1.4 Assignment - Using I-Statements
Why are communication skills important and how are they developed?
Required: Complete 3 of the 5 statements and change them to I-Statements, using an attractive format. For example:
I – Statements |
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“You” Statement |
“I Statement” |
Example: You don’t care about me at all. |
I feel sad when you ignore me. It feels like you do not care about me. You started with I, rather than You. You expressed how you felt - sad. And you stated clearly why you felt this way. |
Stop yelling at me! |
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That is a really stupid idea! |
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You never listen to what I have to say! |
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You always give me a hard time! |
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You’re never on time |
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Your work will be graded based on the rubric below.
Content |
Describes, in detail the important features of a using I Statements. 4 points |
Describes essential features satisfactorily Subject knowledge appears to be good. |
Describes essential information about the topic but there are missing requirements. |
Description is minimal or there are several missing requirements. |
Content is missing |
Organization |
Information is organized and easily understood. |
Demonstrates organization, but lacks detail 3 points |
Content is logically organized for the most part. |
There was no clear or logical organizational structure. |
No organization |
Requirements |
Requirements are met and exceed expectations. |
Requirements are satisfactorily completed. 3 points |
Lacks depth of information. |
A minimal effort in providing information. |
Shows no originality |
Mechanics |
No misspellings or grammatical errors. |
Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. |
Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. |
More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar. |
Not acceptable
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