For Rey Writer
|
For this week’s written assignment, you will be required to watch an episode of one of the following television shows and use course material to analyze an interpersonal conflict in the story: |
|
|
|
|
|
NCIS |
|
|
|
|
|
The Big Bang Theory |
|
|
|
|
|
Scandal |
|
|
|
|
|
Black- |
|
ish |
|
|
|
|
|
Modern Family |
|
Begin by watching the television episode and identifying one interpersonal conflict. All television shows have examples of conflicts between individuals. Choose just ONE CONFLICT from one scene and explain why the situation was not handled well. Then, explain, using course material, how the conflict could have been handled differently. You do NOT have to describe the entire movie or episode. A few summary sentences are enough. |
|
As you go to do your analysis, I suggest that you first identify the conflict and go to our book and/or this week’s guidance or supplemental reading. Then, identify two or three ways the advice in the book could be used to address the situation. For example, did the characters need to work on their “emotional intelligence?” If so, explain what emotional intelligence is and then explain how someone who had better skills in this area could have handled the situation better. Could empathy have been better employed in the scenario? Why or why not? Did the characters need to be better listeners? Using our book and/or the weeks’ guidance, define empathy or effective listening and explain why it is useful generally in interpersonal communication and how it could have helped resolve this conflict? Chapters 8 and 9 cover conflict and conflict resolution extensively. Find two or three ideas/pieces of advice from the book and use them here to support your brief analysis of the television episode. |
|
Remember, this |
|
paper |
|
will be |
|
two pages of content, a title page, and a reference sheet for a total of four pages, at minimum |
|
. The two pages of content will identify a conflict that was not handled well, describe why this conflict was not addressed effectively, and apply what you’ve learned in the course to explain what could have been done differently. You must use APA style to cite the material you use from class and you must include this reference sheet. |