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Reading and analysis of attic prose writers such as Xenophon and Plato to develop reading skills and introduce study of the style and thought of historical, retorical and/or philosophical writers.

Prerequisites: Greek 3 with a grade of C or better.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area G Euro Trad
Unlocks GREEK 101
SHILO A
Amit Shilo
3.1
42 reviews
Fall 2025 . T B A
HSSB 4065
M W F
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
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GREEK 100 Shilo A Fall 2018 Total: 7
GREEK 100 Shilo A Fall 2014 Total: 5
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GREEK1 . Shilo A A Month Ago

Insanely hard and took about 3x more studying than most 5 unit classes. Also, "Elementary Greek" is a misleading name as what you are learning is the Ancient Greek language. My top tips: make tons of note cards, form a study group, participate a lot, review what you've learned daily, and practice, practice, practice. Not for the faint of heart.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 10 Months Ago

Very passionate about mythology, and gave fairly interesting lectures. Attendance wasn't mandatory, but lectures are helpful for papers/pop quizzes. Quite a bit of reading but none were difficult to understand. *Gave significant grading responsibilities to TAs without accounting for grading differences. Class performance is dependent on your TA.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Professor Shilo was very nice and reasonable. Lectures were a bit boring, but they were not mandatory. Friday lectures were asynchronous which was great. There was an option to either write a paper or take an exam for each midterm and final. Overall, a chill class and I learned a bit more about Greek Mythology, which was cool.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

I found that Professor Shilo rambled incessantly during lectures, but ran a fairly easy class. The TAs, on the other, hand were on a power trip and added much more work than necessary. Prof. Shilo lets them take too much control, and there are discrepancies between the TAs workloads. Overall would not recommend this class, or at least not my TA.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 2 Years Ago

Lectures were entirely online. No homework besides the weekly reading. TA is important for this class, adds more assignments and quizzes to course. Sections were in person and attendance was important.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 3 Years Ago

Mediocre teaching style. knows what he's talking about. but he can't state a fact without throwing several "content warnings" and "trigger disclaimers" at your face. But I guess we can't blame him because this is how higher education works now.

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