Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 7 Points: 100 Overview: Beginning with Unit 5, the students have reviewed literature and engaged in discussions pertaining to the following topics:

• The decision to marry. • Starting a family, options to have children. • Socialization of parenting roles. • Divorce, remarriage, and stepfamilies.

Based on your choice, answer the following questions:

1. Which of these are important and in which do you have an interest? 2. Do you have personal experience with any of them? 3. Would learning more about a particular topic enhance your professional abilities

as you consider your career? 4. Is there a topic which you would like to specialize in when developing your

profession?

Instructions: You have options for this assignment. You can write a paper, record a video, conduct a PowerPoint presentation, or other creative product approved by the Instructor to conduct research and express your views and interests in one of the above-mentioned topics. Presentation Choice Requirements: If you choose to write a paper, it should be 4-6 pages in length, including three literature citations not already assigned to the course to review and be written in APA format. If submitted, the video should entail 5-10 minutes of recording. Your presentation should be professional and polished. Dress well, speak clearly, concisely, and minimize background noises. Keep the camera between you and the light source for you to be illuminated and seen in the video. You must submit references for your three pieces of literature not already assigned in the course.

SOC211 – Sociology of Marriage & Family

Unit 7 Assignment: Life Transitions Within Our Society

PowerPoint presentation should provide no more than ten slides. You will add a title and reference slide. The content slides should not contain an abundance of words. Rely on images and bulleted lists. You will add your narrative to the speaker’s notes section on each slide. They need to be composed as if you are speaking to an audience. You must include three literature citations not already assigned to the class to review. If another creative product is approved by the Instructor, the requirements will be discussed individually with you at the time approval is granted. Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 7 Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0 – 10 points 11 – 13 points 14 – 16 points 17 points Which of these are important and in which do you have an interest?

The importance of and interest in the topic are not addressed or poorly stated.

The importance of and interest in the topic are missing key details.

The importance of and interest in the topic are missing minor details.

The importance of and interest in the topic are well stated.

Do you have personal experience with any of them?

Personal experience with any of the topics is not addressed or poorly stated.

Personal experience with any of the topics is addressed but are missing key details.

Personal experience with any of the topics is addressed but are missing minor details.

Personal experience with any of the topics is fully and thoughtfully addressed.

Would learning more about a particular topic enhance your professional abilities as you consider your career?

The desire to learn more about a topic is not addressed or is poorly stated.

The desire to learn more about a topic is addressed but is missing key details.

The desire to learn more about a topic is addressed but is missing minor details.

The desire to learn more about a topic is thoughtfully addressed.

Is there a topic which you would like to specialize in when developing your profession?

Selection of a topic for specialization is not addressed or is poorly stated. Ties to their professional goal are not made.

Selection of a topic for specialization is addressed but is missing key details. Ties to their professional goal are stated.

Selection of a topic for specialization is addressed but is missing minor details. Ties to their professional goal are clear.

Selection of a topic for specialization is clearly and thoughtfully addressed. Strong, direct ties to their professional goal are clear.

0 – 5 points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points Resources Less than two

resources. Two resources. Three resources. More than three

resources.

Paper Length, PowerPoint, or Video Length

Paper: Less than three or more than five pages. PowerPoint: less than seven slides.

n/a n/a Paper: More than four but less than six pages. PowerPoint: no more than ten slides.

Video: less than five or more than ten minutes.

Video: More than five but less than ten minutes.

0 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 – 11 points 12 points Clear and Professional Writing and Presentation and APA Format Followed

Paper: Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed. PowerPoint: Slides are poorly constructed (too many words, not enough slides to cover the content adequately, missing speaker’s notes, missing or poorly written APA reference slide). Video: Professional presentation lacking. Video too dark or too bright to see the presenter. Spoken words are not audible. No references were submitted.

Paper: Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation. PowerPoint: Slides are missing two of the following: very few words, wide use of bullet lists and images, enough slides to cover the content adequately, speaker’s notes narrating the PowerPoint, missing or poorly written APA reference slide Video: Presentation is missing some of the following: professionalism, practiced delivery, and clear audio. References may or may not have been submitted.

Paper: Few errors that do not impede professional presentation. PowerPoint: Slides are well constructed, missing no more than one of the following (very few words, wide use of bullet lists and images, enough slides to cover the content adequately, speaker’s notes narrating the PowerPoint, missing or poorly written APA reference slide). Video: Professional presentation. Video lit well enough to to see the presenter. Spoken words are audible. References submitted.

Paper: Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error-free. PowerPoint: Slides are skillfully constructed (very few words, wide use of bullet lists and images, enough slides to cover the content adequately, speaker’s notes narrating the powerpoint, missing or poorly witten APA reference slide). Video: Professional and polished presentation. Video video well lit to see the presenter. Spoken words are are clearly audible with little to no background noise. References submitted.