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Spring 2011 Semester CoursesregisterGo to Spring
Workshop Descriptions
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Course Name Times remain consistent for both fall (a) and spring (b) semester |
Session Time Options Times listed are Eastern, remember to adjust for your time zone. Class meets once a week for one hour. Register for one of the following: |
Latin 1 |
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Latin 2 |
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Latin 3 |
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Latin 4 |
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Greek 1 |
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Greek 2 |
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Greek 3 |
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Are corresponding levels of Latina Christiana comparable? The LC program, a far more gradual approach, is not comparable to our Latin 1 and 2 through Wheelock. Contact the instructor for access to our placement exams.
The spring semester is a continuation of the fall. If you wish to join our class already in progress, please contact the instructor.
Description: We offer 4 years of high-school level Latin. For the first two years, students will work in Wheelock's Latin 6th Edition, Revised. This is the standard textbook used in college level Latin courses and the best available Latin program. This text prepares students for reading Classical literature (golden and silver Latin) as well as Christian Latin. Many "Christian Latin" or ecclesiastical Latin textbooks will prepare students to read only a very easy form of late Latin and will not permit them to pick up Cicero, Caesar, Virgil or Ovid. As a result, most students will need to start over with Wheelock even after several junior years of the most popular programs in ecclesiastical Latin. Wheelock's has been perfected through the years to combine a heavy emphasis on tools and grammar plus the opportunity to begin reading "real" Latin beginning with the first translation assignment.
In the first two years of Latin, students are asked to submit weekly translation assignments and complete weekly quizzes online. Students should anticipate dedicating 10 hours per week to the study of Latin.
In all levels of Latin, our classes meet once a week for an hour (16 weeks). Our unique classroom environment is highly visual, interactive and engaging. It allows each student to participate fully during class, ask questions about new material and respond during competitive drills. Each Latin level has access to specially developed games that help students practice the material painlessly. Homework and quiz translations are graded by the instructor.
If you or your students has been using another Latin program and wish to switch to Latin at the Lukeion Project, you may wish to take these quizzes to gauge readiness:
In this second semester we cover chapters 10-19 in Wheelock's Latin. Topics include: Latin pronouns, the perfect system, third declension 1-stems, third declension adjectives, the passive voice of the present and perfect system.Choose one time slot: (all sessions filled early last year--seats are not secure until paid in full). Instructor: Amy Barr
In this third semester we cover chapters 20-29 in Wheelock's Latin. Topics include fourth and fifth declension; indirect statement, ablatives absolute, the subjunctive mood. Instructor: Amy Barr
We continue a survey of Latin authors for our 2010-2011 course. Students will translate 40-70 lines a week, depending on the author. In first semester we will translate Horace, Caesar and Catullus. Students will recite Latin and the translation aloud in class (make sure your computer has a working microphone). Fourth year students are expected to write two philological papers, 2-3 pages long. Quizzes assigned every other week. In 2011-2012, our Latin 3 and 4 course will be preparation for the AP Vergil exam (typically 4th year Latin). Contact the instructor with questions. Texts to be announced. Instructor: Amy Barr
All Latin 3 or 4 students should have a computer microphone for 2-way audio.
We offer one session time (please adjust for your time zone):
Prerequisite to Greek 1b, 2b, and 3b is Latin 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a respectively--or comparable preparation.
We offer three years of Attic Greek at The Lukeion Project. In year one we use Athenaze Book 1 by Balme and Lawall, 2nd ed. Oxford, 2003; In year two we use Athenaze Book 2. This textbook provides an excellent balance of grammar and vocabulary with translation will allow students to translate a wide range of Classical authors, including New Testament koine Greek. Many koine Greek textbooks will prepare students to read only a very easy form of New Testament Greek and will not permit them to pick up Herodotus, Thucydides or Plato.
In the first two years of Greek, students are asked to submit weekly translation assignments and complete weekly quizzes online. Students should anticipate dedicating 10 hours per week to the study of Greek.
In all levels of Greek, our classes meet once a week for an hour (16 weeks). Our unique classroom environment is highly visual, interactive and engaging. It allows each student to participate fully during class, ask questions about new material and respond during competitive drills. Each Greek level has access to specially developed games that help students practice the material painlessly. Homework and quiz translations are graded by the instructor.
Mastery of Attic Greek will not only work wonders for a student’s vocabulary and English grammar, but will also permit students to read a wide selection of Greek: Classical, koine, and Biblical authors. Learning Greek will perfect study habits, develop self-organization skills, and round out education. In this semester we cover chapters 9-16 of Athenaze Book 1. Expect weekly homework and quizzes. Instructor: Regan Barr
We offer one session time (please adjust for your time zone):
This semester completes the students’ study of Greek grammar and includes a taste of reading undiluted Greek. Readings include passages from Thucydides, Herodotus (history), and Aristophanes (comedy). In this semester we cover chapters 24-30- of Athenaze Book 2. Instructor: Regan Barr
We offer one session time (please adjust for your time zone):
We continue in Greek 3b with readings from unaltered ancient Greek texts in a variety of genres from a diverse selection of authors. Greek historians, playwrights, philosophers, and religious authors will be represented, including passages from the Septuagint and New Testament. Students will prepare between 40 and 60 lines of Greek each week and will be prepared to present those translations in class. In addition, students will take quizzes on vocabulary, grammar, syntax; plus literary forms, terms and context covered in our weekly sessions. A successful Greek 3 student may spend 8 or more hours on Greek preparation each week. All Greek 3 students should have a computer microphone for 2-way audio.
We offer one session time (please adjust for your time zone):
Some might wonder how practical mythology is during the already demanding
high school years. On the contrary, Classical mythology is one of the
practical courses any person can take at any age. With a clearer
understanding of mythological references, a new world of meaning will open up.
Now the finest literature of Western civilization will make sense at levels your
learner may never have thought possible. The greatest masterpieces in art
and poetry will become infinitely more breathtaking once your learner
understands the centuries of meaning behind them.
In Lukeion Mythology Beta, we will focus more on Roman mythological literature with a reading of Virgil’s Aeneid and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. We will also cover the major heroes of Classical mythology: Heracles, Perseus, Theseus, Jason and the Argonauts.
Instructor Amy Barr completed her training at the Ohio State University where she served as head teaching assistant to a 900-student course on ancient mythology. She went on to co-teach a 300-student course on Classical Mythology at Miami University. Just like these college-level courses, she still places a very high value on learning mythology primarily through the ancient authors. In addition, students are exposed to how artists have interpreted these myths throughout the past 3000 years. The proper study of Mythology should capture the imagination through eye, ear and mind.
The successful student will be working at the high school level. He or she will be required to complete an average of 20 pages of reading weekly, complete a creative writing assignment on the Olympians and one 8-10 page research papers in addition to quizzes and a comprehensive final. We gladly accept younger gifted students in this course. Parents or guardians should be aware, however, that some myths deal with the complex themes of the human condition (greed, murder, revenge, war, abuse of power, etc.). Also, while intentionally lewd images will never be included in classroom illustration, the instructor will not be "photo-shopping" fig leaves to artwork for this course.
Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation, Trzaskoma, Smith and Brunet, trans., 2004 (we will NOT be reading this entire text...selections only)--used for Mythology Beta as well
Ovid, Metamorphoses, translation by Charles Martin
Virgil, Aeneid translation by Robert Fagles
Euripides, Medea, translation TBD
Sophocles, Oedipus the King, translation TBD
History is so much more than surveys and
flash cards. We realize this best when studying the history of our nation or
of our own ancestors. We can walk battle fields, witness reenactments, grind
corn like the first Americans, drive Route 66 or walk the Appalachian Trail.
These things easily become real and important because they satisfy all of our
senses and give us a sense of broader purpose.
At the Lukeion Project, we want to prove that the ancient world was in Technicolor too! We paint from a broad palette of archaeology, literature, and art. Thomas Jefferson prided himself on being able to write Latin with one hand, Greek with the other. Designers of our nation's capital copied the Parthenon of Athens for the Lincoln memorial and the Pantheon of Rome for Jefferson. In Washington D.C., buildings are encrusted with symbols of two world powers so important that Hitler wrongly named his the "third." Alexander the Great teaches tremendous lessons in genius, leadership and hubris. Julius Caesar embodies a fatal lesson about the relentless power of tradition. His heir, Augustus, taught Rome new traditions that included him as emperor. Classical Athens informs us of the strengths and weaknesses of direct democracy. Sparta illustrates the generational curse of the systematic (and legislated) destruction of the family. We learn Rome fell not because of barbarian invasions, but because of an addiction to luxury and power unequaled by any nation but our own.
In Lukeion History courses we place a high value on taking an interdisciplinary approach. Students will not only master the names of leaders and battles, but also the culture, myths, geography, terms, flaws and strengths of Greece and Rome. Whenever possible, we incorporate recent headlines about archaeology and new discoveries regarding the topic at hand. At the Lukeion Project, we focus on Greece in the fall, and Rome in the Spring.
We cover the major historical figures, archaeology, geography and politics of the early Romans through the time of Constantine. Students will gain an appreciation of the contributions of the ancient Romans to the modern world, especially in the social and political arenas. This is a highly visual course which will also serve to introduce students to Roman art, architecture and archaeology as well as all the major personalities and events from Aeneas to Constantine.
Course web page will provide links and handouts to additional reading (ancient authors), games, important web links to primary texts and museums, calendar and more. All quizzes are administered online, but personally graded by the instructor.
The successful student will be working at the high school level. He or she will be required to complete an average of 30 pages of reading weekly, plus write one 8-10 page page research paper; plus quizzes, and a comprehensive final.
Textbook? Weekly readings will be culled from the best web based resources (primary sources, archaeology, scholarly discussions, and more).
Did
you know that the name for the bird canary comes from Latin word for dog?
Did you know that encyclopedia means "teach your child in a circle"? Would
you know what was wrong if you have ichthyotoxins in your blood stream?
Did you know that bureaucrat just means "guy who rules while sitting at
his desk"?
70% of modern English is directly descended from Greek and Latin (or even more, depending on what career you choose). Mastering the building blocks of English is so essential that in past generations all students received several years training in Latin as well as Greek. Today, fewer and fewer students learn even the basics about these Classical languages as school boards scratch their heads about falling test scores. Even though ome educators lead the way in maintaining educational excellence, most students do not have time to take two to three years each of Latin and Greek. The best solution has been a study of Greek and Latin word roots.
There are several “word root” programs out on the market today but they all consist of several tedious years of dry workbook assignments. This live course will put a power boost in your vocabulary and help you prepare for college entrance exams all in one semester. We study the most commonly used building blocks of the English language in some unique ways. Students even compete for earning a moment in the spotlight for most original (and correct) use of terms like: antidisestablishmentarianism or inanthropomorphisability. Each session also features what we like to call, "story time," in which we master words that stem from Classical historical and mythological sources.
While we do have a good time in class, this is a challenging course with weekly assignments and quizzes. We recommend it for those working at the 9th grade level through adult. All materials provided by The Lukeion Project.
I just took my SAT's on Saturday . . . and I wanted to say how much all your semester classes that I took really helped out in the reading/vocabulary sections. Being able to just glance at a list of words and know what the roots mean saved a lot of time. Of course, then I was just sitting there with nothing to do, but that's where all those mythology stories came in handy for entertainment! Word Roots and Mythology grad.
What do college professors complain
about the most? Students who haven't a clue about how to write a decent
research paper! If you do not have a clear understanding of the
differences between an essay and a research paper, or how to present a logical
well stated argument on a topic you know next to nothing about...this may be the
perfect course for you. We will take you from the the beginning and walk
you through every step of a good research paper--including how to use a college
library to your best advantage. Learn what your professors hope for and
expect from your papers. Learn what will impress your professor the most
(hint: it is at the back of your paper). Learn the 10 things you
must ALWAYS do in a research paper, and the 10 things you must never, ever do --
upon pain of death.
We find that while many students are well prepared for creative writing, they have little or no experience doing the sort of writing that 90% of their college professors will expect in their courses. This seminar will take a student through the whole process of writing a college research paper in 6 weeks while they discover what professors really value in an undergraduate paper. Students will complete a paper on an assigned topic and will be expected to provide feed back for classmates' work. All students must have access to a research library for this semester course. Registration for this seminar is handled differently. We are not able to open registration up to everyone because students with too little writing experience will not benefit from this course nor will they provide useful peer feedback. Seminar size is limited to allow for full classroom discussion and for students to critique each other's work based on assignment objectives. If too few students register, the seminar may be postponed. Tuition $149. Instructor: Regan Barr
We currently have 6 options:
March 11-April 22, 2010 --1 PM on Thursdays register
Summer session: Wednesdays June 23 - August 4 (no class meets July 7) register
January 27-March 3, 2011 --1 PM on Thursdays
March 10-April 21, 2011-- 1 PM on Thursdays
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