Directions:
- electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your
attached file should be:
- F13-215-P5-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F13-215-P5-Leuci, Victor)
- paper copy: bring to class
- length: 600-1000ish
- In-text Citations
- you must have in-text citations for your sources of information (facts, theories, parts of myths, etc.)
- every main body paragraph should have in-text citations (you want at least 2 good examples with citations per paragraph)
- Citing primary sources from the on-line translation:
- in your introduction mention Homer, the Iliad, book 24, and Ian Johnston since all your citations from his translation of book 24 of Homer's Iliad.
- in your citations from the Iliad you will only need to give the line numbers.
- example: "Cloud gatherer Zeus then answered Hera, saying: 'Hera, don’t get so angry with the gods. These two will not both share equal honours.'" (78-80).
- Citing Powell's summaries or general information: Give the author and page number, e.g. (Powell, 70)
Works Cited "Page" reminders:
- to save paper, don't put on a separate page
- in the same font, font size, etc. as your main text
- use hanging indents
- use MLA 7th edition (see syllabus for how the entries for our textbooks should look)
- entries for classical texts from on-line source should list the ancient author first, the the work (in italics), then the translator, then the home web page, the publisher of the web page, date for work(if given). Web. date accessed.
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: _______________________
Choose from one of these two topics
- Examine Ian Johnston's translation of Book 24 of the Iliad for how the Achilles/Priam part of the book fits many of the requirements of xenia (guest/host relationship, as defined in class).
- Examine Ian Johnston's translation of Book 24 of the Iliad for examples of honor/shame (as defined in class).
