Otacilia Severa, wife of Emperor Philip I, Image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen,

games for Rome's 1000th birthday. Image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen,


S14-CLA228

Paper 5




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Directions:

  • electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your attached file should be:
    • S14-228-P5-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S14-228-P5-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.
  • Citing the web source:
    • At some point give the author, Horace, and the work, Satire, 1.5. When citing specific parts of the poem, use the line numbers provided by the web page.
    • works cited entry: see the pdf in Moodle for how it should look, but always start with the ancient author, then the work, then the translator, ...
  • 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: ______________________________________

Choose from one of the following topics:

  • Dinner Parties: Shelton gives several examples from Martial and Pliny that describe "simple" dinner parties (#100–102, pp 81–83 and #358–359, p 316). How are these similar to and/or different from nicer dinner parties today (or nicer dinners out) that you have had with your friends? Make sure you give examples from all 5 passages.

  • Road trip: Road trips are typical of spring breaks or summer vacations. Compare/contrast a road trip you have gone on with the one Horace describes in Satire 1.5 (use the following on-line translation: click here).

  • Don't forget how to organize comparison/contrast papers!