Topic for Paper 4
Directions:
Electronic copy (to
victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu): the subject header of the e-mail can
be whatever,
but the name of your attached Word (or other) file should
be:
S11-228-P4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S11-228-P4-Doe, John)
Paper copy: bring to class
Length:
600-1000ish words
in-text
citation
reminders:
you
must cite your sources of information (facts, theories, etc).
in general you want 3+ citations per main body
paragraph
Kebric: you must
include ancient author, if known, modern author and page number, but
see directions for paper 1
Perpetua's diary on-line: give Pliny and both
chapter and paragraph numbers, e.g. (Perpetua 5.2)
"Works Cited" reminders:
at
end of paper
not on a separate sheet (if possible)
only
include entries for what you used in
your
paper
make
sure the bibliography is in the same font and same font size as your
main text
web source for Perpetua's diary: check pdf on how
MLA7 or
APA6 or
Chicago Manual of Style wants it to be listed
make
sure that you use hanging indents for the bibliography
- writing intensive:
- bring
this to
the writing lab and have a tutor sign here______________________________
Write on
one of the
following topics:
1. Assume
you
are a Roman
attorney who is assisting in the prosecution of Vibia Perpetua. Prepare
a brief for the prosecution outlining the main points against her and
critiquing
the main points that you anticipate the defense will bring up [your
evidence base is Kebric's chapter 9 and the on-line translation of her
diary]. As usual
make sure you cite specific examples to support your conclusions, you
have examples from both Kebric's chapter and the on-line diary (good
papers will be reflective of
all of the evidence in Kebric's chapter).
2. Assume you are a Roman
attorney
who is assisting in the defense of Vibia Perpetua. Prepare a brief for
the defense outlining the main points in her defense and critiquing the
main points that you anticipate the prosecution will bring up
[your evidence base is Kebric's chapter 9 and the on-line translation
of her diary]. As usual
make sure you cite specific examples to support your conclusions, you
have examples from both Kebric's chapter and the on-line diary (good
papers will be reflective of
all of the evidence in Kebric's chapter).
Reminders:
- Primary
sources are
the passages that are by Roman sources (the things in quotes or
indented
in Kebric and the indented passages in Shelton) and are not commentary
by Shelton or Kebric.
- Citing:
- Ancient Material:
- ancient author (if
there is one) in the body of your paper and at the
end of the sentence give the modern author and page number(s) in parentheses, e.g. Martial
says "..." (Shelton, 70). or Aelius Aristides describes the various
things one can get in Rome, thus " ..." (Kebric, 3).
- If no
ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. one papyrus
letter
from a son to his mother says "..." (Kebric, 2-3).
- If you are unsure
whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists
the various sources.