Relationships in Super Mario Bros
This 2-4 page paper will allow you to choose your own text/movie/game/book/etc and do an analysis using the interpersonal communication concepts from the course. The analysis exams should have provided a nice introduction to this kind of assignment. Just instead of short a 1-paragraph response, it will be a full highly-polished paper. But the essence is very similar. Likewise, your concept cards should help you find concepts that can help elucidate/explain/understand the text better, but you don’t necessarily have to use them. All in all, the paper should be 2-4 pages (12pt font, double spaced, Times New Roman), and you should cite at least two concepts in our course text. For example, you can look at the “relationships” in Super Mario Bros. (e.g., how the game starts with everyone trying to kill Mario, how the only female character needs to be saved, etc.). For another example, you can look at conflict styles in The Office, taking either a look at the entire show as a whole, or a close reading of a specific episode or scene. You could analyze your favorite show, what you’re currently watching, a movie you hate, a book you love, a particularly interesting song, and so forth.
