Your next prompt is only on Chapters 7 & 8!
OBJECTIVES
1.
Understand the ways in which communication permeates
our interpersonal relationships in terms of initiating, maintaining and
terminating relationships
2.
Be able to identify and critically analyze terms
related to your relationship from chapters 7 and 8
3.
Understand interpersonal communication in different
settings such as family communication, friendships, a romantic partner or an
online communication
REQUIREMENTS
Think of an interpersonal relationship that you have or did
have with someone. This could be a family member, best friend, or romantic
partner. Discuss the different stages of the relationship, how you know you
were at that stage, and a major conflict in the declining stage. Was the
conflict productive?Why did it arise?Discuss the trigger, factors, strategy
used to manage it, and finally the type of outcome. What happened with the
major conflict? Did you implement repair tactics? Terminate?
Make sure that the paper conforms to the standards explained
in the syllabus.Please review your previous papers for writing tips as well.
FORMAT
1.
Introduction
a.
Attention getting statement
b.
Brief overview of what the paper will be about/purpose
statement
c.
Thesis statement/preview statement
2.
Body Paragraph 1
a.
Explanation of your relationshipàwho
it is, how you met, and what relation they are to you, length of relationship
etc.
b.
Answer the question: are you still in this
relationship? Why or why not?
c.
Transition to next paragraph
3.
Body Paragraph 2
a.
Define and discuss a stage of the relationship using
terms from chapter 7 and 8
b.
Analyze your relationship using each term to explain
how it applies to your relationship
i.
How do you know you were in that stage?
c.
Transition to next paragraph
****Body Paragraphs 2-9 should follow
example body paragraph 2 and should explain the 8 stages of a relationship****
è
If your relationship has not reached some of the
stages (ie termination stage, or reconciliation stage) then state what that
stage is and explain why you never reached that stage
4.
Conflict paragraph
a.
Describe a conflict that has occurred within your
relationship
b.
Why did the conflict arise? Was the conflict productive?
c.
Define and discuss (but not limited to) the triggers,
factors, strategies and repair tactics used to manage it
d.
Explain the outcome of the conflict and describe the
type of outcome
5.
Conclusion
a.
Summarize the main point(s) of the paper
b.
Recap your thesis statement/purpose statement
MISC.
You will need a cover page!
Failure to have one will result in me not reading your paper.
RUBRIC
*Cut out this rubric and staple it to the front of your paper
Application Paper 2
___/1 3-5 Pages (more or less will result in a 0)
___/1 Format (any mistake in format will result in
a 0)
Spelling & Grammar Mistakes
___/2 Less than 5 Mistakes
___/1 5-10 Mistakes
___/0 10+ Mistakes
Stages (and indicators of the
stages) of the relationship
___/1 Initiating
___/1 Exploratory
___/1 Intensification
___/1 Stable
___/1 Declining
___/1 Repair or Terminate
You may add in reconciliation but it is not required.
Conflict in detail (From the book)
___/1 Reason for
___/1 Trigger
___/1 Factor(s) involved
___/1 Strategy to manage it
___/1 Type of Outcome
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