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Instructor: Karl Galinsky
TA: Sarah Davies |
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H.D. Amos and A.G.P. Lang, These Were the Greeks (Hulton
Educ. Public. 1979)
Homer, The Odyssey, trans. R. Fitzgerald (Vintage/Random House
1990)
Aeschylus, The Oresteia, trans. R. Fagles (Penguin 1977)
Sophocles, Three Tragedies I, ed. D. Grene (Chicago 1991)
Euripides, Three Tragedies V, ed. D. Grene (Chicago 1968)
Aristophanes, Lysistrata, trans. D. Parker (Mentor 1970)
Plato, Great Dialogues of Plato, trans. W.H.D. Rouse (Signet
1999)
Four exams; the one with the lowest grade will be dropped. However, you must take all four exams, and have made a serious effort at passing each. The other three count one third each for the final course grade.
PLEASE NOTE: You cannot take only 3 exams in order to get an "A" or "B" in this class. Instead, you must pass all four exams; the one with the lowest grade will be dropped.
The exams will be on the materials covered since the previous exam.
Format: 50% multiple choice questions (25 questions for 2 points each) and 50% essays (choose one of two topics), or 100% essays (write on both essays).
Review sessions: In-class for Exams 1, 3, and 4; optional out-of-class for Exam 2.
MAKE-UP TESTS: Only in case of a demonstrated medical
reason (physician's statement required). If grandfather dies, I'll
need to see a copy of the obituary, listing you as one of the
bereaved.
POLICY ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: I won't tolerate it. It's
grossly unfair to the other students. Don't mess with me or
Texas.
HOW TO STUDY FOR THIS CLASS:
(1) Take good notes. That does not mean a verbatim transcript. In the lectures, I rephrase major points more than once, so you have adequate time to write them down. Also, I stop at various points during the lecture to take questions, so feel free to ask. As for general study techniques, taking notes, summarizing readings, etc.the Learning Skills Center in Jester has an array of workshops and pamphlets, and they are free. Highly recommended, as is the Writing Center in FAC. In addition, I'm available in person during office hours, and by e-mail. So is the TA. We will not, however, offer a correspondence course. If you have detailed questions, see us during office hours. (2) Do the readings BEFORE the class in which they will be discussed and bring the texts to class. I will always alert you to this in advance. Mark up and highlight major points, facts, and examples in your readings. (3) Budget at least one hour a week to go over your lecture notes and your annotated/highlighted readings. Summarize them, synthesize them, and organize them. Memorize the major names, dates, facts, and connections. This will make your reviewing for the exams a lot easier as you can't intelligently digest a month's material a day or so before the exam. (4) Form a study group. You still have to do most of the work on your own, but it helps to have the input from more than one person especially in reviewing before a test. (5) Take the first exam seriously. Do not try to see whether I mean business. I do. (6) When you see me or the TA with any concerns about your performance, be sure to bring in your lecture notes, your highlighted/annotated texts, and your summaries (along with your tests). That will enable us to give you concrete and specific advice. (7) From the evening of the day before the lecture, the outline will usually be available from the course webpage, listed at the top. The same goes for the syllabus: if you lose yours, download it from the Web.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TTY.
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:
I follow the standard procedures outlined on the UT web site.