THE RANIERI-ROBERTS Abstract:

APPROACH TO The essence of this approach to learning Ancient Greek as

ANCIENT GREEK according to a sequence of grammatical "anchors," in ord
v.1.0 (2024-01-26) link to this page: http://bit.ly/ranieri-ro

anchors (see below)

ATHENAZE series
Athenaze (Ox.)
Athenaze (V.N.)
Ephodion
Cebetos Pinax

"to be" 3ps&particle & genderintro to 1st, 2nd, 3rd dec

Logos Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3

ALEXANDROS series
Alexandros
Mythologica

Thrasymachus

Reading Greek

A Greek Boy at Home

Ancient Greek Alive

GRAMMAR SEQUENCE ANCHORS

a) verbs (other than "to be") third person sin
b) verbs in all persons singular
c) participles
d) aorist
e) subjunctive
f) optative
g) perfect
s an autodidact is to read many introductory readers simultaneously,
der to become exposed to sufficient input in grammar, vocabulary, and syntax to achieve readin
oberts-approach

(a) (b)

verbs 3ps verbs 123ps

volume 1
Ch. 1 Ch. 2
Ch. 1 Ch. 2

verbs 3ps&p gen. dat. gen. 3rd decl.dat. acc. sing. verbs 123ps&p
Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Ch. 8 Ch. 9Ch. 10 Ch. 11

personal pron. 123p

Ch. 1α

(read this!) 1st decl. f.2nd decl., articl accents αὐτός cases 1st decl. magreement
Intro LessonLes. 1 Les. 2 Les. 3 Les. 4 Les. 5Les. 6 Les. 7

Summary:
ngular Jonathan Roberts, co-founder of the Ancient Language Institute, in
(both of whom espouse direct method approaches to language acqu
that, given the pedagogical problems and lack of sufficient compreh
an effective way to improve the learning of the language might be to
and have students read a chapter of each before moving on.

There are two ways the autodidact might apply the Jonathan Rober
1) Have some or all of the above graded readers available, and read fr
whereupon you then select another graded reader and start from t
Then choose a third graded reader, and read in that one until you
picking up one of the other books you've already seen to try to ad
you gave yourself by such broad exposure in vocabulary, gramma
finishing all the readers you selected.
2) Use the above spreadsheet, prepared by Luke Amadeus Ranieri, t

Both these ways to apply the approach are effective, but neither is ef
ng fluency.

verbs 123ps&p middle voice

Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7

Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7

acc. & dat.

acc. sing. & pl. syntax of dat. imperf. tense relative pron. infinitive passive syntax
Ch. 12 Ch. 13 Ch. 14 Ch. 15 Ch. 16 Ch. 17

prepositions
p article & gender relative pron. infinitive contract verb
Ch. 1β Ch. 2α Ch. 2β Ch. 3α,β Ch. 4α,β Ch. 5α,β

art, 123ps contract verb

Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3

Sec. 1A-B Sec. 1C-D Sec. 1E-F Sec. 1G Sec. 1H-J

bound vs. unboindirect discoupres. mid-pass. partcomp & super relative pron. demonstr.
Les. 8 Les. 9 Les. 10 Les. 11 Les. 12 Les. 13

n 2020 proposed to fellow ALI instructor Luke Amadeus Ranieri

uisition, includining extensive reading)
hensible input available in the various Ancient Greek textbooks,
o take many introductory graded readers
 (c) (d)

mid-pass. participact. particip. future tense act. aorist

Ch. 8 Ch. 9 Ch. 10 Ch. 11

Ch. 8 Ch. 9 Ch. 10 Ch. 11

particip. m particip. f adjectives part. syntax act. aorist

Ch. 18 Ch. 19 Ch. 20 Ch. 21 Ch. 22

prepositions act. particip.

imperative middle voice more 3rd declimperfect act aorist
Ch. 6α,β,γ Ch. 7α,β Ch. 8α,β Ch. 9α,β Ch. 10α
Ch. 1-16 Ch. 17, 18

middle voice
bs comp & super pronouns relat. pron. pres. particip. mid.
Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7

pres. part. act. & mid

Sec. 2A-D Sec. 3A-B Sec. 3C-E Sec. 4A-B Sec. 4C-D

3rd decl. compar. adv. more 3rd declmore 3rd decparticip.

Les. 14 Les. 15 Les. 16 Les. 17 Les. 18
 imperfect comp. & superlat. athematic 2nd aorist

Ch. 12 Ch. 13 Ch. 14 Ch. 15

Ch. 12 Ch. 13 Ch. 14 Ch. 15
Ch. 13 Ch. 14 Ch. 15

ὅτι, acc.+infinitive
act. aor. particip.
compar. & superl. act. aorist -ίζω demonyms exortative subjunct.
Ch. 23 Ch. 24 Ch. 25 Ch. 26

act. aorist 123ps&p

act. aor. future tense
-μι verbs act. aor. part. mid-pass. imperf. pres. subj.
Ch. 10β Ch. 11α Ch. 11β Ch. 12α
Ch. 19, 20

future tense
pres. particip. act. 3rd decl. noun act. aorist
Ch. 8 Ch. 9 Ch. 10 Ch. 11

imperfect act. & midfuture act. & mid1st aor. act. & mid 2nd aor. act. & mid.
Sec. 5A-B Sec. 5C-D Sec. 6A-B Sec. 6C-D

interr. pron. pro/enclitics more 3rd decl. more 3rd decl.

Les. 19 Les. 20 Les. 21 Les. 22
t passive fut. & passive
volume 2
Ch. 16 Ch. 17
Ch. 16 Ch. 17
Ch. 16 Ch. 17

pres. mid-pass part.

act. aor. particip.

Ch. 12β
Ch. 21

aor. act. particip. imperfect passive pres.

Ch. 12 Ch. 13 Ch. 14

infinitives, comp. & super act. & mid. 1st aor. particip act. & mid. 2nd aor. particip
Sec. 7A-C Sec. 7D-F Sec. 7G-H

personal pron. ὤν, οὖσα imperfect

Les. 23 Les. 24 Les. 25
 (e)

δίδωμι, τίθημ gen. absolute ἵστημι subjunctive

λανθάνω+part.
Ch. 18 Ch. 19 Ch. 20 Ch. 21
Ch. 18 Ch. 19 Ch. 20 Ch. 21
Ch. 18 Ch. 19 Ch. 20 Ch. 21
Ch. 1 Ch. 2

-μι verbs
aor. infinit. future tense ἵνα + subj.
Ch. 27 Ch. 28 Ch. 29

passive aor.
Ch. 15

p.

adj., article, relative pronpronouns, comparison pers., interr., reflex. pron

Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4

aorist more aor. gen. absol. future

Les. 26 Les. 27 Les. 28 Les. 29
 relative pronoun
indirect statemets & questions indirect statements comparison of adject.
with infinitives & particip.
Ch. 22 Ch. 23 Ch. 24
Ch. 22 Ch. 23 Ch. 24
Ch. 22 Ch. 23 Ch. 24
Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5

fut. part.
Ch. 30

imperatives
irr. aor. infinitives
Ch. 16 & 17 Ch. 17

imperf. & aor. future, weak aor. imperf. contract. verb

Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7

-έω verbs -άω verbs contrary to fact

Les. 30 Les. 31 Les. 32
(f)

optative conditional

Ch. 25 Ch. 26
Ch. 25 Ch. 26
Ch. 25 Ch. 26
Ch. 6 Ch. 7

pres. & aor. subjunct.

pres. optative aor. optative verbs of fearing
Ch. 18 Ch. 19 Ch. 20

optative more opt. & prin. parts aor. infinitives

Sec. 8A-C Sec. 9A-E Sec. 9F-G

act particip., imperat., subj., opt. -μι verbs

Ch. 8 Ch. 9

indirect discourse principal parts, mood subjunctive

Les. 33 Les. 34 Les. 35
Ch. 21 Ch. 22 Ch. 23

fut. inf. & 3p imperat. aorist opt., δίδωμι pres. & imperf. passive
Sec. 9H-J Sec. 10A-E Sec. 11A-C

middle & passive pres. & weak aor. mid. & pass. fut. mid. & pass.
Ch. 10 Ch. 11 Ch. 12

more subj. perfect tense οἶδα

Les. 36 Les. 37 Les. 38
aorist. pass.
Ch. 31

Ch. 24

aor. passive, ἵστημι infinitives in reported speech conditional, wishes

Sec. 12A-D Sec. 12E Sec. 12G

aor. passive
Ch. 13

optative pronouns: indef, relative, interr. e opt. indir. discours

Les. 39 Les. 40 Les. 41
 (g)

perfect mid-pas perfect act.

Ch. 27 Ch. 28
Ch. 27 Ch. 28
Ch. 27 Ch. 28
Ch. 8 Ch. 9

perfect participle
aorist mid. & pass. part
Ch. 32

perfect & pluperfect

Ch. 25

fut. passive fut. particip. conditionals gerunds perf. indic. act.

Sec. 12H-I Sec. 13A-B Sec. 13C Sec. 13D Sec. 13E

perf. act.
Ch. 14

imperative indic. middle perfect middle mid. imperat. more middle

Les. 42 Les. 43 Les. 44 Les. 45 Les. 46
complex sentences in indir. statments
- primary secquence
Ch. 29α,β Ch. 29γ,δ
Ch. 29 Ch. 30
Ch. 29 Ch. 30
Ch. 10 Ch. 11

t.

-μι verb review

Ch. 26 Ch. 27

opt. indirect speech perf. mid-pass, inf., particip.

13FSec. Sec. 13G-I

perf. mid-pass -μι verbs, imperfect; οἶδα, -νῡμ

Ch. 15 Ch. 16 & 17

passive system aorist pass.

Les. 47 Les. 48
complex sentences in indir. statments
- secondary sequence
Ch. 30
Ch. 31
Ch. 31
Ch. 12

Ch. 28 Ch. 29 Ch. 30

subjunctive fut. perfect, meter pluperfect, -τέος

Sec. 14A-F Sec. 15A-C Sec. 16A-B

liq. & nasal verb stems subj. & opt. of contra-μι verb mid & pass
Ch. 18 Ch. 19 Ch. 20

all passive -μι verbs contract verbs

Les. 49 Les. 50 Les. 51
οἶδα ἔοικα
Ch. 31 Ch. 32

acc. absolute ἵνα or ὅπως + subj. or op indefinite clauses in secondary sequen

Sec. 16C Sec. 16D Sec. 16E

Ch. 21 Ch. 22 Ch. 23

-τέος etc. τίθημι, ἵημι ἵσημι, δίδωμι

Les. 52 Les. 53 Les. 54
perf. opt. jussive subj., ἕως ἄ ἕως + opt. ἕως + ind., πρὶν ἄν + subj. or op
Sec. 16F Sec. 16G Sec. 17A Sec. 17B

Ch. 24 Ch. 25 Ch. 26 Ch. 27

(read this!)
Thesaurus
ὥστε + ind. & inf. aor. pass. imperat., depon. v. with aor. p deliberatives, duaacc. of respect
Sec. 17C Sec. 17D Sec. 18A-E Sec. 19A-F

Ch. 28 Ch. 29 Ch. 30 Ch. 31

Homeric dialect & meter
Sec. 20A-G

Ch. 32 Ch. 33 Ch. 34 Ch. 35 Ch. 36 Ch. 37

Ch. 38 Ch. 39 Ch. 40 Ch. 41 Ch. 42 Ch. 43 Ch. 44
Ch. 45