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Classics 2220 Classical Mythology The Ohio State University | Sprin g 201 7 Essay 2 Literature for OSU Citizens , Again ASSIGNMENT For this essay, pretend that the curriculum development committee at OSU was so impressed with your arguments about why the Iliad should be required reading that they have approached you for more advice . The committee is still designing a reading list for freshmen and now want s to include another Classical work. They’ve narrowed it down to Homer’s Odyssey and Hesiod ’s Theogony . In this essay, you must answer this question for the curriculum development committee : which is better for OSU freshmen in their role of citizen, Homer’s Odyssey or Hesiod’s Theogony ? In order to earn an “A” (at least 9/10 pts.), essays must address the citizen identity of the OSU freshmen in question. To develop your argument, think about the themes we’ve focused on – the story’s “points,” provocative questions, issues – and the audience of the readings, namely OSU freshman. What observations, provocati ons , and inspirations could justify requiring the Odyssey or the Theogony in this context ? Essays might emphasize the positives of one text over the other or feature a point for point analysis of both texts. Regardless of structure the strongest essays will account for both text s’ strengths and weaknesses to some degree. Put differently , essays that argue for one text without even mentioning the other will be weaker t han essays that address both. (In the same way that , if your friend is trying to decide between Mac and PC , arguments addressing the pros and cons of both will be the most convincing.) The essay must state its thesis in a short introductory paragraph, fol lowed by a few body paragraphs actually making the argument . As part of its evidence the essay must cite specific passages of the Odyssey and/or Theogony at least four times (not necessarily quote , but cite ), using book and page number for Odyssey (e.g., 24.479) and line number for Theogony (e.g., 463 - 6) . You may only use the Odyssey and Theogony as evidence, and you may not include a Works Cited page . Further details are below in the RUBRIC . For more tips on writing this type of essay, and a post -writing checklist, see the WRITING TIPS document on Carmen. Assigned: Tue . Mar . 21 , 2017 Due: As a Microsoft Word document or pdf, Fri . Mar . 31 by 5p m in Carmen’s Dropbox. Penalty for late papers : 1 point per 24 hour period Option to Collaborate : For this paper, students may collaborate with one classmate to prepare, compose, and turn in one paper. To do this, each student must still turn in his/her copy on Dropbox on -time, but should indicate both their own and their partner’s name on the subject line. For example: “A Necessary Iliad by Margaret MacGregor and Bill Veith”. Each student will receive the same grade, but feedback will be provided only to one of the partners.

Students who collaborate with more than one partner will receive a zero. Classics 2220 Classical Mythology The Ohio State University | Sprin g 201 7 RUBRIC A. For matting & Length _____ / 1 pts. Is the paper appropriately formatted?  12 point, Times New Roman font in black  1.5 spacing  1 inch margins _____ / 1 pts. Is the paper the appropriate length?  1 page  The student’s name and essay title should be on the first line, and the essay itself should start on the second; no additional space should be taken up with headers, dates, etc.  Anything over the page limit will not be considered part of the essay. B. Thesis _____ / 3 pts. Does the thesis:  directly answer the q uestion posed in the assignment,  provide a sufficient reason for that position,  provide a mini roadmap of the points the essay will make to argue the thesis? C. Supporting Paragraphs _____ / 2 pts. Evidence: does the essay use sufficient evidence from the texts, and cite it correctly, to the support the argument? _____ / 2 pts. Argument: do the supporting paragraphs sufficiently argue the thesis? D. Grammar & Other Mechanics of Writing _____ / 1 pts. Does the essay use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and is the prose clear? TOTAL POINTS _____ / 10 pts.