Unit 6 Assignment: Reflection on Digital Media & Relationships
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- COM 107 Unit 6 Assignment reflection 2022.pdf COM 107 Unit 6 Assignment reflection 2022.pdf – Alternative Formats (396 KB)
Refer to the attached document for complete details and grading rubric.
Overview:
This week you will complete your reflective assignment by thinking about what you’ve learned in your textbook readings and the unit resources.
In Chapter 7 of your textbook, titled “Communication in Personal Relationships,” Julia T. Wood writes how digital media has impacted friendships and personal relationships. Today, face-to-face communication is often replaced or preceded by communication via a device. People meet friends and romantic partners online; texting and instant messaging has replaced phone calls and in-person conversations. Social media is part of our social lives.
Instructions:
For this reflective assignment, answer the following questions:
- How has digital media affected your relationships?
- Does it enhance or inhibit connections with others?
Requirements:
- The assignment should be reflective of your personal thoughts and experiences and do not require citations or incorporation of unit resources or materials.
- This assignment should be one double-spaced page and does not require APA references or a cover page.
- Because this is a reflective assignment, your grade will be based on completion rather than content quality.
Readings and Resources
eBook:
Wood, J.T. (2017). Communication in our lives (8th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage
- Chapter 7: Communication in Personal Relationships (pp. 132-145).
- Chapter 10: Communication and Culture (pp. 189-201).
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
As part of the “How You See Me” series, this short video features various individuals discussing how to practice understanding and communicate more effectively with diverse groups of people. Here are the first two videos. The attached document contains links to all 10 videos in the series. Your discussion question asks you to watch them all.
- COM107 SoulPancake How Do You See Me Series COM107 SoulPancake How Do You See Me Series – Alternative Formats
How to Practice Understanding | How You See Me
Duration: 4:58
User: SoulPancake – Added: 2/6/17
Why Do Labels Matter? | How You See Me
Duration: 4:17
User: SoulPancake – Added: 2/13/17
Unit 6: Position Paper Submission Link
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This assignment focuses on your ability to: create effective thesis statements; synthesize research, text support, and personal analyses into a cohesive essay; defend an argument; properly cite researched material in APA format.
The purpose of completing this assignment is: as a student, career professional, and individual, learning how to defend your side of an argument with data, experience, and valid information is of paramount importance. As a student at Post, use this assignment to master the objectives listed above, particularly APA citation and reference page formatting. You need to know APA and argumentation techniques!
Please be sure to read the assignment page and rubric for complete criteria and requirements.
Readings and Resources
Topic One: Literature sources for this unit:
- O. Henry uses the symbolism of Christmas gifts to denote what the true meaning of love could be. A classic tale written in 1905, The “Gift of the Magi” is an excellent way to look at symbolism in a short story.
- Henry, O. (1905/2017). The gift of the magi. American Literature.
- Alice Walker, the famed writer of The Color Purple, shares how important and haunting a family heirloom can be.
- Walker, A. (1973). Everyday use. Harper’s Magazine.
Topic Two: Symbolism as a literary device:
Literary symbols enable the reader to delve deeper into the theme of a piece of literature.
- MasterClass.com discusses how to incorporate and recognize symbolism in literature. Take 5 minutes to read this interesting article and you will not look at symbols the same way.
- Writing 101: What is symbolism? Symbolism definition and examples in literature. (2020, November 8). Masterclass.com
- When you are viewing a film, how do you recognize the symbolism that the screenwriter and director put there for your understanding?
Duration: 5:27
User: Christ Constantine – Added: 5/10/10
Supplemental Resources: Graphic Fiction (not required reading, but fun!)
Graphic Fiction is a mesmerizing genre of literature that incorporates animation in both fiction and nonfiction venues. Often graphic novels are part of an anthology; many of these novels have become successful movies and television series. Graphic fiction is able to take the reader to a place that photos, film, and words cannot.
- Scholatic.com offers this teacher’s guide to the important critical reading, thematic, and word choice skills that can be learned from graphic fiction:
- A guide to using graphic novel with children and teens. (2015). Scholastic.com
- If you have never read/viewed graphic artistry, please take the time to look at the Graphic Fiction section of your literature book as well as the TED talk by Michael Chaney.
TEDxDartmouth 2011- Michael Chaney: How to read a graphic novel – March 6, 2011
Duration: 17:24
User: TEDxDartmouth – Added: 4/1
