Choose a discourse community you will analyze in your assignment and conclude the writing with the required “Mini-Reflection.”

Choose a discourse community you will analyze in your assignment and conclude the writing with the required “Mini-Reflection.” You cannot use a church group or religion, sports team, or any athletic group as the chosen discourse community to analyze in your writing nor will you use our university or any academic group because that type of community is analyzed thoroughly in the Interactive Activity Video.

Select a group of people you believe meets John Swales’ six defining characteristics (as defined in the textbook) and answer the questions below:

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   Define the six characteristics of a discourse community according to the textbook ( Do not use outside sources for this exercise).

   
   


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   Consider how those groups use text and language, then choose one group to examine. Make sure you view the Interactive Video in this module. It outlines this for you.

   
   


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   Explain how these six characteristics are connected to the discourse community you have chosen

   
   

Mini-Reflection: 1. Consider what you learned about the group that you did not realize before completing this analysis. What do you now understand that you did not prior to the brainstorming and the writing you have now completed? Add this brief concluding reflection to your writing, explaining the value of performing this kind of analysis. Title this 200 to 250-word portion of the assignment “Mini Reflection” and include it at the end of your written document.