I continued my noting from texts I have collected for my special study throughout the holidays. I also began to arrange and collect quotes which will be relevant to my essay. After much consideration, I think I will use the following subtopics as paragraphs:
- Politics
- Economy
- Family Life: marrige, children
- Other Activites, eg. sports etc.
Since returning to school, I have begun writing the draft for my final essay. Using quotes I collected and organised throughout the holidays, I have been able to easily write paragraphs which flow well. I am glad that I did some preparation throughout the holidays, as it has enabled me to write my essay with ease.
Friday, 27 July 2012
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Thursday 21st June 2012
I have continued my noting of some of the Barr Smith books, which I have found considerably more helpful than some of the school libarary books. The school's books were helpful as a starting base, and for developing my question, but the texts I have collected from the Barr Smith have more information which is related specifically to my topic.
I will scan and upload the pages of noting that I have collected sometime during the holidays, when I will have unlimited access to a scanner.
I have completed my mindmap of possible subtopics to include in my essay, and intend on breaking them down over the next week.
I will scan and upload the pages of noting that I have collected sometime during the holidays, when I will have unlimited access to a scanner.
I have completed my mindmap of possible subtopics to include in my essay, and intend on breaking them down over the next week.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Tuesday 12th June 2012
I had some difficulties accessing my blog page last week, and hence I will cover what I researched last week in this post.
I continued to take notes from the texts that I acquired from the Barr Smith library earlier in the term, and discovered some interesting contrasts between the two societies. I also came across some conflicting information, for example one source said that Spartan girls were considered eligible for marriage by the age of twelve, whereas some other sources stated that Spartan women were only married after turning eighteen. I am using the advantage of having a large number of books and other sources to conquer the challenge of conflicting information.
I also met with Mrs Whiting and we discussed other possible sources that I could include in my study. I discussed my struggle to find primary sources, and she suggested some articles about Lysistratus which are available from the Barr Smith which I hope will improve the range of my bibliography. I also went through Mr Stewart's articles a couple of weeks ago and found one or two which might have helpful pieces.
Over the last week I have also created a mindmap of possible subtopics to included within my essay, and connected them to examples which I could use in my study. Throughout this week I hope to be able to begin to create an essay plan, as well as continue my noting from the books I have collected. I have also thought about watching documentaries or dvd presentations, but so far have not researched whether there are any which would be helpful for my study.
I continued to take notes from the texts that I acquired from the Barr Smith library earlier in the term, and discovered some interesting contrasts between the two societies. I also came across some conflicting information, for example one source said that Spartan girls were considered eligible for marriage by the age of twelve, whereas some other sources stated that Spartan women were only married after turning eighteen. I am using the advantage of having a large number of books and other sources to conquer the challenge of conflicting information.
I also met with Mrs Whiting and we discussed other possible sources that I could include in my study. I discussed my struggle to find primary sources, and she suggested some articles about Lysistratus which are available from the Barr Smith which I hope will improve the range of my bibliography. I also went through Mr Stewart's articles a couple of weeks ago and found one or two which might have helpful pieces.
Over the last week I have also created a mindmap of possible subtopics to included within my essay, and connected them to examples which I could use in my study. Throughout this week I hope to be able to begin to create an essay plan, as well as continue my noting from the books I have collected. I have also thought about watching documentaries or dvd presentations, but so far have not researched whether there are any which would be helpful for my study.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Tuesday 15th May 2012
I spent a double lesson researching my special study topic today. With Mr Stewart's assistance, I have refined my question, and will work with the following statement as a working question:
"To what extent did women in Sparta enjoy a fuller involvement in the life of their poli as compared to the women of Athens by 450BC? Why did this situation develop?"
To support this question, I continued to research about both Spartan and Athenian women, discovering some useful online resources and articles. I plan on talking to Mrs Whiting soon to ask her if she can help me find some quality resources. I am enjoying researching this topic so far, and have found some quality information which will assist me with my study.
"To what extent did women in Sparta enjoy a fuller involvement in the life of their poli as compared to the women of Athens by 450BC? Why did this situation develop?"
To support this question, I continued to research about both Spartan and Athenian women, discovering some useful online resources and articles. I plan on talking to Mrs Whiting soon to ask her if she can help me find some quality resources. I am enjoying researching this topic so far, and have found some quality information which will assist me with my study.
Monday, 7 May 2012
Monday 7th May 2012
I made a trip into the Barr Smith Library today to do some research for my special study. I am still considering looking and comparing the treatment or lives of women in two different societies or eras, and collected some texts (see bibliography) which will hopefully be valuable sources for my study. I have been brainstorming questions, and have listed some of my ideas below:
"How were the women of Sparta treated differently to those of other Greek societies of the same period?"
"How did the rights of women of Ancient Greece develop between a certain time period? e.g. 500-300 BC"
My basic idea is to either discuss how the treatment of women differed over two societies/cultures, or to look at the development of womens rights over time. I am still unsure and open to ideas, and am also aware that my ideas could possibly be too similar to some of our class work, but I am really interested in this topic and hope to be able to research it further for my study.
"How were the women of Sparta treated differently to those of other Greek societies of the same period?"
"How did the rights of women of Ancient Greece develop between a certain time period? e.g. 500-300 BC"
My basic idea is to either discuss how the treatment of women differed over two societies/cultures, or to look at the development of womens rights over time. I am still unsure and open to ideas, and am also aware that my ideas could possibly be too similar to some of our class work, but I am really interested in this topic and hope to be able to research it further for my study.
Friday, 6 April 2012
Friday 6th April 2012
Have been looking through some of the books that I collected from the library yesterday, with Mrs Whiting's help. They are good reads, and I am starting to develop some ideas for possible topics.
The topic on the library webpage was History yesterday, and Mrs Whiting emailed me a link to some helpful articles about Women in Greece which are highly interesting.
I'm finding the resources about this topic very interesting; I'm looking forward to researching this topic further over the next few weeks, but I am keeping my mind open to other topics.
The topic on the library webpage was History yesterday, and Mrs Whiting emailed me a link to some helpful articles about Women in Greece which are highly interesting.
I'm finding the resources about this topic very interesting; I'm looking forward to researching this topic further over the next few weeks, but I am keeping my mind open to other topics.
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Today we had our first look at the curriculum outline of our special study. We set deadlines and analysed the requirements of the study. A few topics immediately came into mind, one in particular was the role of women in Greek society, and the differing standards between men and women. This has interested me whilst we have been analysing The Odyssey, and it is something that I would like to conduct more research about. I am looking forward to starting to gather ideas about other possible topics and brainstorm possible ideas for my special study.
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