Ellen's Face Is Twisted in an Angry Sneer and Her

question 109

Essay

Ellen's face is twisted in an angry sneer and her body is visibly shaking."I'm not going back to my seat!" she screams at Mr.Fournier (the ninth-grade Spanish teacher)."You're always picking on me.I've had it with being the one who's told to do everything." Mr.Fournier is taken aback but stands his ground,and says,"Ellen,return to your seat right now." "I'm not going to," Ellen replies,"No way,no how."
-Discuss how Gordon's "no-lose" method could be used in attempting to resolve the problem with Ellen.Identify the specific steps of the model in your answer.

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