Project Two: Analysis of Social Institution of Family You have writing assignments or projects throughout the course. The due dates for each project are noted in your syllabus. Please look at the proj

Rubric for Project Two

1. Grammar and Formatting (Out of 5)

• no grammatical errors

• is the formatting 12pt, Times New Roman, double spaced?

• are there 1 inch margins?

• is there a clear header on the first page with name, course, date, etc?

2. Directions (Out of 10)

• did you follow the directions of the project?

• did you briefly describe the media and family being portrayed in intro and offer a thesis statement for your paper that gives the reader an understanding of your analysis?

• do the body paragraphs focus on these areas of analysis (structure, ties, functions, etc)?

• did you correctly define and use the terms concerning family structure (when applicable?)

• did you structure your paper in a clear, concise, organized way?

3. Analysis (10 points)

• did you define key concepts for analysis from chapter 11 notes/text?

• did you tie it back to notes, class, text, etc.? (especially in the fourth paragraph and reaffirmed in conclusion).

• did you analyze how social categories (ie. age, race, gender, class, etc) intersect with your “family?”

• did you analyze (briefly) any significant social contexts in which the “family” occur?

• did you offer an overall analysis (albeit brief) of the social institution of family in our society (social, legal, cultural perspectives) vs that depicted in your media?

*Please you careful, concise word choice and sentence structures. You need to keep your papers as close to the word limit as possible. An outline before working will help.