SOCIOLOGY 3073-01 –FALL 2014
Texas A & M University – Central Texas
SOCI 301 (online) Sociology of the Family
Professor: Ariel M. Cooksey, M.A., S.S.P.
Office Phone: 254-519-5441
E-mail: ariel.cooksey@ct.tamus.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Mode of Instruction and Course Access: This course is a 100% online course and uses TAMUCT
Blackboard Learn system (http://tamuct.blackboard.com). You will use the Blackboard username
and password communicated to you separately to logon to this system. (As of Spring 2012, Texas
A&M Central Texas uses its own Blackboard system and the usernames and passwords that you
used to logon to Tarleton State University’s Blackboard are no longer valid.)
Student/Instructor Interaction: Please allow 48 hours for instructor response to e-mail inquiries.
Office hours may be scheduled by e-mail for phone or Skype.
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Course Overview
A comparative study of the family as a social institution with emphasis on formation, functions,
maintenance, child rearing, and family disorganization.
Course Description
Everyone has some experience with families but most of us have not spent much time thinking
about families as social institutions. This class will give you an opportunity to reflect on family life
and especially the ways in which sociologists examine families. We will be paying special
attention to the organization and relationships within families and how those apparently up
close and personal experiences are shaped and sometimes even determined by the broader
social context. In addition, we will look at the ways that families seek to cope with those
conditions as well as to change the social contexts through policy change and social movements,
in order to improve their family experience.
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Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will develop knowledge as it applies to the full scope of the field of family
sociology.
2. Students will examine the changing definitions of American families.
3. Students will learn how to apply frameworks to various types of family situations.
4. Students will learn how race, social class, gender, age, and sexual orientation affect
people’s experiences in families.
Competency Goals Statements:
1. Students will learn how to analyze family situations, including their own.
2. Students’ critical thinking skills will be enhanced to the extent that they learn about
themselves, and their social worlds.
3. Students will be able to interpret social statistics such as the refined divorce rate, sex
ratio, and fertility rate.
4. Students will be able to use technical sociology vocabulary.
5. Students will use and develop writing skills by such projects as essay exams, reflection
papers, a book review and writing a research paper.
6. Student’s online skills will be enhanced via online discussions, postings, and uploading
paper assignments.
Required Texts
Main Text
Aulette, Judy Root. 2010. Changing American Families. Allyn and Bacon.
10-0205699472)
Book Review
Hochschild, Arlie. The Second Shift. McGraw Hill Publishers. (007-340423-3)
(ISBN:
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Course Requirements
1. Research Paper (200 points) - Due Thursday December 11 by 8am: You will choose one topic
relevant to sociology of the family and complete a research project that addresses aspects of
that topic that you find important.
 Your research project should be no less than 10 pages in length. This length
requirement does not include your title page, abstract or your reference page.
 You must use no less than 7 - 10 scholarly references, but feel free to use more.
Scholarly references are those found in social science journals or other scholarly
journals. You can also utilize a book or two but the main focus should be on finding
sources that have researched your topic.
 You must use ASA (American Sociological Association) as your reference style. You will
find complete instructions on how to use ASA reference style in a .pdf file that I uploaded
under Course Information in the Course Documents folder. Please let me know if you
have any questions.
 I will not accept references found on the internet, with the exception of websites
ending in .gov. and/or .edu. If you use internet sources such as these, they must be
properly referenced in the text of your paper and in your reference page. As I stated
above, your references must be scholarly research articles or more specifically, peer
reviewed articles. If you want to use a reference such as a website and you are unsure
if it is acceptable, please feel free to discuss the reference with me.
 In addition, I do not accept “recycled” papers or more specifically, papers that have been
written for another class!
 Please submit your double-spaced paper in Times New Roman using 12 point font.
 Each page should be no less than 250 words for a total of no less than 2500 words.
 You will submit your papers through Turnitin.com which will be available through the
Blackboard system. You do not want your paper to go beyond 20%. Please let me know
if you have any questions about percentages.
 If you want to submit your paper to turnitin before the due date to check your
percentage, you are welcome to do that. I will adjust the settings in turnitin where you
will be allowed to submit as many times as you want up until the due date. That way
you can make changes accordingly based on the percentage report generated in
turnitin. Use turnitin as a tool to improve your writing.
2. Reflection Papers (8 papers x 25pts = 200 total points) – Due on Fridays at midnight.
 Please write a two page reflection paper focusing on a topic from your readings that
pertains to sociology of the family. You want to focus on any of the material/readings
covered for that particular week. You may also add some of your own family
experiences to your analysis. However, keep in mind that you should still practice good
writing skills.
 Please see your grading rubric located at the end of your syllabus. I will be grading on
spelling, grammar and sentence structure, referencing, organization (introduction,
body and conclusion) and content.
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 Your papers should be no less than 2 pages and in Times New Roman 12 point font. At
the very least, papers should be 250 words per page for a total of 500 words.
 For these papers, you must also reference correctly using American Sociological
Association (ASA) reference style. Using this reference style in your reflection papers
will prepare you to use this style in your final research paper. The instructions for ASA
style are located under Course Information in the Course Documents folder.
 You will turn in your papers under the “assignments” tab in Blackboard. You also want
to upload your essays under the correct assignment title.
 I will not accept late papers under any circumstances.
3. Book Review – (200 points) - Due on Friday November 21 by midnight: I will post the required
documents in Blackboard that will assist you in writing your book review. Please follow the
book review guidelines as specified. I will take off points accordingly. Under “assignments” in
Blackboard, you will post your Book Review Paper. Please submit your paper in a Microsoft
Word document (.doc or .docx) or in Rich Text Format (.rtf). I cannot open any document in
Wordperfect (.wps)!
4. Midterm – (200 points): Your midterm exam will be available to you on Monday October 13
at 8:00am. You must finish and submit your midterm exam by Friday October 17 at midnight.
I will not accept late exams under any circumstances.
5. POSTINGS (10 Postings x 20 points each = 200 total points): You will have 12 possible postings
for this course. 10 of these postings will be required for full credit. You will be required to
comment on a question (s) that I post and then respond to three of your classmates. You will
receive a total of 20 points for providing a substantive post AND responding to three
classmates. A one sentence response will not earn you the points. Put thought into your
responses to your classmates. Put effort into your postings.
You will post to questions that will cover material from your readings and various topics
that we discuss in this class. Since the postings cover your readings, I would like you all to use
your book as a reference. I do not want information cut/pasted from the internet such as
Wikipedia. If you do so, you will not earn points for that posting.
All posts must be substantive and demonstrate to me that you have done all the reading
associated with the discussion. In order to get full credit for your individual post, you must
answer each question that I pose to you. In order to get the points in responding to your
classmates, you must put thought and effort into your response. A thin answer such as “I
totally agree with you” or “That was a really cool post” will not be considered for credit.
You can find your weekly questions posted under the “Discussions” tab in Blackboard. In
your tentative schedule below, you will find the dates and times when postings open for
discussion and when they are no longer available. “No longer available” means that once the
discussion is closed, you will not be able to make up those points. Weekly posts will open up
on Mondays at 8:00am and close on Thursdays at midnight. Please do your best not to post
at the last minute. Doing so does not allow other students to respond to your posting. Keep
up with your readings and pace yourself so that you are not rushing around at the last
minute.
I will always grade your posts the week that they are due so that you can go back and
respond to my comments and/or questions. Please check back for my comments, providing an
answer as appropriate. Responding to my posts and your classmates posts enhances the
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learning process. Remember that discussions are not only about earning points but about
learning the material. It is your education and you will get out of it what you put in! 
For issues related to course content and requirements, contact your instructor.
**ALL GRADING RUBRICS ARE LOCATED AT THE END OF THIS SYLLABUS**
Grading Scale
A=
B=
C=
D=
F=
900-1000 (Excellent)
800-899 (Better than Average)
700-799 (Average)
600-699 (Below Average)
599 and below (Failing)
All student grades will be posted on the Blackboard Grade book and students should
monitor their grading status through this tool. Grades will be posted within one week of
submission date.
Texas A&M University Central Texas is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, and specialist degrees.
Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or
call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of A&M-Central Texas.
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORT
Technology Requirements
This course will use the TAMUCT Blackboard Learn learning management system for class
communications, content distribution, and assessments.
Logon to https://tamuct.blackboard.com to access the course.
Username: Your MyCT username (xx123 or everything before the "@" in your MyCT email address)
Initial password: Your MyCT password
For this course, you will need reliable and frequent access to a computer and to the Internet.
You will also need a headset with a microphone or speakers and a microphone to be able to
listen to online resources and conduct other activities in the course. If you do not have frequent
and reliable access to a computer with Internet connection, please consider dropping this course
or contact me (your email and phone number) to discuss your situation.
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Blackboard supports the most common operating systems:
PC: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista
Mac: Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), and 10.7 (Lion)
NOTE: Computers using Windows XP, Windows 8 RT and OS X 10.6 or lower are NO longer
supported
Check browser and computer compatibility by following the “Browser Check” link on the
TAMUCT Blackboard logon page. (https://tamuct.blackboard.com) This is a CRITICAL step as
these settings are important for when you take an exam or submit an assignment.
Upon logging on to Blackboard Learn, you will see a link to Blackboard Student Orientation under
My Courses tab. Click on that link and study the materials in this orientation course. The new
Blackboard is a brand-new interface and you will have to come up to speed with it really quickly.
This orientation course will help you get there. There is also a link to Blackboard Help from
inside the course on the left-hand menu bar. The first week of the course includes activities and
assignments that will help you get up to speed with navigation, sending and receiving messages
and discussion posts, and submitting an assignment. Your ability to function within the
Blackboard system will facilitate your success in this course.
Technology issues are not an excuse for missing a course requirement – make sure your computer
is configured correctly and address issues well in advance of deadlines.
Technology Support
For technology issues, students should contact Help Desk Central. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
Email: helpdesk@tamu.edu
Phone: (254) 519-5466
Web Chat: http://hdc.tamu.edu
When calling for support please let your support technician know you are a TAMUCT student.
For issues related to course content and requirements, contact your instructor.
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Tentative Course Schedule
WEEK 1: Monday August 25- Sunday August 31
Readings
 Chapter 1 – How To Study Families in the Twenty-first Century
Posting 1
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
NO PAPER DUE THIS WEEK
WEEK 2: Monday September 1 – Sunday September 7
Readings:
 Chapter 2 – A History of U.S. Families with a Focus on Euro-Americans
Posting 2
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
Paper 1 – Due Friday September 5
WEEK 3: Monday September 8 – Sunday September 14
Readings
 Chapter 3 – A History of U.S. Families with a Focus on African American
Posting 3
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
Paper 2 – Due Friday September 12
WEEK 4: Monday September 15 – Sunday September 21
Readings:
 Chapter 4 – Families and the Economic System
Posting 4
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
Paper 3 – Due Friday September 19
WEEK 5: Monday September 22 – Sunday September 28
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Readings:
 Chapter 5 – Families and the Organization of Race, Class, and Gender
Posting 5
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
Paper 4 – Due Friday September 26
WEEK 6: Monday September 29 – Sunday October 5
Readings:
 Chapter 6 – Work and Family
Posting 6
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
Paper 5 – Due Friday October 3
WEEK 7: Monday October 6 – Sunday October 12
Readings:
 Chapter 7 – Housework
Posting 7
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
NO PAPER DUE THIS WEEK
WEEK 8: Monday October 13 – Sunday October 19
 Midterm Essay Exam (Chapters 1-7)
 Opens on Monday at 8:00am
 Must be submitted Friday by 11:59pm
WEEK 9: Monday October 20– Sunday October 26
Readings:
 Chapter 8 – Love and Sex
Posting 8
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
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Paper 6 – Due Friday October 24
WEEK 10: Monday October 27 – Sunday November 2
Readings
 Chapter 9 – Marriage
No Posting This Week
Paper 7 – Due Friday October 31
WEEK 11: Monday November 3 – Sunday November 9
Readings:
 Chapter 10 – Divorce and Remarriage
Posting 9
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
Paper 8 – Due Friday November 7
WEEK 12: Monday November 10 – Sunday November 16
 Chapter 11 – Violence in Families
Posting 10
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
NO PAPER DUE. WORK ON BOOK REVIEW
WEEK 13: Monday November 17 – Sunday November 23
Readings:
 Chapter 12 – Parents
Posting 11
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
Book Review over The Second Shift Due – Friday November 21
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WEEK 14: Monday November 24 – Sunday November 30
Take the week off, and give thanks for the break! 
WEEK 15: Monday December 1– Sunday December 7
Readings:
 Chapter 13 – Children
 Chapter 14 – Families, Family Policy, and the State
Posting 12
 Posting open at 8am on Monday
 All posts due by Thursday at midnight
No Paper Due – Work on Research Paper
WEEK 16: Monday December 8 – Thursday December 11
 Research Paper Due on Thursday December 11 by 8:00am.
*Professor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any time.
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COURSE AND UNIVERSITY PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
Drop Policy
If you discover that you need to drop this class, you must go to the Records Office and ask for
the necessary paperwork. Professors cannot drop students; this is always the responsibility of
the student. The record’s office will provide a deadline for which the form must be returned,
completed and signed. Once you return the signed form to the records office and wait 24 hours,
you must go into Duck Trax and confirm that you are no longer enrolled. Should you still be
enrolled, FOLLOW-UP with the records office immediately? You are to attend class until the
procedure is complete to avoid penalty for absence. Should you miss the deadline or fail to
follow the procedure, you will receive an F in the course.
Academic Integrity
Texas A&M University - Central Texas expects all students to maintain high standards of honor in
personal and scholarly conduct. Any deviation from this expectation may result in a minimum of
a failing grade for the assignment and potentially a failing grade for the course. All academic
dishonesty concerns will be reported to the university's Office of Student Conduct. Academic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work,
plagiarism and improper citation of sources, using another student's work, collusion, and the
abuse of resource materials. When in doubt on collaboration, citation, or any issue, please
contact me before taking a course of action. More information can be found at
http://www.tamuct.edu/departments/studentconduct/academicintegrity.php
Disability Support Services
At Texas A&M University – Central Texas, we value an inclusive learning environment where
every student has an equal chance to succeed and has the right to an education that is barrierfree. The Office of Disability Support and Access is responsible for ensuring that students with a
disability enjoy equal access to the University's programs, services and activities. Some aspects of
this course or the way the course is taught may present barriers to learning due to a disability. If
you feel this is the case, please contact Disability Support and Access at (254) 501-5831 in
Warrior Hall, Ste. 212. For more information, please visit their website at
www.tamuct/disabilitysupport. Any information you provide is private and confidential and will
be treated as such.
Tutoring
Tutoring is available to all TAMUCT students, both on-campus and online. Subjects tutored
include Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, and Writing. Tutors are available at the
Tutoring Center in Warrior Hall, Room 111. Visit www.ct.tamus.edu/AcademicSupport and click
"Tutoring Support" for tutor schedules and contact info. If you have questions, need to schedule
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a tutoring session, or if you're interested in becoming a tutor, contact Academic Support
Programs at 254-501-5830 or by emailing tutoring@ct.tamus.edu.
Chat live with a tutor 24/7 for almost any subject on your computer! Tutor.com is an online
tutoring platform that enables TAMUCT students to log-in and receive FREE online tutoring and
writing support. This tool provides tutoring in Mathematics, Writing, Career Writing, Chemistry,
Physics, Biology, Spanish, Calculus, and Statistics. To access Tutor.com, log into your Blackboard
account and click "Online Tutoring."
Library Services
Library distance education services aims to make available quality assistance to A&M-Central
Texas students seeking information sources remotely by providing digital reference, online
information literacy tutorials, and digital research materials. Much of the TAMUCT collection is
available instantly from home. This includes over half of the library's book collection, as well as
approximately 25,000 electronic journals and 200 online databases. Library Distance Education
Services are outlined and accessed at:
http://www.tamuct.edu/departments/library/deservices.php
Information literacy focuses on research skills which prepare individuals to live and work in an
information-centered society. Librarians will work with students in the development of critical
reasoning, ethical use of information, and the appropriate use of secondary research techniques.
Help may include, but is not limited to: the exploration of information resources such as library
collections, the identification of appropriate materials, and the execution of effective search
strategies. Library Resources are outlined and accessed at:
http://www.tamuct.edu/departments/library/index.php
Class Policies
Incomplete Grades: I DO NOT GIVE OUT INCOMPLETE GRADES. ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS
ARE DUE ON THE DATES OUTLINED IN THE SYLLABUS.
Late Work: I will NOT be accepting late work under any circumstances. If you are turning in
assignments, they must be uploaded under the assignments tab at the specified due date and
time. If you miss the due date and time, the Blackboard system will not allow you to upload your
assignment. If you are late on your assignment, I will not accept that assignment through email.
You will earn a zero for the assignment and/or paper. In addition, please do not cut/paste your
assignment into the assignment box in Blackboard. I will only accept work that is uploaded to
Blackboard attached in a Word document or Rich Text File.
Additional Help: If you need additional help on assignments, papers, or any materials covered in
class, you are more than welcome to set up an appointment with me. We can talk by phone or
chat online. I am available equally to all of my students.
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The Operation of the Online Course and Being an Online Student
Time Management
Research indicates that a distance education course will require a greater time
commitment from students than a traditionally structured course. Therefore, do not
underestimate the time commitment that you will have to make to be successful in this class. If
this were a traditional course we would meet for three hours each week. You should expect to
devote at least twice this much time each week to reading, reflection, writing, working on your
projects and posting.
In addition, distance education courses require a unique commitment in terms of time
management. Because you will not be attending regular class meetings, you will not have the
typical pressures of class meetings, face to face interaction and contact with the instructor to
motivate you to complete assignments on time and to keep up with your readings. This means
that you will have to exercise a greater degree of self-discipline than you would otherwise.
Because you will not be meeting in a regular face to face format with the rest of the class, it may
be easy to tell yourself that you can complete an assignment later or that you can wait until the
last minute to complete your readings and/or project. Be very careful with yourself that while
there are unique benefits to a distance education course, there are also unique challenges and
you must resolve to accommodate them if you wish to be successful.
This course will operate on a Monday through Sunday schedule, with weekly discussion
questions posted Monday, discussion response posts due Thursday at end of day, and weekly
writing assignments due Friday. You will be expected to remain active and engaged in Blackboard
in order to be successful in the course, and should visit the site a minimum of 3 times per week.
A&M-Central Texas has a license for a readiness assessment for online learning. You may gauge
your readiness by taking this assessment (http://tamuct.smartermeasure.com). The link to
information about Smarter Measures is included in the Online Resources portion of the Course
Menu.
16.0 Instructor’s Personal Statement
Taking a Sociological Perspective: I encourage questions and discussion concerning course
material and sharing personal observations and experiences. However, since you are enrolled in
a sociology course, the main goal is to utilize a sociological perspective. This means that you
should try to analyze various topics with an objective point of view. Objective point of view
means looking through the lens of sociology. How does sociology utilize objectivity, you might be
asking? Sociology is a social science – qualitative and quantitative research techniques are used
to collect data about the social world. Sociologists must always strive to maintain an objective
outlook when observing the social world. Therefore, in this course, you will be challenged to look
within the layers of a social phenomenon or put another way, to look beyond what you see on
the surface. In addition, you will not agree with everything you hear in class from the professor
or your classmates. Part of becoming educated requires that your ideas are challenged. As a
college-level student, you should be able to see different points of view of the same issue. I
expect students to be respectful towards every person in this classroom, even if they disagree
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with certain viewpoints. It is a mark of wisdom to be able to entertain an idea without accepting
it.
Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2014 (Degree Only): August 7, 2014
Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2014 (Commencement Participation): June 27, 2014
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Grading Rubric for Final Research Paper
Name:
Date:
Sections
Spelling,
Grammar, &
Sentence
Structure
10%
Proper
Referencing
Format
(ASA)
10%
Poor
Minimally Acceptable
Many spelling,
Some spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence
sentence structure
structure errors
errors
(0 pts)
(10pts)
Good
Exceptional
Few spelling,
No spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence structure sentence
errors
structure errors
(16 pts)
(20 pts)
Score:
Not used in text
and reference
page
(0 pts)
Score:
ASA style utilized
with few errors
both within the
text of the paper
and in reference
page
(16pts)
Score:
Used in text but
not in reference
page or used in
reference page but
not in text of paper
(10 pts)
Score:
Score:
Structure
Does not clearly
and
develop and
Organization organize
of Research introduction,
Paper
body, and
20%
conclusion
(0-23 pts)
Content of
Research
Paper
60%
Score:
Information and
evidence are not
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(0-79 pts)
Score:
No errors in
reference page
and in text citation
(20 pts)
Score:
Score:
Minimal
Average
development and
development and
organization of
organization of
introduction, body, introduction, body,
and conclusion
and conclusion
(24 pts)
(32 pts)
Score:
Score:
Information and
evidence is
minimally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(80 pts)
Information and
evidence averagely
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(100 pts)
Accurate
development and
organization of
introduction,
body, and
conclusion
(40 pts)
Score:
Information and
evidence is
exceptionally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(120 pts)
Score:
Score:
Score:
Score:
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Grading Rubric for Final Research Paper cont.
Length (20 pts per page at approx. the minimum of 250/words per page = approx 2500 words):
Grading Scale:
A= 180 – 200 (90-100%)
B= 160 – 179 (80-89%)
C= 140 – 159 (70-79%)
D= 120 – 139 (60-69%)
F < 119
Total Score:
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Grading Rubric for Book Reviews
Name:
Date:
Sections
Spelling,
Grammar, &
Sentence
Structure
10%
Poor
Minimally Acceptable
Many spelling,
Some spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence
sentence structure
structure errors
errors
(0 – 3 pts)
(4-7 pts)
Score:
Introduction Does not clearly
15%
develop an
introduction
(0-5 pts)
Brief
Description
of Book
15%
Score:
Does not clearly
develop a brief
description of the
book
(0-5 pts)
Score:
Critical
Does not clearly
Review of
develop the
Some Major critical review
Themes
(0-12 pts)
Utilizing
Page
Numbers to
Illustrate
40%
Score:
Closing
Does not clearly
Comments
conclude
and
arguments and
Reflections critiques
20%
(0-6 pts)
Score:
Total x 2:
Good
Exceptional
Few spelling,
No spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence structure sentence structure
errors
errors
(8-9 pts)
(10 pts)
Score:
Minimal
development of
introduction
(6-10 pts)
Score:
Average
development of
introduction
(11-14pts)
Score:
Accurate
development of
introduction
(15 pts)
Score:
Minimally develops
a brief description
of the book
(6-10 pts)
Score:
Averagely develops
a brief description
of the book
(11-14 pts)
Score:
Accurately
develops a brief
description of the
book
(15 pts)
Score:
Score:
Score:
Minimally develops Averagely develops Accurate
the critical review
the critical review
development of
(13-25 pts)
(26-39 pts)
the critical review
(40pts)
Score:
Score:
Minimally
concludes
arguments and
critiques
(7-13 pts)
Averagely
concludes
arguments and
critiques
(14-19 pts)
Score:
Accurately
concludes
arguments and
critiques
(20pts)
Score:
Score:
Score:
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Grading Rubric for Reflection Papers – Sociology of the Family
Name:
Date:
Spelling,
Grammar, &
Sentence
Structure
Poor
Minimally Acceptable
Many spelling,
Some spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence
sentence structure
structure errors
errors
(0 – 2 pts)
(3pts)
Good
Exceptional
Few spelling,
No spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence structure sentence
errors
structure errors
(4 pts)
(5 pts)
Proper
Referencing
Format
(ASA)
Score:
Referencing not
used in essay
where
appropriate
(0 - 2 pts)
Score:
Minimal use of
referencing in
essay where
appropriate
(3 pts)
Score:
Good/average use
of referencing in
essay where
appropriate
(4pts)
Score:
No referencing
errors in essay
(5 pts)
Score:
Minimal
development and
organization of
introduction, body,
and conclusion
(3 pts)
Score:
Average
development and
organization of
introduction, body,
and conclusion
(4 pts)
Score:
Accurate
development and
organization of
introduction,
body, and
conclusion
(5 pts)
Score:
Information and
evidence averagely
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(7-9 pts)
Score:
Information and
evidence is
exceptionally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(10pts)
Score:
Score:
Sections
Score:
Structure
Does not clearly
and
develop and
Organization organize
of Reflection introduction,
body, and
conclusion
(0-2 pts)
Score:
Content of
Reflection
Score:
Information and
evidence are not
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(0-3 pts)
Score:
Total:
Comments:
Information and
evidence is
minimally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(4-6 pts)
Score:
19
Grading Rubric for Sociology of the Family Midterm Exam
Name:
Date:
You will be graded for each essay that you write. Each essay is worth 50 points for a total of 100
points.
Essay 1:
Spelling,
Grammar, &
Sentence
Structure
Poor
Minimally Acceptable
Many spelling,
Some spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence
sentence structure
structure errors
errors
(0 – 3pts)
(4 - 6pts)
Good
Exceptional
Few spelling,
No spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence structure sentence
errors
structure errors
(7 - 9pts)
(10pts)
Proper
Referencing
Format
(ASA)
Score:
Referencing not
used in essay
where
appropriate
(0 – 3pts)
Score:
Minimal use of
referencing in
essay where
appropriate
(4 - 6pts)
Score:
Good/average use
of referencing in
essay where
appropriate
(7 - 9pts)
Score:
No referencing
errors in essay
(10pts)
Score:
Minimal
development and
organization of
introduction, body,
and conclusion
(4 - 6pts)
Score:
Average
development and
organization of
introduction, body,
and conclusion
(7 - 9pts)
Score:
Accurate
development and
organization of
introduction,
body, and
conclusion
(10pts)
Score:
Information and
evidence averagely
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(14 - 19pts)
Score:
Information and
evidence is
exceptionally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(20pts)
Score:
Score:
Sections
Score:
Structure
Does not clearly
and
develop and
Organization organize
of Essay
introduction,
body, and
conclusion
(0 – 3pts)
Score:
Content of
Essay
Score:
Information and
evidence are not
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(0-7pts)
Score:
Total Essay #1:
Information and
evidence is
minimally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(8 - 13pts)
Score:
20
Essay 2:
Spelling,
Grammar, &
Sentence
Structure
Poor
Minimally Acceptable
Many spelling,
Some spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence
sentence structure
structure errors
errors
(0 – 3pts)
(4 - 6pts)
Good
Exceptional
Few spelling,
No spelling,
grammar, or
grammar, or
sentence structure sentence
errors
structure errors
(7 - 9pts)
(10pts)
Proper
Referencing
Format
(ASA)
Score:
Referencing not
used in essay
where
appropriate
(0 – 3pts)
Score:
Minimal use of
referencing in
essay where
appropriate
(4 - 6pts)
Score:
Good/average use
of referencing in
essay where
appropriate
(7 - 9pts)
Score:
No referencing
errors in essay
(10pts)
Score:
Minimal
development and
organization of
introduction, body,
and conclusion
(4 - 6pts)
Score:
Average
development and
organization of
introduction, body,
and conclusion
(7 - 9pts)
Score:
Accurate
development and
organization of
introduction,
body, and
conclusion
(10pts)
Score:
Information and
evidence averagely
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(14 - 19pts)
Score:
Information and
evidence is
exceptionally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(20pts)
Score:
Score:
Sections
Score:
Structure
Does not clearly
and
develop and
Organization organize
of Essay
introduction,
body, and
conclusion
(0 – 3pts)
Score:
Content of
Essay
Score:
Information and
evidence are not
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(0-7pts)
Score:
Total Essay #2:
Total for both essays x2:
Information and
evidence is
minimally
accurate,
appropriate, and
integrated
effectively.
(8 - 13pts)
Score:
21
Discussions Rubric
Name:
Posting:
Levels of Achievement
Criteria
Substantive
Response
Replies to
Classmates
Does Not Meet Criteria
Needs Improvement
Excellent
0-3 point
4-8 points
8-10 points
Response too short,
based on personal
views only, with no
references to the
text or the concepts
learned from the
material covered
Response too
short. Not a clear
indication of an
understanding of
the readings
A substantive response,
citing the textbook and
demonstrating
full understanding of
the course content
Score:
Score:
4-5 Points
6 Points
Only
two responses
to others' entries
Three substantive posts
were responded to, with
comments advancing
the conversation
Score:
0-3 points
No or just one
response, with no
significant
comments to
improve the
conversation
Score:
Score:
Score:
Adhering to
Deadlines
0 Points
2 Points
4 Points
All posts past the
Deadline
Substantive
response OR replies
to others meet deadline
All entries posted by
the deadline.
Score:
Score:
Score: