Activity 1

The purpose of your essay/outline/writing is not to argue whether you agree or disagree with the authors, but to show that you understand the arguments made by the authors to prove their thesis. Typically, we do not read the writings of others very closely. The purpose of this assignment is to show that you have read and thought about Rushing and Frentz’s arguments closely. By studying and understanding how other people construct their arguments, we learn how to better construct our own arguments.

In this essay, you will need to identify the authors’ thesis and purpose for this article because that is the foundation for their arguments. Then you explain the arguments the authors use to prove that thesis.

Don’t forget that when discussing what is said in the article, refer to the authors, not to the term “the article” or its title (“The Rhetoric of ‘Rocky’ “). The article is the tool by which people share their arguments. So you should introduce quotes or other references to the content with “the authors said” or ” Rushing and Frentz state.”

Purpose

The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that you understand the thesis of a scholarly article and the arguments the authors used to prove their thesis.

Subject

“The Rhetoric of ‘Rocky’: A Social Value Model” part 1

Format

Essay, outline, or whatever you feel best demonstrates to the reader (me) that you have deconstructed this article and fully understand its thesis and the arguments used to prove that thesis.

TAKE NOTE

More than 4 errors in the fundamentals of writing (grammar, punctuation, word usage, and mechanics) will result in 0 as a grade.

Length

No more than 2 typed pages, double spaced

[Note: Do not put your name on the paper, course information, date. Just start the essay with the first line.]

PLEASE DO NOT USE AI

This is also basically just a draft.

I sent an example of another’s students assignment just to get an idea. PLEASE do not copy anything that the other student wrote, or take any reference I just have to review his paper. For what I know his paper might have major errors or not make sense. I’m just going you an idea.

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DONT USE SOURCES