You will be writing an in-depth analysis paper. As the Wayne
Writer notes, an analysis paper asks you to do more than either a summary
or a response. For this paper,
“additional meaning [should] be added to the conversation” (li). This is different from your response
paper. In that paper, you wrote about
your reaction to what you had read. An
analysis paper “works to break down a text or argument into its component parts,
and then to discuss or describe those parts using a particular perspective,
theory, method, or lens” (li). You have two options as ways to complete this
paper.
Option 1: For this paper, you will be analyzing an image of
your choosing. You may find movie
posters or book covers to very fruitful sources. As a visual analysis, you will discuss the
formal elements of the image, but you will do that in order to support a thesis
you are stating about the image. You can
also include genre analysis and rhetorical analysis. This is not a comparison / contrast paper,
but if a second image will help you to prove your thesis, you may include it.
Option 2: For this paper, you will analyze a music video of
your choosing. The video should be one
that you find interesting, whether or not you like the music. As with the visual analysis option, you can
incorporate genre, visual, and rhetorical analysis into this paper. You may want to consider how the video
represents the song and/or the artist.
The standard formatting rules in the syllabus apply to this
paper.
Deadlines:
11-5: Summary Draft Due.
Draft
Requirements:
·
4 pages of text, not including the Works Cited
page
·
MLA formatting of your source, including a Works
Cited page
·
You will also need to submit samples of your
prewriting.
11-14: Final Draft Due
Final
Requirements
·
4-5 pages of text, not including the Works Cited
page
·
MLA formatting of your source, including a Works
Cited page
·
Peer Revision rubrics
As a sample, I’d like you to examine these two images. One is a recent book cover; the other is a
parody of that same cover. What does the
parody tell us about the original?
Figure 1.
"Flandry Side by Side" from Jim C. Hines, Cover Poses. (Flickr, Web. Jan 2013)
Jim C. Hines has recreated a number of book covers in recent
years. You can see his full catalog
here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41225422@N00/sets/72157632676570479/
You may also find this music video useful as a means to study self-fashioning. How does Lana Del Rey advance her "gangsta Nancy Sinatra" persona in this video?
Lana Del Rey’s cover of “Summer Wine” can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OEron4rXfk&feature=share&list=UUqk3CdGN_j8IR9z4uBbVPSg
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