Q Digital Story Assignment Overview & Objectives The Digital Story Assignment meets Course Learning Objective 3: Apply appropriate verbal and nonverbal elements when communicating orally. The Digital Story is a short audio-recorded narrative presented over a backdrop of an image or series of images. This assignment requires a series of steps, which you will accomplish one by one. In Part 1 you will select a relationship that has suffered from communication issues or challenges. In Part 2 you will write a letter to the person, explaining the role communication plays/played in your relationship challenges/struggles, and in Part 3 you will select a photo to use as the backdrop and record your 2-3 minute Digital Story. This assignment is intended to: • o reflect on your own communication behavior that you may normally overlook or avoid, o allow you to effectively communicate your personal story to a listener, and o develop your ability to carefully select and use verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors for sincere and impactful self-expression. As stated above, this assignment requires a series of steps, which you will accomplish one by one. Your current task is only the following step: Instructions for Digital Story Part 1: Choosing A Relationship to Analyze A. Think about a current interpersonal relationship where you want to communicate better or one in the past where you could have communicated better. B. Submit your answers to the following questions in this discussion forum. Make sure to copy and paste all questions into a new document to draft your work. Then, copy and paste both the questions and your answer under each one here in the submission area. 1. What relationship did you choose for this project? 2. What are the communications issues or problems in the relationship? 3. Which of these issues or problems can you take responsibility for (your 50% of the relationship)? Follow these important guidelines to make sure you fulfill the assignment requirements: • The relationship you choose must be an interpersonal relationship, according to the definition in Chapter 1. Some options include the relationship between you and a sibling, a parent, a grandparent, a best friend, or a past or current romantic partner. • Do not focus on all the things the other person did/does wrong. Focus on your own communication behavior. If you are/were in a relationship where you are certain that the other person is/was exclusively at fault for the relationship issues and there was nothing you could have done differently, then do not choose that relationship. Select a different relationship. • Before you proceed, watch these examples of digital storiesLinks to an external site. from this class. After you post your work, respond to two classmates by clicking “reply” and offering insightful commentary or questions, following the guidelines for responding (see rubric below). Please try to only respond to posts that do not have any responses. How to Get Help Technical Support: Need help using Canvas Discussions? If so, please review the following guide: Canvas Student Guide - Discussions.Links to an external site. Assignment Support: If, after reading these instructions you feel like you need additional support to get started with this assignment, please make an appointment with our Communication Tutor, Michelle,Links to an external site. who can help you at any stage of this assignment. Grading Rubric Your Post (worth 15 points): 13-15 points = Work is exemplary. The student answered all original questions thoroughly, gave support in the form of evidence or examples, and had few or no errors in spelling or grammar. 9-12 points = Work is approaching the requirements, but needs more attention. The student answered fewer than the required number of questions, did not answer all parts of the question, and/or had distracting errors in spelling or grammar 0-8 points = Work did not meet the requirements of the assignment. The student did not provide a direct answer to the prompt and/or had excessive grammar or spelling errors) Your Responses to a Classmate (worth 5 points each, total of 10): 4-5 points = Work is exemplary. The student responded to a classmate with insightful, evidence, commentary or questions. If stated “I agree” or “I like what you wrote” explained why and specifically how they can relate. 1-3 points = Work is approaching the requirements, but needs more attention. The student responded but only with agreement or praise, and/or provided no explanation or evidence. 0 points = Work did not meet the requirements of the assignment. The student did not respond to a classmate.