Grade depends on TA. Apparently I ended up with one that does not like to give out 100%'s for anything, including section participation which could have put me over the edge to an A. If you can tell, I'm pretty salty about that.

Other than that, this was a very good class. Professor Ellis, is, in my opinion, a great lecturer. However, that goes to say you'll only stay awake during lecture if you are interested in classics, if you aren't you'll probably die of boredom. He picked out some good books for us to read, with this class being primarily centered around The Odyssey. There are a ton of readings and only 3 essays.

He did something different this quarter and made the last paper a 12 page collaborative one with a partner, which was a weird assignment. However, the amount you actually write for this one, and the other two are about 4-5 pages. The prompts are pretty straightforward and he gives you way more than you need in lecture to work with and succeed on them.

To succeed in the class, attend lecture because he rambles on about his own ideas and other people's that you can take and use for your papers. Discussions are mandatory (it's a GE) and he has you post on CCLE as well. There is a final exam as well, but that one is more of a check to see if you read the books, and he usually takes out important passages that were talked about in lecture, hence why going to lecture is important. Just remember all the important character's names, some of the books can get a little muddy with similar naming.

But, like I said grade depends on the subjectivity of your TA.

Selling required reading materials for this class.

Gods, Heroes, and Monster - $20
Sophocles, Oedipus the Kind - $5
Euripides Bacchae and Other Plays - $ 10