Once during the semester, each student will share something interesting that connects with our course material. In Greek, ἀπόδείξις means “demonstration” or “sharing”; Herodotus begins his histories with the statement, Ἥροδότου Ἁλικαρνησσέος ἱστορίης ἀπόδεξις ἥδε, “This is the demonstration of the investigation by Herodotus of Halicarnassus.”
For your apodeixis assignment, you’ll talk or lead conversation for just about 10 minutes at the start of class. The format is up to you, but 10 minutes is very brief and you should not go over this time limit. The most basic format will simply be for you to talk for 5-6 minutes and then to invite questions and discussions; you might bring some images, slides, or a handout to structure your presentation. But if you’d like to have students in the class free-write, draw, break into groups, or otherwise get involved in your apodeixis time more directly, that’s fine too, just make sure you can accomplish your goals in those ten brief precious minutes!
You’ll sign up for an apodeixis date during the first weeks of class. Get in touch with me at least a week before your presentation to discuss your plans.
Here are some suggested approaches:
- Tell us about an interesting or surprising aspect of Greek culture or history
- Share a piece of writing by one of our authors that we aren’t reading
- Explain a useful trick you’ve learned or developed for understanding a grammar concept or for reading Greek
- Share a polished translation of a bit of text
- Tell us about a scholarly article you read
- Show us how a piece of pop culture or news connects to ancient Greece in some way
- Share something you did for one of your erga
Almost anything that connects to the themes or material we’re covering in this course can become an apodeixis presentation: if you have an idea that you’re unsure about, just ask me!
