Dialogue #1

My name is Ron. My mom has been really stressed out lately. She works a lot and comes home late. When she finally does come home from work, she always gets on to me for not having finished my chores and my homework already. I used to try to out more by doing the dishes or the laundry, but then she would criticize me for doing chores the wrong wat because I didn’t do them exactly the same way as she does. I’m tired of fighting with her all the time. I can’t ever seem to get it right, so I just don’t bother trying to help around the house anymore. It’s her fault that I stopped doing my chores.

What are the sources of the conflict?

How can this conflict be resolved?

Dialogue #2
My name is Laura, Thomas is a new boy at my school. He is so cute! I sit behind him in class and I practice writing my first name with his last name all the time. We’ve been talking on the phone every night, and he asked me to go to the football game with him this Friday. I’m so excited that I can’t even focus on anything else except for him! Sure, my friends are mad at me because I canceled my plans with them on Friday night. And my little brother is upset with me because I haven’t had time to help him with his soccer drills like I promised him. I just can’t focus on anything else except for Thomas, even when I’m not talking to him, I think about him all the time. Does this mean I’m in love?

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Dialogue #3
My name is Ethan. Yesterday I was upset because I found out that I didn’t make the basketball team. I was telling my friend, Kelly, how upset I was, but she kept staring off into space during our conversation. When I asked for her opinion, all she could give me was one-word answers. She was slouched in her chair the whole time I talked. Now I’m annoyed with her because I don’t feel she was listening to me. Answer Choices Kelly made the team and is embarrassed. Kelly is not a good active listener. Kelly’s body language makes it seem that she didn’t care that her friend didn’t make the team. Answer Choice Feedback That can’t be. Kelly doesn’t play basketball. She’s not athletic. Kelly is not listening to me. At least she is acting like she’s not listening. Kelly’s body language seems to say that she really does not care about my feelings

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