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Relationships & Communication
Overview
This is an in class activity where students watch an episode of the NBC television series "The Office" and are assigned a couple of characters to focus on throughout the episode and then answer questions on a handout about the things that went wrong between these characters due to their poor communicating skills and what they could have done different. The things that "blockcommunication" are listed directly on their handouts to help them with identifying effective and ineffective forms of communicaiton.
Relationships & Communication Activity Instructions
Relationships & Communication Activity
The Office, Season 2
(Running time: 21:08)
Here is some detailed information about the episode from Wiki
The Office: Conflict Resolution Information
Materials:
- The Office DVD (see Jackie Felix for a copy of the DVD) if the link above does not open.
- Hand-outs (8 different versions.)
(Typically I end up with 3-4 students per group. It just depends on the size of the class. I also change it up and sometimes and do 6 instead of 8 different scenarios. You can do as you like.)
Begin the lesson by reviewing the things that block communication as covered in the OER and that are listed directly on their handouts.. Then, inform the class that they are about to watch a video where they will be assigned to watch the relationship dynamic between 2 characters. They will be given a worksheet that they all must fill out and turn in. They can take notes while they watch the video but they must fill out the form.
Then, randomly hand-out the forms. Once each student has a form, begin the video.
When the episode is finished have them get into groups based on their pairing. (The characters they were assigned to watch.) For example, one group would be Angela vs. Oscar, and another would be Jim vs. Pam, etc )
Have them work with their group members to come up with the answers to the questions on the hand-out. Give them about 15 minutes. Make sure to reinforce that it is important to be very specific with the examples and answers that they give. Inform them that each group will be presenting their responses to the class.
Finally, together as a class, call on each group to explain to the class what the issue / conflict was and have them give the answers to their questions.
Collect the forms at the end of the activity. (I use this towards their participation points.)
You will be watching a full episode ofthe NBC television series "The Office." You will be provided a handout where you will be assigned a pair of characters you are to focus on during the episode and answer the questions on the form. You are to identify the ineffective ways these characters communicatied and what happened as a result. Finally you are to provide effective ways each could have communicated with one another based on what you learned in your textbook.
All forms are due at the end of the class session. Your handout will list the different things that block communication to help you in answering the questions.