Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file (not the subject header of your e-mail) should be:
  • F15-227-P2-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F15-227-P2-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: 600-1000ish
• Sources: see topics
• 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)
  • see individual topics
• 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
  • Kebric--same as syllabus
  • Olympic athletes--as typical for web pages, see pdf in Moodle on MLA 7 if unsure
  • ancient male authors: here is an example: Archilochus. Fragments. Transl. by John Porter. Selections from the Greek Lyric Poets. University of Saskatchewan. 2006. Web. Accessed 8 Oct 2015.
  • Sappho: here it is: Sappho. Poems. Transl. by Julia Dubnoff. Casey Dué Hackney. University of Houston. n.d. Web. Accessed 8 Oct 2015.
• 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:

• Archaic Age Poets: Sources: links for Archaic Age Poets from Sept 24 and Sappho from Oct 6 (or you may use the pdfs in Moodle); also translations of Sappho's poems in Kebric Ch 4. Prompt: How modern does the description of "love" in the male poets--Archilochus, Alcaeus, Mimnermus, Anacreon & Ibycus--or in the female poet Sappho seem? What conclusions can you draw? As always, make sure you cite sources sufficiently and correctly (give the author and the Fragment number which the web page or Kebric gives--if Kebric doesn't give a fragment number, give the page number instead; e.g. Alcaeus, Fr 42 or Kebric, p 17. For more about description see e-mail from Dr. Leuci).


• Olympic Athletes: Sources Kebric, Ch 3; Athlete bios/information at Olympics official web site (if possible). Prompt: Many points of comparison can be made between the ancient Greek Olympics and the modern Olympics. Kebric spends part of his chapter on three athletes in particular, Phayllus of Croton, Milo of Croton, and Theagenes of Thasos. In your essay examine in what ways at least 1-3 of these Greek athletes are similar to or different from 1-3 female athletes that competed in either the Beijing, Vancouver, London, or Sochi Olympics (they may have competed in more than 1). What general conclusions can you draw from the similarities/differences? As always, make sure you cite sources sufficiently and correctly.