Latin 1
MWF 11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Baskin 165
J. Lynn
Mold-blown glass beaker, second half of first century AD, MMA 17.194.232
Texts
The only texts you'll need to begin with are Units 1 and 2 of the Cambridge Latin Course, North American Fourth Edition, available at the Literary Gullotine.
Class Requirements
Be in class every time, on time, with all assignments prepared. We will have frequent quizzes on vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. Grades will be based on quizzes (25%), midterm (20%), final on Tuesday, December 7 from 8-11 a.m. (25%), and class participation and preparedness (30%).
Assignments will also be posted regularly on our assignments page.
Office Hours and Contact Info
Office hours will be Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30-1:30 in 230 Cowell, beginning 09/23. The best way to reach me outside of office hours is by email, at jklynn@ucsc.edu.
ADA Info
If you qualify for classroom accommodations because of a disability, please get an
Accommodation Authorization from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and submit it
to me in person outside of class (e.g., office hours) within the first two weeks of the
quarter. Contact the DRC at 459-2089 (voice), 459-4806 (TTY), or http://drc.ucsc.edu for
more information on the requirements and/or process.
More Links
Try out the various activities and study aids at the Cambridge Latin Course Online Activities.
Everyone in the class should try quizlet.com and join our Slug Latin group.
Great site with photos and floor plans of Pompeii: pompeiiinpictures.com. Caecilius' house is V.1.26.
Hear spoken Latin from Princeton's Classical Language Instruction Project; Virgil, Horace, Ovid (all read by Katerina Volk — German accent) and Propertius (read by Elaine Fantham — British accent) for poetry, Tacitus and Seneca for poetry.
More spoken Latin on the Harvard Classics Poetry and Prose Recital Page: Propertius, Ovid, Statius, Catullus, and lots of Vergil for poetry; Cicero for prose.