On [date], your project group will be responsible for 30-40 minutes of classroom instruction. Your assignment is to use a feature film to illustrate Interpersonal Communication Concepts, provide discussion, a brief classroom activity, and written analysis paper. The purpose of this project is to test your ability to apply principles of interpersonal communication with simulated real?life examples. Here are guidelines for preparation, presentation, and evaluation:

Preparation:
o Choose a movie from the following list:
Almost Famous, The American President, At First Sight, Before Sunrise, Clueless, Dangerous Minds,
Dead Man Walking, The Doctor, The Election, Finding Forrester, Grease, Gung Ho, He Said, She Said,
Jerry McGuire, Joy Luck Club, Liar Liar, My Family My Life, 0 Brother, Where Art Thou?, Office Space, One True Thing, Ordinary People, Philadelphia, Pretty Woman, Reality Bites, Remains of the Day, The Story of Us, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, When a Man Loves a Woman, White Man's Burden, Being There, Betrayal, Boyz N the Hood Breakfast Club, Breaking Away, Children of a Lesser God, Dead Man Walking, Dead Poets Society, Diner, The Doctor, Erin Brockovich, Mr. Holland's Opus, Say Anything, Steel Magnolias, Story of Us, Tootsie, Twelve Angry Men, When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail

o View the movie. Do this as a group at the time/location of your choice. Take notes, discuss concepts, and develop
instructional strategies.

o Announce the movie. Tell the class as soon as you have made your selection. This announcement, which must be made in class no later than APRIL 10TH , will reserve the movie for your group (only one group per movie). No changes are allowed after this announcement.

Presentation:
o Describe the movie. Briefly provide the class with some basic plot/character descriptions to orient them to the film.

o Show clips from the movie. Carefully select and show scenes from the film that allows you to illustrate and discuss
interpersonal communication concepts. Offer the class a post-viewing analysis of clips or scenes. Guide the class to focus on particular communication concepts. Pose questions in advance of the screening and or pause the scene at critical points. A VCR/monitor and an overhead projector will be available in the classroom. All other arrangements (getting the video, taping/cueing the clips, etc.) are the responsibility of the presenting group. (I can provide some assistance if needed.)

o Analyze the movie. This is the crucial portion of your presentation and should involve the bulk of your time. I will leave this
portion to your creativity and imagination. Lecture, discussion, skits, the choice is yours, as long your focus is instruction
about interpersonal communication. I expect you to weave in concepts/terms from the course, and textbook. Be careful to provide specific examples from the movie for each principle you discuss AND to provide analysis linking your examples to the principles. Handouts of concepts being analyzed for the class and/or visual aid is required (I will make copies for you). Decisions regarding "who does what" are up to your group. All members are not required to speak during the presentation; all are required, however, to contribute to the project.

Written Portion of Project:
1.A cover page with your group's names
2.A 5?7 typed, double-spaced analysis of your movie including a list of concepts being used from our text and textbook definition.
3. A copy of the Project Evaluation Form, as the LAST page.
4. A groupwork evaluation form from each group member is mandatory.

Evaluation:
While I do not expect you to use every concept from our course, I do expect you to use as many as possible. Your project will be evaluated by me and by your classmates (via confidential evaluation forms). While my assessment of your work will be the primary determinant of your project score, I will use your classmates' evaluations to assist my assessment. Your project score will be the grade each group member receives unless there is a documented descrepancy of member(s) involvement and contribution. This will be made evident to me in the form of private/individual group experience evaluations. EACH OF YOU PRIVATELY FILL OUT THE GROUPWORK EVALUATION FORM FOUND IN THIS PACKET AND HAND IN THE DAY OF YOUR PROJECT PRESENTATION.

CALENDAR OF PROJECT PRESENTATIONS (Final is 5/8 at 11:00. Also, journals and goal reports due)
APRIL 8-12TH GROUP TIME
APRIL 15-19TH GROUP TIME

PRESENTATIONS BEGIN

APRIL 22ND GROUP NAMES AND PHONE #:

APRIL 24TH GROUP NAMES AND PHONE #:

APRIL 26TH GROUP NAMES AND PHONE #:

APRIL 29TH GROUP NAMES AND PHONE #:

MAY 1ST GROUP NAMES AND PHONE #:

MAY 3RD GROUP NAMES AND PHONE #:

MAY 6TH GROUP NAMES AND PHONE #:
Instructor - Mary Swart - RCTC - Spring 2002
SPCH 1130 - Interpersonal Communication -RCTC - Mary Swart Instructor
Instructor's Group Feature Film Project Evaluation Form - 100 points
90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D
Attach this sheet to the back of your Group Analysis Paper. The questions on this form indicate how your project assignment will be graded.

Group Members ____________________________________________________________________

Group Presentation Time____________________ Group Score______________________________

1. Introduction: Basic preview of presentations provided? Basic plot/character description was provided to orient the class? List of concepts and definitions being discussed provided to class and instructor? 10 points


2. A variety of instructional strategies were used and well prepared? Lecture? Skits? Discussion? Post viewing analysis of clips provided in order to guide the class to focus on particular IPC concepts? Questions posed to class? Questions posed in advance of clip, scene screening? Scene was paused at critical points? 10 points



3. Is the groups analysis complete? Did the group accurately cover as many interpersonal communication concepts as possible considering the movie selected? 25 points



4. Was a brief activity provided to get the class involved? 10 points



5. Presentation was well prepared and organized? Movie clips/scenes carefully selected to illustrate and discuss Interpersonal Communication Concepts? Clips and scenes were cued? Participants prepared? Met time requirement? All your ducks were in a row? 15points





6. Is the group paper written in such a way that each concept covered is clearly indicated? (You can do this by highlighting the concepts in the text of your essay.) Are clear and concrete examples provided to demonstrate each point? Are examples carefully connected to the concepts? Is the form of the paper appropriate? Is it typed and double-spaced? Are the grammar, punctuation, and spelling acceptable? 25 points

GROUPWORK EVALUATION FORM

Group Members names____________________________________________________________

Your Name__________________________________
Privately answer the following questions. Remember, you are a group member too!

1. Overall, how effectively did your group work together
on this assignment? (circle the appropriate response)

1 2 3 4 5
not at all poorly adequately well extremely well

2. How many of the group members participated actively most of the time?
(circle and respond)

0 1 2 3 4 : provide explanation if necessary.



3. How many of you were fully prepared for the groupwork most of the time?
(circle and respond)

0 1 2 3 4: provide explanation if necessary.



4. Give one specific example of something you learned from the group that you probably wouldn't have learned on your own.



5. Give one specific example of something the other group members learned from you that they probably wouldn't have learned without you.



6. Suggest one specific, practical change that would improve this assignment?




7. What grade would you give each of your group members, including yourself?
A, B, C, D, OR F? Explain if necessary.

SPCH 1130 - Interpersonal Communication
Anonymous Peer Evaluation Form for Group Feature Film Projects

Group Members ____________________________________________________________________

Group Presentation Date____________________ Group Score______________________________

Answer/provide feedback for the following questions and award a score for this group's presentation.
90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D

1. Was an introduction provided? Preview of presentation provided? Basic plot/character description was provided to orient the class? Was a list of concepts and definitions to be discussed provided to you and your instructor?




2. Was a variety of instructional strategies used and well prepared? Lecture? Skits? Discussion? Post viewing analysis of clips provided to help you focus on particular IPC concepts? Questions posed to class? Questions posed in advance of clip, scene screening? Scene was paused at critical points?





3. Was a brief activity provided to get you involved?





4. Did the presentation seem well prepared and organized? Movie clips/scenes selected illustrated Interpersonal Communication Concepts? Clips and scenes were cued? Met time requirement? All their ducks were in a row?

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