Minnick 1 Aaron Minnick Mrs. Parsons English 106 March 24, 2014 Rough Draft (Outline) I.

Is Humans vs Zombies a discourse community? A. Does the group meet Swales Criteria? 1. Does the group share specific terms that others may not understand? a. Yes for instance: i. HVZs ii. Mods, Admin iii. Depending on the group that you are with some may use military communication styles 2. Does the group have a common goal that is public? a. *Perhaps i. The group wants everyone to have fun ii. Ball States HvZ group has fund raisers for small businesses that help fund them iii. Purdues does the same especially with Hotbox pizza 3. Does the group have ways of communicating that is different than others? a. Yes for instance:

Minnick 2 i. Members use walkie talkies to communicate while playing the game ii. Members also use Group Mes and they use the group feature on Facebook 4. Do the members participate in this community want to improve something about themselves? a. *Yes for instance: i. I joined that way I would force myself to meet other people and to make new friends ii. Some join in order to just have fun with other people 5. Does the group share other genres with other groups? a. Yes absolutely i. Members are usually those that play some sort of game, whether those games are video games or table-top games ii. Many would be classified as nerdy or geeky b. Many members dress similarly i. Graphic t-shirts depicting a Meme ii. T-shirts that have a funny phrase on them iii. Some may dress more fancy like wearing khakis and a polo shirt

Minnick 3 6. Do the members of the group have different levels of participation or different levels of rank? a. Yes for instance: i. There are moderators, administrators, other staff members ii. Then within the group there are different levels of skill 1. You have generals, captains, lieutenants, and squad leaders 2. Also there could be the classification of senior members and freshman members due to the amount of time they have been in the group