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updated: 1/2/06 Elementary
Latin II Professor Ortwin Knorr This course continues
last semester’s intensive introduction to the Latin language
and the culture of the ancient Romans. This semester, readings will
focus on Cicero and two of the greatest triumphs of his career,
the Verres scandal (70 BC) and the Catilinarian conspiracy (63 BC).
Once in a while, we will also continue to make forays into the sphere
of Latin poetry. You will substantially enlarge your Latin reading
skills and learn more about the tumultuous politics of 1st century
BC Rome that led to the demise of the Roman republic.
(LATIN 132 - Spring Semester 2006)
MWF 9:10-10:10 pm, Eaton 311
Classical Studies Program
Email:
oknorrATwillamette.edu
Phone: x6029
Mailbox: 107 Eaton
Office Hours: W 10:20am-11:20am
and by appointment, 306 Eaton
Required Textbook:
P. V. Jones and K. C. Sidwell, Reading Latin, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1986
(vol. 1:Text; vol. 2: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises).
Attendance:
It is very important to attend class regularly. This is a fast-paced
beginning language course. People who miss class soon fall behind,
and I would like to prevent this. If you need to miss class for
legitimate reasons (illness, exams, athletics, etc.), please inform
me per email as soon as possible. If you miss class, it is your
responsibility to get homework assignments from your classmates.
Experience shows that students who are diligent in attending class
and turning in their homework have lots of fun with Latin and achieve
grades that they are happy with.
Quizzes:
Every other week, usually Fridays, we will write a 20-minute quiz,
for a total of 6 quizzes throughout the semester. I will ask you
to translate a couple of lines of Latin text that you have never
seen before and, for example, to conjugate verbs or decline nouns.
You will be familiar with all the vocabulary and grammar from class
and from your homework. There will be no opportunity to make
up quizzes. You can, however, drop the lowest quiz grade, as
long as you have not missed any of the quizzes.
Final Exam:
The layout of the final exam will be very similar to the quizzes.
The main difference is that you will translate an unseen passage
that is longer than usual. In the last week of class, we will write
a mock final to give you the best possible preparation for the final
exam. The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2006, from
9-11am, in Eaton 311.
Honor Code:
All members of this class agree to be bound by an honor code. As
a matter of practice, that means that you do not cheat on quizzes
or exams, and that you do your homework first on your own before
you self-correct it with the help of the answer
sheets that I provide. Collaboration on homework is fine, even
encouraged, as long as all members of a collaborative effort do
all the homework first on their own and then use the team to go
over their answers together. Simply copying the homework from the
answer sheets is not only a violation of the honor code, it will
also deprive you of the practice you need to pass the quizzes and
exams. Cheating during quizzes or exams will result in an automatic
F on the quiz or exam concerned and will be reported to the dean.
Grading Policy:
Your grade for the course will be based on:
• your attendance and participation in class (12.5%)
• turned-in homework (12.5%)
• quizzes (50%)
• a final exam (25%)
Syllabus:
Every Monday, I will hand out a detailed syllabus with the assignments
for the week and the following Monday.
Please note the following important dates for Spring 2006:
January
16 (Mon)
Classes
begin
January
20 (Fri)
WU's
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrations
(Latin takes place,
but classes after 12:30pm are canceled)
March
27-31 (Mon-Fri)
Spring
Vacation
April
19 (Wed)
Student
Scholarship Recognition Day – no classes held
May
2 (Tu)
Last
Day of Classes
May
9 (Tu)
Final
Exam 9:00-11:00 am, Eaton 311