Due Date: 11:59 pm EST on Sunday of Unit 7
Points: 100
Overview:
We find ourselves in a frequent discussion lately concerning Youth Violence in our
country and how to improve upon this. Daily tragedies are reported on throughout our
country involving school, gang, and domestic violence, all with a similar constant theme
which is they involve a youth under the age of 18.
Instructions:
Use the topic of Youth Violence in our country as a platform for this written assignment
topic. You can then choose your own more direct area of concentration to further
discuss in 2-3 pages of content.
Examples of areas of concentration:
• Gun violence and its effect on youth in our schools
• Youth and Gangs: Why do they join?
• Relationship Violence/ Domestic Violence
• Youth and Incarceration; Do we lock up our kids?
• Parenting and Role Models; Are we to blame for our kids’ behavior?
Requirements:
• Two to three pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference page.
• APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works.
• At least three resources (not including your textbook).
• 10 points will be deducted for each day the paper is late.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.
SOC101 – Principles of Sociology
Unit 7 Assignment – Written Assignment 2
Evaluation Rubric for Written Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
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Structure
Organization
structure and
paragraphing have
serious and
persistent errors.
Directions were
ignored and
information
provided was
insufficient to meet
assignment
guidelines.
Written work
inadequate for
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and transitions
are inadequate;
inappropriate
guidelines
outlined for
paper were not
met with several
problems (see
directions).
Written work is
clear and
adequate
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and transitions
are
adequate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined for
paper were
met with a
few noted
problems (see
directions).
Written work is
clear and
excellent
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and transitions
are clear
and
appropriate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
met (see
directions).
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Mechanics
Written work had
serious and
persistent errors in
word selection and
use; sentence
structure, spelling,
grammar,
punctuation was
inappropriate and
with serious
errors; APA
style was
unacceptable.
Written work
had serious and
persistent errors
in word
selection and
use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation was
inappropriate
and with serious
errors; APA
style was
unacceptable.
Written work
was generally
free of errors in
word selection
and
use; sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
adequate; APA
style was
acceptable
with a few
errors.
Written work
has no major
errors in
word selection
and use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
appropriate;
APA style was
acceptable
with no to few
errors
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Content
Written work does
not cover the
assigned
topic; assertions
are not supported
by
evidence; paper is
seriously lacking in
page length,
content and detail;
scholarly journals
were not used or
used properly.
Written work
does not do an
adequate
job of covering
the assigned
topic;
assertions are
weakly
supported by
evidence; paper
is inadequate in
meeting the
page and
content area
requirements;
less than 3
scholarly
journals were
used.
The length of
the written
work is
sufficient to
cover the topic;
assertions are
supported by
evidence; does
not meet full
required
number of
pages and
content areas.
3 scholarly
journals were
used.
The length of
the written
work
provides indepth
coverage of
the
topics,
assertions are
clearly
supported by
evidence;
Paper meets
required length
of
pages and
content areas;
3 or more
scholarly
journals were
used.