FINAL Project INSTRUCTIONS
Hello Class! I have included the instructions for the final project in this announcement. The Final Project is not due until the end of the semester, however, it is not too early to begin thinking about a topic you would like to write on.
Please submit in the discussion area. Further instructions are TBA in the discussion area.
Final Project Instructions
The final project for our course involves writing an essay on one of your discussion posts from weeks 1-12. This project has been designed to be a relatively simple exercise that incorporates student collaboration. The focus of the project will be an elaboration of the ideas you included in your post. You should develop your ideas by conducting research on your topic. You will be using the forums to discuss your ideas pertaining to the project as well as to share your projects with your classmates and give and receive feedback before submitting your final draft. Please refer to the discussion boards for the topic and due dates.
Make sure to include the following criteria in your project:
1) Incorporate at least six examples of terminology ( refer to the terminology section of your handout) into the body of your essay.
2) Include at least two outside sources in your research. These sources must be documented in the body of your essay in footnotes, or at the end in a bibliography.
3) Your essay should be approximately 2 pages in length and contain an introduction, body and conclusion. It is possible to go over it, however, keep in mind that you will probably not be able to convey all the information necessary to support a thesis in under two pages.
The length does not include illustrations. If you include illustrations, please make sure that they are referenced in the body of your text. If you do not include illustration, but refer to a work of art, building, or object, make sure that it is properly described with title, material, and dates.
4) Your essay must be original ( i.e. quotes must be properly documented) and show that you have given thought to the topic.
5) You must support your thesis with information from readings, lecture notes, handouts, and the two outside resources.
Week 2 discussion 5: Myths and Legends of the Classical World (Ancient Aegean and Greece)
This week, we move away from the ancient Near East and begin discussing the origins of Classical Western civilization as it developed on the island of Crete and the Greek mainland. For this discussion, I’d like to move away from discussing art objects specifically and focus on some of the stories behind their creation.
As you are learning from your readings and voicethread lectures, many of the myths and legends of the ancient Classical world were rooted in historical events (please see links below for more on myths and legends). The most famous examples are the legend of the Minotaur from ancient Crete and the citadel of at Troy. Prior to the excavations of Evans and Schliemann, we had very little knowledge of the Bronze Age in Greece; there was no material link to the stories and legends which describe this period. When Heinrich Schliemann excavated at the site of Hissarlik in Turkey, credence was finally given to the words of Homer. Homer’s Troy was destroyed by fire along with all the other Mycenean citadels-Schliemann’s Troy was also surrounded by walls indicating a great fire.
For this week’s post, let’s explore some of these legends. You may want to do a little outside research as well, although you are not required to. Select a particular legend and share what interests you about it (you may also want to provide a brief description if not covered in depth in the readings/voicethread).. Where did this legend originate and what are its link to the ancient past.
Some possible ideas:
The Minotaur of Minoan Crete
The murder of Agamemnon
Troy
And my discussion was this
The Trojan War – Myth And Reality Combined
One of the most famous Greek myths, balancing reality and fiction, is the Trojan War; infamous worldwide due to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Trojan War still stirs people’s fantasy and artists’ creative imagination. The myth of the Trojan War originates from a quarrel between three Goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. They were arguing about who was the most beautiful among them. The deity of strife, Eris, gave them a golden apple bearing the phrase “to the fairest.” She sent them to Paris, the prince of Troy known for his beauty, to choose the fairest. Paris chose Aphrodite, and the myth says that Aphrodite promised Paris that the most beautiful woman in the world would fall for him. The most beautiful woman on earth was Helen, wife of Menelaos of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon. Helen, who stayed in history as Helen of Troy, met Paris, came with a delegation to Sparta, fell in love with him, and followed him to Troy, regardless of his husband and the consequences. Greeks were infuriated by the “abduction” of gorgeous Helen and decided to invade Troy. Since the issue was Pan-Hellenic, Menelaos and Agamemnon gathered all major Generals from all State-Countries in Greece to take revenge for Paris’ insult. Achilles, Odysseus, Ajax, and many more generals brought their armies, and the Greeks sailed for Troy. The Trojan War lasted for ten years, as the city of Troy was enduring the siege. Many heroes died, and Homer describes the battles and deaths of the heroes most graphically and thrillingly. After the death of many heroes, like Achilles, Hector, and more, the War seemed to be heading to a dead-end; there was no victory, too many losses, and both armies were too tired. Then, Odysseus’s ingenious and resourceful mind (Ulysses in Latin) gave the solution: Greeks constructed the Trojan Horse, a giant wooden horse that they offered to the city of Troy. They removed their boats, as if they had left the area, and left the horse to the Trojans, who were happy to see the Greeks gone and didn’t think wisely. They allowed the horse into the city and started celebrating their victory. When everyone was drunk and tired during the night, Greeks came out from the horse and slaughtered Trojans, desecrated the temples, and stole the gold and gifts from this prosperous city. Of course, these acts were enough to earn the wrath of the Gods; thus, few Greeks managed to come back to Greece without problems.
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