Instruction
Pat(LIT)
Topic: Athena.
The project is to create a PowerPoint presentation (or other multimedia presentation) on a legendary figure, place, item, or event from world literature (1600 CE or earlier).
The required slides are:
1) Title slide
2) Basic introduction to the event, place, or figure as he/she/it appears in legend; a focused statement on why this event, place, or figure is interesting and important as a cultural phenomenon (look on this as a sort of "thesis" for the project)
3) Overview of the major versions of the legendwhat authors are known for writing versions of the story in which the event, place, or figure is found? Are there any other major artistic works (paintings, murals, operas, symphonies) related to the event, place or figure? It is all right in this section to discuss works after our course end-date (approximately 1600 CE).
4) Discussion of whether or not the figure/place/event is known in different cultures
5) How this figure, place, or event has survived into modern times or notare there modern (19th, 20th, 21st century) re-workings of the story?
6) Conclusion
7) MLA Works Cited List and Bibliography of Works Consulted (if anyone used works for basic information that they did not cite)
Note that all writing on the slides should be original; the projects will be run through Turnitin upon submission, and all distinctive matching information caught by Turnitin should be formatted as a quotation. DO NOT copy-paste material without immediately marking it as a quotation and citing it. Any multimedia (art, music) inserted or linked in the forum should also include full bibliographic information.
Sources
Required sources:
at least 5 secondary/critical sources; 2 must be peer-reviewed
at least 1 primary source (literary text, artwork) written/created before 1600
DO NOT rely on Wikipedia or About.com as major resources for the project. These can be useful as effective ways to get started, but only use them as a springboard to other stronger resources. The bibliography and further reading sections of Wikipedia pages can be particularly helpful in finding additional sources.