Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • F14-215-P4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F14-215-P4-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:
    • since you are using only Homer's Odyssey, Book VII, mention those facts along with the name of the translator, and thenceforth just give the line numbers (the ones not in brackets) in parentheses.
    • example: "As he was about to enter the fine city, bright-eyed Athena met him—she was disguised as a young girl carrying a pitcher." (19-21).
  • 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 Transl., then the name of the translator, then the web page (here johnstonia), the publisher of the web page (here Vancouver Island U), 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 one of the following topics

• Examine how xenia (guest/host relationship) works in Book VII of the Odyssey, using Ian Johnston's translation (click here). See the pdf in Moodle for a summary of xenia if you need to.


• Examine how honor/shame (i.e. the heroic code) form a backdrop within Book VII of the Odyssey, using Ian Johnston's translation (click here). See the pdf in Moodle for a summary of honor/shame system.


• Examine how the gods related to humans and how humans related to the gods in Book VII of the Odyssey, using Ian Johnston's translation (click here). See the pdf in Moodle for a summary of some of the ways gods and humans interact, besides direct communication.