Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted
Classics 227

Greek Civilization:

Fall 2011


The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803
Topics for Paper 1
Directions:
  • electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your attached file should be:
  • F11-227-P1-Last Name, First Name  (e.g. F11-227-P1-Smith, Joan)
  • paper copy: bring to class
  • length: 600-1000ish
  • sources:
  • The selections assigned from the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  • citing reminders:
  • you must cite your sources of information (facts, theories, etc).
  • from the Iliad or the Odyssey: give the title in italics, the "book," and the line numbers, e.g. Iliad 24.1-24 (i.e. "book" 24, lines 1-24)
  • bibliography reminders:
  • at end of paper not on a separate sheet
  • only include entries for what you used in your paper
  • make sure the bibliography is in the same font as your main text
  • make sure that you use hanging indents for the bibliography
  • for the Iliad (substitute Odyssey where appropriate): Homer, the Iliad, translated by Ian Johnston. July 13, 2008. pdf in MOODLE from http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/homer/iliad1.htm (accessed Sept 5, 2009). FYI keep the access date as is as it is the date I accessed his translation.
  • writing intensive:
  • don't forget to turn in the draft copy with my or the Writing labs' comments on it for it to count towards your revised paper total (and don't forget to make the revisions!)
  • print this out and bring this to your writing lab conference and have the tutor sign here: ______________________________________
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  • Write on one of the topics below:

    1. Religion: Compare/contrast how Athena relates to humans in our selections from the Odyssey with how Zeus relates to humans in our selections from the Iliad.

    2. Women: Compare and contrast the two wives we have studied--Hecabe, the wife of Priam, and Penelope, the wife of Odysseus.