Unit 2 Overview
For this paper, you had to identify an author's argument, claims, and ____.
assumptions
This artist is the author of "We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee"
Redbone
This artist is the author of "It Just Might Be OK"
Lupe Fiasco
This artist is the author of "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party"
Hayley Williams
What belongs in a parenthetical citation for a song?
(artist's name and time stamp)
This statement is included in your introduction as your main argument and speaks to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the artist's message.
Thesis statement
This song recalls the massacre of Lakota Sioux Indians by the __________ Cavalry
Seventh
The music video depicts montages of downtown _____, interspersed with scenes of peaceful and solidarity #BlackLivesMatter protests
Chicago
Nashville
What is wrong with the following parenthetical citation?
(Leon, 3).
The comma should be omitted
This statement is included in your introduction as your main argument and gives the direction of your analysis.
Metadiscourse statement
This song reached the #1 chart position in Europe but did not chart in the U.S because...
It was banned
This call and response statement can be heard at the end of the music video as it is an example of a rallying chant that means "‘We’re gathered here. We’re significant by virtue of being here expressing our viewpoints."
Whose Streets? Our Streets!
2025
What should you include in the parenthetical citation if an author is not present?
The title of the text
_______ refers to the circumstances surrounding a particular piece of writing such as time, location, and events.
Context
In the year______ Redbone released the politically oriented "We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee"
1973
True or False: One of the most important visual features of this music video is the depiction of the rapper, Lupe Fiasco, himself walking through the streets of his hometown.
False
Which democratic legislator is seen featured in this music video?
Justin Jones
Claim: A statement about how things are or how things ought to be (They can be directly stated or implied)
Assumption: An assumption is an unexamined belief (what we think without realizing we think it)
Beginning on Feb. 27, 1973, members of the Oglala Lakota and the American Indian Movement occupied the town for 71 days in protest of the failure to impeach_________.
Richard Wilson
Which one of Lupe Fiasco's album did this song debut in?
Food & Liquor
What does "Ego Death" mean?
- A complete loss of self
- Hitting rock bottom
- Living in a low point of your self-worth
Correct the following:
The author states "no one is above the law." (Leon 3).
The author states "no one is above the law" (Leon 3).
- The extra period within the quotation marks should be omitted