Rhetorical Analysis of Antecedent Band Video
In this writing project you are asked to do an individual
rhetorical analysis of a music video from an antecedent band that is featured
in the book Our Band Could be Your Life.
I am asking that these no shorter than two, but no longer than three page writing projects be created individually.
Begin this writing project with a short, two to three paragraph history of the antecedent band you have chosen to analyze. Write this history by paraphrasing your book, Our Band Could be Your Life, and then provide the proper citation information from the book, and pull in two other sources. One source should come from one of the documentaries we viewed in class on either the Punk Movement or the beginnings of Heavy Metal. The second source can be from the internet, but not a tertiary source such as Wikipedia.
Then choose a video from this band, and do a rhetorical analysis of this video.
What, you may ask, is a rhetorical analysis? Good question.
I am asking that you identify the argument and audience of your chosen video. Then using the video as your "source," give examples of how the band and/or video used ethos, logos, and pathos appeals in presenting the argument to the intended audience. Remember there are many audiences being addressed by each band in these videos. Thus, the identification of a specific audience will be necessary to successfully complete this writing project.
I am asking that these no shorter than two, but no longer than three page writing projects be created individually.
Begin this writing project with a short, two to three paragraph history of the antecedent band you have chosen to analyze. Write this history by paraphrasing your book, Our Band Could be Your Life, and then provide the proper citation information from the book, and pull in two other sources. One source should come from one of the documentaries we viewed in class on either the Punk Movement or the beginnings of Heavy Metal. The second source can be from the internet, but not a tertiary source such as Wikipedia.
Then choose a video from this band, and do a rhetorical analysis of this video.
What, you may ask, is a rhetorical analysis? Good question.
I am asking that you identify the argument and audience of your chosen video. Then using the video as your "source," give examples of how the band and/or video used ethos, logos, and pathos appeals in presenting the argument to the intended audience. Remember there are many audiences being addressed by each band in these videos. Thus, the identification of a specific audience will be necessary to successfully complete this writing project.
As with all the WPs,
1" margins, double-spaced, and 12 pt Times New Roman font is the way to
go. Also, be sure to use in text citations where you are using the work of others. In all there should be at least 4 in-text citations in this writing project: 3 for the short history (1 from Our Band...course text, 1 from the punk or heavy metal documentary, and 1 other source of your choice), and an in-text citation for the antecedent band's video. Then be sure to create a Works Cited page that lists the book and any and all outside
sources you use in the completion of this WP.
Good luck with this writing project and as always I look forward to reading the results.
Good luck with this writing project and as always I look forward to reading the results.
