COMS/560 COMS560 COMS 560 WEEK 2 Journal Activities
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- 01 Aug 2017
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COMS 560 WEEK 2 Journal Activities
Journal Activities
To accompany your reading and reinforce the principles discussed in your text, you will complete 25 Journal Activities. The Journal Activities are exercises selected from your texts, and they should be completed in the attached Journal Activities Template. Be sure to save your work frequently. The Journal Activities assignment will be divided into three parts:
- Journal Activities 1 - 9: due by the end of Module/Week 2.
- Journal Activities 10 - 17: due by the end of Module/Week 5.
- Journal Activities 18 - 25: due by the end of Module/Week 7.
Journal Activities Template
Journal Activity 1
In the table below, the left-hand column contains sets of communication expressions that indicate conflict from a particular metaphorical position. In the column on the right, follow the italics example in set 1 by filling in the blanks underneath “Metaphor for Conflict.” Be sure to identify:
1) Where the scene of the conflict is.
2) Who the participants are.
3) Who must win the battle and by what method.
4) What is the outcome/purpose of the conflict?
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Communication Expressions |
Metaphor for Conflict |
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Set 1: Your actions are completely indefensible. He attacked me where I was most vulnerable – my kids. That criticism is right on target. Okay, shoot! Accusations were hurled back and forth. I just retreat. I fall back and regroup. Then I wait for an opening. He slaughters me when I cry and get confused. When I don’t want it to come to blow (laughs), I launch a diversionary attack, like telling him the kids are calling me. |
WAR
The scene for conflict is battlefield. The participants in discussion are warriors who must win the battle. Nothing falls short of “killing” or reducing the effectiveness of the opponent. The purpose or outcome is inevitably a reduction of players, harm, desire for vengeance and a repetition of the battle.
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Set 2: He’s about to blow up. Any little thing will set him off. Larry’s got a short fuse. The pressure’s building up so fast that something’s gotta give soon! I just need to let off steam. She is really pushing my buttons. |
EXPLOSION |
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Set 3: He’s got the best case. The jury’s still out on that one. You’re accusing me of what? She’s the guilty party on this one. |
TRIAL |
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Set 4: I’m on a sinking ship with no lifeboat. I’m traveling a rocky road. I’m working with a checkbook that won’t balance. |
STRUGGLE |
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Set 5: I felt like being “a rowboat caught in a hurricane. Tornado, Avalanche I was swept away, Like a fire raging out of control. |
ACT OF NATURE |
Journal Activity 2
Choose ONE of the following:
- Cahn & Abigail 1 Think about it. p. 25, #,3,4,5, (Your essay should be about 1 page in length.)
- Borisoff & Victor, p. 30: Suggested Activities A
- Borisoff & Victor, p. 30: Suggested Activities B
- Borisoff & Victor, p. 31: Suggested Activities C
Journal Activity 3
- Cahn & Abigail 2 Discuss it. #2 p. 52. Please write out answer. No discussion group.
Journal Activity 4
- Cahn & Abigail 3 p. 74 Work With It. #1
Journal Activity 5
- Cahn & Abigail 4 Apply it p. 102 #4
Journal Activity 6
- Cahn & Abigail 4 Apply it p. 102 #5
Journal Activity 7
- Cahn & Abigail 4 -Apply It - p. 102 #6 Journal Activity 8
- Cahn & Abigail 5 Work with it #1 p. 130 #1-5 answer all questions after case study.
Journal Activity 9
- Sande, chs. 4 and 5: Reflection paragraph
- Reconcile Sande’s approach to “rights” and “I” statements on p. 92 and 102–109 with Cahn & Abigail’s list of rights on p. 83. Are these two approaches compatible with each other? Write no more than a ½ page.
Journal Activity 10
- Cahn & Abigail 6 - Work With It - p. 154 #1 Answer all questions.
Journal Activity 11
- Cahn & Abigail 8 Work with it #2 p. 199. Answer all questions.
Journal Activity 12
- Cahn & Abigail 8 - Apply it - #2 p. 199.
Journal Activity 13
- Cahn & Abigail8 p. 199. #3 Work with it. A, B, C.
Journal Activity 14
- Cahn & Abigail 8 - Apply it. - # 3 p.199
Journal Activity 15
- Cahn & Abigail 9 Discuss it. P. 222 #1-4. Write out answers. No discussion required.
Journal Activity 16
- Cahn & Abigail 9 - Work with it - P. 221.
Journal Activity 17
- Cahn & Abigail 10 - Work with it #1 - p. 242
Journal Activity 18
- Cahn & Abigail 11 - Work with it #1 - p. 263
Journal Activity 19
- Cahn & Abigail 12 - Work with it # 1 - p. 291
Journal Activity 20
- Cahn & Abigail 12 - Discuss it #1 p. 291 - Journal Activity 21
- Cahn & Abigail 12 - Think about it. P. 290, # 1-6 - One sentence each
Journal Activity 22
- Cahn & Abigail 13 - Work with it #1 - p. 315
Journal Activity 23
- Cahn & Abigail 13 - Apply it. #4 - P. 315
Journal Activity 24
- Borisoff & Victor “D,” p. 146: Focus on gender-related issues in personal and professional interaction. Write a short reaction to the statements or brief answers to each of the six statements.
Journal Activity 25
- In celebration of your accomplishments in finishing the class, label this one as FREE! You don’t need to do anything else. I guess I am getting soft. You will receive full credit for the assignment.
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