EXTS TO READ

TEXTS TO READ (Read in order):

From the Book: Literature of the Western World, Volume 1: The Ancient World through the Renaissance. 5th edn. Ed. Wilkie and Hurt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. (ISBN: 9780130186669)

“The Ancient World” (1-10)

The Epic of Gilgamesh (16-64)

From “Genesis” (65-79)

Ovid, from Metamorphosis (1079-1083, 1119-1129)

Plato, “Allegory of the Cave” (1197-1200)

-Standard one-inch margins on all sides, 12-point Times New Roman font, doublespaced lines.

-Only your name and the name of the assignment at the top of the first page.

-PAGE 1—A one-page response to how you would answer the Project Question (Project Question: How do these texts speak to human governance? (Keep in mind that governance can be corporate or individual. The texts speak in many ways to both the idea of governing a body of people and governing our own individual lives.) if you were writing an essay. Note your response must include specific references and supporting ideas for all texts in the current unit of study.

-PAGE 2—Four pieces of evidence from the primary texts and an explanation to show how your response to the Project Question is well supported. The four pieces of evidence need to be direct quotes from the text. Following each direct quote, state how that quote helps to prove the point you made on Page 1.

THEN:

Create a power point presentation or word document in which you provide answers for the “Group Project Question” listed in each unit of the course calendar. In answer to the question you are essentially building an argument, which has a claim. You will support that claim with your reasoning. You will support your reasoning with specific examples from each of the texts. In your powerpoint, you must touch on each main text from that unit in relation to the question.