Epic of Gilgamesh – Prehistory to 1400 A.D Research Paper Assessment

Epic of Gilgamesh – Prehistory to 1400 A.D Research Paper Assessment

Research Paper/Department Assessment

This four-five (4-5) page paper will satisfy requirements for a course grade and for the

Department Assessment.

Topic

Closely analyze one work of art or literature from the time period covered by this course;

that is Prehistory to 1400A.D, discussing it in terms of its historical context and how it reflects

the values and beliefs of the culture that produced it. You should consider how this art work

may have been influenced by other works and cultures and how it, in turn, exerted influence.

**i was thinking about either doing how the Phoenicians created the first alphabet or the poem of the epic of Gilgamesh**

https://www.ancient.eu/gilgamesh/

epic of gilgamesh?^

Rules and rubrics:

This paper is to be typed, double spaced.

1. Regular margins

2. No extra space between paragraphs

3. type size no larger than 12pts.

Illustrations: If you insert illustrations in the paper, you must write additional text so that the

text for the paper equals the four-page minimum. You may also put illustrations in an appendix

at the end of the paper.

Documentation MLA Style

1. Works cited

A. This is to be on a separate page at the end of the paper

B. You must have at least three sources.

C. They are to be alphabetized by authors’ last names. In case of an anonymous source,

use the first word of the title, without articles.

Ex. Art of Ancient Egypt, The.

2. Parenthetical Citations.

A. These must be inserted in the text

1. immediately after any direct quotation

2. immediately after any fact that is not general knowledge

3. immediately after any interpretation or opinion that is not your own even if

you have paraphrased the author’s words.

B. Failure to give credit where due is plagiarism, a serious offense.