Office hours:    almost any morning or afternoon by appointment in Furman 327 (tel.: 3-4134)

Required text:    Frederic M. Wheelock, rev. Richard A. LaFleur, Wheelock’s Latin (6th ed.)

Objectives:    Accelerated introduction to the morphology and syntax of the Latin language, to be consolidated through extensive readings.  Starting from scratch, the course will cover every major grammatical construction common to Ciceronian prose, at roughly twice the speed of Latin 101 and 102. 
    By the end, we will be translating prose and poetry of intermediate standard, enabling those who desire to enroll in Latin 104 in the spring.
    The course has been designed for those with anywhere between two/three years and absolutely no experience: our primary goal will be to standardize the vocabulary, technical terminology, and reading preparation of the entire class.  After zipping through the first half, we will cover about two chapters per week, finishing the grammar by the Thanksgiving break.  We will spend the last two weeks consolidating what we have learned by translating and analyzing selections from Cicero

Lesson format: Each lesson will begin after you have all handed in the homework assigned the previous lesson; you may write it out by hand if you wish, but illegible submissions will be graded as incorrect.  We will usually begin with some drills on the grammatical material from the previous lesson (unless it’s time for the Friday quiz!), and we will then move on to the new grammar to be covered.  We will end (especially on Thursdays and Fridays) by translating, paraphrasing, and discussing the passages which conclude each chapter. 
    Note that the vocabulary lists are formidable: you will need to memorize around TWENTY new terms from that chapter’s list every day; a tried and tested means to absorb as much and as quickly as possible is to read ALOUD from your own flash cards (Latin on the front and English on the back).  Also, I would recommend that you make running lists of nouns ordered by declension (with a separate list for neuter nouns), and of verbs ordered by conjugation.

For extra online materials in all shapes and sizes, check out these links on the textbook’s home page

Grading/Exams:    Participation (both existential and vocal,
            including homework):                                                            10 %

            Nine weekly quizzes (15 min.):                                             21 %

            Three review exams (50 min), on :                                       39 %
            Sep. 10, Oct. 1, and Oct. 29

            Cumulative Final exam,
            on Thursday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m.                                                 30 %
            [An alternative final will be offered on Saturday, Dec. 11, 12.00]

-Make-up quizzes and exams may be allowed in appropriate circumstances and if you notify me beforehand; they should be arranged before the following class session.

-Grading scale: Points are scored out of a total of 100: the top ten constitute the “A” range, the next ten the “B” range, and so forth.  The letter is accompanied by “+” or “-” if your score falls within the top or bottom 3 points of each range.   Thus, e.g.,  87-89= B+ ;  83-86 = B ;  80-82 = B- .

-These policies and requirements are final: no extra credit will be offered.


FALL SCHEDULE: reading is underlined, assignments are in italics

Week One
Wed  Aug 25      Introduction: pronunciation; accentuation
Thu   Aug 26      ch 1
Fri     Aug 27      ch 2; pp. 6-7: Sententiae, 4-20

Week Two
Mon   Aug 30     quiz; ch 3
Tue    Aug 31    ch 4; pp. 21-22: P & R, all; Sent. Ant., 1-4; Horace
Wed   Sep 1      ch 5; pp. 28-29: P & R, 7-12; Sent. Ant., 1-7; 12-14; Cicero
Thu    Sep 2      ch 6;  pp. 34-36: P & R, 5-9, 12-15; Sent. Ant., 6-12; Cicero
Fri      Sep 3      ch 7; pp. 39-41: P & R, 1-6, 11-14; Sent. Ant., 1-5; Martial; Livy

Week Three
Mon   Sep 6       quiz; ch 8
Tue    Sep 7       ch 9; pp. 52-54: P & R, all; Cicero
Wed   Sep 8       ch 10; pp. 59-60: P & R, 5-7; Sent. Ant., 1-7; Seneca
Thu    Sep 9       Review ch 1-10; pp. 65-66: P & R, 10-16; Sent. Ant., 1-6; Cicero
Fri      Sep 10     Review exam, ch 1-10

Week Four
Mon    Sep 13      ch 11
Tue    Sep 14      ch 12; pp. 72-73: P & R, 5-9; Sent. Ant., 5-7, 10-11; Cicero
Wed   Sep 15      ch 13; pp. 79-80: P & R, 1-4, 11-15; Sent. Ant., 1-3, 8-11; Pliny
Thu    Sep 16      ch 14; pp. 86-87: P & R, 1-2, 11-17; Sent. Ant., 5-8; Cicero (both)
Fri      Sep 17      quiz; ch 15

Week Five
Mon   Sep 20      ch 16; Write Nom. of numbers 1-10;  p. 101:  P & R, 7-14; Sent. Ant., 1-6
Tue    Sep 21      ch 17; pp. 107-109: P & R, 4-8, 13-15; Sent. Ant., 1-5, 8-12; Martial
Wed   Sep 22      ch 18; pp. 113-114: : P & R, 4-7, 12-14; Sent. Ant., 1-3, 10-12; Cicero
Thu    Sep 23      ch 19, pp. 122-23; pp. 119-121: P & R, 2-6, 12-13; Sent. Ant., 2-5, 9; Ovid
Fri      Sep 24      quiz; ch 19, pp. 123-26

Week Six
Mon   Sep 27       ch 20; pp. 126-128:  P & R, 8-13; Sent. Ant., 3-5; Catullus
Tue    Sep 28       ch 21; pp. 132-133: P & R, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13; Sent. Ant., 6-10; Cicero
Wed   Sep 29       ch 22; homework handout
Thu    Sep 30      Review ch 11-22; pp. 144-46: P & R, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15; Sent. Ant., 4-7; Cicero
Fri     Oct 1          Review exam ch 11-22

Week Seven
Mon    Oct 4      ch 23
Tue    Oct 5      ch 24, pp. 155-57; pp. 151-152: P & R, 11-13; Virgil
Wed   Oct 6      ch 24, pp. 157-158; homework handout
Thu    Oct 7      ch 25; pp. 158-159: P & R, 1-3; 14-16; Sent. Ant., all
Fri      Oct 8      Review ch 24-25; homework handout

Week Eight
Mon    Oct 11       quiz; ch 26
Tue    Oct 12       ch 27;  pp. 175-76: P & R, 8-10, 15, 17, 18; Sent. Ant., 1-3; 8, 9, 12
Wed   Oct 13       ch 28, pp. 186-88; pp. 182-183: P & R, 1-4, 15; Sent. Ant, 1-7; Catullus 49
Thu    Oct 14       ch 28, pp. 189-90; pp. 190-191:  P & R, 1-2, 4-5, 10-12; p. 301: Vulgate, 5-10
Fri      Oct 15       ch 29; p. 191: Sent. Ant., 1-5; Martial 7.3; p. 301: Vulgate,1-5 [note, cum = "when")

Week Nine
Mon    Oct 18      October Break -- no class
Tue    Oct 19       October Break -- no class
Wed   Oct 20       ch 30; pp. 198-199: P & R, 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14; Sent. Ant., 11, 12, 14; Cicero
Thu    Oct 21      Review of Subjunctives; p. 207: P & R, 1-2, 8, 12-13; Sent. Ant., 1-8
Fri      Oct 22      quiz; ch 31, pp. 211-12

Week Ten
Mon    Oct 25      ch 31, pp. 212-14; homework handout  [note, oblata = "offered")
Tue    Oct 26      ch 32, pp. 219-21; pp. 214-217: P & R, 6-10; Sent. Ant., 9-10; Facetiae
Wed   Oct 27      ch 32, pp. 221-24; pp. 224-225: Sent. Ant., 6-10; Nepos
Thu    Oct 28      Review ch 23-32; pp. 224-226: P & R, 4-8, 14-15;  Martial (both)
Fri      Oct 29      Review exam ch 23-32

Week Eleven
Mon   Nov 1      ch 33
Tue    Nov 2      Review ch 33; pp. 229-233: Further Examples, 3-11; Sent. Ant., 1-2, 5-7; Cicero
Wed   Nov 3      ch 34; homework handout
Thu    Nov 4      ch 35; homework handout
Fri      Nov 5      quiz; ch 36


Week Twelve
Mon   Nov 8       ch 37; pp. 257-58: Sent. Ant., 1-4, 6-8; Catullus; Cicero
Tue   Nov 9       ch 38; pp. 265-267: Sent. Ant., 1-2, 5-6, 10-12; Cicero
Wed  Nov 10      ch 39; pp. 272-274: P & R, 3, 5, 6, 7; Sent. Ant., 2, 3, 5, 6; Cicero (pitiful speech)
Thu   Nov 11      Review ch 39; homework handout
Fri     Nov 12      quiz; ch 40

Week Thirteen
Mon    Nov 15      Cicero, #2 (p. 293)
Tue    Nov 16      Cicero, #6, 1-13 (p. 295)
Wed   Nov 17      Cicero, #6, 14-27 (pp. 295-96)
Thu    Nov 18      Cicero, #7, 1-13 (p. 296)  
Fri      Nov 19      quiz; prep for Cicero, #5 (pp. 307-11)


-------------            Thanksgiving Break

Week Fourteen
Mon     Nov 29    Cicero, #5, 1-9 (p. 307)
Tue     Nov 30     Cicero, #5, 10-24 (p. 308)
Wed    Dec 1       Cicero, #5, 25-35 (pp. 308-09)
Thu     Dec 2      Cicero, #5, 36-49 (p. 309)
Fri       Dec 3      Cicero, #5, 49-61 (p. 310)

Week Fifteen
Mon     Dec 6      Cicero, #5, 62-71 (pp. 310-11)
Tue     Dec 7      Catullus (p. 242)
Wed    Dec 8      Catullus, #1 (pp. 292-93)
Thu     Dec 9      General review.