Part I.

Watch a prime timetelevision show (or rerun) in which the episode focuses on a group of peoplewho are talking to each other in formal or informal meetings as the context forthe show. You may choose from the following: The Office, Law & Order, theShield, 24, The Unit, or reruns of shows such as Friends, Seinfeld, or EveryoneLoves Raymond. If you would like to use a different show, send a message toyour instructor to get approval for your choice. Take notes while you watch theshow so that you can notice and recall who played group task roles, groupmaintenance roles, and any self-centered roles. Your notes in Part I should beintegrated into your answers to the assignment questions in Part II.

Note: This assignment isnot referring to communication that occurs because of people’s personalities orjob skills. Please refer to Figure 9.1 in your textbook for specific groupcommunication roles.

If the show you haveselected does not give you an opportunity to observe a small group workingtogether in the particular episode you have chosen, please choose anotherepisode or show. It will be difficult for you to answer the questions well ifthe show does not match the purpose of this assignment. However, you candiscuss poor examples of group communication roles as well as good examples andshow your learning. You do not have to find only good examples of groupcommunication roles. If you cannot find a show with a group of people who arevery clearly in a small group communication situation, then you may need todiscuss a real-life group of people who are communicating with each other in asmall group situation.

Part II.

Read the followingquestions. Write the answers to the questions, review your work, and submityour answers. Integrate the key concepts and key terms from this lesson intoyour answers.

The answer to eachquestion should be approximately 6 to 10 sentences in length. You should writeyour responses in complete sentences free of spelling and grammatical errors.Please type your answers in a Word document and then paste your answers beloweach question in the space provided.

Beforecompleting this assignment, review the Grading Rubric.

1.List the television show that you watched. Use the communicationtask roles Chapter 9 and 10 discuss to describe two specific characters and thecommunication task role(s) they played. How did these roles affect the groupcommunication? Give specific examples.

2.Describe each maintenance/social role in your own words, andexplain which were present in the television show you watched. Whichmaintenance/social roles have you commonly seen happen in your everyday life?

3.Briefly describe a "self-centered role." How do youthink self-centered roles detract the group from its goals? Give specificexamples.

4.Using the functional approach to leadership, analyze the leader ofthe group from the television show you watched. Did this leader perform mostlytask functions or process functions? How did the person’s leadership affect thecommunication of the group? Give specific examples and incorporate conceptsfrom the textbook.

5.Of the variables that affect climate (found on page 267), whichwas the most prevalent in the group communication that you observed?

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All the work has to be 100 percent original.

Any guides/existing papers you find on internet will definitely not beaccepted

Any kind of plagiarism will definitely not be accepted.

Please read all requirement very very carefully and make sure it followsthe instruction very well.