To His Coy Mistress Or Much Ado About Nothing

For this assessment, you will write a comparison piece. Compare one of the common themes below that can be traced through The Odyssey and one other work read in this path: “To His Coy Mistress” or Much Ado About Nothing. If you would like to include all three works in your comparison, you may do so. Be sure that your response includes the following:

a minimum of five paragraphs a direct comparison between the two works at least two examples from the pieces as support using correct MLA format for internal documentation (signaling phrases or parenthetical citations) and a works cited page. You need at least one quote from each piece you discuss.

proper use of grammar, syntax, and other language conventions
You need to use correct MLA format when using quotes from outside sources. Refer to the following presentation for information about MLA: MLA Presentation:

Themes to consider:

Women are powerful
Deception is sometimes warranted
Intelligence can be a weapon
Love is an illusion
Another theme of your choice that has been approved by your instructor
How to document your information in MLA format:
After gathering information and compiling your notes, you need to put together a works-cited page.
This page provides information about the articles and other sources you used to write your comparison, including the article title, author 's name, web address or page numbers, and more. While you must provide the works-cited page at the end of your paper, it is also important to give credit within the paper for thoughts and words that are not your own. Using text support for your opinion is important, and giving credit to the sources from which you acquired that support is just as important. You will use MLA (Modern Language Association) parenthetical citations to credit your sources within your paper. Take a look at the example below. This shows a parenthetical citation used at the end of a fact taken from a print
source:

Example:

Research shows that a quarter of diets fall by the wayside within two weeks (Sheehan 132).

The parentheses at the end of the sentence provide a citation showing the author 's last name and page number where this idea can be found within the article. Because you will find most of your sources on the Internet, you will not have page numbers. Instead, you can use the author 's last name in conjunction with paragraph, section, or screen numbers if they are provided. If those are not provided, simply list the author 's last name. Remember, the citation goes before the period at the end of the sentence.

Example:

While academic articles are important, most will only be read by a few thousand people (Leigh).

For more on the MLA format and how to use parenthetical citations for print and web-based articles, please visit either of the websites below:

Type of MLA Documentation:

MLA Works Cited for Electronic/Web based sources
MLA Parenthetical Documentation
MLA signaling phrase as in text documentation
Basic MLA Works Cited page
Sample Works Cited page

Lesson 21: Homer’s Sirens
Review the Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment.

Carefully review the assignment directions. Be sure to include the following information at the top of your attachment:
Your first and last name
Date
Instructor’s name
Assessment Title (Appearances Lesson 21 Homer 's Sirens)

Go to the Assessment area and submit your completed product as B Appearances Lesson 21 Homer 's Sirens.

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