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Gonzaga College High School - Roxbury Latin School Greek Program - Greek to Me, by Dr. Henry A. Strater, Foreward - Greek to Me, by Dr. Henry A. Strater, Table of Contents
Dr. John Warman
Gonzaga College High School
19 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Recent enrollments:
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2001-2002 | ? | 9 | 0 |
2000-2001 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
1999-2000 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
1998-1999 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
1997-1998 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1996-1997 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1995-1996 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
1994-1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1993-1994 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
1992-1993 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Recent Introductory Texbooks:
Since 1999 - Athenaze (I'm enjoying it, thanks!)
1983-1999 - Groten and Finn, A Basic Course for Reading Attic Greek
1980-1983 - Chase and Phillips, Introduction to Greek
1960-1980 - Duffy, The Way to Greek
Prior to 1960 - Connell, Greek Grammar
Greek has been taught at our school every year since its founding in 1821, and was required until some point in the 1920s or 1930s.
Latin was required until 1972.
The Classics Department of Gonzaga College High School continues in the Jesuit tradition of giving a special position to the study of Latin and Greek. The department consists of two experienced professionals who teach courses in four years of Latin and three years of Greek. Both teachers demonstrate an enthusiasm and pride in their art and seem to instill this same quality in their students.
Evaluation Report of the Commission on Secondaty Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
October 28, 1994
Courses
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LATIN I
The basics. |
GREEK I
The basics. |
LATIN II
More basics. |
GREEK II
More basics. |
LATIN III
Featured author: Vergil, Aeneid. |
GREEK III
Featured author: Homer, Odyssey. |
LATIN IV
Featured authors: Catullus, Horace. |
... Latin and Greek are worth any time one spends on them and can be put to specific use. Garry Wills |
Syllabus 2000-2001
Department: Classics | Teacher: Dr. John C. Warman |
Course number: 811
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Course title: Greek I |
Brief description
The function of this course is to give the student a firm foundation in the structure and vocabulary of Attic Greek, the language of the Golden Age of Athens. The course aims to enable the student to read in Greek from the masterworks of that period and, with little adjustment, from the earlier Greek of the Homeric epics and the later Greek of the New Testament. Open to approved students with a years background in Latin or equivalent preparation.
Text
Balme and Lawall, Athenaze : An Introduction to Ancient Greek
Requirements of the course, including type of homework assigned
First semester: | Lessons 1-6 |
Second semester: | Lessons 7-12 |
Grading scale
A= | outstanding achievement | (Approximately 90% +) |
B= | clearly above average achievement | (Approximately 80% +) |
C= | average achievement | (Approximately 70% +) |
D= | passing but clearly unsatisfactory achievement | (Approximately 60% +) |
F= | failure | (Approximately 59% -) |
Syllabus 2000-2001
Department: Classics | Teacher: Dr. John C. Warman |
Course number: 822
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Course title: Greek II |
Brief description
As the student continues to master the patterns of the Greek language and to enhance his command of its vocabulary, his reading extends into various areas of the literature: the historical works of Herodotus and Xenophon, the philosophical dialogues of Plato, and the New Testament. Open to approved students who have had Greek I.
Texts
Balme and Lawall, Athenaze : An Introduction to Ancient Greek
Xenophon, Anabasis , ed. Duffy
Requirements of the course, including type of homework assigned
First semester: | Balme and Lawall, Review of Lessons 1-12; |
Lessons 13-16
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Second semester: | Xenophon, Anabasis |
Nightly study assignment
Nightly written assignment
Daily recitation
Quizzes, mid-quarter and quarter tests
First semester in-class examination; second semester in-class final examination
Grading scale
A= | outstanding achievement | (Approximately 90% +) |
B= | clearly above average achievement | (Approximately 80% +) |
C= | average achievement | (Approximately 70% +) |
D= | passing but clearly unsatisfactory achievement | (Approximately 60% +) |
F= | failure | (Approximately 59% -) |
In Class III students may elect Greek; those who elect Greek must make at least a two-year commitment to the language. Boys who elect both Greek and Latin in Class III may drop the last year of required French if they desire. | |
10th Grade: | First year Greek aims not only at gaining control of the language but also at comprehending some of the ideas of the Hellenistic world which have decisively contributed to Western Civilization. The text is Balme and Lawall, Athenaze. Mastery of form recognition, vocabulary (including English derivations), and grammar is stressed, with major emphasis placed on reading narrative Greek. |
11th Grade: | Class II Greek completes Athenaze during the fall term, with continued emphasis on reading prose. The winter term is spent reading from the works of Aesop, Herodotus, and Lysias On the Murder of Eratosthenes (edited by Domingo-Forasté). Socrates (man, teacher, philosopher), as depicted in Aristophanes Clouds, Xenophons Memorabilia, and Platos Lysis, is the focus of the spring term; Platos Apology (edited by J.J. Helm) is closely read and discussed. |
12th Grade: | In Class I Greek the fall semester is devoted to a study of Homers Iliad. Emphasis is placed on understanding the history of the epic, the heroic image in literature, and the values of Mycenaean society. The text is Benners Selections from the Iliad. In the spring semester, the ever expressive lyric poets (Sappho, Simonides, Tyrtaeus, et al.; materials prepared by the Department) serve as the basis for a study of the broad range of human emotions and motivations. In response to student interest, this springs course also includes readings from the Greek New Testament, with exegesis of the text and comparisons to published translations. |
Introduction
Foreword to the Teacher
The genesis of Greek to Me came some twenty-five years ago because of what I perceived to be the inadequacy of available texts for teaching Classical Attic Greek to high school youngsters. I turned out two chapters a week onto ditto sheets from a manual Greek typewriter: Greek examples and vocabulary in the left half of the page, English equivalents on the right half, then a page of sentences in Greek to be translated into English. Explanations and discussions were done in class.
Now, thanks to the amazing powers of computer-age word processing, the materials have been re-arranged, honed, and refined to reflect students suggestions and my own observations of what worked and what didnt. To replace our class discussions and oral explanations, I have added numerous catechisms (OBSERVE DISCOVER LEARN) which should lead the students through a process of induction to some conclusion about inflection, grammar, or syntax. I have also added new exercises and connected readings as well as instructional material on translating English into Greek.
Through the talent and generosity of Ms. Diane Heller, a professional animator and an alumna of my wifes Latin classes, we have been able to introduce a little Socrates character as a sort of mascot throughout the book.
Nonetheless, the materials, sequence, and methods of presentation remain pretty much the same as those on the blotchy ditto sheets of a quarter century ago. They reflect some principles of teaching classical languages which I still doggedly follow after a career of almost forty years teaching in high school and junior high classes in both public and independent schools:
TABLE of CONTENTS
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Foreword to the Student................................................................. | 3 |
Foreword to the Teacher................................................................. |
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Introductory Chapter: The Greek Alphabet............................................ |
10
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Chapter 1: Verbs in Present Tense...................................................... |
22
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Chapter 2: Nouns in Nominative Case................................................. |
30
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Chapter 3: Nouns in Accusative Case......................................................... |
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Chapter 4: Capital Letters, Pronunciation of Greek Names................................ |
50
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Chapter 5: Verbs in Future Tense; Particles.................................................. |
56
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Chapter 6: Adjectives........................................................................... |
68
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Chapter 7: Verbs in Imperfect Tense; Forms of the Verb to be............................ |
78
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Chapter 8: Nouns in Dative Case.............................................................. |
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Chapter 9: Verbs in First Aorist; uses of ....................................... |
102
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Chapter 10: Nouns in Genitive Case; ................................. |
109
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Chapter 11: Verbs in Second Aorist; elision................................. |
118
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Chapter 12: Some Prepositions................................................................ |
127
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Chapter 13: Present Active Participles........................................................ |
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Chapter 14: Comparatives; and .................................................. |
142
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Chapter 14,1: Future and Second Aorist Active Participles................................ |
150
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Chapter 15: Numbers 1-10; Time phrases; ............................ |
158
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Chapter 16: First Aorist Participles, .......................................... |
168
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reading: THE WIND AND THE SUN - Aesop..................
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Chapter 17: Neuters............................................................................. |
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reading: THALES THE PHILOSOPHER........................
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Chapter 18: Middle-Passives in Present...................................................... |
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reading: THE HARSHEST LAWS...............................
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Chapter 19: Personal Pronouns I-we-you; Genitive Absolute............................. |
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reading: A CHILDRENS PLAY SONG.........................
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reading: THE ROOSTER AND THE ROBBERS - Aesop.....
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Chapter 20: Middles in Past tenses; Compound Verbs..................................... |
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reading: THE ASS AND THE GRASSHOPPERS - Aesop...
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Chapter 21: Capitals, Transliteration, Pronunciation of Greek Names................... |
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reading: PROMETHEUS..........................................
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reading: OSTRAKA................................................
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Chapter 22: Deponent Verbs................................................................... |
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reading: A DRINKING SONG - Anacreon...................
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Chapter 23: Relative Pronouns; Superlative Adjectives..................................... |
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reading: NIOBE....................................................
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Chapter 24: Infinitives.......................................................................... |
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Chapter 25: E-Contract Verbs, Adverbs...................................................... |
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reading: THE BLIND MANS DOG - Aesop...................
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Chapter 26: Missing-Sigma Nouns (king-city-mountain)................................ |
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Chapter 27: Liquid Futures and Aorists...................................................... |
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Chapter 28: Commands, Vocatives........................................................... | |
reading: THE BOY AND THE WOLF - Aesop..................
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Chapter 29: Indirect Discourse after Present or Future Verbs.............................. |
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Chapter 30: Perfect Active Verbs.............................................................. | |
Chapter 31: Perfect Middle-Passive Verbs; Comparison of Adverbs..................... |
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reading: EGYPTIAN BANQUETS - Herodotus................
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Chapter 32: Numerals, Duals.................................................................. |
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reading: AN OPPORTUNIST - Xenophons ANABASIS.....
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reading: A V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W RUNNER - Nicharchus........
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Chapter 33: = I go..................................................................... |
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Chapter 34: Aorist Passives.................................................................... |
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Chapter 35: Six Principle Parts................................................................ |
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Chapter 36: - verbs in Present and Imperfect............................................. |
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Chapter 37: A- and 0- Contract Verbs........................................................ |
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Chapter 38: Supplementary Participles; Adjs. in- commands......... |
359
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Chapter 39: - verbs in Aorist............................................................... |
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Chapter 40: Subjunctives....................................................................... |
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Chapter 41: Optatives........................................................................... |
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Chapter 42: Indirect Discourse after Past verbs; ................................... |
402
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Chapter 43 Pluperfects; Nouns of Odd Declensions; ........................... |
415
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Chapter 44 Future Passives; Contrary-to-fact Conditions; Reviews...................... |
422
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Reading Unit: Rhampsinitus and the Thief | |
- from Herodotus Histories Book Two........................
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