To ensure that students have correctly interpreted the assignment expectations, students will submit a partial draft of the project in this module. The partial draft must be at least 150 words. It must also demonstrate the specific use of the three texts that the student has selected for his or her project.
NOTE: You can use any of the three texts attached in the Upload files section.
Using only primary texts provided to you, your task is to set up a hypothetical round table discussion in which your three representatives debate what The Happy Life entails. The dialogue may be either argumentative, agreeable, or both, but the discussion should reflect that you have properly interpreted the primary documents in developing the positions of your debate representatives.
For the draft paper, you can choose 2 from the first two categories and wait to pick the third figure for the final paper. If youd like to choose all 3 figures for this draft paper, youre welcome to do that, and just wait to write any information down yet.
You should be creative in how you conceive hypothetical dialogue, so preparing an essay in script form is encouraged. Some important questions for your debate representatives to consider while thinking about what The Happy Life entails, include the following:
What is happiness?
Is it possible to find happiness in this life?
Does happiness emanate from extrinsic (outside) or intrinsic (inside) rewards?
Can one be selfless and still be happy?
Is happiness a permanent or fleeting state of being?
Again, you should allow the primary documents to guide how you shape the perspectives of the representatives you select for your dialogue. Feel free to have characters find both points of agreement and disagreement as that is what one would expect to see or hear in a roundtable discussion.
NOTE: The three representatives do not need to reach a full conclusion in this draft
Category A (Pre-Classical)
Category B (Classical)
Category C (Post-Classical)
Gilgamesh
Socrates
Thomas Acquinas
Solomon
Aristotle
Boethius
Draft Paper Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Use of Ancient Representatives
10 pts
Proficient
The draft uses a text from all three categories.
5 pts
Competent
The draft uses texts from two categories.
0 pts
Novice
The draft uses a text from only one category. Or Paper not submitted.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Dialogue Format
10 pts
Proficient
The partial draft superbly captures the dialogue format.
5 pts
Competent
The partial draft partially captures the dialogue format.
0 pts
Novice
The partial draft poorly captures the dialogue format. Or Paper not submitted.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Word Count
10 pts
Proficient
The word count for the partial draft meets or exceeds the 150-word minimum.
5 pts
Competent
The word count for the partial draft falls between 100-149 words.
0 pts
Novice
The word count for the partial draft is less than 100 words.
10 pts
