Craige B. Champion
Associate Professor of History
306 Maxwell Hall
cbchamp@maxwell.syr.edu
(315) 443-1264
Requirements
Regular attendance and participation are necessary for
successful completion of this course. There are regular written homework
assignments and a weekly quiz. Three examinations. We complete units
1-10 of the H&Q text. You are responsible for unit vocabularies
and vocabulary notes at the end of each unit; you should approach me with
any questions you may have on these during my office hours or by appointment.
One
Course Business
Overview of the Greek Language; the Greek Alphabet; Rough
and Smooth Breathings; Accents.
Assignment: Introduction: Pronunciation Drills (pg. 11),
I.1-5; II.15-20; III.1-5; Accent Exercises (pg. 13), 1-4.
Two
Pronunciation Drills (pg. 11): I.1-5; II.15-20; III.1-5;
Accent Exercises (pg. 13), 1-4.
Unit One: Nouns: Overview (Gender, Number, Case); the
First Declension.
Assignment: Unit One, Drills (pg. 34), 1-10.
Three
Unit One: Drills (pg. 34), 1-10.
Unit One: The Second Declension; The Definite Article.
Assignment: Unit One: Exercises (pp. 36-7): I.1-5; II.
1-2.
Four
Quiz on First Declension and Definite Article.
Unit One: Exercises (pp. 36-7): I.1-5; II. 1-2.
Unit Two: Verbs: Overview (Person, Number, Tense, Time
and Aspect).
Assignment: Unit Two: Drills (pg. 58): 1-10.
Five
Unit Two: Drills (pg. 58): I.1-10.
Moods of the Verb (Indicative, Subjunctive, Optative,
Imperative); Voice (Active, Middle, Passive).
Principle Parts (PAIDEU/W); Present Indicative Active.
Assignment: Conjugate the Present Indicative Active of
PAIDEU/W.
Six
Present Indicative Active of PAIDEU/W.
Unit Two: Imperfect, Future, and Aorist Indicative Active
of PAIDEU/W.
Assignment: Unit Two: Drills (pg. 58): II.a-b.10-20.
Seven
Quiz on Imperfect, Future, and Aorist Indicative Active
of PAIDEU/W.
Agreement of Subject and Verb; Questions; the Infinitive
Active (Present and Aorist).
The Synopsis (partial).
Assignment: Unit Two: Exercises (pg. 59): I.1-3; II.3
(English to Greek).
Eight
Unit Two: Exercises (pg. 59): I.1-3; II.3 (English to
Greek).
Unit Three: the Perfect Active System.
Assignment: Conjugate PAIDEU/W in the Perfect and Pluperfect
Indicative Active.
Nine
Perfect and Pluperfect Indicative Active.
Subjunctive and Optative Moods; Sequence of Moods.
Purpose Clauses; Unit Three: Drill (pp. 74-5): II.1-3,
10-12.
Assignment: Unit Three: Exercises (pg. 75): 1-4.
Ten
Quiz on Sequence of Moods.
Unit Three: Exercises (pg. 75): 1-4, 6-10.
Assignment: Self-Correcting Examination 1A (pp. 78-9).
Eleven
Questions on Self-Correcting Examination 1A (pp. 78-9).
Unit Four: Conclusion of First Declension Nouns.
Masculine Nouns with Nominative Singular in -HS or -AS.
Assignment: Unit Four: Drills (pg. 105): I.8-15.
Twelve
Unit Four: Drills (pg. 105): I.8-15.
Adjectives of the First and Second Declensions (three-ending
adjectives of the first/second declensions; two-ending adjectives of the
second declension).
Agreement of Adjective and Noun.
Attributive and Predicate Positions of the Adjective.
Assignment: Unit Four: Drills (pp. 105-6): III.1-10.
Thirteen
Quiz on Attributive and Predicate Position.
Unit Four: Drills (pp. 105-6): III.1-10.
Conditional Sentences (Future More Vivid, Future Less
Vivid, Present General).
Unit Four: Drills (pg. 106): IV.1-3, 7, 9, 12.
Assignment: Unit Four: Exercises (pg. 107): I.1-2, 8-10.
Fourteen
Unit Four: Exercises (pg. 107): I.1-2, 8-10.
Conditional Sentences (Past General, Present Contrafactual,
Past Contrafactual).
Review of Units 1-4.
Assignment: Study for First Examination.
Fifteen
First Examination: Units 1-4.
Assignment: Unit Four: Exercises (pg. 107): 11-15.
Sixteen
Unit Four: Exercises (pg. 107): 11-15.
Unit Five: The Passive Voice (Present Indicative, Imperfect
Indicative, Present Subjunctive, Present Optative, Present Infinitive).
Assignment: Unit Five: Drills (pg. 133): I.1-10; II.1-5.
Seventeen
Unit Five: Drills (pg. 133): I.1-10; II.1-5.
Unit Five: The Passive Voice (Aorist Indicative, Aorist
Subjunctive, Aorist Optative, Aorist Infinitive).
Assignment: Unit Five: Drills (pg. 133): III.1-7.
Eighteen
Quiz on Passive Voice.
Unit Five: Drills (pg. 133): III.1-7.
Passive Voice, continued (Future Indicative, Perfect
Indicative, Pluperfect Indicative, Perfect Infinitive).
Consonant Stems.
Assignment: Unit Five: Drills (pg. 133): III.11-20.
Nineteen
Unit Five: Drills (pg. 133): III.1-7.
Unit Five: Genitive of Personal Agent; Dative of Agent
in the Perfect System; Substantive Use of the Adjective; Substantive Use
of the Article; Articular Infinitive.
Assignment: Drills (pg. 134): V.1-10.
Twenty
Quiz on Agents with the Passive; Substantives.
Unit Five: Exercises (pg. 135): I.1-5; II.2.
Unit Six: Third-Declension Nouns: Consonant Stems.
Assignment: Decline E)LPI/J.
Twenty-One
Unit Six: The Relative Pronoun.
Unit Six: Drills (pg. 156-7) III.1-5; IV.1-5.
Unit Six: Independent Subjunctives (Hortatory; Deliberative;
Prohibitive); Partitive Genitive; Time Syntax (Genitive; Dative; Accusative).
Assignment: Exercises (pg. 159): I.15-20; II.1.
Twenty-Two
Unit Six: Exercises (pg. 159): I.15-20; II.1.
Unit Seven: Middle Voice (Future Indicative; Aorist Indicative;
Aorist Subjunctive; Aorist Optative; Aorist Infinitive).
Middles seen thus far.
Assignment: Conjugate PAIDEU/W in the Future Indicative
Middle.
Twenty-Three
Quiz on Middles seen thus far.
PAIDEU/W in the Future Indicative Middle.
Unit Seven: Second Aorist Active and Middle (Indicative;
Subjunctive; Optative; Infinitive).
Assignment: Conjugate LEI/PW in the Second Aorist Indicative
Middle.
Twenty-Four
LEI/PW in the Second Aorist Indicative Middle.
The Independent Optative (Wish; Potential).
Unit Seven: Drills (pg. 185): IV.1-10.
Assignment: Unit Seven: Exercises (pg. 187): I.2, 21,
24.
Twenty-Five
Unit Seven: Exercises (pg. 187): I.2, 21, 24.
Unit Seven: Demonstrative Adjectives/Pronouns.
Unit Seven: Conditional Sentences with Relative Protases.
Assignment: Unit Seven: Exercises (pg. 186): I.10-15;
II.3.
Twenty-Six
Unit Seven: Exercises (pg. 186): I.10-15; II.3.
Review Units 5-7.
Assignment: Self-Correcting Examination 2A (pp. 193-4);
Study for Second Examination.
Twenty-Seven
Self-Correcting Examination 2A (pp. 193-4): Questions.
Assignment: Study for Second Examination.
Twenty-Eight
Second Examination: Units 5-7.
Assignment: Unit Seven: Exercises (pg. 187): II.2, 4.
Twenty-Nine
Unit Seven: Exercises (pg. 187): II.2, 4.
Unit Eight: Active Participles (Present; Future; First
Aorist; Second Aorist).
Unit Eight: Perfect Active Participle.
Assignment: Decline the Perfect Active Participle of
PAIDEU/W (feminine).
Thirty
Perfect Active Participle of PAIDEU/W (feminine).
Unit Eight: Middle and Passive Participles (Present;
Future; Aorist; Perfect).
Unit Eight: Attributive and Circumstantial Uses of the
Participle.
Assignment: Unit Eight: Drills (pg. 223): III.6-11.
Thirty-One
Unit Eight: Drills (pg. 223): III.6-11.
Unit Eight: The Adjective PA=J, PA=SA, PA=N.
Unit Eight: Exercises (pg. 224): I.1-5.
Assignment: Unit Eight (pg. 225): I.16-20.
Thirty-Two
Quiz on Participles.
Unit Eight (pg. 225): I.16-22.
Assignment: Euripides, Alcestis, 1159-1163 (pg.
227).
Thirty-Three
Assignment: Euripides, Alcestis, 1159-1163 (pg.
227).
Unit Nine: Contract Verbs (in alpha and epsilon).
Assignment: Unit Nine: Drills (pg. 248): I.1-10.
Thirty-Four
Unit Nine: Drills (pg. 248): I.1-10.
Unit Nine: Demonstrative Adjectives/Pronouns.
Comparison of Demonstratives.
Assignment: Unit Nine: Drills (pg. 249): II.1-10.
Thirty-Five
Unit Nine: Drills (pg. 249): II.1-10.
Unit Nine: Syntax: Subjective and Objective Genitives;
Dative of Manner; Dative of Respect.
Assignment: Unit Nine: Exercises (pg. 250): I.1a-f, 2a-c,
3.
Thirty-Six
Unit Nine: Exercises (pg. 250): I.1a-f, 2a-c, 3.
Unit Nine: Exercises (pg. 250-1): I.4-12.
Assignment: Unit Nine (pg. 251): I.15-20; II.2.
Thirty-Seven
Unit Nine (pg. 251): I.15-20; II.2.
Unit Ten: More Third-Declension Nouns, Various Third-Declension
Adjectives.
Unit Ten: Drills (pg. 277): I.7-15.
Assignment: Unit Ten: Drills (pg. 277): I.1-6.
Thirty-Eight
Unit Ten: Drills (pg. 277): I.1-6.
Contracted Verbs in omicron.
Unit Ten: Drills (pp. 277-8): II.1-5.
Assignment: Drills (pp. 277-8): II.6-12.
Thirty-Nine
Unit Ten: Drills (pp. 277-8): II.6-12.
Syntax: Accusative Subject of the Infinitive; Result
Clauses.
Assignment: Unit Ten: Drills (pg. 278): III.1-5.
Forty
Unit Ten: Drills (pg. 278): III.1-5.
Syntax: Compound Verbs.
Unit Ten: Exercises (pg. 279): I.1-5.
Assignment: Unit Ten: Exercises (pg. 279): I.6-10.
Forty-One
Unit Ten: Exercises (pg. 279): I.6-10.
Unit Ten: Exercises (pg. 280): I.11-20, II.2.
Unit Ten: Readings (pg. 282).
Forty-Two
Questions and Review for Final Examination.