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:
- F15-215-P5-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F15-215-P5-Leuci, Victor)
- paper copy: bring to class
- length: 600-1000ish
- Sources: Use only the sources mentioned in the individual topics below
- 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)
- for the topic on women, mention that you are using The Acts of Paul and Thecla in your introductory paragraph, then give book #, paragraph #s, and page #. E.g. "Come into my house and refresh yourselves" (2.13, 643).
- for the topic on the gods, mention that you are using Euripides' Iphigeneia among the Taurians in your introductory paragraph, then give line # and page #. E.g. "From the start the spirit that pursues me has been a spirit of bad fortune—from that marriage night" (102-103, 624)
- 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
- works' cited entries for ancient authors from Maurizio's text book should follow the same format as the following example (just change the author and work as needed): Virgil. The Aeneid. In Classical Myth in Context. Laura Maurizio. New York: Oxford University Press. 2015. Print.
- 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:
- Women: Based on what you know about ancient Greek views on women, how well does Thecla conform to those? Use only the passage from The Acts of Paul and Thecla on pp 642–650 in Maurizio's textbook.
- The gods:In what ways are the gods kind/cruel, just/unjust in the passages from Euripides' Iphigeneia among the Taurians in Maurizio's textbook (pp 622–627).
