Homer Fall 2012 Assignments
Assignments are due on day listed
- Friday September 28 Come to class, bring your text!
- Monday October 1 Read through Benner's Homeric Grammar section and then translate 1.101-187 (Agamemnon and Achilles), or at least as much of it as you can. Scan a few lines and practice reading them.
- Wednesday October 3 Finish up through 1.187.
- Friday October 5 Finish up through 187 and then skip ahead to 1.348-427 (Thetis and Achilles)..
- Monday October 8 Continue with 1.348-427. Quiz on Owen and Goodspeed's Homeric Vocabularies lists I (verbs) and VII (nouns).
- Wednesday October 10 1.568-611; quiz on Homeric Vocabularies list XIII (other things).
- Friday October 12 Finish 1.568-611; 3.161-244. Read through Book 3 in translation. Quiz on endings of the first declension (see Benner p. 363)
- Monday October 15 3.161-244 and 3.373-447. Quiz on endings of the second declension (see Benner p. 364)
- Wednesday October 17 3.161-244 and 3.373-447. Read through Book 5 in English. Quiz on endings of the third declension (see Benner p. 365)
- Friday October 19 3.161-244 and 3.373-447
- Monday October 22 Test on the Greek we've read through Book 3 and also the translations through Book 5; finish 3.413-447 and pehaps begin Book 6.390-529
- Wednesday October 24 Continue with Book 6.390-529
- Friday October 26 Continue with Book 6.390-529
- Monday October 29 Read through Book 9 in English; 16.1-100 in Greek
- Wednesday October 31 Book 16.1-100
- Friday November 2 Book 16.1-100; continue to read in English, through Book 16
- Monday November 5 Keep going with 16.1-100; pick a word/phrase to search in the TLG (see our main page for URL) to use in your final paper.
- Wednesday November 7
- Friday November 9 Test 2; have your final paper word chosen.
- Monday November 12 HOLIDAY
- Wednesday November 14 Book 22.99-167
- Friday November 16 Book 22.279-375
- Monday November 19 Book 22.279-375
- Wednesday November 21Test 3; late option for those who are leaving early for Thanksgiving
- Friday November 23 HOLIDAY
- Monday November 26 Book 22.477-515; those who didn't take test last week can take it after class or from 11-2 on Tuesday
- Wednesday November 28 Book 24.472-676 Draft of paper due: bring 3 copieswith you!
- Friday November 30
- Monday December 3
- Wednesday December 5
- Friday December 7 Last Day of Class; Test 4 for those who wish to drop a test.