CLASSIC 45A Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Visual Arts, Troy, Time
CLASSIC 45A
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Classics 45A – The Gods – 22300
Week 0 – Lecture 1 – Course Intro
Course Goals
• 6 discussion sections for this class
o Mandatory starting week 1
o Missing discussion sections
▪ Can you go to different times? No
▪ It creates problems for the TAs, seating charts and such
• Course Description
o 45A is the first of the series 45A, 45B, and 45C
o About the Gods
• Required Text
o One required text, and a few PDF files
o Lisa Maurizio, Classical Mythology in Context, 2016
• Lecture and Reading Assignments
o What is the best recipe for an A?
▪ Doing the reading ahead of time
▪ Then come to class, take notes and listen
• Read the reading again and discuss it in your sections
o Create memories and strengthen them
▪ If you don’t study, you will find things slipping
▪ Prepare like athletes
• 3 exams
o No final exam
▪ Exam 1 – Fri, Oct 19 (30 pts)
▪ Exam 2 – Fri, Nov 9 (30 pts)
▪ Exam 3 – Fri, Dec 7 (30 pts)
o Are exams cumulative?
▪ No
• Extra Credit
o Depending on how the course is going, there may be extra credit opportunities
o Or there may be curved grades
• The Gods
o The minor gods will be mentioned along the way, but they are not mandatory for
study in the course
o It’s a matter of lack of time, rather than lack of interest or importance
o We are interested not only in the gods, but the reception of them in subsequent
materials
▪ Either visual or textual
Interesting Facts
• Professor is Greek and it’s a common misconception that the Greeks believe in the
Gods even today; this is untrue
• The nature of the class is such that you will hear things that may annoy, irritate or offend
students
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o It is fine if you are willing to hear about other things
o Otherwise, religious views may be disregarded and may be found uncomfortable
▪ Because the Gods are flawed; deeply uneven beings
• The Greeks believed in flawed beings
o Which is a different perception of common gods today; who are normally
portrayed as perfect
• The Professor may say things that she may or may not believe
o In class, the instructor should not be believed
▪ Not everything he or she says reflects their belief system
o The professors job is to shock students out of a kind of sleep or sheltered
viewpoint that they have
• Never respect a class that demands nothing from you
• Discussion sections used to be optional
o There is typically information and ideas, engagements and backgrounds going on
▪ but students would still skip
o so it was decided that students would be graded on attendance and participation
in discussion
Expectations
• It would be very good for active participation to take place
o It is not graded, but questions will be asked
o As students are not there to just passively sit and listen
▪ But to actively keep engaged or participate in the discussion
• Honoring the class
o It is disrespectful to be doing something that Is not class-related
o Students are here to listen to the professor, and the professor is here to teach
the class
o In this honor system, you may have the computer out
▪ But it is to be used to take notes, rather than browsing social media or
using the technology to do things not regarding the course
• Exam knowledge is unknown
o Everything said can and might be testable
▪ Take very very good notes
o Those who take very good notes are the students that pass the class
• Patience
o The greatest virtue for this class will be patience
▪ To resist the temptation to allow yourself to get distracted
• This is not a difficult class
o But like every class, it has its tricks
▪ You must be here for every single lecture
• Should be motivated and eager to learn
o Not be on cellphone
o Not napping
o Not eating
• Studying
o This is a GE class, and not your major; it’s understandable
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Document Summary
Week 0 lecture 1 course intro. It"s a matter of lack of time, rather than lack of interest or importance: we are interested not only in the gods, but the reception of them in subsequent materials, either visual or textual. Interesting facts: professor is greek and it"s a common misconception that the greeks believe in the. Gods even today; this is untrue: the nature of the class is such that you will hear things that may annoy, irritate or offend students. It would be very good for active participation to take place. It is not graded, but questions will be asked: as students are not there to just passively sit and listen, but to actively keep engaged or participate in the discussion, honoring the class. It is disrespectful to be doing something that is not class-related: students are here to listen to the professor, and the professor is here to teach the class.
