Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • F14-215-P2-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F14-215-P2-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 (i.e., the actual myths):
    • basic rule: at some point, make sure you include the following--the ancient author, the title of the ancient work in italics, the numbering from the ancient work, the modern author, the page number in the modern book
    • it is best to work some of these into your main body text instead of saving them for the citation itself
    • example 1: Plutarch, in the Isis & Osiris, states that "One of the first acts related of Osiris in his reign was to deliver the Egyptians from their destitute and brutish manner of living" (13, p35).
    • example 2: In the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, 222-223, "Eos, poor foolish lady, neglected to ask that her lover might never be subject to aging" (Powell, 82).
• 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; see beginning of the Phone version of the Norse text for how it should look)
  • entries for classical texts from Powell's book should list ancient author first (if there is one), then the work (in italics), then the translator, ... Here is an example: Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Trans. by Herbert M. Howe. In Classical Myth. 7th edit. Barry B. Powell. Boston: Pearson. 2012. Print.
  • for Plutarch it should look like: Plutarch. Isis & Osiris in Moralia. Vol. V. Trans. by Frank Cole Babbitt. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1936. Transcribed by Bill Thayer. LacusCurtius. University of Chicago. 19 Nov. 2012. Web. 1 Oct 2014.
• 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 one of the following topics:

• Plutarch's Isis & Osiris: After rereading Plutarch's retelling of the Isis & Osiris myth, examine how the myth is important for Egyptian religion.
• Plutarch's Isis & Osiris: After rereading Plutarch's retelling of the Isis & Osiris myth, examine how the myth is important explaining the origins for some Egyptian social customs.
• Isis & Demeter: Compare Plutarch's description of Isis at Byblos with that of the Homeric Hymn's description of Demeter at Eleusis. In your comparison also consider the question of why. [see pdf in Moodle for how comparison papers should be organized]