CLSG 101-01: Intermediate Ancient Greek Summer 2022
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CLSG 101-01: Intermediate Ancient Greek
Summer 2022
Class Times: MTWThF 9:30-11:00am, 3:00-4:30pm
Classroom: White-Gravenor ???
Professor Claire Catenaccio
Email: claire.catenaccio@georgetown.edu
Office: 318 Healy Hall
Course Description
This course will consolidate students’ knowledge of Ancient Greek grammar and syntax, as well
as introducing them to Attic literature through two of its most brilliant and influential authors,
Plato and Euripides. We will read the entirety of Plato’s Crito and Euripides’ Medea in Ancient
Greek. Satisfies COL language requirement. This course will meet from May 23 to June 10.
Required Texts
1. Plato’s Crito, ed. Louis Dyer. New Rochelle, 1979. | distributed by email.
2. Euripides’ Medea, ed. Donald Mastronarde. Cambridge, 2002. | ISBN 978-0521643863
To look up vocabulary you will need to invest in a good lexicon. The best is the so-called
“Middle Liddell” (not to be confused with the Little Liddell or the Great Scott):
3. H.G. Liddell and R. Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (Oxford, [1889]
2002) | ISBN: 978-0199102068
Course Requirements
• Attendance. You must come to class every day. Attendance is crucial, as there is no way
to make up a missed class. Absences beyond two will seriously impact your grade, and
four absences may lead to failure. Absence will be excused for religious observances
(with advance notification) and prolonged illness. If you are missing class because of
prolonged illness, seek medical care and provide documentation of such to me. Note that
prolonged absence for any reason may necessitate withdrawal from the course.
• Preparation. You must complete the assigned reading by the time you come to class. This
is an intensive course: expect 3-4 hours of preparation for each class session. I do not
allow vocabulary lists in class because it may impede your ability to recognize and
memorize lexical items, but I encourage you to keep a running list as part of your
preparation. I will distribute frequency lists in class which cover the most common words
found in Crito and Medea.
• Participation. Every interesting, exciting class is a communal endeavor, to which you
must contribute in an active and considerate way. Know thyself (γνῶθι σεαυτόν, the
Delphic admonition): if you tend to dominate the discussion, allow other students the
chance to formulate their ideas; if you are shy, speak up!Grading. There are no formal assessments in this course. Our focus will be on reading as much
Ancient Greek literature as possible in the three weeks available to us. I will assess your
readiness for this Herculean task each day on a scale of 0-3. Mistakes will not be penalized, but
you should show that you made a good faith effort to understand the Greek.
Course Policies and Student Wellbeing
Disability and Accommodation: https://academicsupport.georgetown.edu/
As a Georgetown student, you are entitled to reasonable disability accommodations under the
Americans with Disabilities and Rehabilitation Acts. However, you also have strong privacy
rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which forbids me from asking you
questions about your medical history in order to evaluate an accommodations request. Like many
universities, Georgetown has created a special office to address accommodation requests.
In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations, you must first be registered with
the Academic Resource Center (ARC), who will walk you through the process of requesting
accommodation. Please do not come to me directly with accommodation requests – I will gladly
honor such requests from ARC, but cannot evaluate students or accommodate them myself.
If you aren’t feeling well...
If the semester or other things in life are affecting you and your well-being, please make use of
Georgetown’s counseling service: https://studenthealth.georgetown.edu/mental-health/.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I am a mandatory reporter, and hence, if you divulge anything to me
about any act of sexual misconduct (assault, harassment, stalking or discrimination) that has
happened to you on campus, I will need to report it to the appropriate office (e.g. Title IX).
Academic Honesty
I expect you to adhere to Georgetown’s Honor Code and am affirmatively responsible for
reporting suspected infractions. If you plagiarize, I will find out, and I will report it to the
appropriate investigating officer. That said, the rules around plagiarism and academic honesty
are not always intuitive; if you are not sure how best to cite a source or what sort of attribution is
appropriate, bring the source to office hours or make an appointment to discuss it. A rule of
thumb: when in doubt, ask me! A first infraction will result in an F on that assignment; a second
will result in a possible F for the entire course and/or an investigation and disciplinary actions.
For further guidance, see https://guides.dml.georgetown.edu/plagiarism/policy.
2CLSG 101-01: Intermediate Ancient Greek
Summer 2022
1. Monday, May 23rd Morning: Crito, pages 115-117 in Dyer
Afternoon: Crito, pages 118-121 in Dyer
2. Tuesday, May 24th Morning: Crito, pages 122-125 in Dyer
Afternoon: Crito, pages 126-129 in Dyer
3. Wednesday, May 25th Morning: Crito, pages 130-133 in Dyer
Afternoon: Crito, pages 134-137 in Dyer
4. Thursday, May 26th Morning: Crito, pages 138-141 in Dyer
Afternoon: Crito, pages 142-145 in Dyer
5. Friday, May 27th Morning: Crito, pages 146-148 in Dyer
Afternoon: “Introduction” to Medea and “Greek
Meter” in Mastronarde’s commentary
Monday, May 30th Memorial Day – No Class
6. Tuesday, May 31st Morning: Medea, lines 1-73
Afternoon: Medea, lines 74-148
7. Wednesday, June 1st Morning: Medea, lines 149-213
Afternoon: Medea, lines 213-270
8. Thursday, June 2nd Morning: Medea, lines 271-339
Afternoon: Medea, lines 340-409
9. Friday, June 3rd Morning: Medea, lines 410-491
Afternoon: Medea, lines 492-575
310. Monday, June 6th Morning: Medea, lines 576-662
Afternoon: Medea, lines 663-740
11. Tuesday, June 7th Morning: Medea, lines 741-823
Afternoon: Medea, lines 824-905
12. Wednesday, June 8th Morning: Medea, lines 906-975
Afternoon: Medea, lines 976-1055
13. Thursday, June 9th Morning: Medea, lines 1056-1135
Afternoon: Medea, lines 1136-1230
14. Friday, June 10th Morning: Medea, lines 1231-1322
Afternoon: Medea, lines 1322-1419
4Required Title IX Syllabus Statement
Georgetown University and its faculty are committed to supporting survivors and those impacted
by sexual misconduct, which includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, relationship violence,
and stalking. Georgetown requires faculty members, unless otherwise designated as confidential,
to report all disclosures of sexual misconduct to the University Title IX Coordinator or a Deputy
Title IX Coordinator. If you disclose an incident of sexual misconduct to a professor in or
outside of the classroom (with the exception of disclosures in papers), that faculty member must
report the incident to the Title IX Coordinator, or Deputy Title IX Coordinator. The coordinator
will, in turn, reach out to the student to provide support, resources, and the option to meet.
[Please note that the student is not required to meet with the Title IX coordinator.]. More
information about reporting options and resources can be found on the Sexual Misconduct
Website: https://sexualassault.georgetown.edu/resourcecenter.
If you would prefer to speak to someone confidentially, Georgetown has a number of fully
confidential professional resources that can provide support and assistance. These resources
include:
Health Education Services for Sexual Assault Response and Prevention: confidential email
sarp@georgetown.edu
Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS): 202.687.6985 or after hours, call (833) 960-3006
to reach Fonemed, a telehealth service; individuals may ask for the on-call CAPS clinician
More information about reporting options and resources can be found on the Sexual Misconduct
Website.
(Above statement and TIX faculty resources found at:
https://sexualassault.georgetown.edu/get-help/guidance-for-faculty-and-staff-on-how-to-
support-students/)
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pregnant students. At any point throughout their pregnancy students may request
adjustments/modifications based on general pregnancy needs or accommodations based on a
pregnancy-related complication or medical need. Students may also request
accommodations following labor and delivery based on a complication or medical need.
SCS students must complete the Pregnancy Adjustment Request Form
(https://titleix.georgetown.edu/title-ix-pregnancy/student-pregnancy/) and submit it to the SCS
Deputy Title IX Coordinator at titleixscs@georgetown.edu. Upon receiving the completed form,
the Deputy Title IX Coordinator will schedule a meeting with the student to discuss the
requested adjustments and implementation process.
More information about pregnancy modifications can be found on the Title IX at Georgetown
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