Assignment: Essay 2 (4-5 double-spaced pages)

Objective: To develop a focused position explaining the relevance of a work or works of ancient literature for our own time based on close reading and thoughtful research. Why is it important to be read now?

Format: Double-spaced, paginated, stapled; 11- or 12-point font, Times or Calibri; standard Word margins. Please give your essay a title indicating the central focus of your argument.

Expectations: Include an introduction and conclusion, a Works Cited list, a thesis that takes a specific position on the whole question, a thorough discussion of specific details and a sense of the rationale for selecting them (using both brief direct quotations and textual references, correctly cited in MLA format), and a strong focus that connects your thesis and all the details you choose to analyze. Use identifying tags. If the author of your chosen text(s) is unknown, you may refer to them as the poet. Avoid plot summary, unsupported historical assertions, and unexplained description. Revise and proofread carefully.