Instruction
Overview
This project requires you to critically analyze and evaluate a music video of your choosing,
ultimately making an argument about the significance of the video in a specific context (e.g., genre,
historical period, political commentary, entertainment, etc.). As part of your analysis, you will also
need to engage Jace Clayton’s Uproot (CH 6&7) as a secondary source.
Final Draft
• The final essay should be your best 1,300-1,500 words of thesis-driven analysis and
evaluation.
• In academic writing, analysis means deconstructing the text to see how it works; evaluation
means to make a judgement based on analysis.
• You will need to follow MLA guidelines as you format your paper for submission.
• You should maintain a formal tone throughout your essay (i.e., think academic text—no first
person, no contractions, no sentence fragments, etc.).
• You should have two sources: the selected music video (and lyrics, if you like) and Uproot.
Uproot CH 6 link: https://www.camscanner.com/share/show?encrypt_id=MHg1OGUxNzQ1&sid=9E1D8032CFC642B5r1AUg9hy
Uproot CH 7 link: https://www.camscanner.com/share/show?encrypt_id=MHg1OGUxNzQ1&sid=9A91A900FCD8429AQL9167yC