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COLLEGIATE SEMINAR 001-17 Spring Semester, 2015 Fr. John R. Morris, O.P. Revised: May 3, 2015 CLASS PAPER #3: ASSIGNMENT: From the Odyssey choose a topic or theme that you think is both interesting and worthwhile. For your last paper assignment you are permitted considerable latitude regarding the topic you choose. A topic or theme is something similar to the following: friendship, hospitality, loyalty, love, journies and so forth. We actually identified numerous topics or themes in our reading of the Odyssey and class discussion. For your topic associate a principle figure from the Odyssey. This principle figure must be one of the following characters: Odysseus, Telemachus or Penelope. Your topic must be something that is arguable, that is, something that can have two different points of view, each with its own validity. For example: Odysseus was interested principally in protecting his patrimony; OR Odysseus’ chief motive for returning to his home was his devotion to his wife, Penelope; OR Odysseus was interested principally in administering justice to those who had breached the moral code of hospitality. You get the idea. This paper should be a great way for you to demonstrate your critical reading ability; your critical thinking ability; your ability to argue well and to express that argument in writing; your ability to determine what Homer intended to communicate to his audience. It should express something that illuminates our own lives, that is, something that has meaning for us as well as for the Greeks. Write your paper within these parameters, arguing your point. But in order to do this, you need a counter-argument, an opposing view. You need (at least) two positions, one of which you will argue is better than the other. Remember, this paper is an argument. It is not descriptive; nor is it a book report. You will be graded on the significance of the topic chosen, the arguments you put forward and how well your paper is written. Good luck! I can hardly wait to read your masterpieces. I only hope they are half as good as your classroom discussion. PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to receive your paper with comments and grade (both paper and final), please bring a stamped, self-addressed envelope no smaller than 5”x8” with you when you turn in this paper. If you do not do so I will presume you are not interested in getting your paper back. They will be destroyed as soon as the grades are turned in. Final Paper The Odyssey: page 2 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Paper is due on Tuesday, May 19, during exam time. That gives you two weeks to complete the assignment. 2. Paper must be typewritten, approximately 4 pages in length, double spaced, but absolutely no more than 4 pages. Please paginate all pages except page 1. Put the title and author’s (your) name on page one. (See Model) 3. The paper is a formal, argumentative paper and it requires development of thought as well as a response to possible objections. Support your arguments with good reasons and/or references to the text. Remember that this paper is not a book report. Avoid retelling the story. Be sure to include your own personal evaluation. In your paper indicate your agreement or disagreement with the epic poem’s point of view, whatever you determine it is. 4. Use the MLA Style Manuel or the Chicago Manuel of Style. For the MLA Style insert page number in parentheses into your text after quote or reference and not at the bottom of the page. For example: (Candide 30); (Antigone, lines 1466-1470); (Odyssey 484, lines 567-569). Single space long quotes. Be sure that your paper has a thesis statement in the opening paragraph. Make it bold. Let your reader know what you intend to accomplish in your paper. This should follow or be included in your thesis statement. You might use a phrase such as, “This paper will demonstrate that…..” or something similar. 5. The last paragraph is your conclusion. Summarize your argument. Indicate you have established your thesis. Conclude something. 6. You should add a “Works Cited” page to follow your text. There will be only one work consulted. It makes the references in your text clear. If there is room, you can put it on the last page of your essay to save paper. 7. You should add a “Title Page.” It should include your very creative title, your name, and then at the bottom of the page information about the class. Do not paginate nor include it in the number of pages of your paper. See Model Seminar Paper on Moodle. 8. Hand in all drafts with your final draft. Note: A first, rough draft is a completed paper. It is typed, paginated, includes footnotes, references, etc. Double space the text so that you can make corrections. Outlines or partial drafts are not considered rough or first drafts. The second or final draft is a development from this first draft. I am looking for development and continuity in thought and in the structure of the paper. Please attach drafts to final paper with a paper clip. Without sufficient or significant change between drafts, what you turn in will be judged a first draft and receive an automatic C grade (or less). Note: The Seminar Program requires you to put your essay on Turnitin. 9. Correct grammar and spelling are mandatory. 10.Avoid references to the first person such as “I” and “we”. Avoid colloquial expressions such as “He bit the dust”, etc. Avoid using expressions such as “feel” when you mean “think”, etc. Avoid referring to a quote by “He says in this quote”… 11.Please follow instructions carefully.
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