This document provides instructions for the final exam in COMM 1050: Intro to Communication Theory. It outlines that students will write 3 essays, each on a communication theory from a different category: public communication, mass media, and critical studies. For each essay, students must define the theory, explain its assumptions and main terms, and discuss critiques of the theory. Students must also attach the study guides for each theory to the back of the corresponding essay. The final exam packet will include the cover sheet, 3 essays, and 9 study guides stapled together. The exam is worth a total of 150 points.

1. COMM 1050: Intro to Communication Theory
Final Exam
NAME: ________________________________________________
Instructions
Please staple this page on top of your essays. You will be turning in 3 essays. The study guides for every theory
need to be stapled to the back of each essay of the same category. When this is turned in, your final exam
packet will include:
1. This cover sheet
2. An essay from the public communication category (25 pts)
3. All the study guides for Public Communication (25 pts)
4. An essay from the mass media category (25 pts)
5. All the study guides for Mass Media theories (25 pts)
6. An essay from the critical studies category (25 pts)
7. All the study guides for the Critical Studies theories (25 pts)
YOUR SCORE /150
Test Questions
1. Choose one of the following theories:
• The Rhetoric
• Dramatism
• The Narrative Paradigm
Write an essay on your chosen theory. The essay needs to include: the definition of the theory, the
assumptions of the theory, all of the main terms associated with the theory and the critiques of the
theory.
2. Choose one of the following theories:
• Cultural Studies
• Cultivation Analysis
• Uses and Gratification
• Spiral of Silence
Write an essay on your chosen theory. The essay needs to include: the definition of the theory, the
assumptions of the theory, all of the main terms associated with the theory and the critiques of the
theory.
3. Choose one of the following theories:
• Face-Negotiations
• Communication Accommodation Theory
• Muted Group Theory
• Standpoint Theory
Write an essay on your chosen theory. The essay needs to include: the definition of the theory, the
assumptions of the theory, all of the main terms associated with the theory and the critiques of the
theory.
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