Due for next week....Final Projects, OP3..."This I Believe, about Resolving Conflict" Please Review the Oral Communication Rubric! For help in "setting this up", please review the resourse from PBS resource in the next module.

Final Projects, "What I Believe...about Communication.

Final Projects....OH MY...I can't believe it. We are almost done. I really mean it when I say this. I will truly, truly miss working with you, knowing you and seeing your growth week after week. Again, I will miss you all.

However, we still have this final project to do, so here it is:

I am asking that you create a "This I Believe" about Conflict Resolution, essay to share with your classmates through a Discussion Forum / Oral Presentation format. I am providing you the link for you to review the instructions for this writing assignment.

"This I Believe" had been a National Writing project offered by NPR for a number of years. It was not designed to be specific to writing about communication as it ran through NPR, however for our purposes, it will need to focus on what you believe, what you've learned to care about, and what you believe about your future regarding resolving conflict.

As you view this link, you will find a drop down bar "Participate" which will provide the "Essay Writing Guidelines" for you to follow as a resource for this assignment. However do remember that for our purposes...please keep in mind that this must be related to Conflict Resolution. I would like you to follow the basic, "This I Believe" guidelines which they have outlined for you to further instruct you in writing your essay, however this is your specific assignment:

For this assignment, I am asking that you first create a "This I Believe" - about Conflict Resolution", essay to share with your classmates through a Discussion Forum / Oral Presentation format. Again, within the weeks activities and resources, please locate the URL for you to review the instructions for this writing assignment.

I ask that you first explore the website to get the general idea on how to write this essay and then begin writing to answer the following questions:

a) Previous to taking this course, what had you been led to believe, or had come to believe about conflict and how to best react/diffuse/or engage in it?

b) What shifting in your beliefs may now be beginning to happen regarding conflict resolution?

c) What have you learned to care about, and what do you want to believe for your future regarding this topic?

Next, I am asking that you create a youtube VIDEO to post in our forum, of you reading your essay, and using all of the presentation skills which we have covered throughout this semester...all the non verbals, and other Public Speaking skills which we have learned together. Please practice reading your essay often enough so you do not have to keep your head down to read it, however you may refer to it as you keep as much eye contact with us (yes...your screen!) as possible.

Finally, I'd like you to follow it up by including a media post of your choice to compliment your writing concerning what you believe about conflict resolution to augment the depth of meaning for your essay. You may use a song, a piece of art, a poem, an essay, a short moment from a movie or T.V. show...whatever will help represent the belief which you wrote about in your essay.

I will ask that these presentations take up to 5 minutes to share.