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Mythology Research Paper Due Dates English 9R Mr. McDonough and Ms. Becker / Ms. Mormando / Ms. Madigan Mythology Research Paper Due Dates Due Date Assignment 11/30 Checked in class at the end of AT LEAST THREE notecards for book the period. sources—one source MUST be Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. (5 points) 12/5 Checked in class at the end of AT LEAST THREE note cards for online the period. sources—one source MUST be www.greek-gods.info. (5 points) 12/6 Checked in class at the end of Properly formatted, annotated the period. bibliography including at least six sources. Times New Roman, size 12, double spaced. (5 points) 12/14 To be handed in at the Completed, PRINTED beginning of class. research paper (at least five pages) Times New Roman, size 12, double spaced six notecards annotated bibliography (100 points in total) 12/14 To be submitted online to Submit electronic copy of your paper turnitin.com. and annotated bibliography in one document to turnitin.com. (No credit for paper without turnitin submission!) We will meet in the Library on: 11/29 and 11/30 We will meet in the Writing Center on: 12/1 – 12/9 English 9R Mythology and Homer’s “Odyssey” Welcome to the exciting world of ancient mythology! Throughout this journey, you will improve your research skills by sifting through information from books and the Web, taking notes, writing an annotated bibliography, and constructing a well-developed research paper. Your Task: Defend the significance of a particular figure in the pantheon (collection) of Greek mythology by including biographical information and citing at least one mythological story in which that figure plays a role demonstrating its importance. Your research on the God, Goddess, Creature, or Mortal may include: Physical Characteristics/Appearance—use www.greek-gods.info to describe what your character looks like. Compare and contrast a couple of different pictures if possible or applicable. Character Traits Powers or Talents Origin Where did he/she/it come from? Is there a creation myth associated with this god/goddess/creature/mortal? Residence Where does this god/goddess/creature/mortal live? Significance in the pantheon (collection) of Greek mythology—identify what stories, tales or myths are most famously associated with this god/goddess/creature/mortal and discuss his/her/its role or importance in that story or stories. Briefly summarize the story or stories in a couple of sentences, but focus mainly on your character’s role in that story. Use Edith Hamilton’s Mythology for this. Role in Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey (if applicable to your character!!!) Symbol With what symbol is this god/goddess/creature/mortal most closely associated? Or, if this god/goddess/creature/mortal were connected to a symbol, what would it be and why? A modern business or service your character would provide if he/she/it were to exist in today’s world: The gods have returned to the world disguised as mortals. However, no one worships your characters anymore. After all, who needs thunderbolts these days when we have electricity? Who cares if you’re the most beautiful goddess in an age of facelifts and liposuction? You must reinvent yourself by creating a business or providing a service or product! Consider how your character lived and acted in the ancient world, and then… Determine a business, service, or product that would be appropriate for your character in the 21st century based upon your research. Then… Discuss, in detail, the service provided and why that service or company would be fitting for your character to offer. Describe any images that will help sell the product—do NOT include actual pictures! Include a slogan or logo for the company or service and give it a name. Example: If Centaurs were to exist in the 21st century, they would own a horse ranch. This is appropriate because Centaurs were half-man, half-horse creatures… Step 1: Choose Your Figure Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Monsters: 1. Aeolus 2. Achilles 3. Ajax the Great 4. Aphrodite 5. Apollo 6. Artemis 7. Ares 8. Athena 9. Atlas 10. Calypso and the Nymphs 11. Circe To Select Your Character: 12. Cronus 13. Demeter and Persephone 1. Write your first/last name on an index card. 14. The Furies 2. Write the names of two characters you 15. Gorgons already know. 16. Hades 3. Write the names of two characters you do 17. Hector and Paris not know. 18. Helen of Troy 19. Hephaestus Drawing will be as randomized as possible. I will try 20. Hera to pair you with one of your choices. 21. Heracles (Hercules) 22. Hermes 23. Calliope and the Muses 24. Polyphemus the Cyclops 25. Poseidon 26. Scylla and Charybdis 27. The Sirens 28. Theseus 29. Tiresias 30. Zeus Step 2: Search Reliable Online Sources and Books You must have a minimum of six sources. These must be a combination of books and Web sites. Two sources, listed below, have already been provided: Required Web site: www.greek-gods.info Required Book: Mythology by Edith Hamilton DO NOT use Wikipedia! Use www.easybib.com to format sources Step 3: Create Note Cards You will be responsible for creating at least 6 note cards. Each card must include the following information: o MLA Citation: Use easybib.com for Web sites to create an MLA citation. Copy that information onto each note card. o Annotation: Write 2-3 full sentences describing how you used the source. Imagine you were answering the question, How was this book, article, or Web site useful to my research? o Notes: On the card, include a bulleted list of specific information you have gathered from the source on your chosen topic. Model Notecards: Kravitz, David. Who’s Who in Greek and Roman Mythology: A Close Look. New York: Potter, 1975. This book provided a short summary of Aeolus. It enabled me to gather preliminary information on my research topic before digging deeper into the subject. God of the winds King of Aeolia a.k.a.Hippotades Sample Note Cards, Continued: Rouse, W.H.D. Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece. Cambridge: Signet, 1957. This book provided some information about how Aeolus (here spelled Aiolos) was involved in Homer’s Odyssey. It helped to put Aeolus in context. Also spelled “Aiolos” King of an island nation Wanted to help Odysseus, the protagonist of Homer’s Odyssey Gave Odysseus a bag of wind The bag contained every wind except the West Wind, which would sail their ship home to Ithaca Aeolus warned Odysseus not to open the bag A sailor opened the bag and the winds knocked the ship off course (again!) “A Visual Odyssey.” umich.edu. 28 Nov. 2007. <http:www.umich.edu/…/Paintings.htm>. This Web page took me on a visual journey of Homer’s Odyssey through different paintings. It helped me to see what the stories from the Odyssey could look like and how this classic tale has been visually interpreted and presented throughout history. I found a visual to supplement my presentation. Painting by Alistair Malcolm Step 4: The Annotated Bibliography Using the citations and the annotations on the notecards, you will type out an annotated bibliography that lists all six sources. Create either a Word or a Google document and name it “Mythology Research Paper”. BEFORE TYPING ANYTHING, format the document to Times New Roman, Font Size 12, Double Space. Center the title Annotated Bibliography in bold face. DO NOT underline, use quotes or make the title any larger. List your sources in alphabetical order by either author’s last name or, if there is no author, the title of the source or the article. After each citation, type the “annotation” that you included on your notecard—a few sentences describing how you used each source. DO NOT include numbers, dashes, bullets, etc., for each source. Your annotated bibliography MUST use the same indenting format as the example below. Note: You will write your actual paper in the same document!!! Model Annotated Bibliography: Annotated Bibliography “A Visual Odyssey.” umich.edu. 28 Nov. 2007. <http:www.umich.edu/…/Paintings.htm>. This webpage took me on a visual journey of Homer’s Odyssey through different paintings. It helped me to see what the stories from the Odyssey could look like and how this classic tale has been visually interpreted and presented throughout history. I found a visual to supplement my presentation. Kravitz, David. Who’s Who in Greek and Roman Mythology: A Close Look. New York: Potter, 1975. This book provided a short summary of Aeolus. It enabled me to gather preliminary information on my research topic before digging deeper into the subject. Rouse, W.H.D. Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece. Cambridge: Signet, 1957. This book provided some information about how Aeolus (here spelled Aiolos) was involved in Homer’s Odyssey. It helped to put Aeolus in context. (All sources must be listed…Remember, you need to have at least six sources!) How to Use easybib.com: 1. Go to www.easybib.com 2. Copy/paste the URL of the Web site you wish to cite into the “Cite It” field at the top of the screen and click “Cite It”. 3. It will likely tell you what information was found as well as piece of information, such as publisher, date of publication, author, etc., that you might be asked to fill in manually. 4. Click, “Continue to the Next Step”. NOTE: Web sites will often NOT have a publisher, author, or date of publication. THIS IS OK!!! 5. 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