assignment for writing application paper HC

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 relationshipwho 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****

· 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