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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "GRK 102"
COURSE NAME: "Elementary Greek II"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2025
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
John Daniel Muccigrosso
EMAIL: john.muccigrosso@johncabot.edu
HOURS:
MW 4:30 PM 5:45 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisite: GRK 101 or permission of the instructor
OFFICE HOURS:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
After a brief review of key grammar and morphology from Greek 101, the course will complete the process of providing students with a sufficient grasp of Greek vocabulary, morphology and syntax to enable them to read unadapted passages from ancient Greek authors (with the aid of a lexicon) by the end of the course. There will be short readings of selections from Aesop, Lucian and Greek epigrams.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
. Continued study and practice in Greek grammar and syntax: Participles, Third Declension Nouns, Verb forms (sigmatic forms), Dependent Clauses.
. Elementary readings from Lucian, Klebe (Tablet), and/or the New Testament
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the conclusion of the course students should:
. Have a detailed knowledge of most of Greek grammar and syntax.
. Be able to read and translate original works in Greek from the selected authors such as Lucian or Klebe.
. Have increased their vocabutlary in Greek by several hundred words.
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| Greek to GCSE 2 | John Taylor | Bloomsbury | 9781/47425/520/2 | | | Hard Copy | xxx | Amazon.com |
| 46 Stories in Classical Greek | Anne Groton, James May | Focus Publishing | 978/1/58510/631 | | | Hard Copy | No | Amazon.com |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| Quizes: There will be a miniumum of announced quizzes during the semester | | 50% |
| Translations of original Greek texts | Lucian, Klebe or other texts | 30% |
| Particiapation and recitations in class | | 20% |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course.
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY
You cannot make-up a major exam (midterm or final) without the permission of the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed. The final exam period runs until ____________
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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| Session | Session Focus | Reading Assignment | Other Assignment | Meeting Place/Exam Dates |
| Week 1: Jan16,18 | Introduction to the course: materials, evaluation, readings, review of accidence,
syntax and idioms | Athenaze: Chapter 9 and handouts. | | |
| Week 2: Jan. 23, 25 | Continued study of Chapter 9 | None | | |
| Week 3: Jan. 30, Feb. 1 | Review of verb forms | Athenaze: 9b & pp. 179 . 181 | | |
| Week 4: Feb. 6, 8 | Continued review of verb forms.
Quiz on verb forms, Feb. 8 | None | | |
| Week 5, Feb., 13. 15 | Verbs with sigmatic forms | Athenaze: Chapter 10a | | |
| Week 6: Feb. 20, 22 | Continued: Verbs with sigmatic forms | Athenaze Chapter 10b | | |
| Week 7: Feb. 27, March 1 | Sigmatic verbs.
Quiz 2, March 1 | None | | |
| Week 8: March 6, 8 | Readings, Athenaze, pp. 217 - 224 | None | | |
| Week 9: March 13, 15 | Review of Athenaze: Verbs | None | | |
| Week 10: March 20, 22 | Readings: pp. 236 - 243 | None | | |
| Week 11: April 24, 26 | Review | Lucian, Selections | | |
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| Week 12: April 2 - 6, Spring break | | | | |
| Week 13: April 10, 12 | Quiz 3: Verb forms. | | | |
| Week 14: April 17, 19 | Athenaze Chapter 13: the imperfect, contract verbs | None | | |
| Week 14: April 24, 26 | Athenaze, continued Chapter 13 | | | |
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