Empress Theodora in Fortune’s Child and Secret History
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Students will write a 4 paged essay comparing and contrasting the two, arguably, fictional treatments of Empress Theodora in Fortune’s Child and Secret History.
Writing Guidelines:
You MUST have a thesis statement. This is what you are arguing – what your paper is going to PROVE. Make this the LAST SENTENCE in your OPENING paragraph.
NO quotes. None.
NO outside sources. None.
Do not use the following words – use strong verbs instead
Am
Is
Are
Was
Were
Be
Being
been
6. Do not use “very” – find a better word – ie, instead of “very big” use “gigantic”
7. Do not use contractions (no “can’t”, etc. use “can not” instead)
8. NO headings
9. Write 4 FULL pages – so, better to write 4 ¼ pages so you can be eligible for the maximum number of points
10. Do not restate your thesis in your conclusion — this is where you bring everything together — you closing argument. Don’t punt the conclusion as it is the last thing I read before assigning a grade.
Info on how to do a compare/contrast paper:
DO NOT SUMMARIZE! That is not what a compare/contrast paper is. Do not write what the Theodora book is about and then write what the Secret History book is about. Again, that is not a comparison/contrast paper. For more information on Empress Theodora in Fortune’s Child and Secret History read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodora_(wife_of_Justinian_I)