Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • S13-215-P5-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S13-215-P5-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: 600-1000ish
• 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)
  • Citing primary sources from Powell's text for this paper (i.e., the actual myths):
    • since all of this passage is short, indicate the author, work, and page numbers in the opening paragraph and thereafter just give the line numbers when referring to specific parts of the passages.
    • e.g., mention Homer, The Odyssey, 9.105-550 and pages 605-614 in your introduction. In the main body, follow the quote with just the line number(s): "Rose-fingered dawn at last revealed the coming of morning" (146).
• 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
  • use MLA 7th edition
  • entries for classical texts from Powell's book should list ancient author first, then the work (in italics), then the translator, ...
  • Here is an example:
    • Homer. Odyssey. Trans. by Herbert M. Howe. In Classical Myth. 7th edit. Barry B. Powell. Boston: Pearson. 2012. 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:

• Xenia: Use the inversion of xenia in the Cylops' scene to discuss what the proper practice of xenia would look like. Make sure you only use concrete examples from Odyssey 9.105-550 on pages 605-614 (7th edition) as your evidence.


• The Civilized Life: Excluding the custom of xenia, what picture does Homer paint in the Odyssey 9.105-550 (pp 605-614, 7th edit) of what comprises human 'civilized' life? Pay close attention to the actual words used in the passage.