George Mason
English 302
Discourse Community
Research Methods
Rhetorical awareness
100

This building is commonly referred as the Trump building by Professor Rudnicki

What is Horizon Hall

100

Where do we get our main source of information for this class if we miss a day

What is the WordPress Blog

100

This is a community where members are united by a shared goal or value

What is Shared Interests

100

A form of direct questioning to gather information about a certain topic

What is an interview

100

Who is the author writing for 

What is Audience

200

This building houses a gaming room with pool tables, ping pong tables, and a video game setup

What is the Hub

200

What icebreaker did Professor Rudnicki have us do in the beginning of the semester

What is two truths and a lie

200

This is when communities circulate knowledge through specific channels like seminars and peer-reviewed journals

What is Information Exchange

200

A mixed method tool for collecting standardized data from a larger group of

What is a Survey

200

Why is the author writing 

What is purpose

300

This building is commonly used for concerts and dance performances

What is the Center for the Arts

300

What was the one question that took forever for someone to get right during Professor Rudnicki's jeopardy

What is his necklace question

300

This is when members range from novices to experts, but all contribute to sustaining the community

What is Level of Expertise

300

This method explored meanings and experiences and uses interviews and focus groups. 

What is Qualitative method

300

This is when the author decides how they want their paper to sound to those who read it 

What is tone

400

How many George Mason campuses are there

What is four

400

What is the (fake) reason we are writing this paper

What is to get a fellowship or grant

400

This is technical language or jargon that outsiders may not fully understand

What is Specialized Terminology

400

This method relies on numerical data and statistical analysis

What is Quantitative method

400

The subject matter that the author is writing about

What is Topic

500

This building only offers vegetarian meals

What is the Spot

500

Who is the author that Professor Rudnicki assigned readings for almost every class

Who is Bazerman

500

This is when there are established forms of communication that are unique to the group

What are Community-Specific Genres

500

This resource provides access to global collections of manuscripts, books, and articles

What is World Digital Libraries

500

This is the thoughts or attitude of the person reading the author's work

What is audiences opinion