The discourse community to which the text belongs is class Engl 20, section 47. Professor Daniel Hammond is the expert in this community who helps teach novices, students of this class. The text serves as an expert guide for novices to follow. Without such writing, students would not know what is expected of them in class and, basically, what to expect, in general, from the course they are attempting to take. In a way, the text also serves as an unspoken contract between the novice and the experts, thus allowing an understanding of what is required between the two parties. Through the text, the members of this community are somewhat united in their common goal: that each student achieve the standard level of academic writing required to graduate from California State University Sacramento.2. At first glance, it can be assumed that this specific medium of text used in this discourse community has the characteristics of an English 20 program. There is a course description, grade distribution and other common elements in most programs that can...