FSU Marduk Battle with Tiamat in Enuma Elish and Baal’s Battle with Yam in The Baal Essay 1)Your Revised Mini Essay should consist of: two supporting parag

FSU Marduk Battle with Tiamat in Enuma Elish and Baal’s Battle with Yam in The Baal Essay 1)Your Revised Mini Essay should consist of: two supporting paragraphs(each with a subthesis statement; see Essay Draft Topic)

2) Each supporting paragraph of the Revised Mini Essay must have at least five sentences, but you will almost certainly want more sentences than just five in each paragraph.

3) The subthesis should be the first sentence or first two sentences of the supporting paragraph.

4) Each subthesis must refer in some way to BOTH works you have chosen for your Revised Mini Essay.

5)Each supporting paragraph, therefore, must discuss BOTH works.

7) The best subtheses focus on a single similarity or a single difference. For example, a subthesis could be: “One difference between Marduk’s battle with Tiamat and Baal’s battle with Yam is the type of weapons the storm gods (Marduk and Baal) use.”

8) Each supporting paragraph must include at least TWO direct quotations, one from each work. The quotations must support the subthesis of the paragraph.

9)DO NOT DIVIDE SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS IN TWO! For the purposes of this assignment, it does not matter how long supporting paragraphs are (although if a supporting paragraph is much over a page in length, then your subthesis is likely too general). Make sure you discuss BOTH works in each supporting paragraph, and make sure you have at least one quotation from BOTH works in each supporting paragraph. If you divide supporting paragraphs in two (i.e.,if you discuss Marduk vs. Tiamatin one paragraph and Baal vs. Yam in another), you WILL lose points on your Mini Essay.

11)You do NOT need a works cited page or bibliography, and you do NOT need footnotes.

Thus, a formula for writing a supportingparagraphis:

a) subthesis mentioning both works and focusing on a single similarity or difference

b) sentence introducing first quotation

c) first quotation(from Enuma Elish, for example)

d) sentence explaining why first quotation is significant for subthesise)sentence introducing second quotationf) second quotation(from Baal Cycle, for example)

g) sentence explaining why second quotation is significant for subthesis

13)For further examples, read the Sample Paragraphs for Essaysfile(especially sectionsIII, IV, and V on supporting paragraphs).

1 The more of these errors you can avoid, the higher the grade on your essay will likely be. For the Mini Essay (and Revised Mini Essay) some of these errors will not apply, especially those dealing with introductory or concluding paragraphs.

15)This is an essay, not a research paper. You should not have to do any outside research. In fact, I would strongly discourage outside research(especially on the internet). All you need for the essay are the assigned readings, the lectures, and your own thoughts about the myths. When you offer your own thoughts, be sure you support them with evidence from the readings or lectures.

16) Important: Stay away from any information you see on the web! It is often wrong, and it will be obvious to your grader that you got your information from the web and not from the assigned myths and readings. If you depend on the web for the information in your essays, your grade will suffer.

1) Be sure to read carefully the Common Grading Rubric file. This is the rubric upon which essay grading is ultimately based for all sections of CLT3378 (Ancient Mythology), regardless of section, semester, or instructor.(The List of Errors builds upon this grading rubric.)

2) Pay especially close attention to what the requirements are for the “A/A-” paper:“Mechanics: Sentence structure, grammar, and diction excellent; correct use of punctuation and citation style; minimal to no spelling errors; absolutely no run-on sentences or comma splices.”This means that if there are more than a very few spelling or grammatical errors in your essay, you CANNOT receive an A or A-.

3) Therefore, in order to give yourself at least the chance to receive the best possible grade on your essay, make sure your essay has as few spelling or grammatical errors as possible! For your essay, be sure to use “spell check” on your computer. But also read your essay aloud several times and try to catch any remaining spelling or grammatical errors