Instructions: Choose one of the following activities and record your observations in the space provided.
1. Watch a television drama or comedy and write down all of the instances of nonverbal communication that you see.
After watching the program, list each instance, classify it based on the list of types below, and place a plus sign (+)
next to any example that contributed to the message and a minus sign (-) next to any that detracted from the
message:
2. Go to a park or shopping mall and sit in one spot where you can view different groups of people. Observe moods,
body stance, hand gestures, eye movement, and voice pitch. Notice the different types of nonverbal communication
exhibited by people of different ages (e. g., between two teenagers, two children, a teenager and a parent, a child
and a parent, two adults). Note any nonverbal communication that suggests that people may be making decisions or
resolving conflicts. Observe carefully and take good notes
For both activities, refer to the list of the eight types of nonverbal communication as needed.
• body movements
• facial expressions and eye movements
• self-presentation
• distance
• touch
. time
• Voice

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.