This year I’m teaching Elementary Hebrew at Southwestern Seminary (Houston campus). Here are some links to the materials that we’re using for the course.
Syllabus: Elementary Hebrew II Syllabus (The Fall syllabus is here: Elementary Hebrew I Syllabus)
Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross: Here
Ross Homework Keys: Here
Ross Audio Files: Here
Course Handouts: Here
Restricted Access (only for those enrolled in class)
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ASSIGNMENT PREP DUE DATES: [note: assignments will be ordered so that the most recent one appears on top]
Due Tuesday, Apr 24:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 38-39. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 38-39 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] VOCAB Quiz on Lessons 36-37 at beginning of class. [4] Make sure you have read through the lesson in Ross Ch.42 and have *completely* prepared Gen 12:15-20 as instructed (analyzing the grammar, parsing verbs and other forms, and providing a suitable English gloss of the passage). [5] When class is over: you may take the Principal Parts quiz. 90% or higher enables you to use it on the final exam. Reproduce *ALL* seven stems (yes, including the Hithpael).
Due Tuesday, Apr 17:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 37-38. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 37-38 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] NO VOCAB Quiz this week. [4]Complete Worksheet on Holladay Lexicon (Note: I’ve modified page 2 because I realized some of the items I asked for in the last section are not in Holladay; please print p.2 and complete it instead of the original p.2 worksheet). [5] Read through the lesson in Ross Ch.42; prepare Gen 12:15-20 by analyzing the grammar, parsing verbs and other forms, and providing a suitable English gloss of the passage. You’re now flying solo–no helps provided!
Due Tuesday, Apr 10:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 36. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 36 (make sure 35 is complete also; click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] VOCAB Quiz on Lessons 34-35 at beginning of class.
[4] Read through the lesson in Ross Ch.42; prepare Gen 12:9-14 by analyzing the grammar, parsing verbs and other forms, and providing a suitable English gloss of the passage. For help on how to “prepare a passage” see my handout, Preparing Notes for Hebrew Text. For help with some of the irregular, weak verb forms, see my handout Helps for Gen Ch 12 vv 10-14.
Due Tuesday, Apr 3:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 34-35. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 34-35 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] VOCAB Quiz on Lessons 32-33 at beginning of class.
[4] Read through the lesson in Ross Ch.41; prepare Gen 12:5-9 by analyzing the grammar, parsing verbs and other forms, and providing a suitable English gloss of the passage. For help on how to “prepare a passage” see my handout, Preparing Notes for Hebrew Text. For help with some of the irregular, weak verb forms, see my handout Helps for Gen Ch 12 vv 5-9.
Due Tuesday, Mar 27:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 33-34. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 33-34 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] Quiz on Lessons 30-31 at beginning of class (this is a single, combined quiz on the Hiphil/Hophal).
[4] Read through the lesson in Ross Ch.41; prepare Gen 12:1-4 by analyzing the grammar, parsing verbs and other forms, and providing a suitable English gloss of the passage. For help on how to “prepare a passage” see my handout, Preparing Notes for Hebrew Text. For help with some of the irregular, weak verb forms, see my handout Helps for Gen Ch 12 vv 1-4.
Due Tuesday, Mar 20:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 32-33. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 32-33 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] Quiz on Lessons 27-28 at beginning of class (this is a single, combined quiz on the Piel/Pual). [4] Submit take-home Midterms upon arrival at class.
Due Tuesday, Mar 6:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 30-31. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 30-31 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 30-31–located under the Ross “Answer Keys.”). [3] Quiz on Lesson 26 at beginning of class; ALSO quiz on reproducing the entire Qal strong verb paradigm.
Due Tuesday, Feb 28:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 27-28. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 27-28 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 27-28–located under the Ross “Answer Keys.”). [3] Quiz on Lessons 24 & 25 at beginning of class. Maybe a quiz on reproducing the entire Qal strong verb paradigm.
Due Tuesday, Feb 21:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 25-26. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 25-26 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 25-26–located under the Ross “Answer Keys.”). [3] Quiz on Lesson 23 at beginning of class.
Due Tuesday, Feb 14:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 24-25. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 24-25 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 24-25–located under the Ross “Answer Keys.”). [3] Quiz on Lessons 21 & 22 at beginning of class.
Due Tuesday, Feb 7:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 22-23. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 22-23 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 22-23–located under the Ross “Answer Keys.”). [3] Quiz on Lesson 20 at beginning of class. Then we’ll cover HW for Lesson 21.
Due Tuesday, Jan 31:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 21-22. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 21-22 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 21-22–located under the Ross “Answer Keys.”). [3] Quiz on Lesson 19 at beginning of class. [4] Make sure all Lesson 20 materials are done so that we can go over homework, too.
Due Tuesday, Jan 24:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 19-20. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 19 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] You may begin Lesson 20 homework, too, but I don’t suspect we’ll finish covering the lesson early enough to go over homework for that lesson. At least listen to the lecture.
Due Tuesday, Dec 6:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lecture on Lessons 19. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 19 (make sure 17 & 18 are complete; click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 17).
Due Tuesday, Nov 29:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lecture on Lessons 18. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 18 (make sure 16 & 17 are complete; click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 16-17). [3] Prepare for quiz on Lesson 14 (we’ll take it at the beginning of class).
Due Tuesday, Nov 15:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lessons 16 & 17. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 16 & 17 (make sure 14 & 15 are complete; click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lessons 14-17). [3] Prepare for quiz on Lesson 13 (we’ll take it at the beginning of class).
Due Tuesday, Nov 8:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 15. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lesson 15 (make sure 13 & 14 are complete; click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lesson 14). [3] Prepare for quiz on Lesson 12 (we’ll take it at the beginning of class).
Due Tuesday, Nov 1:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 13 & 14. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 13 & 14 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lesson 14). [3] Prepare for quizzes on Lessons 10 & 11 (we’ll take it at the beginning of class). Note: these quizzes have a review vocab section from the earlier chapters, so go back and review vocab from earlier Lessons.
Due Tuesday, Oct 25:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 11 & 12. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 11 & 12 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross and please note the extra drill sheet for Lesson 12). [3] Prepare for Lesson 9 quiz (we’ll take it at the beginning of class). Note: this quiz has a review vocab section from the earlier chapters, so go back and review vocab from earlier Lessons.
Due Tuesday, Oct 18:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 10 & 11. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 10 & 11 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] Prepare for Lesson 8 quiz (we’ll take it at the beginning of class). Note: this quiz has a review vocab section from the earlier chapters, so go back and review vocab from Lessons 1-7.
Due Tuesday, Oct 11:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 9 & 10. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 9 & 10 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] Prepare for Lessons 6-7 quiz (we’ll take it at the beginning of class). [4] Bring completed Midterm Exam to class and turn in.
Due Tuesday, Sept 27:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 7 & 8. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 7 & 8 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [4] Prepare for Lesson 5 quiz (we’ll take it at the beginning of class)
Due Tuesday, Sept 20:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 6 & 7. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 6 & 7 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [4] Prepare for Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 quizzes (we’ll take them at the beginning of class).
Due Tuesday, Sept 13:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 4 & 5. [2] Complete the practice sheet I gave in class called: Practice with Shewa. [3] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 4 & 5 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [4] Prepare for Lesson 2 quiz.
Due Tuesday, Sept 6:
[1] Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lectures on Lesson 2 & 3. [2] Complete all memory work and homework assignments for Ross Lessons 2 & 3 (click on Assignments for Each Lesson of Ross). [3] Prepare for Lesson 1 quiz (Hebrew alphabet and English transliteration)
Due Tuesday, Aug 30:
Listen on www.animatedhebrew.com: Lecture on Lesson 1
Reading:
Syllabus: Read the course Syllabus thoroughly (now available on Blackboard)
Textbook: IBH (Ross textbook): Read Lessons 1 & 2
Course handouts: [1] Alphabet and Transliteration; [2] Alphabet and Transliteration Practice Sheet (use for memorizing/drilling)
Memorization: Hebrew Alphabet (pronunciation of letters; names of letters; order; how to write letters; see my Handout called “Alphabet and Transliteration”)
Written Assignments: [1] Practice writing the Hebrew alphabet with English transliteration in order. I suggest doing this at least 5 times or more, until you have mastered it. [2] IBH 1.8 exercises, sections A (1-12) and B (1-3). Note: for your assistance, I have uploaded audio files in WAV format where I often read the vocab words, some of the exercises, and some of the grammatical information in the chapters. Listening to these can greatly help you with your homework.
