Course Syllabus

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This class meets in Leigh Hall 104, MWF period 6. 

GAUDEAMUS IGITUR GATOR STYLE Links to an external site.

Instructor: Victoria Pagán Links to an external site., PhD, Professor of Classics. "Dr. Pah-GAN" (not pagan)

How to reach me: 352-273-3696, office phone. Please use the email function within Canvas; emails sent to ufl.edu risk getting lost.  All email correspondence must originate from your ufl.edu account and be professionally composed: salutation, body, closing, your name. Expect a response within 24 hours. Be advised that I generally do not check email between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

Office Hours: MWF period 5 (11:45-12:35) or by appointment in Dauer Hall 115 C. *Enter at Dauer 125 and wind your way through to my office*.

 

This is the third semester of the three-semester beginning Latin series at the University of Florida. Students will master vocabulary, morphology, and syntax in chapters 28-40 of Wheelock's Latin. Students leave this class prepared to succeed in 3000-level Latin reading classes.

Students are encouraged to employ critical thinking and to rely on data and verifiable sources to interrogate all assigned readings and subject matter in this course as a way of determining whether they agree with their classmates and/or their instructor. No lesson is intended to espouse, promote, advance, inculcate, or compel a particular feeling, perception, viewpoint or belief.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Conjugate Latin verbs in the subjunctive mood
  • Differentiate uses of the subjunctive mood
  • Translate sentences from Latin
  • Read passages of Latin and comment on their social and cultural content

Beyond these basic skills in the Latin language, you will be able to

  • Examine your personal learning style
  • Formulate how skills learned in this class transfer to your other classes, your major, and your goals
  • Evaluate the act of learning Latin in light of our current historical moment
  • Participation is 15% of your grade and will be assessed every day by taking attendance. Be present. Participate actively by asking and answering questions, by reciting paradigms, translating sentences, declining nouns and conjugating verbs. 
  • 12 Quizzes are 25% of your grade. All quiz dates are posted.
  • 2 Unit exams are 25% of your grade. All exam dates are posted.
  • 12 Homework assignments are 25% of your grade. All homework dates are posted.
  • Final Exam is 10% of your grade and is cumulative.  Final is on December 15.

Wheelock, F. M., LaFleur, R. A., & Wheelock, F. M. (2000). Wheelock's Latin. New York, NY: Harper Resource. Seventh Edition.

Latin 1101 or equivalent.

 

Requirements for make-up exams, assignments, and other work in this course are consistent with university policies that can be found at catalog.ufl.edu/UGRD/academic-regulations/attendance-policies/ (Links to an external site.)

I will make every effort to have each assignment graded and posted within one week of the due date. 

Assignment Points
 Attendance 15%
Unit Exams 25%
 Quizzes 25%
 Homework 25%
 Final Exam 10%

 

Percent

Grade

Grade Points

93.0 – 100.0

A

4.00

90.0-92.9

A-

3.67

87.0-89.9

B+

3.33

83.0-86.9

B

3.00

79.0-82.9

B-

2.67

75.0-78.9

C+

2.33

72.0 – 74.9

C

2.00

69.0 – 71.9

C-

1.67

66.0 – 68.9

D+

1.33

63.0 – 65.9

D

1.00

60.0 – 61.9

D-

0.67

0 – 59.9

E

0.00

C- is not a passing grade for courses in the major, General Education, or Gordon Rule credit. See the current UF grading policies (Links to an external site.) for more information.

 

Students with disabilities requesting accommodations should first register with the Disability Resource Center (352-392-8565, https://disability.ufl.edu/ Links to an external site.) by providing appropriate documentation.  Once registered, students will receive an accommodation letter that must be presented to the instructor when requesting accommodation.  Students with disabilities should follow this procedure as early as possible in the semester.

 

UF students are bound by The Honor Pledge which states, “We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code.  On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment."  The Honor Code (http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/process/student-conduct-honor-code/ (Links to an external site.)) specifies a number of behaviors that are in violation of this code and the possible sanctions.  Furthermore, you are obligated to report any condition that facilitates academic misconduct to appropriate personnel.  If you have any questions or concerns, please consult with the instructor.

For issues with technical difficulties for Canvas, please contact the UF Help Desk at:

Any requests for make-ups due to technical issues should be accompanied by the ticket number received from the Help Desk when the problem was reported to them. The ticket number will document the time and date of the problem. You should e-mail your instructor within 24 hours of the technical difficulty if you wish to request a make-up.

 

 

 

Students are expected to provide professional and respectful feedback on the quality of instruction in this course by completing course evaluations online via GatorEvals. Guidance on how to give feedback in a professional and respectful manner is available at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/students/ (Links to an external site.). Students will be notified when the evaluation period opens, and can complete evaluations through the email they receive from GatorEvals, in their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals, or via https://ufl.bluera.com/ufl/ (Links to an external site.). Summaries of course evaluation results are available to students at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/public-results/ (Links to an external site.).

 

Here are some tips that will help you get the most of this course:

  • Schedule "Latin time" for yourself. It is important to do the coursework on time each week. You will receive a reduction in points for work that is turned in late!
  • Print out the Course Schedule located in the Course Syllabus and check things off as you go.
  • Do not wait to ask questions! Waiting to ask a question might cause you to miss a due date.
  • Do your work well before the due dates. Sometimes things happen. 
  • To be extra safe, always back up your work--for all your classes--to an external hard drive, thumb drive or through a cloud service.

 

Course Summary:

Date Details Due
Fri Aug 26, 2022 Assignment Quiz 1 Chapter 28 due by 11:59pm
Mon Aug 29, 2022 Assignment HW 1 due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 2, 2022 Assignment Quiz 2 Chapter 29 due by 11:59pm
Wed Sep 7, 2022 Assignment HW 2 due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 9, 2022 Assignment Quiz 3 Chapter 30 due by 11:59pm
Mon Sep 12, 2022 Assignment HW 3 due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 16, 2022 Assignment Quiz 4 Chapter 31 due by 11:59pm
Mon Sep 19, 2022 Assignment HW 4 due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 23, 2022 Assignment Quiz 5 Chapter 32 due by 11:59pm
Mon Sep 26, 2022 Assignment HW 5 due by 11:59pm
Mon Oct 3, 2022 Assignment HW 6 due by 11:59pm
Wed Oct 5, 2022 Assignment Unit 1 Exam Chapters 28-32 due by 11:59pm
Mon Oct 10, 2022 Assignment HW 7 due by 11:59pm
Fri Oct 14, 2022 Assignment Quiz 7 Chapter 33 due by 11:59pm
Mon Oct 17, 2022 Assignment HW 8 due by 11:59pm
Fri Oct 21, 2022 Assignment Quiz 8 Chapter 35 due by 11:59pm
Mon Oct 24, 2022 Assignment HW 9 due by 11:59pm
Fri Oct 28, 2022 Assignment Quiz 9 Chapter 36 due by 11:59pm
Mon Nov 7, 2022 Assignment HW 10 due by 11:59pm
Wed Nov 9, 2022 Assignment Quiz 10 Chapter 37 due by 11:59pm
Mon Nov 14, 2022 Assignment HW 11 due by 11:59pm
Fri Nov 18, 2022 Assignment Unit 2 Exam Chapters 33-37 due by 11:59pm
Mon Nov 28, 2022 Assignment HW 12 due by 11:59pm
Fri Dec 2, 2022 Assignment Quiz 11 Chapter 39 due by 11:59pm
Mon Dec 5, 2022 Assignment Quiz 12 Chapter 40 due by 11:59pm
Thu Dec 15, 2022 Assignment Final Exam due by 11:59pm
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Assignment Roll Call Attendance