Rhetorical Modes - Take Two

I chose to use the first "freewrite" we did - explaining my morning while focusing on structure and form.

Mode #1

4:30. AM.

The alarm screams. I struggle to find the off switch. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. I don’t want to wake up my family.

I sigh and drag myself out of bed. I stumble to the bathroom and brush my teeth. I grab a towel out of the cabinet and shove it in my swim bag.

4:40.

I make it downstairs and turn on every light.

I quickly swallow an energy bar and some milk.

I grab my keys and hike out to my car with my school bag and swim bag and lunch.

4:45.

I arrive at my friend’s house to pick her up.

We drive blearily to the pool. Everything is foggy and the lights are too bright.

5:05.

I park. We grab our bags and trudge through the snow and slush that cover the ground.

We greet our coach, then put on our swim caps and goggles and dive into the water. We finally feel awake.

After Practice

We walk into the locker room, smiling and glad to be done with practice. We wash our hair and begin to get ready for school. We put on our “cute” outfits, apply our makeup, and style our hair. We finish everything off with some perfume to mask the chlorine smell, then plod through the sludge again to return to the car. After we put our bags in the trunk, we drive to school.

Mode #2

1.

The alarm screams. Turn it off. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. Don’t wake up my family.

Drag myself out of bed. Stumble to the bathroom and brush my teeth. Grab a towel out of the cabinet and shove it in my swim bag.

2.

Go downstairs and turn on the lights.

Quickly eat an energy bar and some milk.

Grab my keys and hike out to the car with my school bag and swim bag and lunch.

3.

Pick up Elana.

Drive to the pool. Try to ignore the brightness of the lights and the fog clouding the windshield.

4.

Park. Grab our bags and slosh inside.

Say “hi” to Tom, then put on our swim caps and goggles and dive into the water. Actually wake up.

5.

Walk into the locker room, smiling and glad to be done with practice. Wash our hair and begin to get ready for school. Put on our “cute” outfits, apply our makeup, and style our hair. Finally, put on some perfume to mask the chlorine smell, then plod through the sludge again to return to the car. Put our bags in the trunk and drive to school.

This assignment was harder than the other one, so sorry if they're harder to guess!