Interpersonal Communication CMUN 8

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Interpersonal CommunicationCMUN 8

• Welcome!

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Writing the Paper

• Introduction
• Body
• Use of quotes to support ideas
• Conclusion

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Organizing the Body

• Outlining principles
• Main ideas speechs subtopics
• Subordinate ideas function as amplification for
  subtopics

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Response Paper-Part1

• Thesis
• This paper will discuss three aspects of our
  relationship that have caused problems and need
  help if we are to resolve our differences long
  term.

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Response 1

• Body paragraphs in same order as thesis (if
  applicable)
• Age
• Gender
• Faith

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Organizing the Main Ideas

• Each main idea has subordinate ideas that support
  it
• Example
• 1st Main idea age
• Subordinate idea
• Mother is old school
• Subordinate idea She lacks the ability to see
  daughters
• perspective
• Support/quote (p. 22)
• Transition
• culture plays a role

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Response - Part 1

• First paragraph
• Topic sentence
• Topic sentence is
• The thesis for the paragraph
• NEVER a quote.
• A. The first area of difficulty is the
  difference in our ages.
• B. My mother and I are plagued by the
  definition of the female gender within our
  culture.
• C. My mother was raised Roman Catholic, and has
  taken me with her to mass each Sunday all my
  life.

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Response Part 1

• Bulking the paragraph by using quotes and/or
  paraphrases of quotes
• I find it interesting that there is evidence that
  men and women are viewed as belonging to a
  different culture within our greater culture.
  Expectations, communication style, and identities
  are largely gender based (pp. 34-35).

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• Introduction
• Attention getter
• Overview
• Thesis

• Conclusion
• Restate thesis
• Expand final thoughts on main ideas
• Clincher

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INTRODUCTION 15

• Introduction
• Attention getter
• Overview
• Thesis

• Conclusion
• Restate thesis
• Expand final thoughts on main ideas
• Clincher

Conclusion 10
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