Santa Monica College Communications Questions
Part One – constructing an initial post
LINK OF VIDEO TO WATCH:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cclq48QZT_c&t=15s
( ADDED SCREEN SHOTS OF DIRECTIONS AS WELL AS COPY AND PASTED. SCREEN SHOT IS IN BETTER FORMAT.)
- Select one of four vignettes listed below.
- Copy and paste the selection below into your response, so that it is clear which of the four conflicts you have chosen.
- Construct a defense-arousing statement.
- Identify the type(s) of defensive language used in Gibbs research in the above statement.
- Construct a supporting response.
- Identify the supportive terms identified by Gibbs.
Next, choose vignette to use. (ignore numbering)
- Choose your Vignette:
- Vignette #1You’re an adult child who moves back in with your parents. They say they expect you to follow the “rules of the house.”1. Defensive Statement:2. Type:3. Support Statement:4. Type:
- Vignette #2 Your roommate tells you you’re trying to be “somebody you’re not.”1. Defensive Statement:2. Type:3. Support Statement:4. Type:
- Vignette #3 A friend asks you what you see in your new romantic partner.
1. Defensive Statement:2. Type:3. Support Statement:4. Type: - Vignette #4 On many occasions, a friend drops by your place without calling first. Since you often have other plans, this behavior puts you in an uncomfortable position.1. Defensive Statement:2. Type:3. Support Statement:4. Type:
