Due Dates and Deadlines
When is your final exam
December 6, 11:30-2:30
What percentage of your grade is the final exam?
30%
Where are the books available?
At the UC Berkeley Library as E-Reserves
Are you taking this course to fulfill part A or B of the Reading and Composition requirement?
Yes/No
What week is your diagnostic essay due
Week 2
Any more than _____ unexcused absences will affect your grade
3
To whom and in what form do you submit your essays?
To your GSI in hard copy/paper
Who are your professors
G.R.F. (John) Ferrari and Trevor Murphy
What vacation days/weeks do you have
Labor Day (9/5) and Thanksgiving week (Week 14)
What percentage of your grade is performance in section?
15%
True or False: You are required to bring the relevant books to lecture, but you are NOT required to bring them to section
False, you must bring the relevant books to both lecture and section
What days and times are the lectures
Monday and Wednesday, 12:00-2:00
What week is the final draft of Essay 3 due
Week 16/Reading Week
Overdue essays will be penalized by _____ for each calendar day that the essay is late
1/3 of a grade (A- to B+)
Name 3 of the required texts
Epic of Gilgamesh, HarperCollins Study Bible, Aeschylus the Oresteia, Herodotus the Histories, Homer’s Odyssey, Lucretius’ The Way Things Are, Plato’s The Republic, Tacitus’ Agricola and Germanic, Virgil’s Aeneid
What room and building are the lectures
106 Stanley
What week is the first draft of Essay 2 due
Week 9
What percentage of your grade are each of your essays?
15% for the first essay, 20% each for the second and third essay
Name 5 of the required texts
Epic of Gilgamesh, HarperCollins Study Bible, Aeschylus the Oresteia, Herodotus the Histories, Homer’s Odyssey, Lucretius’ The Way Things Are, Plato’s The Republic, Tacitus’ Agricola and Germanic, Virgil’s Aeneid
What times and locations are each of your professors’ office hours
Ferrari: Thursday 10:30-12:00 or by appointment on zoom
Murphy: TBA or by appointment in person at 7220 Dwinelle Hall