Greek 104: Second-Semester Greek
Spring 2016
Dr. Kevin Muse, Assoc. Prof. of Classics
MWF 10:00-10:50 a.m. (with hybrid online components); 4 cr.
Room: Merrill 315
Office: Curtin 813
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11:15-12:15 or by appointment
Email: kmuse@uwm.edu
I. Course Description
Greek 104 is the second semester of a three-semester sequence of elementary Ancient Greek. This
semester will continue our study of the fundamental morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of the
language. Greek 104 is a hybrid course. Most of our time together (three of the four credit-hours) will
be spent face-to-face in the classroom. But for the “fourth hour” you will be watching videos that will
reinforce essential concepts of the course and give you tips and instruction regarding homework.
Completion of Greek 104 counts toward fulfillment of language requirements at UWM.
II. Prerequisites
First-Semester Ancient Greek (i.e., Greek 103 or the equivalent)
III. Course Objectives and Methods
In addition to adding a substantial amount of vocabulary to your store of knowledge, by the end of this
course you will have also greatly expanded your knowledge of Greek morphology and syntax,
including such topics as:
 The future tense (active and middle)
 The first and second aorist (active and middle)
 Third declension irregular nouns
 Third declension adjectives
 Relative pronouns and relative clauses
 Demonstrative pronouns
 Numbers
Through lectures, in-class exercises and drill, short instructional videos posted on D2L, and daily
homework exercises, you will have ample opportunity to master all of the essential skills to begin
exploring Greek texts.
IV. Required Texts
In Greek 104 we will continue to use volume 1 of the third edition of Athenaze and volume 1 of the
third edition of the Athenaze Workbook:
Balme, Maurice and Gilbert Lawall. 2015. Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek. Book I. 3rd ed.
Revised by James Morwood. Oxford University Press. ISBN-13: 978-0199363247
Lawall, Gilbert, James F. Johnson, and Luigi Miraglia. 2015. Athenaze: Workbook I. Edited by James
Morwood. Oxford University Press. ISBN-13: 978-0199363261
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Note: Sometime after midterm we will switch to the revised volumes 2 of the textbook and workbook.
These will be available from the campus online bookstore as a bundle for a discount price under this
ISBN: 9780190612863
V. Course Grade
Your final course grade will be calculated as follows:
Midterm Examination: 30%
Final Examination 30%
Daily Homework: 40% (lowest four homework scores will be dropped)
VI. Workload Statement
On average students should expect to invest 48 hours of total work per credit hour in a college course.
The estimated breakdown of time required to complete the work for Greek 104 is:
Course meetings (50 minutes, three days a week): 50 minutes X 42 meetings = 35 hours
Online assignments (videos, readings, etc.) = 50 minutes a week X 15 weeks = 12.5 hours
Midterm Examination = 50 minutes = .83 hours
Final Examination = 2 hours
Reading and Studying = 77.17 hours
Homework Assignments = 64.5 hours
Total time invested = 192 hours
Keep in mind that this is an estimate. Your course grade will be based on your performance on
assignments, quizzes, and tests, not on how much time you invest in preparing. The bulk of time is
devoted to reading, studying, and preparing homework. How you divide up your time will depend on
what works best for you.
VII. Attendance and Make-up Policies
Attending class, participating, and taking careful notes will be essential to success in this course; much
of what we will cover in course meetings will not be in your books or on the D2L site.
Homework not submitted by the beginning of class on the due date, regardless of the reason, will
not be accepted. You will receive a grade of 0 in such instances. However, I will drop your four
lowest homework grades when calculating your course grade. Thus, if you miss class for a week due
to illness or some other emergency, but otherwise attend regularly and on time, your quiz average will
not be affected by your absence, since your zeros on the missed homework will be dropped from the
final calculation. If you anticipate being absent, I will accept your homework if it is turned in
before the due date.
Late work: Assignments are due by the beginning of class on the due date listed in the syllabus. I
will provide feedback on late work, but I can provide no credit for it. As noted above, I will drop your
four lowest homework grades.
Make-up examinations are allowed only in documented cases of illness or emergency. If a make-up
exam is necessary, it must be taken as soon as possible after the regularly scheduled exam, and it may
differ from the original exam in content.
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VIII. Other Course Rules
1) Attend every course meeting and participate in the discussion. Take careful notes in class and
review them everyday.
2) Do all of the online work assigned, including watching videos or other supplementary
assignments. The university has multiple computer labs, so a broken computer is no excuse for not
doing work on time.
3) Check your email at least once a day. If I need to make adjustments to the schedule of
assignments or communicate other information to you, you will usually receive notice well in advance,
both by email and announcements in class. It is your responsibility to come to class and check your
email regularly so that we are all on the same page.
4) Do all of the assigned reading before you come to class and bring it with you.
5) Etiquette: Please refrain from talking during the lecture unless you have a question or are called on.
Please do not eat or chew gum during class. Please be on time. Please refrain from using personal
electronic devices in class. If you need special accommodations that require the use of a computer,
please discuss this with me after class.
IX Academic Misconduct
You are expected to uphold the standards of academic integrity in this course. Plagiarism and other
forms of cheating will not be tolerated. For the UWM policy on academic misconduct see
http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/academicmisconduct.cfm.
X Links to Important UWM Policies
1. Students with disabilities. http://www4.uwm.edu/sac/
2. Religious observances. Accommodations for absences due to religious observance should be noted.
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S1.5.htm
3. Students called to active military duty. Accommodations for absences due to call-up of reserves to
active military duty should be noted. Students:
http://www4.uwm.edu/current_students/military_call_up.cfm Employees:
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S40.htm (Editorially Revised, 3/25/09)
4. Incompletes. A notation of "incomplete" may be given in lieu of a final grade to a student who has
carried a subject successfully until the end of a semester but who, because of illness or other unusual
and substantiated cause beyond the student's control, has been unable to take or complete the final
examination or to complete some limited amount of term work.
https://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S_31_INCOMPLETE_GRADES.pdf
5. Discriminatory conduct (such as sexual harassment). Discriminatory conduct will not be tolerated
by the University. It poisons the work and learning environment of the University and threatens the
careers, educational experience, and well-being of students, faculty, and staff.
https://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S_47_Discrimina_duct_Policy.pdf
6. Academic misconduct. Cheating on exams or plagiarism are violations of the academic honor code
and carry severe sanctions, including failing a course or even suspension or dismissal from the
University. http://www4.uwm.edu/osl/dean/conduct.cfm
7. Complaint procedures. Students may direct complaints to the head of the academic unit or
department in which the complaint occurs. If the complaint allegedly violates a specific university
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policy, it may be directed to the head of the department or academic unit in which the complaint
occurred or to the appropriate university office responsible for enforcing the policy.
https://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S_47_Discrimina_duct_Policy.pdf
8. Grade appeal procedures. A student may appeal a grade on the grounds that it is based on a
capricious or arbitrary decision of the course instructor. Such an appeal shall follow the established
procedures adopted by the department, college, or school in which the course resides or in the case of
graduate students, the Graduate School. These procedures are available in writing from the respective
department chairperson or the Academic Dean of the College/School.
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S28.htm
9. The final exam requirement, the final exam date requirement, etc.
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S22.htm
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Schedule
Important Notes:
1. The dates below refer to our MWF class meetings. Prepare all tasks listed for each class, including
online assignments, textbook readings and exercises, etc. before class begins on that day.
2. This semester the videos are intended to help you complete your homework assignments. You must
copy and complete each exercise. I will omit some of the items from the video and will grade only
those omitted items that you complete on your homework. Note that you must turn in both the
exercises we complete together on the video and those I omit from the video for you to attempt
yourself.
2. Note that all written homework exercises are from the Athenaze textbook. We will use the
workbook for drills in class, so please bring both of your books to every course meeting.
3. I will notify you well in advance if the schedule of assignments changes and will post the updated
syllabus promptly to D2L.
Homework Rules:
Please write out all exercises by hand on lined paper. Neatness is very important. Written
assignments to be turned in to me should have the following format. I will deduct points if you do not
follow these directions:
1) Put your name in the top right corner
2) Staple multiple pages (no paper clips or folded corners)
3) Write only in black pencil (recommended) or black or blue ink.
4) Each exercise should be copied from the book, single-spaced. Skip a line after each item and
then write your answer. If your answer has more than one line, double-space it. Skip a line,
then copy the next exercise, and so on.
5) Place your homework on the table at the front of the room when you arrive.
Week 1
Mon. Jan. 25
Topics to be discussed in class:
Review and warm-up using the first two paragraphs of 9β, p. 166
2. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in ντ
3. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems ending in a Vowel: ἡ πόλις and τὸ ἄστυ
4. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in Diphthongs or Vowels: ὁ βασιλεύς and the Irregular
Nouns ἡ ναῦς and ὁ βοῦς
Wed. Jan. 27
Video to watch before class: Athenaze Ex. 9ε
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 9ε 1-14
Topics to be discussed in class:
9β Reading
5. Uses of the Genitive Case
Fri. Jan. 29
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 9ζ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 9ζ 1-11
Topics to be Discussed in Class:
9β Reading
6. Some Uses of the Article
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Week 2
Mon. Feb. 1
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze 9η
Hand in: Athenaze 9η 1-13
Topics for this Class:
Preview of New Verb Forms
10α Reading
1. Verb Forms: Verbs with Sigmatic Futures
2. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs in -ίζω
3. Verb Forms: The Sigmatic Future of Contract Verbs
4. Verb Forms: Verbs with Deponent Futures
Wed. Feb. 3
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex 10β, 10γ, 10δ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex 10β (1-10), 10γ (1-10), 10δ (1-5 only)
Topics for this Class:
10α Reading
5. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems
6. The Irregular Verb εἶμι
7. Future Participle to Express Purpose
Fri. Feb. 5
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 10θ, 10ι
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 10θ 1-10; Ex. 10ι 1-5
Topics for this Class:
8. Impersonal Verbs
9. Review of Questions
Week 3
Mon. Feb. 8
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 10k, 10λ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 10k 1-5 entire, 10λ 1-8
Topics for this Class:
11α Reading
1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Aorist
2. Verb Forms: The Thematic 2nd Aorist
3. Aspect
Wed. Feb. 10
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 11β.1, 11γ.1-2
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 11β.1, 11γ.1-2 (write out, no need to photocopy)
Topics for this Class:
11α Reading
4. Thematic 2nd Aorist Active and Middle Participles
5. Verb Forms: Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists
Fri. Feb. 12
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Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 11ζ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 11ζ 1-10
Topics for this Class:
11β Reading
6. Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists from Unrelated Stems
7. Accents on Thematic 2nd Aorist Active Imperatives
Week 4
Mon. Feb. 15
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 11ι
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 11ι 1-10
Topics for this Class:
11β Reading
8. Augment
12α Reading
1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Sigmatic 1st Aorist
2. Sigmatic 1st Aorist Active and Middle Participles
Wed. Feb. 17
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 11μ, 12γ, 12ε
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 11μ, 12γ, 12ε
Topics for this Class:
12α Reading
1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Sigmatic 1st Aorist (cont.)
2. Sigmatic 1st Aorist Active and Middle Participles (cont.)
Fri. Feb. 19
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 12ζ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. Ex. 12ζ 1-10
Topics for this Class:
12β Reading
3. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic 1st Aorist of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems
4. Irregular Sigmatic 1st Aorists
Week 5
Mon. Feb. 22
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 12ι, 12κ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 12ι, 12κ
Topics for this Class:
12β Reading
5. Verb Forms: Augment of Compound Verbs
Wed. Feb. 24
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 12λ, 12μ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 12λ, 12μ
Topics for this Class:
13α Reading
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1. Verb Forms: Imperfect or Past Progressive Tense
2. Aspect
Fri. Feb. 26
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 13α
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 13α
Topics for this Class:
13α Reading
1. Verb Forms: Imperfect or Past Progressive Tense (cont.)
2. Aspect (cont.)
Week 6
Mon. Feb. 29
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 13γ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 13γ
Topics for this Class:
13β Reading
3. Relative Clauses
Wed. Mar. 2
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 13η
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 13η
Topics for this Class:
13β Reading
4. 3rd Declension Nouns and Adjectives with Stems in –εσ5. 1st/3rd Declension Adjectives with 3rd Declension Stems in –υ- and –εFri. Mar. 4
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 13θ, 13ι
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 13θ, 13ι
Topics for this Class:
14α Reading
1. Comparison of Adjectives
2. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
3. Comparison of Adverbs
4. Uses of Comparatives and Superlatives
Week 7
Mon. Mar. 7
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 14β
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 14β
Topics for this Class:
14α Reading (cont.)
Wed. Mar. 9
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Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex. 14γ
Hand in: Athenaze Ex. 14γ
Topics for this Class:
Review for Midterm Examination
Fri. Mar. 11
Midterm Examination
March 13-20 Spring Break
Note: The schedule of topics and assignments following the break are TBA
Week 8
Mon. Mar. 21
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Wed. Mar. 23
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Fri. Mar. 25
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Week 9
Mon. Mar. 28
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Wed. Mar. 30
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Fri. Apr. 1
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Week 10
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Mon. Apr. 4
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Wed. Apr. 6
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Fri. Apr. 8
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Week 11
Mon. Apr. 11
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Wed. Apr. 13
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Fri. Apr. 15
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Week 12
Mon. Apr. 18
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Wed. Apr. 20
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Fri. Apr. 22
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
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Week 13
Mon. Apr. 25
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Wed. Apr. 27
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Fri. Apr. 29
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Week 14
Mon. May 2
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Wed. May 4
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Fri. May 6
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Week 15
Mon. May 9 (Last Day of Class)
Video to Watch Before Class: Athenaze Ex.
Hand in: Athenaze Ex.
Topics for this Class:
Thurs. May 19, 10:00-12:00 noon (final examination)