2 essays for Essays Guru

Review of Scholarly Work assignment requirements and information

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. I will mark the first 5 errors that I notice with the teardrop shape. You may RESUBMIT your essay as many times as you need to eliminate basic errors.
Length	No more than 2 typed pages, double spaced [Note: Do not put your name on the paper, course information, date. That information shows up on Canvas. Just start the essay with the first line.]
Submit	Online
Points	25 points

Further explanation about the assignment

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.

For some people, the best way to do this assignment is to outline the article. Others may find an essay format easier.  Whichever approach you choose, please remember that you are explaining this article to a reader, who needs to understand what you write. Assume the reader has not read the article. Therefore, phrases and incomplete sentences may be useful to you (the writer), but are likely to confuse a reader.

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."

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