Assignment for Monday, 04-18-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, April 18, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate the following:

• Martial, poems 7, 11, 12, and 14.

(2) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 7. We'll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I'll collect your sheets.

DC

Assignment for Wednesday, 04-13-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, April 13, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate the following poem 6 (a.k.a. 6.64) in our Martial text.

In class we'll finish with this poem after picking up with the leftovers from last class.

DC

Assignment for Monday, 04-11-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, April 11, please do the following:

(1) Read G. B. Conte's chapter on Martial (previously distributed in class). Martial and his epigrams will be our focus for the rest of the semester. Do note anything that resonates with you, so we can discuss it in class.

(2) Read and translate the following poems in our Martial text. Make use of our new commentators, Watson and Watson, to help you through the more difficult passages. (Note, for example, their helpful summaries of each poem.)

• 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

NOTE: No scansion drill this week. (You're welcome.)

DC

Assignment for Friday, 04-08-16

Dear Satirists,

A friendly reminder that the fifth milestone of the semester project, your annotated bibliography, is due by 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8.

Details on the semester project and all of our milestones are available on our Semester project page. As noted there, your annotated bibliography should list seven helpful secondary sources, each with two full paragraphs of annotations.

DC

Assignment for Wednesday, 04-06-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, April 6, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate Juvenal, Satire 3.286–322.

(2) Read, in preparation for our fourth scholarship discussion, E. Moodie (2014), "Umbricius' Farewell Tour" (distributed in class). Take notes on and/or highlight ideas and statements that seem interesting or relevant in light of the work we've done to date.

DC

Assignment for Monday, 04-04-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, March 4, please do the following:

(1) Navigate over to our Quizzes page, and review or read the following sections:

• Introduction;
• Format; and
• Guidelines for Quiz 2 (due April 15).

 We'll spend some time addressing any questions you might have.

(2) Read and translate the following:

• Juvenal, Satires 3.171–214.

As before, consult a translation in order to fill in the gap between this assignment and the previous.

(3) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 6. We'll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I'll collect your sheets.

DC

Assignment for Wednesday, 03-30-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, March 30, please read and translate

• Juvenal, Satire 3.41–80 and 100–108.

Since we're starting to skip around in the poem, you should consult a translation in order to fill in the gaps. Knowing the major topics of the poem will also be helpful, since our next scholarship discussion will focus exclusively on Satire 3.

DC