Classics/Foreign Lit, 2/28, Period 2

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Dream has brought in coffee, tea and juice for his students this morning.

Foreign Lit: Your midterm assignment is to pick one of the works or writers we have studied thus far and write or wiki/Google a 200 word critical reaction. This is due at the end of class Thursday. You may have this class period to begin work.

Classics: As I did last term, we will begin with an oral midterm. You have 20 minutes to review ancient Greek grammar and pronunciation, then please come to my desk one at a time for a brief conversation in Greek.

On Thursday, you will have class time to write a 100 word critical reaction to any piece of Greek literature that we have studied, or a comparable work.

[OOC: The written exams are due for real at some point before the end of spring break; I'll remind you again next week. It's 25 percent of your grade.]

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Re: Classics, 2/28

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//Good morning, Mr. Anders,// Dream returned, stressing the consonant sounds Anders seemed to have the most trouble with.

//I believe you were interested in learning more of the Gods. Have you enjoyed that?//

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//Yes, that has been very interesting,// Anders said, putting a little extra effort into emulating Dream's pronunciation. //The stories of what happens to them in this world are different from the stories back home. They play the same kinds of roles, though.//

He paused for a moment to formulate the next couple of phrases in his head before continuing, //I am enjoying this class, sir. I thought it might be too hard for me. It is a . . . it is difficult sometimes. But it is fun.//

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//You are doing well,// Dream said, honestly.

He paused. //Could you handwave give an example of how your gods at home are different?//

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Anders nodded and handwavily went on to spend the next several minutes relating various differences between the Greek gods and the Lords of Kobol. He had to pause to correct himself or rephrase things in his head several times, and his pronunciation was a little spotty; it would improve in some places and falter rather spectacularly in others.

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Dream listened carefully, and occasionally asking a question or repeating a phrase in a way designed to correct Anders' pronunciation.

//Thank you, that was very informative.//

/We will be learning Latin, after the break. What are your goals for that language?//

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//To get a basic understanding of it,// admitted Anders, who looked slightly embarrassed about saying it. He'd slowed down his speech a little more by now to try and concentrate on those pronunciation problems. //I think all the rules will make it a bit easier once I learn them. But I will have to learn them first.//

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//We will start from the beginning,// Dream promised.

Then: //Thank you, Mr. Anders. Have you any questions for me, before you take your seat?//

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Anders chewed absently on his thumbnail, briefly thinking about the fact that he really should trim it sometime soon. //Do you think it is possible, sir, for my world's gods to actually be the same deities as the Greek gods?//

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Dream gave a slight smile, and switched to English.

"They may be like two sides of a die, or two faces of a mirror, or the same river in two spots. Kin, yet not identical."

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To his surprise, Anders actually found this answer less cryptic than he might expect. Granted, not by much.

"That makes sense, I guess, sir. Thanks," he said with a smile. "I guess we're done with this part of the midterm, then?"

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"We are," Dream confirmed. "The written portion will be due at the end of class on Thursday. Stop by my office tomorrow if you anticipate any problems."

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"We are," Dream confirmed. "The written portion will be due at the end of class on Thursday. Stop by my office tomorrow if you anticipate any problems."

Anders nodded. "I'm free all day to study tomorrow anyway, so I'll probably drop in," he replied, and headed back to his desk looking more than slightly relieved.