Latin 1122: Beginning Latin III

Instructors: Laura Mawhinney and Patrick Bree

Classroom: 2353 Turlington	Meeting Times: M W F 4 (10.40-11.30)
class website: http://plaza.ufl.edu/lmawhinn/latin1122.html
Laura Mawhinney	Patrick Bree
Office: 3302 Turlington	Office: 3302 Turlington
Phone: 392-1229	Phone: 392-1229
e-mail: lmawhinn@ufl.edu or lauramawhinney@yahoo.com	e-mail: patbree@ufl.edu
Office Hours: MTW 5	Office Hours: TBA

Textbooks: Frederick M. Wheelock and R.A. LaFleur, Wheelock’s Latin (1995)

Anne Groton and James May, Latin Stories (1986)

Alexander McKay and Clyde Pharr, Vergil’s Aeneid (1998) ISBN 0865164215

A Translation of the Aeneid (I suggest West [ISBN 0140449329] or Fitzgerald [ISBN 0679729526])

A Good Latin Dictionary (New College or Chambers-Murray)

Course Objectives: This course picks up where you left off in Latin 1121. The majority of the new material focuses on a new mood, the subjunctive. Your ability to succeed in the third semester depends heavily on a firm grasp of concepts from Latin 1120 and 1121 as well as thorough daily preparation for the new material. You will finally reach the point of reading real Latin by mid-semester where you will be able to see how all your hard work will pay off.

Course Preparation: Come to class prepared!! This means studying the vocabulary, reviewing the lessons daily and coming to every class. You will need to bring both Wheelock and the Groton and May texts with you to class every day. I will often post materials that you will need to print out and bring to class. When we begin to read Vergil, you will need to have Pharr with you for each class.

Absences: Do not skip class. It will hurt you. I will allow three unexcused absences a semester. Each absence after those three will be detrimental to your final grade. Missing class too many times has the potential of lowering the letter of your final grade. Also, if you miss class, you miss the chance to turn in your homework or to take quizzes or tests—I will not allow make-ups. Come to class.

Student Honor Code: I don’t think we should have any problems with this, but just in case you’re fuzzy on the rules, the honor code can be found in the undergraduate catalog on-line. Just don’t cheat and do your own work.

Study Groups: A thorough understanding and review of the Latin grammar and reading we cover in class is essential to your grasp of the Latin language. You will be assigned study groups at the beginning of the semester and these groups may be shuffled thoroughout the progression of the course. The responsibilities of the study group will be limited but will require that you meet once weekly to review material and prepare for weekly presentations in class.

How your grade will be determined:

Participation (in class and in study group) and Homework 15%

Your participation is a measure of how prepared you are for class and how much you contribute to classes on a daily basis. Homework will be posted on my website daily, I will not always announce assignments in class. I will collect all homework assignments at the beginning of each class period. Late assignments will not be accepted.

Quizzes 30%

Expect at least one quiz a week, and don’t expect all of them to be announced. Quizzes let me know how much studying you are doing outside of class. The more studying you do outside of class on a daily basis, the more you will understand the lessons and the less you will have to cram for the exams.

Examinations (3@10% each) 30%

Exams will be comprehensive and include questions on vocabulary, grammar, and translations. I will give you more specific information for each test.

Comprehensive Final Exam: 25%

Grading Scale:

100 – 90 89 – 80 79 – 70 69 – 60 59-

A B C D F