COMM  150 Week 6 Communication Assignment Help | Discussion | Franklin University 

Assignment 1

That's What Friends are For

To assess your ability to:

·         Identify the characteristics of friendships.

·         Identify the elements of power and conflict.

·         Define self-disclosure.

Many of you are familiar with the concept of writing online personal ads to meet prospective romantic partners, but what would you write if you were looking for a friend?

1.      Write a personal ad geared toward attracting a platonic friend rather than a romantic partner. Structure the ad similarly to those seen for romantic partners, wherein writers describe themselves (demographics, interests, personalities) as well as what they're looking for.

Note: The gender of the platonic friend does not matter.

2.      Post this personal ad by clicking the Discuss tool and posting to the topic "That's What Friends are For".

3.      Read all comments and respond to two postings.

·         Click the Discuss tool to post.

·         Respond to two postings made by your classmates.

·         Content - relevance, accuracy, depth: 12 points

·         Effectiveness - writing style, appropriateness to purpose and audience, tone, flow/readability, clarity, organization, progression: 8 points

·         Note that points will be deducted for failing to meet the requirements of error-free mechanics and format criteria.