1 – Choose a character type from the list below. Note that your
character
should be an imaginary historical figure, not a figure
from myth.
a. an upper-class Athenian woman
b. a lower-class Athenian woman
c. a foreign slave in Athens
d. an upper-class Athenian child
e. a Spartan child
f. a Spartan woman
g. a hoplite in the Persian Wars
h. a friend of Socrates
i. Euripides’ wife
2 – Research what life might have been like for your character. Your
blog post
will need citations of at least three scholarly sources. ( ALL
FROM: https://www.jstor.org/ or https://umanitoba.ca/libraries/
)
Appropriate sources include primary (that is, ancient) sources, modern
academic books
and journal articles.
3. Create your character. Be creative! Consider some basic
questions about your
character: what is their name? What time period are they living in? Do they
have any family? What are their interest/hobbies? Etc..
4. Write a blog post chronicling a day in the life of your
character. Try to be
detailed and remember that creativity is a plus! To enhance your blog post
you may consider adding images (an excellent resource for images is ArtStor, a
database that can be found under databases on the U. of M. library webpage) or
other media. Be sure to cite any images you use. Your post should be about
800-1000 words in length
Cite your sources as you write. Use the footnote function in Word to
cite
your evidence (use Chicago style for citations). You may also wish to include
notes defending your creative choices.
5. Create a bibliography at the end of your blog. Use Chicago style for
your
citations; you can find a quick-guide online:
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
PHOTO CITING GUIDE :
1.
If using photos from ARTStor use the following
example as your guide:
Creator of work; Title of work; Date of work; Location (museum) where work
located; ARTstor ID# (if available)
2. If using photos from Flickr you need Title of photo. Author. Link to
license
i.e. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
3. If using photos from Wikipedia you need title, source, copyright status
and
link as in the following example: Constructing the Metropolitan Railway.
Source: Wikimedia Commons [copyright expired] Public
Domain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Constructing_the_Metropolitan_Rai
lway.png
4. If using photos from Wikipedia with Creative Commons license you need
title, link, author, license as in the following example: Moon
Phases http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_phases_en.jpg Author:
Orion 8. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 3.0 Unported license.
5. If you own copyright: © Author Name. Year. Permission granted by the
author.
