This past week I have written a critical thinking essay for my psychology class, texted my grandma, and jotted down a short personal bio. When it comes to rhetorical situation, each case deserved thoughtful consideration in a lot of different aspects.
Critical Thinking Essay
I was prompted to form an argument or opinion about a current world issue. My genre was clearly stated in the prompt. My tone was academic, and for this paper I organized it in the form of a short essay. My audience was my instructor, who I assume knows a considerable amount about the topic (seeing as he assigned it and all). I knew he expected a short, well informed and opinionated paper. I did my best to write it in my truest writing style, as it was my first assignment for this particular class and I wanted my professor to get a sense of my abilities. My motivation was to simply complete the assignment on time to aid myself in getting a good grade. I think he was probably not surprised by the stance I took- this particular issue has two pretty clear sides to it and I argued one. Because he was only expecting a short essay, I decided to simply print it, and I did not add any visuals or other media.
Texting Grandma
My purpose for this particular text conversation was to ask my grandma a favor. I outlined clear steps that needed to be taken (my purse is on the stairs, my wallet is in my purse...) and decided on an informative tone. Because I know my grandma so well, I didn't feel like there were any expectations surrounding how I should communicate. I chose to text her, as I was in a quiet study section on campus and felt calling was not the best way to go. She did not know much about my purse, so I made sure to include plenty of information to help her accomplish the task. In order to get the task done a quickly as possible, I was very straightforward in outlining steps that she should take.
Short Personal Bio
I was asked to write a short personal biography for my English class. I decided the best way to order this would be in chronological order. I took an informal tone with this particular paper, and tried to write it like I would have said it. My audience, my professor, holds considerable authority over me so I decided to leave out details that didn't make my personality sparkle like sunshine and rainbows. I chose to print my biography as I knew it was quite an informal assignment and was probably going to be thrown away in a matter of minutes. My audience did not know anything about the topic, so I just wrote about rather large ideas. My primary goal was to fulfill the prompt and provide a genral understanding of my life thus far.
In conclusion: I never knew I thought this hard when I texted my grandma.
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