Music Video Artifacts
Question 1. After watching the four example music videos (Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song,” J. Lo’s “I Luh Ya Papi,” Erykah Badu’s “Window Seat,” & Lupe Fiasco’s “Words I Never Said”), choose TWO of the videos and answer the following questions for EACH of those videos: 1. What is the message/thesis?2. What rhetorical appeal (ethos/logos/pathos) is the most prominent? How is it achieved? Why choose this appeal to deliver this message?3. What are the elements that are conveying this thesis statement/message? How? Why?4. What are 3 things that you could research about this video to discover rhetorical situation or rhetorical context…?5. Do you think the video is effective? Why or why not?Question 2My topic for this question is Jamie Foxx ft Ne-yo She got her ownFor your final Paper 4 essay, you need to incorporate at least five sources. These sources can:• Give biographical information on your artist• Showcase interviews with the artist• Be various articles that showcase the personal/interpersonal connection of the artist to the song and/or the ethical issue• Establish context (i.e. explain the historical/economic/cultural/political/personal/interpersonal, etc. implications explored by the artist/artifact)• Explain the ethical issue (that the artifact addresses)• Etc.For this assignment, please submit FIVE secondary sources that you MIGHT use in your Paper 4 essay. (Citations, links, and/or pdf files of the sources are all fine. Also, these can be any type of source.) REMEMBER: You must include a Works Cited page with your Paper 4 essay. This page must include your artifact AND the secondary sources that you decide to use in your essay.
