Chapter 2

Types of writing I've done in the past week:
Texting
Tweeting
Facebook messenger
Notes for Art appreciation
English assignments
Art homework
Math equations
PolSci essays

Rhetorical Situations:  Tweeting, Notes, and PolSci essays

1. Tweeting: When I tweet, usually it's casual. My audience is my friends and other followers who can relate to the situation I am tweeting about. Usually these are other teens who are scrolling through twitter looking for something to make them laugh or to spark their interest. People can like or retweet my tweets if they like them. I tweet to express myself in the moment feelings or to tell other people what is happening in my life. This can be funny or serious. It is also normal to post pictures along with tweets.
2. Notes: Notes are usually casual, and the only people reading them are me. Unless my friends need notes for class, I am usually the only "audience". I write notes extremely casually, and try to take short cuts in my writing when taking them. Not always using full sentences or finishing words. When I take notes I like to use pictures as well to help me remember and associate facts with them. I also put a lot of my notes in color because the brain remembers color.
3. PolSci Essays: This week I wrote an essay based on elite theory. The whole text was formal, and was used to answer the larger question of government distrust. The audience was my professor, therefore I had to create a professional sense of writing.