CLASSICAL
CIVILIZATION 302 (33275)
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/rome
INTRODUCTION TO THE ANCIENT WORLD: ROME
Spring 2011
TTH 12:30-2
WEL 1.316
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CLASSICAL
CIVILIZATION 302 (33275) INTRODUCTION TO THE ANCIENT WORLD: ROME Spring 2011
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Instructor: Karl Galinsky
Office Hrs.: TTh 2-3 and 4:45-5:15 in WAG 215
galinsky@mail.utexas.edu
TAs:
Joelle Lardi
Office Hrs.: M 1-3, T 10:30-11:30 in WAG 11
lardijl@mail.utexas.edu
Andrew Zawislanski
Office Hrs.: M 2:30-4:30, W 12-1 in WAG 121
apz@mail.utexas.edu
James Inman
Office Hrs.: T 10 - 10:30 and 11:30-12, Th 10:30-12 in WAG 13
alan.inman@gmail.com
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Antony Kamm, The Romans (Routledge pb),
2nd ed. 2008;.
Vergil, The Aeneid, transl. by Robert Fitzgerald (Vintage
pb)
Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars (Penguin PB)
Gore Vidal, Julian (Vintage PB)
COURSE PACKET FOR CC 302,
available at Abel's, 715-D
W.
23rd
Street
(TriTowers Garage Bldg., 472-5353).
Contains selections from Plutarch, Livy, Terence, the New Testament,
Shakespeare, and others.
LECTURES AND READINGS:
Please do the weekly readings by the BEGINNING of each week!
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Jan. 27:
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5. Rome, Italy and Carthage |
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6. Roman religion, old and new |
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Feb.
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7. QUIZ #1 (please
bring
#2
pencils); Key to Quiz #1 |
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8. The Roman constitution |
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REVIEW SESSION
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EXAM 1. Please bring a #2 pencil and bluebook for the exam. Key to MC part of Exam #1 |
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10. Julius Caesar - the man and the legend |
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12. Caesar's heir; Augustan architecture. |
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March 29:
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Images
for Lecture 16a Powerpoint |
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EXAM 2 Key to MC |
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25. Are we Rome? |
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| May 5: | EXAM #3. Buen Exito! Key to MC |
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GRADING AND EXAMS:
2 quizzes, 10% each: 20%
2 exams, 30% each: 60%
1 exam (exam with lowest score): 20%
The quizzes and exams will be on the materials covered since the previous quiz/exam.
Pass/Fail takers: you may miss one quiz, but you have to take all 3 exams. Cutoff is 60.
Format:
Quizzes: 25 multiple choice questions
Exams: 20 multiple choice questions for 40%, essay (choice of one out
of two topics) for 60%.
Or: skip the MC and write on BOTH essays, but be sure to allocate your
time 50/50.
Plus/minus grading: see http://www.utexas.edu/provost/planning/plus-minus. Here is how it works in this class: 90-92 = A-; 93-96 = A; 97-100 = A+. Same for B - D.
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 and I'll pursue it to the max. Don't mess with me or Texas. See http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/scholdis.php.
INTERACTIVITY: I am readily accessible, but long emails are out, incl. on Facebook :). If you have detailed questions, please see me during office hrs. Same goes for the TAs.
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 (short inquiries only; no recaps of entire lectures, etc.). So are the TAs; between the 3 of us, we'll have office hrs. every day of the week. (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. 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 and organize them. Memorize the major names, dates, facts, issues, and connections. This will make your reviewing for the exams a lot easier-you can't cram in 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 TAs 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 updated outline will be available from the course web page, listed at the top. I am updating the old outlines one by one, so please look at the date of the outline before you download.
Students with Disabilities:
The University of Texas at
Austin provides upon request
appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with
disabilities. For more information, go to
http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd/
Religious Holidays:
I follow UT standard procedures: http://www.utexas.edu/provost/policies/religious_holidays/
Modified 1/13/2011
galinsky@mail.utexas.edu