M, W, F: 9.10-10.00                                                                                                       Dr. Daniel Solomon
Furman 311                                                                                          daniel.p.solomon@vanderbilt.edu.     
Office hours:    almost every morning or afternoon by appointment in Furman 327 (tel.: 3-4134)

Required texts:       1) Wheelock, LaFleur: Wheelock's Latin Reader (2nd edition)
                               2) any Latin Grammar textbook for reference

Objectives:        Transition from oral Latin practices to the more sophisticated techniques employed by classical Latin writers.  Either Lat 100 (or Lat 101-102) at Vanderbilt or two years of high school experience are strongly recommended before attempting this course.
    Our course readings will consist exclusively of prose, in preparation for the poetry of Latin 104 in the Spring: first some easy introductory readings from a 4th century translation of the Bible; then the more complex and challenging work of a philosopher (Cicero), and finally some entertaining letters of an aristocrat whose comments on Roman imperial culture are designed to sound sophisticated but not overbearing (Pliny).  The first ten days will be devoted to basic morphology review, the next six weeks to verb syntax review, and then we will cover more advanced nuances of noun cases .  The key term here is "review."  Gradually we will introduce advanced aspects of the language unfamiliar to most of you, and we will consider the aesthetic and literary significance of assigned passages; but all exams will still be based on reinforcement of grammar you have learned already.
    This is the point at which you begin to “internalize” your proficiency in the Latin language: as you begin to gain a sense for what “sounds right” in Latin, you also come to appreciate the expressive power of a writer when he “sounds wrong.”

Lesson format:    Reading, reading, and more reading!  Starting out slowly, we will accelerate to a pace of about 20 lines per class, accompanied by extensive grammatical analysis.  We will hopefully progress to a point where you get the gist of a passage after a single glance.  Time should be left over for discussions of historical/literary context and, of course, some more fun grammar reviews...  
    Thus, all readings will have been prepared by you at home: you must research not only a translation but also the reasons for your translation, until you understand and remember why the author uses the subjunctive mood of this verb, the ablative case of this noun, and so forth.  At home you may write out translations or do them with a friend, but in class, you should be prepared to translate directly from the text, with no crib notes, desk scribblings, or pencilled-in hieroglyphics whatsoever.

  

Course grade:

PARTICIPATION [= Preparation, Presence, and Written homework, completed on time]:	20 %
25-minute regular scheduled quizzes	20 %
Three review exams, on Sept. 24, Oct 25, Dec. 1:	36 %
Cumulative Final exam, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. [An alternative final will be offered on Saturday, Dec. 11, 12.00]	24%

          

-Exams and quizzes will generally consist of a prepared Latin section, for which you will 1) provide a fluent translation; 2) explain the grammar of underlined forms, 3) translate into Latin or English an unprepared sentence based on the assigned passage, and 4) other grammatical exercizes to reinforce the constructions emphasized in class.     
    Make-ups 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- .

Provisional Schedule (readings, grammar, written homework)
FIRST, review the grammar in italics;
THEN translate the passage;
FINALLY, complete the written assignment in orange font, whose vocab is largely based on the passage you just translated.  Hand in your assignment at the beginning of class

Wed    Aug. 25    Intro

Fri    Aug 27       Jerome, p. 285, 97-106.  Review Active verb endings and 1st-2nd-3rd Declension noun/adjective endings.


Mon    Aug 30     Jerome, p. 285, 106-114.  Review Imperatives  and Passives; Pers. Pronouns(ego; tu; is/se; etc.) and Possessive Adj.(meus; tuus; etc.).
            - Love [SINGULAR] your enemies; don't love my enemies!
            - He loves himself.  They loved themselves.  
            - Your [PLURAL] sons were condemned by my enemies.
            - They had condemned us and our sons, but they will be judged.

Wed     Sept 1    Jerome, pp. 285-87, 114-117, and Cato’s Monosticha handout.  Review pronouns qui; is; hic; ille; ipse; idem.   

Fri      Sept  3      Quiz #1, mainly morphology - this one lasts the whole class period. 

Mon    Sept 6      Jerome, p. 289, 156-165.  Review Comparative and Superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs; ut + Subjunctive Purpose Clauses
             - Pater filio omnia dat ne ille egeat.
            -   “           “      “       dedit  “   “    egeret.
            - Hic filius erat adulescentissimus / adulescentior quam ille.
            - Is filius vixit luxuriossime / luxuriosius fratre.


Wed    Sept 8    Jerome, pp. 289-291, 166-179.  Review  Jussive/Hortatory Subjunctives; all endings of Infinitives and Participles
                - PLEASE LOCATE THE TWO JUSSIVE SUBJUNCTIVES IN TODAY'S PASSAGE
                - PLEASE FORM ALL FOUR PARTICIPLES AND FIVE REGULAR INFINTIVES OF
                   video, videre, vidi, visum.

Fri    Sept 10   Quiz #2, covering "The Prodigal Son": Afterwards, Indirect Statements.

Mon     Sept 13   Jerome, p. 291, 180-193. Review Indirect Statements.

Wed     Sept 15   Jerome, p. 287, 118-129.  Review Indirect  Questions

Fri    Sept 17    Jerome, p. 287, 129-139.  Review Participles again.

Mon     Sept 20   Jerome, p. 287, 139-150.  Review Ablative Absolutes

Wed    Sept 22    Jerome, p. 287, 150-155. 

Fri    Sept 24   Review Exam #1

Mon     Sept 27   Cicero, p. 117, 1-12

Wed    Sept 29    Cicero, pp. 117-19, 12-25

Fri    Oct  1   Cicero, p. 119, 26-41     Review Conditional Sentences

Mon     Oct 4   Quiz #2        presentation of uses of ut

Wed    Oct 6     Cicero, p. 119, 42-50 Review uses of ut
          - Tibi impero ut amicitiam nostram uxori tuae anteponas.  

Fri    Oct 8   Cicero, pp. 119-21, 51-64         Review Ablative Absolutes

Mon     Oct 11     Cicero, p. 121, 64-76  Review Relative Clauses of Characteristic

Wed    Oct 13   Cicero, pp. 121-123, 77-91 Review Supines and qui + Subjunctive
  
Fri    Oct 15     Quiz #3    presentation of Future Passive Participles

Mon    Oct 18     No class – October Mini Break

Wed    Oct 20     Cicero, p. 133, 229-41    Review Future Passive Participles
            - Amicitia nobis laudanda est/ erat/ erit.  
            - De amicitia consentiendum est.  De amicitia omnibus consentiendum est.
            - Laelius dicit virtutem Romanis laudandam esse.
            - Multa dicam ad amicitiam laudandam
                      -REWRITE THIS PURPOSE CLAUSE USING “CAUSA + GENITIVE”

Fri     Oct 22    General Review

Mon     Oct 25     Review exam #2

Wed    Oct 27     Cicero, p. 135, 242-57.

Fri    Oct 29         Cicero, p. 135, 257-75.  Review Uses of Ablative
            -IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE THREE ABLATIVE NOUNS AT 269, THE ABLATIVE PRONOUN AT 274, AND THE ABLATIVE NOUN AT 275.

Mon   Nov 1   Pliny, pp. 245-47, 1-20   Review meanings of quod (consult both your dictionary and the index of your grammar)


Wed    Nov 3         Pliny, pp. 253-55, 100-116   Review meanings of quam (ditto)
                -Quam feminam video?    
                 -Quam lautus sum?  Sum quam lautissimus.
                -Scis quam lautus sim: sum lautior quam ille, sed tam lautus quam tu.

Fri     Nov 5         Quiz #4    presentation of uses of Dative

Mon     Nov 8   Pliny, pp. 255, 118-36    Review uses of Dative
            - Avunculus verus mihi non est, sed ille mihi avunculo semper fuit.
            - Mors avunculi tibi celebranda est.

Wed    Nov 10     Pliny, pp. 257-61, 137-59   

Fri    Nov 12     Pliny, pp. 261-63, 160-78     Review uses of Dative
            -IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE ACCUSATIVE NOUN AT 162, THE DATIVE PRONOUN AT 165, THE DATIVE NOUN AT 166, THE TWO ABLATIVE NOUNS AT 172, AND THE GENITIVE NOUN AT 175.


Mon     Nov 15     Pliny, pp. 263-65, 179-97
            -Plinius adsurrexit ad odorem quaerendum.
                - REWRITE USING "causa + Genitive"
            -Cum stomachus Plinio invalidus esset, spiritus ei ademptus est.

Wed.  Nov 17         Quiz #5  Advanced Conditional Statements

Fri    Nov 19          Pliny, p. 269, 230-48  

 
--Break--         --------------------------------


Mon     Nov 29         Pliny, pp. 271-73, 249-67
                                   -HOMEWORK TBA

Wed   Dec 1            Review Exam #3

Fri     Dec 3            Pliny, p. 273, 268-81

Mon   Dec 6           Pliny, pp. 273-75, 282-292

Wed  Dec 8           General Review.