Syllabus, LATN 1010
Fall, 2011
Mary DeForest
mary.deforest@ucdenver.edu
Office: 118K Plaza Building
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10:45 to 11:30
Phone: 303.894.9862
Salvete, Hello! I am your instructor, Mary DeForest, your guide
through the labyrinth of how to translate a Latin sentence. At the end
of the semester, you will have learned how to translate a Latin
sentence, and you will also understand the English language in a whole
new way.
I have a PhD in Greek and Latin literature, and have
published articles both about ancient literature and the classical
tradition in modern writers, like Jane Austen, and their creations, like
Mary Poppins and Mr. Toad.
Course Description
Latin 1010 introduces students to Latin grammar and will cover the
first 14 chapters of Wheelock.
Required Texts
Please purchase the following required texts as soon as possible from
the Auraria Book Center:
• Wheelock's Latin, by Frederic Wheelock; rev. by Richard A. LaFleur. 7th
edition, Revised. Harper Collins: 2011.
• 38 Latin Stories by Anne H. Groton and James M. May, Paperback 5th edition
(December 1998) Bolchazy Carducci.
Schedule of Classes
We will move through 14 chapters of Wheelock, usually at a chapter a
week. Since this is a 5-credit course, you should be willing to commit
to spending 10 hours a week on assignments:
• 1 Classroom Homework (which we will go over in class)
• 2 Memorization Homeworks of Vocabulary and Forms (for classroom
quiz)
• 2 Written Assignments (under each unit set out in the panel on the
left)
PALPITATIONS ALERT! The written assignments and the practice
quizzes are graded by the computer, which will probably mark them
wrong. When you see a low grade, for a graded assignment, wait until
dark. I go over the assignments every night, putting real grades in
place of the computer's version.
Class Schedule
Week of Aug. 22 Wheelock, Chapter 1: 1st and 2nd Conjugation Verbs
Week of Aug. 29 Wheelock, Chapter 2: Female Nouns
• August 29, 2011: LAST DAY TO DROP WITHOUT DROP CHARGE – THIS
INCLUDES SECTION CHANGES.
Week of Sep. 5 Wheelock, Chapter 3: Male Nouns
• September 7, 2011, 5 PM: Last day to add structured courses without a written
petition for a late add. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such.
This deadline does not apply to independent studies, internships, project
hours, thesis hours, dissertation hours, and late-starting modular courses.
• September 7, 2011, 5 PM: Last day to drop a fall 2011 course or completely
withdraw from all fall 2011 courses using a Schedule Adjustment Form and
still receive a tuition refund, minus the drop fee. After this date, tuition is
forfeited and a "W" will appear on the transcript. This includes section
changes. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such.
Week of Sept. 12 Wheelock, Chapter 4: Neuter Nouns, Adjectives, and
Sum
Week of Sept. 19 Wheelock, Chapter 5: Future and Imperfect Tenses
Week of Sept. 26 Wheelock, Chapter 6: Sum and Possum
Week of Oct. 3 Midterm 1 (through Chapter 6) and introduction to
Wheelock, Chapter 7: 3rd Declension Nouns
Week of Oct. 10 Wheelock, Chapter 7 (contd.) - Wheelock, Chapter
8: 3rd Conjugation Verbs
Week of Oct. 17 Wheelock, Chapters 8 (contd.) -9: Demonstratives
Week of Oct. 24 Wheelock, Chapters 9 (contd.) -10: 4th Conjugation
Verbs
Week of Oct. 31 Wheelock, Chapter 11: Personal Pronouns
• October 31, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for non-CLAS students to drop or withdraw
without a petition and special approval from the academic dean. After this
date, a dean’s signature is required.
Week of Nov. 7 Chapter 11 (contd.) Midterm II (through Chapter
11)
Week of Nov. 14 Wheelock, Chapter 12: Perfect Active System
• November 14, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for CLAS students to drop or withdraw with
signatures from the faculty and dean but without a full petition. After this
date, all schedule changes require a full petition. Petitions are available in NC
4002 for undergraduates and in the CU Denver Graduate School offices for
graduate students.
Week of Nov. 21 Fall Break-- No classes
Week of Nov. 28 Wheelock, Chapter 13: Reflexive and Intensifying
Pronouns
Week of Dec. 5 Wheelock, Chapter 14: I-stems and Ablatives without
Prepositions
Week of Dec. 12 Finals Week
Course Goals
The goals of Latin 1010, Beginning Latin I are:
 To learn how to analyze a Latin sentence to better understand its
meaning and grammar.
 To learn how to conceptualize, recognize and place in a logical
framework the basic building blocks of the Latin language, and
to build from those blocks more complicated Latin structures
such as sentences and paragraphs.
If you master these skills, and practice reading and drilling diligently,
you will be able to:
 work out the meaning of an unfamiliar English word by tracing
its Latin origin
 understand the meaning of Latin tags and quotations that are
found on coins, buildings, and liberally sprinkled in legal
documents and literary works
 read Latin with some degree of fluency.
You will also leave the course with additional skills and knowledge:
 awareness of the culture, history and literature of ancient Rome
 improved English grammar, vocabulary, and spelling
 increased editorial and proofreading skills in English
 demonstrably improved logic and organizational skills
 a basis from which to learn another foreign language
How to Succeed
To do well in this course, you should 1. Keep up with the material. 2. Read my comments on your work and refrain from making the
same mistakes. To do this, go to the grade book and double click
on your grade. 3. If you are confused about an assignment email
(mary.deforest@ucdenver.edu.) a rough draft (with the Latin,
which you can copy from the Assignment Page in each unit) or
call me: 303-494-5774 (home)
General Policies
Since this is a self-paced course, I do not penalize students for turning
work in late, but I do send anxious e-mails.
The homework assignments and quizzes prepare you for the midterms
and final. Please do not take either exam until you have finished the
preparatory exercises (through Wheelock Chapter 6 for the midterm;
through Wheelock Chapter 11 for the second midterm; through
Wheelock Chapter 14 for the final). I will not grade work turned in
after the final.
Do not use answers to Wheelock which are on the internet:
 You risk losing a significant percent of your grade, if you are
caught.
 You will probably be caught because internet translations
generally include signals to teachers.
 You will not learn Latin. The exercises are intended to prepare
you for the exams (midterms and final), for 66% of your grade.
If you do not do the exercises you will not learn Latin, and will
probably fail the exams. Moreover, the published answers contain
clues that make it clear to your instructor that you copied the answers.
Finally, the University takes cheating very seriously.
Grading policies
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:
 Homework assignments (23%)
 Weekly Quizzes (11%)
 Exams: 2 midterm (16.5% each) and 1 final (33%)
Components for Grading
Below is information on each of these components to your final grade.
Read this carefully, so you know what is expected of you, what can be
done anytime and what must be done at a specific time, etc.
Homework Translations
You will have to translate sentences from Latin to English and vice
versa. The assignments are due on the day they are assigned. The
translations are set up as exams graded automatically by a computer.
Remember to save your answers regularly. When you submit the
answers, you will not be able to return to make changes. The
advantage of the computer's grading your test is that you can find out
at once a correct answer. The disadvantage is that the computer
requires an exact match. The computer will mark your answer
wrong because of an extra space, a typographical error, or a
different word-choice. I will go over the answers and correct
them, so do not panic if the computer gives you a bad grade.
Tests
Quizzes: taken every week in class. Each unit has two quizzes
for practice. I want you to be able to answer the questions
quickly, so you must have the material well memorized.
 Exams: two midterms and one final. They must all be taken in
class.
Please let me know IMMEDIATELY via e-mail if
 you are experiencing techno-difficulties.
 your computer is on the blink/in the shop.
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Policy on Cheating
My policy is to give a 0 for that portion of the class. The only
form of cheating I have found has been copying answers from
the internet.
The document below was prepared by the Academic Ethics
Committee, 2/7/2011.
Academic Dishonesty
Students are expected to know, understand, and comply with the ethical
standards of the University. A university’s reputation is built on a standing
tradition of excellence and scholastic integrity. As members of the University
of Colorado Denver academic community, faculty and students accept the
responsibility to maintain the highest standards of intellectual honesty and
ethical conduct.
Academic dishonesty is defined as a student’s use of unauthorized
assistance with intent to deceive an instructor or other such person who
may be assigned to evaluate the student’s work in meeting course and
degree requirements.
Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the use of another person’s distinctive words or
ideas without acknowledgment. Examples include:
1. Word-for-word copying of another person’s ideas or words;
2. The mosaic (the interspersing of one’s own words here and there while,
in essence, copying another’s work);
3. The paraphrase (the rewriting of another’s work, yet still using their
fundamental idea or theory);
4. Fabrication of references (inventing or counterfeiting sources);
5. Submission of another’s work as one’s own;
6. Neglecting quotation marks on material that is otherwise
acknowledged.
Acknowledgment is not necessary when the material used is common
knowledge.
B. Cheating: Cheating involves the possession, communication, or use of
information, materials, notes, study aids or other devices not authorized by
the instructor in an academic exercise, or communication with another
person during such an exercise. Examples include:
1. Copying from another’s paper or receiving unauthorized assistance
from another during an academic exercise or in the submission of
academic material;
2. Using a calculator when its use has been disallowed;
3. Collaborating with another student or students during an academic
exercise without the consent of the instructor.
C. Fabrication and Falsification: Fabrication involves inventing or
counterfeiting information, i.e., creating results not obtained in a study or
laboratory experiment. Falsification, on the other hand, involves the
deliberate alteration of results to suit one’s needs in an experiment or other
academic exercise.
D. Multiple Submissions: This is the submission of academic work for which
academic credit has already been earned, when such submission is made
without instructor authorization.
E. Misuse of Academic Materials: The misuse of academic materials
includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1.
Stealing or destroying library or reference materials or computer
programs;
2. Stealing or destroying another student’s notes or materials, or having
such materials in one’s possession without the owner’s permission;
3. Receiving assistance in locating or using sources of information in an
assignment when such assistance has been forbidden by the instructor;
4. Illegitimate possession, disposition, or use of examinations or answer
keys to examinations;
5. Unauthorized alteration, forgery, or falsification;
6. Unauthorized sale or purchase of examinations, papers, or assignments.
F. Complicity in Academic Dishonesty: Complicity involves knowingly
contributing to another’s acts of academic dishonesty. Examples include:
1. Knowingly aiding another in any act of academic dishonesty;
2. Allowing another to copy from one’s paper for an assignment or exam;
3. Distributing test questions or information about the materials to be
tested before the scheduled
exercise;
4. Taking an exam or test for someone else;
5. Signing another's name on attendance roster or on an academic
exercise.
Students who fail to comply with the UC Denver CLAS Academic Ethics
Policy are subject to disciplinary action as set forth by the College policy. For
more information regarding the Academic Ethics Committee policies and
procedures, please refer to
http://ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/facultystaff/policies/Pages/HandlingAcademicDishonesty.aspx .
The quizzes, midterm and final must be taken under
supervision. Ideally, you will take the exams on campus, but if that is
impossible, other arrangements will have to be made.
Fall 2011 CLAS Academic Policies
The following policies pertain to all degree students in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences (CLAS).
 Schedule verification: It is each student’s responsibility to verify online that
his/her official registration is correct: verify before classes begin and prior to
the drop/add deadline. Failure to verify schedule accuracy is not sufficient
reason to justify a late add or drop.
 E-mail: Students must activate and regularly check their official student email account for CU Denver business: http://www.ucdenver.edu/studentservices/Pages/WebMail.aspx. Those who forward email to a private account
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are still responsible for checking their official student e-mail account for
messages not automatically forwarded.
Waitlists:
 Students are not automatically notified if they are added to a class from a
waitlist. Students are not automatically dropped from a class if they
never attended, stopped attending, or do not make tuition payments.
 Waitlists are purged after the 1st week of classes, after which a paper
Schedule Adjustment Form (drop/add form) is required. It is the
student's responsibility to get the form (online or at the Advising Office,
NC 4002), have it signed, deliver it to the Registrar (Annex 100) or the
Student Services Center (NC 1003), and verify her/his schedule online.
Late adds (after 7 September) will be approved only when circumstances
surrounding the late add are beyond the student’s control. This will require a
written petition and verifiable documentation. Petition forms are available in
NC 4002. The signature of a faculty member on a Schedule Adjustment Form
does not guarantee that a late add petition will be approved.
Late drops (after 14 November) will be approved only when circumstances
surrounding the late drop have arisen after the published drop deadline and
are beyond the student’s control. This will require a written petition and
verifiable documentation. The signature of a faculty member does not
guarantee that a late drop petition will be approved.
Tuition: Students are responsible for completing arrangements with
financial aid, family, scholarships, etc. (depending on tuition plan selected) to
pay their tuition prior to Census Date (7 September). Students who drop after
that date are (1) financially responsible for tuition and fees, (2) academically
responsible and will receive a "W" grade, and (3) are ineligible for a refund of
COF hours or tuition.
Graduation:
 Undergraduate students wishing to graduate in fall 2011 must complete
the online Intent to Graduate Form and meet with their academic advisor
to obtain a graduation application. This application must be submitted by
Census Date (7 September). You can obtain an application only after
meeting with your advisor. There are no exceptions to this policy.
 Graduate students wishing to graduate in fall semester 2011 must
complete the online Intent to Graduate form and have a Request for
Admissions to Candidacy on file with the CU Denver Graduate School
(Lawrence Street Center) no later than 5 PM, September 7, 2011.
Important Dates and Deadlines
August 22, 2011: First day of classes.
August 28, 2011: Last day to add a class or be added to a waitlist using the
UCD Access student portal. After this date, you must use a Schedule
Adjustment Form to change, add, or drop.
August 29, 2011: LAST DAY TO DROP WITHOUT DROP CHARGE – THIS
INCLUDES SECTION CHANGES.
August 29, 2011: Waitlists are dropped. Any student not added to a course
automatically from the waitlist by this date MUST complete a Schedule
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Adjustment Form to be added. Students are NOT automatically added to the
class from the waitlist after this date and time. If your name is not on the
official student roster, you are not registered for the course.
August 30-September 7, 2011: Students are responsible for verifying an
accurate fall 2011 course schedule via the UCDAccess student portal.
Students are NOT notified of their waitlist status by the University. All
students must check their schedule prior to 9/7 for accuracy.
August 30, 2011: First day instructor may approve request to add a student
to a course with a Schedule Adjustment Form.
September 7, 2011: Census date.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to add structured courses without a written
petition for a late add. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such.
This deadline does not apply to independent studies, internships, project
hours, thesis hours, dissertation hours, and late-starting modular courses.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to drop a fall 2011 course or completely
withdraw from all fall 2011 courses using a Schedule Adjustment Form
and still receive a tuition refund, minus the drop fee. After this date,
tuition is forfeited and a "W" will appear on the transcript. This includes
section changes. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to request pass/fail or no-credit option for a
course.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day for a graduate student to register for a Candidate
for Degree.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day for a Ph.D. student to petition for a reduction in
hours.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to apply for fall 2011 graduation. You must make
an appointment and see your academic advisor before this date to apply
for graduation if you are an undergraduate; you must complete the Intent
to Graduate and Candidate for Degree forms if you are a graduate student.
September 19-28, 2011: Faculty can use the Early Alert system.
October 31, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for non-CLAS students to drop or
withdraw without a petition and special approval from the academic dean.
After this date, a dean’s signature is required.
November 14, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for CLAS students to drop or withdraw
with signatures from the faculty and dean but without a full petition. After
this date, all schedule changes require a full petition. Petitions are available in
NC 4002 for undergraduates and in the CU Denver Graduate School offices for
graduate students.
November 21-27, 2011: Fall break (no classes; campus closed). Be thankful.
December 12-17, 2011: Finals Week. No schedule changes will be granted
once finals week has started. There are NO exceptions to this policy.
December 27, 2011: Fall final grades available on UCD Access (tentative).
Student Teacher Interaction
Mary DeForest
Home phone: 303-894-9862
email: mary.deforest@ucdenver.edu
Office hours (118K Plaza building): Tuesday and Thursday, 10:45 to
11:30.
You may call my home number any time between 10:00 a.m. and
10:00 p.m.