Reference no: EM133685486

Homework: A Missing Piece- Paper Overview

Over the course of this term, you have read a lot and learned a lot, but you know there are some gaps in our textbook. And I have good news! The publisher of our text has just called to say that our class is being asked to make the revisions for the eighth edition, which will come out next year. I need and want your input on this!

Paper Description

For your paper, I want you to explore, describe and expand upon one idea, period, or movement in art, literature, religion, dance, theater, philosophy, handcrafts, the culinary arts, culture, or architecture that is missing from (or barely mentioned in) the textbook that you think should be featured.

This can be something that you covered in any of your previous discussions or posts, and it is also great with me if it is an idea you got from a classmate or a class lecture or video that you are very passionate about. But if you did get the idea from a classmate or a lecture, please include that as a note to me in your homework. Note that even if the idea originated from someone else, you're still going to have to make the case for why it should be included in the text, so make sure you pick something you feel passionately about and can show you're thinking critically and deeply about.

Paper Specifics

Provide the publisher with a write-up about this missing piece, making sure it is between 500 to 750 words long,.

Here is a paragraph breakdown to help you organize your writing.

I. Paragraph I: What are you proposing to add to the text? Take a stand and make an argument for your addition. Why does this thing matter enough to future students of this class to reformat the textbook to add it? What does this item add to your understanding of humanities and why? Why is it a problem that the text omits or barely addresses this addition you are proposing?

II. Paragraph II: Explain your addition in detail, contextualizing it in the time period where it comes from. What came before it, what came after, and why does it matter? Why is it important? Why should the reader of the new edition of the textbook care about it? Why do you care about it? (It's perfectly okay to write in the "I" here.)

III. Paragraph III: Where would it appear in the text? We need to tell the publisher which page, and where on that specific page, you envision this addition being placed. If it is a concept, would any artwork or graphics would accompany it? Would you link it to a video? Do you think it should replace something that's already in the text? Or would it be a completely new addition?

IV. Paragraph IV: How does it relate to what we have read and add to our understanding of the humanities in this course? Why does this matter? It's your job to convince the publisher so restate your claim, make your case, and articulate the stakes: what will we be missing out on if this is left out of the text?

Tone and Style

Your paper should answer the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how about your item. If you need a guide, take a look at Roman Daily Life on p. 89-91, or The Bayeux Tapestry on p. 143. Your submission should have the same (or similar) scholarly tone as our text, as we want it to be a seamless addition to the new edition.