in the textbook (p. 286) to review 14β | We will read the passage for this chapter together in class. | |
| M Mar. 6 | Review for exam | Final Exam Checklist 1. prinicipal parts 2. verbal synopsis + 2nd aorist (ἔλιπον, ἐγενόμην) 3. paradigms: 1st/2nd nouns and adjectives (ὁ καλὸς ἄγρος, ἡ καλὴ κρήνη). 3rd declension nouns (ὁ φύλαξ, ὁ παῖς, ὁ ἀνήρ, ὁ βασιλεύς, τὸ τεῖχος), adjectives (πᾶς), interrogative τίς, demonstrative οὗτος, present and imperfect of εἰμί, present of εἶμι 4. vocabulary 5. passages | Synopsis of λύω and φιλέω (blank) | HOUR EXAM |
| Tu Mar. 7 Chapter 15β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 300-301); "Grammar" (pp. 304-307: focus on learning the forms of the omicron contract paradigm δηλόω and the forms of ὁ νοῦς) | Write out for homework: the odd numbers of Exercise 15α (pp. 160-162 in the workbook); Exercise 15β (pp. 293-294 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 301-303) | |
| W Mar. 8 Chapter 16α | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 309-310); "Grammar" (pp. 312-314) | Write out for homework: the even numbers for Exercise 15ζ (pp. 164-165 in the workbook); Exercise 15ζ (pp. 305 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage for this chapter (pp. 310-312) | QUIZ on Chapter 15 |
| Th Mar. 9 Chapter 16β | Study: "Vocabulary" (pp. 318-319); "Grammar" (pp. 321-322: learn the forms of the athematic paradigm δύναμαι) | Write out for homework: the odd numbers of Exercise 16α (pp. 172-173 in the workbook); Exercise 16β (pp. 313-314 in the textbook) | Read and Study: the passage from this chapter (pp. 319-320) | QUIZ on Chapter 16 (yes! so that we can be done with Book 1 before the break!) |
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