Directions:
- electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your
attached file should be:
- S14-228-P4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S14-228-P4-Leuci, Victor)
- paper copy: bring to class
- length: 600-1000ish
- Citing primary sources (from Greco-Roman World):
- give the 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).
- if there is no ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. a guest "scratched on a wall" the following, " ... " (Shelton, 68) or a milestone notes ... (Shelton, 68)
- if you are unsure whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists the various sources.
- Works Cited "Page" reminders:
- to save paper, don't put on a separate page
- in the same font as your main text
- use hanging indents
- use MLA 7th edition (see syllabus for how the entry for Shelton's book should look)
- 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:
- Social: Compare/contrast the funeral club covered in Shelton, pp 96-98, with some modern club/association you are a part of. Significance of the similarities or the differences?
- Medical: How modern does the Roman material in Shelton, pp 87-90 seem? Significance?