CLAS 1106 - Introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman Literature

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2020

This course provides an introduction to many of the great texts and significant literary genres that arose from the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. It will explore the origins and development of genres and writing styles that are key to understanding the values and complexities of these two influential civilizations; these may include epic love poetry, dramatic tragedy and comedy, satire, historical, biographical and philosophical writing. Important works by the major authors of antiquity - such as Homer, Sophocles and Virgil - will be studied, either in part or whole and students will learn the skills necessary for the technique called 'close reading'. The course will teach students how to place texts within their historical and cultural contexts and will enable them to appreciate the influence that such texts had upon the subsequent literature of the Western world. No knowledge of Latin or ancient Greek is required; all texts will be studied in English translations.

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Course Details

Course Code	CLAS 1106
Course	Introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
Coordinating Unit	Classics, Archaeology and Ancient History
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	Textual exercise 20%, Tutorial contribution 10%, Tutorial essay 30%, Exam 40%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Jacqueline Clarke

For other Classics staff who contribute to the teaching of this course, please see the relevant section of MyUni for this course.

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Confidently engage in close reading of ancient texts across a variety of genres and writing styles.

2. Display knowledge and understanding of the historical and cultural contexts in which such texts arose and the circumstances which gave rise to them.

3. Demonstrate appreciation of the influence that genres and writing styles which arose from the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome exercised upon the subsequent literature of the Western world.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of methods of citation of ancient texts and scholarly issues in dealing with them.

5. Deliver coherently and logically argued written material with a scholarly approach.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3, 4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 4, 5
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1, 5
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1, 2, 3

Learning Resources

Required Resources

All resources, including translations of texts and text excerpts will be available via MyUni.

Recommended Resources

Rutherford, R., 2007. Classical Literature A Concise History, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Storey, I.C. & Allan, Arlene, 2005. A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama., Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Both these texts are available as ebooks through the Barr Smith library.

Online Learning

Powerpoints and recordings from the lectures will be placed up on MyUni after each lecture has been delivered. However, students are advised that recordings sometimes fail. Recordings are not meant to be a substitute for attending lectures.

Students are expected to consult the announcements board at least twice a week and must closely read all emails sent via MyUni.

The readings for each tutorial topic will be placed upon MyUni or directions will be supplied about how to access them.

Guidelines to formatting footnotes and bibliography are placed upon MyUni. Students are expected to read and consult these.

Students will submit assignments to MyUni and they will be marked online.

Learning & Teaching Modes

The format of the course consists of two lectures a week supported by problem-solving tutorials which develop topics covered in the lectures. Twice during the semester students will also participate in a 'flipped classroom' lecture.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

WORKLOAD – STRUCTURED LEARNING

2 x 1-hour lectures per week

= 24 hours per semester

1 x 1-hour tutorial or equivalent per week

= 12 hours per semester

TOTAL STRUCTURED LEARNING = 36 hours per semester

WORKLOAD – SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING

5 hours reading per week
= 60 hours per semester

2 hours research per week

= 24 hours per semester

3 hours assignment preparation per week

= 36 hours per semester

TOTAL SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING = 120 hours per semester

TOTAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES = 156 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

Week	Lecture 1	Lecture 2
1	Outline and Introduction	Reading Ancient Texts and Writing Classics Essays
2	Oral Poetry and the Invention of the Alphabet	The Iliad
3	The Odyssey	The Legacy of Homer
4	The Birth of Drama	Tragedy
5	Comedy	Reading Greek Drama: Flipped Classroom
6	The Rise of Prose	Philosophical Writing
7	The Latin Alphabet and the Birth of Roman Literature	Roman Comedy and Tragedy
8	Love Poetry	Reading Roman Verse: Flipped Classroom
9	Roman Rhetoric	Roman Letters
10	Roman Epic: Virgil's Aeneid and its Legacy	Roman Epic: Ovid's Metamorphoses and its Legacy
11	The Evolution of Satire	The Ancient Novel
12	All that Remains: The Transmission and Reception of Ancient Texts	Course Overview and Exam Tips

Small Group Discovery Experience

SGDE is offered to the students on a formal basis in the flipped classroom lectures in Weeks 5 and 8 and will also be included within many of the tutorials when students are separated into discussion groups to analyse key portions of text or deal with specific questions relating to the text. They will then report on their findings to the class.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Textual Exercise	Formative and Summative	20%	1,2.4.5
Tutorial Contribution	Formative and Summative	10%	1,2
Tutorial Essay	Formative and Summative	30%	1,2,4,5
Exam	Summative	40%	1, 2,3 5

Modified arrangements have been made to assessments and the details provided here reflect recent updates.
1. Exam will be a take home exam - still 40%

Assessment Related Requirements

See MyUni

Assessment Detail

Textual Exercise

Students will write a 600 word analysis comparing two or more short excerpts from texts of different genres

Tutorial Contribution

Students will be required to submit a series of reflective questions on one of the excerpts to be discussed in the tutorial; their reflections on the excerpt will be shared in the tutorial discussion.

Tutorial Essay

Students will be required to write a 1400 word essay on one of the tutorial topics

Exam

2-hour exam to be held at the end of semesterSee MyUni

Submission

Via MyUni

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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