Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file (not the subject header of your e-mail) should be:
  • S17-215-P4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S17-215-P4-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: 600-1000ish
• Sources: Use only the sources mentioned in the individual topics below
• 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)
  • In your introduction mention the ancient Greek (or Roman) source you are going to examine — Homer's Odyssey, book 10 or Vergil's Aeneid, book 6 — and then don't mention it again.
  • In your main body, when referring to the Odyssey or Aeneid, just give the line number(s), e.g. (680–685)
• 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
  • Works Cited entry for an ancient author from Maurizio's text book should follow the same format as the following example (for author, work, translator, etc. see xi–xiii): Virgil. The Aeneid. Transl. Frederick Ahl. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford University Press. 2008. In Classical Myth in Context. Lisa Maurizio. New York: Oxford University Press. 2015.
• 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!)
  • ________________________________________- writing lab tutor's signature


• see pdf in Moodle for how failing to do in-text citations or works cited entries correctly affects the paper grade.

Write on one of the following topics:

• Roman Social Norms: From examining the passage from Vergil's Aeneid, (pp 586–589), what are 3 social norms that the passage affirms? For Roman social norms, think about what Maurizio says on pages 584–585 and read the passage from the Aeneid carefully.


• Xenia: From examining the passage from Homer's Odyssey, book 10 (pp 562–569), what are some of the ways that Kirkê both denies and affirms the norms of xenia? For xenia, you must use the definition/description in the pdf in Moodle.