Pericles: “Pericles’ Cavalry Strategy” by J. Hugh Hunter

November 21, 2020AdminBusiness

Pericles: “Pericles’ Cavalry Strategy” by J. Hugh Hunter

Instructions for Submitting Written Work

Treat the following document like a recipe: it contains guidelines for how you will format your written work and therefore deviations from this are likely to result in poor results. The less experience you have with writing, the more you’ll want to stick closely to the guidelines for a good result. If you are unsure about ANY aspect of this, make sure to speak to me well before the paper is due. I am always happy to answer any questions you have about the process of writing a paper.

Double-space all work using a 12-point font with serifs (Times New Roman is an example of this type of font). With the exception of footnotes, all font should be the same size.
Include your name, student number and the date at the top of your first page/a separate cover page (the style guide you choose will determine this; see #6).
Include page numbers, excluding the first page.
Edit thoroughly to ensure correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. I don’t take marks off for every little mistake, but you should keep in mind how these issues might affect your ability to get your point across.
Use quotation marks to denote all verbatim quotes from sources other than yourself and use parenthetical citation to denote a paraphrase of someone else’s idea. It is essential that you credit these to avoid plagiarism. Any papers with verbatim material that is not properly attributed will be returned immediately and the student will be given 24 hours to correct this issue. If the paper still contains unattributed material by an author other than the student at this point, it will receive a minimum 50% grade deduction. (Dr. Funke reserves the right to increase the deduction based on the proportion of unattributed material.) Please consult Dr. Funke at anytime if you are unsure about how to properly cite others’ work.
If you cite secondary sources, use the Chicago Manual of Style or Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines. Brief Chicago-style guidelines are available here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/chicago_style_introduction.html

Brief MLA-style guidelines are available here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.htmlBoth manuals are available through our library. The Purdue OWL website is especially helpful for sorting out citation styles. This isn’t always a straightforward process, so don’t be afraid to ask questions while you’re learning how to cite!

Include all works, including translations of ancient authors, in a separate bibliography, titled “Bibliography” or “Works Cited”, following the citation styles listed above.
DO NOT CITE WIKIPEDIA OR ANCIENT HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA unless instructed to do so. Websites aimed at a popular audience should be used as starting points for your research only. Unless otherwise instructed, use reliable scholarly sources that cite their own sources. The textbook is a good starting point for bibliography. Google’s usefulness is very limited. Feel free to check with me about the reliability of any source.
Your style guide of choice will determine whether you use footnotes or parenthetical citations in-text. Please do not use endnotes.
Ancient authors should be cited in the body of the text as follows: name work book#.chapter#.line# g. Homer Iliad 1.1-10. (Not all ancient authors will have line numbers; in this case, paragraph numbers are sufficient.) Authors like Plato and Aristotle have slightly different notations, these you will cite by page number, paragraph letter, and line number e.g. Plato Meno 81e3-85d8. In the bibliography, cite either the source book in which you found your reference (e.g. Joyal, M., McDougall, I., and Yardley, J.C. 2009. Greek and Roman Education: A Sourcebook. New York: Routledge.) or the edition/translation you used (e.g. Mayhew, R. and Mirhady, D. 2011. Aristotle Problems 1-21. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.) Do not cite the ancient author first. If it is a translation only (i.e. without extra commentary), note “trans.” after the translator’s name.
If you are unsure about any aspect of your paper, speak with me over Zoom or via email before submitting it so we can prevent loss of marks over a simple error.

Please don’t hesitate to ask questions at any stage of preparing written work: as students, you might not know how to do this YET, but it’s my job to help you learn!