Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

Paper: will submit a 4-5 page paper that answers and responds to the questions given on the
movie Breakfast Club. The paper will be submitted to Turnitin.com. You will be graded on the
content of your answer, the reasoning/argument you make between the theory and the facts of the
case study as well as writing (grammar and punctuation). You will need to watch the movie and
provide your own analysis (You may be able to get the movie at such places like iTunes,
Amazon, Netflix, Red Box, etc.)
Some Points to Address in Paper:
1. In the film 5 people come together to be apart of a group detention session. Discuss the
group’s developmental stages as stated in Chapter Two of the text. Be sure to address

each developmental stage and refer to the scene in the movie that that the stage began and
then moved to the next.
2. What factors contribute to the group’s cohesiveness? Be sure to refer to Chapter 8 of your
text and use specific scenes from the movie.
3. To what extent did members effectively understand, remember, interpret, evaluate, and
respond to one another’s statements and questions? Be sure to refer to Chapter 7 of your
text and use specific scenes from the movie.
4. What group roles and related listening skills could group members have used to resolve
the problem at hand and to come together as a group? Be sure to refer to Chapter 7 of
your text and use specific scenes from the movie.
5. How did the diversity of the 5 students hinder their ability to come together as a group?
Be sure to refer to Chapter 4 of your text and use specific scenes from the movie.
6. Talk about each of the roles the 5 students play in the movie, then address how these
roles affected their attitudes and behavior as a member of the group detention session. Be
sure to refer to Chapter 3 of your text and use specific scenes from the movie