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-P5-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S17-215-P5-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 source you are going to examine — "The Acts of Paul and Thecla" or Ovid's Metamorphoses, book 7 — and then don't mention it again.
  • In your main body, when referring to the "The Acts of Paul and Thecla" or Metamorphoses, just give the line number(s), e.g. (60–65)
• 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. 2016.
• 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:

• Thecla & Jezewski: Jezewski presents a list of 18 traits that are typical for female heroes (see Maurizio, pp 525–526). Based solely on the passage from "The Acts of Paul and thecla" on pp 634–642 in Maurizio, examine a group of these 18 traits which fit Thecla or examine a group that do not fit her (i.e. one or the other, but not both). In your conclusion consider what you have found tells us.


• Medea & Jezewski: Jezewski presents a list of 18 traits that are typical for female heroes (see Maurizio, pp 525–526). Based solely on the passage from Ovid on pp 529–537 in Maurizio, examine a group of these 18 traits which fit Medea or examine a group that do not fit her (i.e. one or the other, but not both). In your conclusion consider what you have found tells us.


• Note: "group"—I'd recommend using 4-6 traits. You could use more if you wish, but don't use less than 4.