Roger Dunkle's Core Studies 1

CORE STUDIES 1

Fall 1999

Roger Dunkle

Honors section LL (T, Th., 8:00-9:15 AM)

Athena

Required Texts
Assignments
Schedule of Classes and Assignments
Exams, Quizzes and Papers
First Writing Assignment
Second Writing Assignment
Midterm Review
Final Exam Review
Absence and Lateness Policy
Extra-credit Assignment
Grading
Further Information about Classics

REQUIRED TEXTS

Homer, Iliad, trans. by Richmond Lattimore (Chicago University Press)
Thucydides, On Justice Power and Human Nature, trans. by P. Woodruff (Hackett)
Sophocles I, ed. by D. Grene (Chicago University Press)
Euripides I, ed. by D. Grene (Chicago University Press)
Aristophanes, Clouds, trans. by J. Henderson (Focus)
Aristotle, Poetics (handout sheet).
Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates, trans. by G. M. A. Grube (Hackett)
Plato, The Republic, trans. by F. Cornford (Oxford University Press)
Vergil, Aeneid, trans. by R. Fitzgerald (Vintage)
Plautus, Four Comedies, trans. by Erich Segal (Oxford University Press)
The Classical Origins of Western Culture, by R. Dunkle (Brooklyn College Press) (hereafter referred to as The Study Guide).

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ASSIGNMENTS (TO BE READ PRIOR TO DISCUSSION IN CLASS)

Homer, Iliad, Books 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 16, 18, 22, 24.
Thucydides (Woodruff): pp. 1-13, 15-25, 25-36, 39-50, 52-58, 66-76, 89-95, 102-109.
Sophocles, Oedipus the King.
Euripides, Medea.
Aristotle, Poetics ( selections on handout sheet)
Aristophanes, Clouds.
Plato, The Apology.
Plato, The Republic (Cornford): 1-29; 41 - 80; 106 - 111; 119- 143; 221 - 235; 265 - 286; 348 - 359.
Plautus, The Braggart Soldier
Vergil, Aeneid, : Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12.
Appropriate sections of the Study Guide (to be read with each assignment). Note especially the “Glossary” of important characters and terms. The pages of the Study Guide listed below in the "Schedule of Classics and Assignments" refer only to the printed version.

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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS

Date	Assignment
August 31	Introduction
September 2	Iliad, Book 1; SG (Study Guide) 1-10
September 7	Iliad, Books 3 and 6; SG 10-12; 13-14
September 9	Iliad, Book 9; SG 14-16
September 14	Iliad, Books 9; SG 14-16
September 16	Iliad, Book 11; SG 16
September 23	Iliad, Books 16 and 18; SG 16-18
September 28	Iliad, Books 22 and 24; SG 18-21
September 30	Thucydides, 1-13, 15-25; SG 31-41
October 5	Thucydides, 1-13, 15-25; SG 31-41
October 7	Thucydides, 39-58; SG 41-42
October 12	Thucydides, 66-75; SG 42-43
October 14	Thucydides, 89-95, 102-109; SG 43-44
October 19	Introduction to Greek Tragedy, SG 45-51; Sophocles, Oedipus the King; SG 59-64
October 21	Sophocles, Oedipus the King; SG 59-64; Aristotle, Poetics (handout sheet); SG 79-80
October 26	MIDTERM EXAM (see Midterm Review)
October 28	Euripides, Medea; SG 65-70
November 2	Introduction to Comedy, SG 81-84; Aristophanes, Clouds; SG 85-90
November 4	Introduction to Philosophy, SG 23-28; Plato, Apology; SG 95-103
November 9	Plato, Republic, 1-29; SG 99-101; 105; 108-09
November 11	Plato, Republic, 41-63; SG 105-107; 110
November 16	Plato, Republic, 63-80; 102-111; 119-130; SG 110
November 18	Plato, Republic, 131-168; SG 111
November 23	Plato, Republic, 221-235; 315-320; 348-359; SG 112-113
	Plautus, *The Braggart Soldier* (writing assignment; no in-class discussion)
November 30	Vergil, Aeneid, Books 1 and 2; SG 121; 127-135
December 2	Vergil, Aeneid, Book 4; SG 135-136
December 7	Vergil, Aeneid, Book 6; SG 136-137
December 9	Vergil, Aeneid, Book 8; SG 137-138; Book 12; SG 138-139

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EXAMS, QUIZZES, AND PAPERS

Exams: midterm (30%) and a final exam (30%). Quizzes: at least one quiz a week on the reading for that day's class (10%). Early in the semester there will be a diagnostic paper that will be given a grade but will not count in your final average. Two papers of 1,000 to 1,500 words will be assigned (average of two papers = 30%). Deadlines are October 12 (first paper) and November 30 (second paper).

For help in writing a Core 1 paper see your instructor's advice in the Study Guide.

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ABSENCE AND LATENESS POLICY

You are allowed three absences without penalty. These should be enough to cover incidences of sickness or other emergencies. Excessive absences and/or latenesses will be penalized at the discretion of the instructor. The usual penalty is the loss of one level on your final grade (e.g., A > A-). N.B. You are responsible for everything said and done in each class, whether you are present or not. So if you must be absent, be sure to find out what was done in the class you missed and the assignment for the next class by calling me or a fellow student. My office is 2408B and my phone number is 951-51912 (office hours: by appointment). My e-mail address is rdunkle@brooklyn.cuny.edu (college) and rdunkle@erols.com (home).

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EXTRA-CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

If performed satisfactorily, this extra-credit assignment will raise your final grade one level (e.g., B+ > A-). You are required to post on this course's Caucus Conference page at least one comment (a paragraph long, i.e., more than one sentence) on an assigned topic related to your reading for the next class. Your comment can be a response to what someone else has written. You may also ask questions about things you don't understand. The deadline for posting these questions is 10:00 PM on Mondays and ednesdays. You are allowed to miss two postings; missing the third posting will disqualify you for the extra-credit.

To access the Caucus site, click http://caucus.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~caucus/caucus.html. Follow the directions for registering and accessing the page (Honors Core1 F99). If you can't figure out how to do it, I will show you on my computer in my office.

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GRADING

Here are the number and letter grade equivalencies I will use this term:

A+ A A-

97-100 94-96 90-93

B+ B B-

87-89 84-86 80-83

C+ C C-

77-79 74-76 70-73

D+ D D-

67-69 64-66 60-63

F Below 60

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FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSICS

Core Studies 1 Home Page (general)
Classics Department Home Page
Classics Courses at Brooklyn College
Classics Major
Classics Minor
The Latin/Greek Institute
Local Internet Resources in Classics
Other Internet Resources in Classics
Classical Myth (images of the Greek gods and goddesses, infor on Greek and Roman myths)
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
The Perseus Project: An Evolving Digital Library on Ancient Greece and Rome
For help in using the Perseus Project see the following pages on the Diotima website:

Greek Mythology Link (information, maps, and some images)
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, compiled by Paul Halsall of Fordham University and Brooklyn College

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CORE STUDIES 1

Fall 1999

Roger Dunkle

Honors section LL (T, Th., 8:00-9:15 AM)

CONTENTS

REQUIRED TEXTS

ASSIGNMENTS (TO BE READ PRIOR TO DISCUSSION IN CLASS)

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS

EXAMS, QUIZZES, AND PAPERS

ABSENCE AND LATENESS POLICY

EXTRA-CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSICS

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A+	A	A-
97-100	94-96	90-93
B+	B	B-
87-89	84-86	80-83
C+	C	C-
77-79	74-76	70-73
D+	D	D-
67-69	64-66	60-63
F	Below 60