Order Th001. 1800 words due 1700hrs

One of our projects will be a 1500 word term paper that you will work on throughout the semester. Basic instructions are copied on this page, and weekly activities and assignments related to the term paper will are programmed into canvas with more details. I have included in our weekly reminders several videos from the library and guidelines from smarthinking to assist your writing. There is no need to wait for the weekly reminders! Set aside time to get started early, so that you are not rushed as the due dates come up later in the semester. The first part of this project is a book summary. Later on you will use the book summary to compose an introductory paragraph for your term paper. Book summary Instructions (2%): Read one of the assigned books: Aeschylus – Persians and Other Plays (the assigned plays from this book are also available free online: The Persians OR Prometheus Bound) or Herodotus – On the War for Greek Freedom (The full text is also available for free online) Write a 300 word plot summary focusing on historical events within the book. Your plot summary should demonstrate that you have read understood the content of the entire book. Remember to state the title and author of the book you select at the beginning of the summary. Additionally, if you use any other source materials, those sources need to be referenced in your essay and listed in your bibliography. Outside sources are not necessary. In addition to Wikipedia, sites such as the following are NOT ACCEPTABLE SOURCES: Sparknotes, CourseHero, Cliffnotes, Pinkmonkey, Bookrags, Gradesaver, Studygs, Questia, Bartleby, Studyworld, Freebooknotes, Bibliomania, Cummingsstudyguides, Shmoop, Studenthacks, eNotes, Schoolbytes, Antistudy, Jiffynotes, Studylit, Free-booknotes, Literaturesummary, Thebestnotes, Monkeynotes, justdomyhomework, myhomeworkdone, assignmentgeek, hoeworkdoer, paymetodoyourhomework, Barronsbooknotes, Books-summary, Bookwolf, Madnotes, Summarycentral, Coolata, Wikisummaries, Novelguide, Allreaders, Studyworld, 4literature, Homework-online, Nimblespirit. Any detected use of these or similar sites will be reported as cheating, so please write your own summary (and then your own term paper) in your own words. Rough Daft (4%): Next you will need to research answers to one set of term paper questions: What does Herodotus believe was the primary reason for War between Persia and its Greek opponents? How did the decisions and the actions of the Persians, Athenians and Spartans each lead to conflict? Does Herodotus believe that war was inevitable? Was any one party responsible for the War? Look closely at Herodotus’ analysis of both Persian and Greek policies in writing this essay. Do you believe that Herodotus recounts the story of the “War for Greek Freedom” accurately? Or do you believe that his account is biased in favour of the Greeks (or Persians)? Compare Herodotus’ account with the textbook, the material from the lectures and outside sources (the use of other sources is optional – make sure to cite them if used) for evidence of accuracy or bias. Give as many examples from the text itself as possible What are Xerxes’ the primary motivations for the invasion of Greece in Aeschylus’ “Persians?” What is his character? What is his greatest flaw? Why does the Persian invasion fail? How does the play’s description of the War compare to the historical reality (consult your class-notes, the textbook or outside sources)? Do you believe that Aeschylus’ depiction of Persian society and of Xerxes himself is fair? Does Aeschylus show genuine sympathy for his Persian characters? Describe the character of Zeus as it is depicted in “Prometheus Bound.” How is the Greek idea of a supreme deity different than that of the Judaeo-Christian tradition? Is Zeus just and merciful? What is Prometheus’ crime? What is the nature of his punishment? How does Hera’s torment of Io contrast with Prometheus’ ordeal? Do you believe that Prometheus is morally justified in his defiance of Zeus? Keep track of which notes you take are direct quotations rather than your own words, and also keep track of the sources of all information - quoted or not. Outside sources are not necessary. However, any outside sources used must be cited appropriately. I recommend listing each part of the question on a separate page, and then taking notes about the details you will write to answer it, along with the bibliographic reference and page number for all information that you collect. That way you won't have to look up the references later. Later, when you use your notes to write your paper you will be required to include a bibliography of all sources other than the actual assigned reading, in order to avoid plagiarism. The following is the proper form for bibliography citations: Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name, Title of Book (City of Publication: Publisher, copyright date) Remember that direct quotes must ALWAYS be enclosed in quotation marks and cited in footnotes or endnotes. In addition you must cite the source of any ideas or information you have obtained from outside sources, even if you have paraphrased those ideas. The following form is to be used for books cited in footnotes/endnotes: Author’s Name, Title of Book, Publisher, copyright date, page number. Once you have taken notes about the term paper question, you are ready to prepare the rough draft. Like the book summary, the rough draft is an opportunity to earn extra credit towards your final term paper grade. Writing Instructions: Use 300 words of your plot summary as an introductory paragraph, ending that paragraph with an introductory thesis statement listing the three main topics to be addressed by your term paper. Write three 300 word body paragraphs together thoroughly answer all parts of the set of term paper questions you select. Each body paragraph should focus on one of the main topics listed in your thesis statement. Make sure you include specific details to support your answers to the term paper questions. Be sure to reference any outside source material with footnotes in your essay and list your sources in your bibliography. Finally, end your term paper with a concluding paragraph. Your concluding paragraph should begin with a concluding statement that addresses all the main topics of your paper. The remainder of the concluding paragraph should summarize the answers from your body paragraphs and compare those examples to details from the plot of the book. The conclusion paragraph should be about 300 words, and so the five paragraphs of your complete paper should be about 1500 words long. You do not need to put your name on your draft, it will be linked to you by canvas. We will have a peer review next, and you can keep your review anonymous by not typing your name on the page. Extra Credit! After the rough draft assignment locks everyone who has turned in a rough draft will automatically be assigned an anonymous peer review. For those who complete it, this extra credit is worth 100 bonus points that will automatically count in the same category as your book summary. In your review please consider: is it clear which set of questions is being answered? Does it appear that all questions in a set where answered, or were certain questions skipped? Does the draft follow the 5 paragraph format we have been working on (introduction ending in a thesis statement, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion) ? If not, were you able to quickly find the main points of the paper, or were there gaps in detail and organization? You will need to fill out a rubric AND leave a comment to be marked complete. Make sure you click save! Final Paper (14%): After our peer reviews we will work on revising, proof-reading and editing before turning in our final papers. All the instructions and guidelines from the draft apply to the final paper. The final papers will be graded with the same rubric as the rough draft, and so everyone who completes a rough draft will have some feedback from me. You may also have some helpful feedback from your peer and/or a smarthinking tutor! Take advantage of this time to improve your paper and earn the best grade possible. Based on your reading of one of the assigned term paper books, please list details you will use to concisely respond to these prompts: What is the title? Who is the author? What is the author's purpose in writing this? List a basic timeline of events from your reading. Make sure you include all the major events from the entire reading. You will need these details when you write your book summary.