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:
  • F17-227-P2-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F17-227-P2-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: 600-1000ish
• Sources: check back later
• 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 12 Oct 2017.
  • Sappho: here it is: Sappho. Poems. Transl. by Julia Dubnoff. Casey Dué Hackney. University of Houston. n.d. Web. Accessed 12 Oct 2017.
• 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!)
  • bring this to your writing lab conference and have the tutor sign here: ____________________________

Write on one of the following topics:

• Olympics:
  • 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 of the following modern Olympians: Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Rafa Nadal, Ryan Lochte, Lindsey Vonn, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Katie Ledecky. What general conclusions can you draw from the similarities/differences? As always, make sure you cite sources sufficiently and correctly.


• "Love:"
  • Sources: Sappho: Kebric, Ch 4 and/or web page (click here). The male poets: Archilochus, Alcaeus, Mimnermus, Anacreon, Ibycus (click here and here).
  • Prompt: How modern does the description of "love" in the male poets (see above) and/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).


• Reminder: for comparison/contrast papers, see pdf in Moodle for how it must be organized.