Ancient Greek History paper

Essay Assignments

Topic: (How Should I be Governed during Ancient Greek Era) ERA/Civilization: The Classical Greek Period (Greek Political Thought: Plato and Aristotle)

"Great Question" to be answered and analyzed in the essay: How should I be governed?

- The paper will argue how the people of the era/civilization (Ancient Greek)

answered the particular great question (How should I be governed?).

- All papers must carry a working thesis. This is not simply a report of different historical perspectives, but a careful analysis and synthesis of the research you conduct.

- Your final essay will include a title page and bibliography. The essay itself should

be no less than 2400 words and no more than 10 pages.

Note: introduction and Bibliography is already written, please see attached file. Please continue writing the paper using this file.

ALL WRITTEN WORK TURNED IN FOR CORE HISTORY MUST FOLLOW THESE BASIC RUBRICS:

• Typed work (word processor), neat and legible, 81/2” x 11” paper 1” margins all sides

• Times New Roman font, 12 pt. • Use Footnotes as opposed to endnotes • All citations must conform to the Chicago Manual of Style • Use only permitted sources.

- Papers must cite no fewer than FIVE scholarly sources, including at least THREE

primary sources approved by the instructor.

- Permitted secondary sources: Printed works that are scholarly (that is, peer- reviewed) are the only permitted secondary sources. Peer-reviewed print journals that are available electronically through library databases are included among permitted sources. NO OTHER ELECTRONIC SOURCES are permitted Your

instructor may, at his/her discretion, reject or fail any paper that has used one or more non-permitted sources.

Evidence of academic dishonesty or plagiarism on any part of the assignments will result in failure of the course and referral to the dean for expulsion. Essay Grading Rubric

1. Strong Thesis Statement - Is argued coherently and forcefully throughout the paper. Includes appropriate introductory and concluding paragraphs. The

entire body of the paper is argument driven.

2. Use of Appropriate Scholarly Secondary Sources and Primary Sources - There is depth and breadth to the research. No false citations. N0 fluff added

to bibliography.

3. Correct use of historical facts and examples to further the argument - Paper does not give incorrect information, all facts serve the argument and

are not used as mere filler, historical context is maintained.

4. Mechanics and Grammar - No grammatical or spelling errors, proper formatting, formality of language.

5. Adheres to assignment instructions - Chicago Manual of Style, Word Count, etc.