• CLAS 1000

• CLAS 1000H

CLAS 1000: Greek Culture

Books

Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, Cultural History, by S. Pomeroy et al.

The Iliad, by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo (Hackett Press)

On-line texts as assigned, available at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/perscoll?collection=Greco-Roman

Grading

3 hour exams 45%
Five-page paper 20%
Final (cumulative) 35 %

Technological Components

1. This syllabus will be available online at http://www.arches.uga.edu/~cplatter/
2. A classics 1000 website shared by all the UGA faculty who teach CLAS 1000 can be viewed at http://www.classics.uga.edu/courses/clas1000/. It has much useful material on names, study questions for various authors, a time line, and much more.

Attendance

NO make-ups without prior approval.

I will drop your grade half of a letter (A > B+, B+ > B, etc.) if you accumulate more than two unexcused absences

Important Dates

Labor Day Sept. 2-no class
Midterm Oct. 11
Deadline for withdrawals Oct. 15
Fall Break Oct. 31- Nov. 4
Thanksgiving Break Nov. 26-Dec. 1
Last day of class Dec. 9
Final exam Friday, Dec. 13-Noon

Assignments for first five weeks

Monday Aug. 19 Introduction
Wed. Aug. 21 Pomeroy pp. 1-40
Friday Aug. 23 Pomeroy pp. 1-40

Monday Aug. 26 Pomeroy pp. 41-81
Wed. Aug. 28 Finish Pomeroy; Begin Iliad
Fri. Aug. 30 Iliad Books 1-2

Mon. Sept. 2 Labor Day-no class
Wed. Sept. 4 Books 3-6
Friday Sept 6. Books 7-9

Mon. Sept. 9 Books 10-13
Wed, Sept. 11 Books 14-17
Friday Sept 13 Books 18-21

Monday Sept. 16 Books 22-24
Wednesday Sept 18 Exam I
Friday 20 Pomeroy; pp. 82-130

 

CLAS 1000H: Greek Culture

Books

Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, Cultural History, by S. Pomeroy et al.

The Iliad, by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo (Hackett Press)

On-line texts as assigned, available at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/perscoll?collection=Greco-Roman

Grading

Six 1 to 2-page responses 30%
Five-page paper 20%
Mid-term 20%
Final 25 %
Oral presentation 5%

Technological Components

1. The responses will be due on the Friday after which they are assigned. You will submit them electronically via a listserv, an email list to which you will need to subscribe. When you submit your response it will be read by everyone in the class.
2. Several of the assignments are keyed to the "responses." The paper should be an expanded version of any one of them, and the oral presentation is a presentation (15 minutes) of the paper to the class.
3. This syllabus will be available online at http://www.arches.uga.edu/~cplatter/
4. A classics 1000 website shared by all the UGA faculty who teach CLAS 1000 can be viewed at http://www.classics.uga.edu/courses/clas1000/. It has much useful material on names, study questions for various authors, a time line, and much more.

Attendance

NO make-ups without prior approval.

I will drop your grade half of a letter (A > B+, B+ > B, etc.) if you accumulate more than two unexcused absences

Important Dates

Labor Day Sept. 2-no class
Midterm Oct. 11
Deadline for withdrawals Oct. 15
Fall Break Oct. 31- Nov. 4
Thanksgiving Break Nov. 26-Dec. 1
Last day of class Dec. 9
Final exam Thursday, Dec. 12, 8:00 AM

Assignments for first five weeks

Monday Aug. 19 Introduction
Wed. Aug. 21 Pomeroy pp. 1-40
Friday Aug. 23 Pomeroy pp. 1-40

Monday Aug. 26 Pomeroy pp. 41-81
Wed. Aug. 28 Finish Pomeroy; Begin Iliad
Fri. Aug. 30 Iliad Books 1-2

Mon. Sept. 2 Labor Day-no class
Wed. Sept. 4 Books 3-6
Friday Sept 6. Books 7-9

Mon. Sept. 9 Books 10-13
Wed, Sept. 11 Books 14-17
Friday Sept 13 Books 18-21

Monday Sept. 16 Books 22-24
Wednesday Sept 18 Pomeroy pp. 82-130
Friday 20 Finish Pomeroy; Hesiod, Works and Days (at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/perscoll?collection=Greco-Roman)