When studying your chosen Discourse community, try to separate your own personal feelings as you take detailed notes regarding rhetorical moves that clearly indicate community membership. Look for patterns in the way they address one another, their individual and group behaviors, dress, linguistic choices, meeting structure, group participation, system of values, reason for meeting, etc., Getting Started on Step 2: If you aren’t sure how to begin writing Step 2, consider what experiences or thoughts you had while interacting with the group: were they easy to observe?