CLAS 182B Advanced Greek Readings Tragedy Course Syllabus Spring 2010 T 1 15 2 30 R 11 30 12 45 PR 009 Instructor Christopher Chinn Office PR 007 Office Hours MW 2 30 3 30 or by appointment I have an open door policy but it s always best to let me know ahead of time if you intend to drop in Contact If you would like to make an appointment or would like help with the class please feel free to get in touch with me by any of the following methods E mail christopher chinn pomona edu My office phone number 909 607 2926 Web site http pages pomona edu cmc24747 My mail box PR 208 Course objective The purpose of this course threefold 1 to improve the student s facility at reading Greek generally 2 to enhance the student s ability to read Attic drama 3 to introduce the student to the mythological dramatic religious and physical contexts and conventions of Athenian tragedy Course outline We will read Sophocles Oedipus Tyrannus Interspersed amongst our readings will be two grammar and translation exams these exams will be cumulative there will be no midterm or final exam You will also be required to produce a short 1 2 page stylistic analysis of a passage from the play You will also be asked to write a short 5 page paper on a historical or legal aspect of one of our speeches Academic responsibility I take the issues of cheating and plagiarism seriously Please familiarize yourself with Pomona s policies and procedures regarding appropriate and inappropriate academic behavior by reading the following document http www pomona edu studentaffairs policies AcademicHonestyPolicy pdf It is your responsibility to be aware of what constitutes academic misconduct plagiarism and other violations of academic honesty Academic accommodations Pomona offers various means of support for students with documented disabilities If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations please contact me as soon as possible Course expectations I expect you to be prepared everyday This means you should be ready to translate and discuss the assigned material Below I have outlined my specific expectations of you I Class preparation The goal here is to get you reading the Greek rather than simply translating it Toward this end I would like to see you relying less on your written translation of the assignment and more on your grammatical skill and vocabulary We will build up to this ideal You should attend class everyday even if you haven t completed the assignment You should be prepared to translate passages I call upon you to translate and be able to answer grammatical questions about the Greek Attendance counts so come everyday II Exams The grammatical exams will test your knowledge of morphological paradigms and your ability to employ grammatical terminology Expect to be asked to reproduce forms of words and to analyze sentences for their grammatical content Each grammatical exam will be pitched toward material we ve been focusing on recently The translation exams will test your skills at reading Greek On these exams you will be asked to translate both passages you ve seen as well as sight passages Exams will be take home III Stylistic Analyses You will be asked to write one short 1 2 page stylistic analysis on the play This analysis will demonstrate your ability to examine the form and style of the play and to employ rhetorical CLAS 182B Spring 2010 CLAS 182B Advanced Greek Readings Tragedy Course Syllabus terminology in your articulation of this examination I will provide a sample analysis for the first assignment V Short Paper You will be expected to write a short 1 5 page paper on some interpretive aspect of the play You will use commentaries reference works monographs and articles as secondary sources Grading The following table gives a breakdown of grades in the class For my views on grading participation and classroom etiquette please consult the following http pages pomona edu cmc24747 policies htm Grade Breakdown for this class Translation and grammar exams 2 30 Stylistic analyses 2 30 Short paper 25 Participation and attendance 15 Required texts Please obtain the following texts Do not substitute other books since the Greek text can vary according to the editor Dawe R D ed 1982 Sophocles Oedipus Rex Cambridge Cambridge University Press Please also obtain a good intermediate sized Greek dictionary I ve ordered the Middle Liddell as an optional text Course Schedule We will try to follow the course of readings below This schedule is subject to change depending upon the pace of our discussions Please have the assignments prepared BEFORE the date indicated Week 1 OT 1 86 Week 2 OT 87 215 Week 3 OT 216 315 Week 4 OT 316 428 Week 5 OT 429 543 Week 6 OT 544 648 Week 7 OT 649 751 Week 8 Week 10 OT 984 1085 Week 11 OT 1086 1185 Week 12 OT 1186 1296 Week 13 OT 1297 1415 Week 14 OT 1416 end Week 15 Review STYLISTIC ANALYSIS DUE Finals Week TAKE HOME EXAM II DUE PAPER DUE OT 752 862 TAKE HOME EXAM I DUE Week 9 OT 863 983 CLAS 182B Spring 2010