Essays

For this course, you’ll write an essay and a research paper based on evidence from the ancient world.

The written assignments for this course are as follows. Mark your calendar, and leave time to prepare, write, and review each assignment.

➊Essay on Representations and Images

Due
Monday,
Oct. 6.

The images essay uses images from antiquity to talk about ideas important to gender in ancient culture.
 See the Essay on Representations and Images assignment page for details and specific requirements.

➋Proposal

Due
Monday,
Oct. 27.

A one-page proposal for the position paper, with response and guidance from me on research and interpretation.
 See the Proposal assignment page for details and specific requirements.

➌Position Paper

Due
Monday,
Dec. 8.

Use evidence from primary and secondary sources to take a position on a research topic of your interest.
 See the Position Paper assignment page for details and specific requirements.

➍Presentation Write-Up

Due
the week
after you
present.

For each of your two presentations on sources from the assigned readings, write a 2–3 page essay that summarizes what the reading tells us.
 See the Presentation Write-Up assignment page for details and specific requirements.

Resources and Information

See the Research and Citation Center for more information.

Writing a Position Paper (a.k.a. the “Elephant Pamphlet”) Footnotes Bibliographies Citing Ancient Sources Kinds of Sources
Research Options Policies: Plagiarism Pre-formatted MS Word template Pre-formatted Google Docs template More resources