CLST 1003. READING REACTIONS.
Illustration: Zeus battles Typhon. Black-figure
Hyrdia. Chalcidian, probably made at Rhegion in Sicily, ca. 540-530 BCE.
Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glpytothek, Munich (596). From The Centaur’s
Smile, figure 20, p. 95.
The professor will assign readings for nearly every class. Each student will read all of each assignment before coming to class, and prepare to answer the Study Questions that end with the same digit as their student ID number. At the end of class, the Special Learning Opportunity will include one of the Study Questions, and a Reading Reaction that you choose to add. These reading reactions should not be more than three sentences long. Reading Reactions will show your interaction with the material you have read, and show that you have thought about the text and can say something intelligent about it. It is good to refer to material we have already read, in relation to current assignments. For example, if you see something in the Odyssey that relates to Mycenaean or Minoan materials we have seen in Biers, you might note the similarity or difference. When writing about Herodotus’ comments about Helen of Troy in book and Book 2, you could refer to her appearance in the Odyssey. When discussing features of Thucydides’ History, you can compare him to Herodotus. You can compare the Agamemnon in Aeschylus’ play to the Agamemnon’s appearance in the Odyssey. You can contrast the comic productions of Aristophanes to the tragedies of Aeschylus.
You may also include a thoughtful question that you have in regard to the reading and/or discussion.Show that you are thinking!
Reactions may be personal comments, and/or academic observations. Reactions may show what you have learned, and what difficulties the text presents. You might show that you understand a key fact about Greek life, myth, or literature. Reactions should not be vague — if you can, include examples and specific examples..Do not say things that only show appreciation. For example, don’t simply write, “I really like it how Telemachus tells his mother off.” Be sure to show how what you like relates to the work’s larger context.
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