COURSE SCHEDULE—FALL 2015
HUM 2220H – GREEK/ROMAN HONORS HUMANITIES
TUES/THURS 2:30-3:45 pm, ROOM 1-370
KAREN STYLES, INSTRUCTOR
 Means points are awarded for the activity or assignment.
Week 1
What is listed under each date is either due on that date, or will be
covered in class on that date.
Tuesday, Aug. 26th
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Course orientation--go over syllabus and requirements of the course.
Make sure you have purchased your textbook by the end of the first week!
Thursday, Aug. 28th
 Last day to turn in syllabus quiz and signed syllabus page.
 Begin discussion of Prehistoric and Aegean civilizations.
Week 2
Tuesday, Sept. 2nd
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Read pages 3-10, and 32-40 in Chapter 1, and all of Chapter 2 in textbook. Answer
study questions found in Blackboard under “Chapters 1 & 2 Materials,” and study
from them for a multiple choice quiz.
 Submit chapter study questions for a grade.
 Take multiple choice quiz on Chapters 1 and 2 reading.
 Begin watching film - “Aegean: Legacy of Atlantis”
Thursday, Sept. 4th
 Continue watching film “Aegean: Legacy of Atlantis” (if necessary).
 Print out Hesiod’s “Theogony” (found in Blackboard under “Chapters 1 & 2
Materials”) and complete the assignment per the instructions at the top of the
first page. Bring to class with you to use in group work, and to submit for a
grade.
Week 3
Tuesday, Sept. 9th
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CLASS CANCELLED BY INSTRUCTOR
Thursday, Sept. 11th
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Lecture on background to the Trojan War
Lecture on the Iliad
Week 4
Tuesday, Sept. 16th
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Review activity for the background to the Trojan War
Lecture on characteristics of an epic
Begin discussion of Homer’s Odyssey
Begin reading the Odyssey online and answering the discussion questions found in
Blackboard. (The link for the reading is provided on the first page of the questions.)
Thursday, Sept. 18th
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Print out the “Greek Values” document found in Blackboard and bring to class.
Print out the “Greek Vase Painting” document found in Blackboard and bring to
class.
Continue reading the Odyssey and working on the homework questions.
Week 5
Tuesday, Sept. 23rd
 Turn in Odyssey homework assignment.
 Class discussion on the Odyssey
 Discussion of Archaic Greek architecture
Thursday, Sept. 25th
 Read “Origins of Greek Philosophy” essay (in Blackboard), and complete the
homework assignment that goes along with it (also in Blackboard). Bring to
class to submit for a grade.
 Discussion of Pre-Socratic Greek philosophy
 Review for Test #1 on Chapters 1 & 2 material. (Look for a study guide in your Atlas
email.)
Week 6
Tuesday, Sept. 30th
 Test #1 on Chapters 1 & 2 material
Thursday, Oct. 2nd
 Odyssey essay due. (Must be uploaded to Blackboard by 11:59 PM.) See
Blackboard for essay instructions.
 Print out note-taking guide for film “Athens: Birthplace of Democracy” (found in
Blackboard) and bring to class with you. Watch film in class and take notes on
guide. You will keep this guide as a resource for your next essay.
Week 7
Tuesday, Oct. 7th
 Read democracy documents (found in Blackboard under “Chapter 3
Materials”), and complete homework assignment that goes with readings.
 Discussion of Classical Greece and the Age of Pericles.
Thursday, Oct. 9th
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FACULTY WORK DAY ON EAST, WEST, AND WINTER PARK CAMPUSES—CLASSES
DO NOT MEET.
Week 8
Tuesday, Oct. 14th
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Read Chapter 3 and answer study questions (found in Blackboard under “Chapter 3
Materials”).
 Submit chapter study questions for a grade.
 Take Chapter 3 quiz.
 Continue discussion of the Classical Period.
Thursday, Oct. 16th
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Discuss the emergence of Greek drama, and characteristics of a tragedy.
Discuss the play Oedipus the King.
Week 9
Tuesday, Oct. 21st
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Introduction to Classical philosophy
Thursday, Oct. 23rd
 Read Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” (found in Blackboard), and complete the
homework assignment that goes along with it. Bring to class to submit for a
grade.
Week 10
Tuesday, Oct. 28th
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Continue discussion of Classical Greek philosophy.
Thursday, Oct. 30th
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Discussion of Classical art and architecture
Week 11
Tuesday, Nov. 4th
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Continue discussion of Classical art and architecture
Thursday, Nov. 6th
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Lecture on the Hellenistic Period
Review for Test #2 (Look for a study guide in your Atlas email.)
Week 12
Tuesday, Nov. 11th
 Test #2 on Chapter 3 material
Thursday, Nov. 13th
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Read Chapter 4 in textbook and answer study questions (found in Blackboard under
“Chapter 4 Materials”).
 Submit chapter study questions for a grade.
 Take quiz on Chapter 4 study questions.
 Begin discussion of Roman historical periods.
Week 13
Tuesday, Nov. 18th
 Submit chapter study questions for a grade.
 Take quiz on Chapter 4 study questions.
 Continue discussion of Roman historical periods
Thursday, Nov. 20th
 Read Book 1 of the Aeneid (found in Blackboard under “Chapter 4 Materials”)
and complete assignment that goes along with the reading (also in
Blackboard). Bring to class to submit for a grade.
 Discuss homework questions and themes in the Aeneid.
Week 14
Tuesday, Nov. 25th
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Print note-taking guide for “Rome: Engineering an Empire” (in Blackboard), and
bring to class with you. You will not submit this guide for a grade; you will keep it to
study from for last test.
Thursday, Nov. 27th
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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY – COLLEGE CLOSED
Week 15
Tuesday, Dec. 2nd
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Discussion of Roman art and architecture.
Discussion of Roman Stoic philosophy.
Thursday, Dec. 4th
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View images of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Review for Test #3 (Look for a study guide in your Atlas email.)
FINAL EXAM WEEK
Tuesday, Dec. 9th
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Class does not meet.
Thursday, Dec. 11th
 Test #3 on Chapter 4 material from 1:00 – 3:30 pm (same classroom)
INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE COURSE SCHEDULE
AS SHE DEEMS NECESSARY.