As we briefly discussed in class the first day, key terms give you a vocabulary by which you can begin to understand writing, create a writing identity, and learn new knowledge about writing. In this in-class assignment, you are going quickly investigate key terms. Begin by defining the key terms audience, genre, and rhetorical situation in your own words and use Bitzer as support. Some of these terms Bitzer did not explicitly defined, but I want you to still draw from him--this is you beginning to synthesize. Next explore the key terms relationship within the context of writing, specifically good writing.What key terms do you think about before you write? Why? How do you define yourself as writer, in other words, what does your writing identity look like? Conclude by issuing a decree: what do you believe is important about writing and where do you believe this belief came from?
Your response should be as long as it needs to be. Don't rush through. Think. Muse. Reflect.
This is extension of your blog post for homework, so think of it as furthering your thinking through the use of key terms. Your homework worked with rhetorical situation in a more global sense, and I want this post to be about you as an individual writer.
