Directions:
- electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your
attached file should be:
- for Exam 4: F17-227-E4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F17-227-E4-Leuci, Victor)
- for Paper 6: F17-227-P6-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F17-227-P6-Leuci, Victor)
- paper copy: bring to class or drop off in the box outside my office prior to the start of the in-class exam
- 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)
- give page numbers for the books/texts you use (exception: Theocritus, Idyll, 15 should be cited as such)
- for Athenian court system either use class notes, e.g. (Leuci, class notes), or use the pdf in Moodle entitled "Athenian Law Courts" and use the author and page numbers, e.g. (Hansen, 196)
- for the movie make sure you
- have a works cited entry that is correct (see below for what it should look like)
- have good concrete examples, but you don't have to have in-text citations provided that you have mentioned what the name of the movie is in your introduction. However, if you use a copy of the script for direct quotes, then you do need an in-text citation: (Benioff, "script, Troy") and you will need to include an entry for the script in your works cited "page."
- Works Cited "Page" reminders:
- to save paper, don't put on a separate page
- in the same font, size, etc. as your main text
- use hanging indents
- for Kebric, Plato, and Pomeroy, use what I've provided on the syllabus
- for class notes, see the pdf in Moodle on MLA 7th edition on what it should look like
- for the pdf "Athenian Law Courts", use the information from the title page just as you would for a regular book, then, after the year published add the following: From pdf in Moodle. Web. Date Accessed.
- for the movie here is what the entry should look like: Troy. Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Perf. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, and Peter O'Toole. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2004. DVD.
- for the script of the movie here is what the entry should look like (be aware that the script doesn't quite match up with the movie): Benioff, David. "Troy script." Daily Script. 2003. Date Accessed (give the date you accessed the script) <.http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/troy_by_david_benioff.pdf>.
Take-Home Exam 4 & Paper 6
- Exam, Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on two of the topics given below
- Exam, Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below
- Paper: chose one of the topics below and write a 600-100ish word essay.
- Reminder: Each essay can not cover individuals covered in the other essays on the exam or paper 6.
Topics:
- Love: Hector and Socrates seem to be motivated by love of their country. Discuss. Use only the movie and the Apology as evidence. [Option 2: pick one more from the movie and either Philip II or Alexander III]
- Time Travel Summer Program: You work for Westminster College 100 years in the future when time travel is a reality (but it can't change the past). Two professors want to take a group of students to the times and places studied in a typical Greek Civilization course after the end of the Peloponnesian War and prior to the Roman conquest of the Greek world. The "summer" course (i.e. summer in the future, not necessarily in the past) will last approximately three weeks (some things in the future are still the same!). You work for the publications department and are entrusted with providing a brief write-up of what the trip would entail. Your write up need to both focus on the positive but also be honest about the challenges of visiting that time period. The professors want you to include:
- one of the following topics:
- How the Athenian court system works (class notes)
- A day watching private court cases (2 court cases from Kebric's chapter 7--exclude ones you covered in Paper 4 or 6 if you did them for paper 4 or 6)
- a day watching a public court case (Plato's Apology--exclude if you covered this in Paper 5 or 6)
- field trip: observe the events of the movie
- one of the following topics:
- visual arts the Hellenistic Age (Pomeroy, Ch 12)
- field trip: observe Philip II's rise to power (Pomeroy Ch 10)
- field trip to 1-2 battles that Alexander fought (Pomeroy Ch 11, include why they are important)
- daily life of women (use Theocritus' pdf and Document 12.2 in Pomeroy, 346-347, if you want, you may add Kebric, Chapter 7)
- Greek scientific advances (Kebric, 239-241, 243, 264; Pomeroy 353-355)
[i.e. one from each group]
- [option 2: write about 3-4 of the above, with at least 1 from each group]
- Casting Director for Harry Potter:
- Source material: Their audition material consists of the movie for Helen, Briseis, and Andromache, the material in Kebric for Euphiletus' wife and the "poisonous" step-mother, and the women in pdf of Theocritus
- Prompt: You are the casting director for the Harry Potter films
and you need to narrow down the possible canditates for the role of the Mrs Wesley and/or Mrs Malfoy.
You will present these to the producer David Heyman and author J. K. Rowling for consideration.
Make sure you have good argumentation with solid facts to back up your arguments.
If recommending someone for the role, make sure you demonstrate why that person would be good,
but also include reasons why the person might be bad (if there are some).
If not recommending someone, focus on why that person would not be good for the role,
but also include why she would be good, if applicable.
- Paper 6 & Option 1: 2 from the following: Helen, Briseis, Andromache, Euphiletus' wife, "poisonous" step-mother, women in Theocritus (treat both as 1).
- Option 2: 3-4 from the following: Helen, Briseis, Andromache, Euphiletus' wife, "poisonous" step-mother, women in Theocritus (treat both as 1).
