**Please read the guidelines carefully! **For each of the following two questions, write 200-250 words response. Be sure to include textual evidence from reading. Be thorough and organized in your answer. Do not simply talk about the question—but make sure that you provide a clear answer with plenty of support from the readings. ***Use the word document (which I wrote) to answer question 1 ***Take the main points from the three articles and use it to answer question 2 The questions: 1. We have discussed discourse communities (specifically we discussed the college and workplace) and how to gain access into these communities. Think about these discourse communities and explain the process by which someone becomes an "insider." Also, discuss who the "gatekeepers" might be within the college community and what this class has taught you about getting through those "gates." 2. What impact has this class had on you as a writer? Choose three different readings/concepts discussed in class that have made you think differently about writing persuasively. Moving forward, what is the biggest lesson you will take with you concerning the social nature of language and argumentation as you move beyond the college?

Wk 6 – Signature Assignment: Professional Development Workshop Plan* [due Mon]Assignment ContentThe principal at your school has asked you, as the special education teacher, to prepare a series of professional development workshops focusing on exceptional learners for teachers at the school. These workshops may be delivered during an all-school faculty meeting or during grade-level and content-area meetings. Your workshops need to be applicable to a minimum of 3 types of exceptionalities, since not all teachers will necessarily have the same students with the same exceptionalities in their classrooms.Plan your professional development workshop series by creating a 15- to 20-slide presentation using a multimedia or web-based presentation tool such as Prezi®, Glogster®, Microsoft® PowerPoint®, or another tool approved by your faculty member.Include an introduction in which you:Identify the teacher audience for the professional development (e.g., elementary or secondary whole school,specific grade level, or specific content area).Identify a minimum of 3 exceptionalities that are addressed in your workshops.Introduce at least 4 professional development workshops scheduled throughout the school year.Your professional development series must include at least 4 workshops with topics from each of the following areas:Ethical use of inclusion strategiesEthical considerations facing educators working with exceptional learnersEthical use of augmentative communication systems and assistive technologiesStrategies for collaboration with students, parents, colleagues, and community members in an ethical mannerFor each professional development workshop, provide the following components:Topic of workshopBrief summaryCharacteristics of students with selected exceptionalitiesExplanation of how the professional development workshop has application to instructional practicesDescription of implementation of the workshop, including facilitation strategies and participant activitiesStrategy for assessing or evaluating the workshopView the criteria in the grading rubric to ensure you meet the expectations for this assignment.Submit your professional development workshop presentation.ResourcesCenter for Writing ExcellenceReference and Citation GeneratorGrammar and Writing Guides