Weekly Quizzes and Responses

15%

• Short, 5-minute in-class quizzes and weekly online responses.
• Both are based on the assigned readings for the week.
• In-class quizzes take place at the start of our class meetings and are not made up, so it is important to arrive on time and prepared.

Essay on Representations and Images

10%

• 3-to-4 page essay comparing images of the ancient world.

Position Paper

25%

• 6-to-8 page term paper using evidence from primary and secondary sources to take a position on a research topic of your choice relating to gender ideas in the ancient world.

Presentation and Write-Up on a Primary Source

10%

Presentation and Write-Up on a Secondary Source

10%

• In-class presentation on one of the assigned primary sources and another on one of the assigned secondary sources.
• A written version is due a week after your presentation.

Final Exam

30%

• End-of-term in-class final exam.