Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your attached file should be:
  • F12-228-P2-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F12-228-P2-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: 600-1000ish
• guidelines for comparison/contrast papers: see pdf in Moodle
• Citing primary sources (from Greco-Roman World):
  • give the ancient author (if there is one) in the body of your paper and at the end of the sentence give the modern author and page number(s) in parentheses, e.g. Martial says "..." (Shelton, 70).
  • if there is no ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. a guest "scratched on a wall" the following, " ... " (Shelton, 68) or a milestone notes ... (Shelton, 68)
  • if you are unsure whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists the various sources.
• Citing the web sources:
  • in the parentheses give the modern author (if there is one, or the first author if there is more than one) and part of the title of the article, e.g. (Blenford, US trafficking) or (Trevelyan, Trafficked: Sex slaves).
  • if there is no modern author, then just give part of the title, or all if the title is short, in the parentheses, e.g. (My life as a child prostitute)
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font and font size as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • use MLA 7th edition or APA 6th edition or Chicago Manual of Style (see syllabus for how the entry for Shelton's book and Kamm's book should look if using MLA 7th edit.)
  • check the pdfs in Moodle for how web pages should be listed
• 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: ______________________________________

Write on the following topic:

Compare and contrast some aspect(s) of slavery in the Roman World (only use primary sources from Shelton, Ch VIII) with slavery today (only use the linked materials for the Sept 11th class period as your source material for today). Conclusions?