I learned quite a bit about writing reading these two chapters. Since I have been out of high school I have not had to do any writing. Meaning, formal letters, memos, formal emails, essays, etc., so I've never had to worry about the set up of what I'm writing about. Everything has always been quick notes or something that someone has already prewritten and I just had to do minimal modifying or customizing. However, I did know that you had to have a purpose and know what audience you are trying to reach out to.
So, when I started to read about Rhetorical Situations, I found it very interesting. I had heard the word "rhetorical" but never really knew what it meant. Reading this section on Rhetorical Situations really broadened my mind about writing. It was easy to read and understand. And I will definitely refer back to this section if I have to write anything because it will help with the set up. I believe I would be using every element I read about because they are all very important in writing and trying to reach your audience. The media one is the only one I’m not sure I would use, well it depends on what the subject I’m writing about is. And the reason why is because when I read I like to imagine things a certain way.
Genre, the only thing I knew about this before I read this section was that it had something to do with music. Other than that I would have probably not have related it to writing. This section was a bit hard for me to understand. I had to go back and reread to understand and I still feel like I’m not so clear on this. I did gather that it is important to have a genre. I just need to understand it more.