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CHFD340 I001 Spring 2026

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You have the choice between 2 different projects. Please read ALL of the instructions carefully and pick 1 Assignment:

Marriage in the 21st Century

This assignment will help you gain a better understanding of the institution of

marriage and its significance today. Marriage is something that every society has. As

you are learning, marriage has its advantages and also its challenges. The concept of

marriage continually changes as our society changes.

Your paper will need to cover what you have learned about marriage in the 21st

century. Please start off your paper with an introduction paragraph and then clearly

cover:

1. How marriage rates have changed over the years and why.

2. The difficulties associated with transitioning into married life.

3. The challenges of marriage in our society today (vs. previous generations).

4. The privileges/benefits of marriage.

5. How choices have changed when it comes to the type of marriages that

couples might enter into.

CHFD340 Marriage in the 21st Century Course: CHFD340 I001 Spring 2026

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not At- tempt

Criterion Score

Research

about mar-

riage rates,

the transi-

tion into

marriage,

challenges

of marriage

today

/ 30

/ 30

30 points

Written work

thoroughly

covers all 3

topics.

Student pro-

vides compre-

hensive an-

swers and

demonstrates

a strong un-

derstanding of

issues related

to marriage.

Work is sup-

ported with

key principles

and concepts

from the

learning mate-

rial and 1 oth-

er academic

source.

25.5 points

Written work

adequately

covers all 3

topics.

Student pro-

vides detailed

answers and

demonstrates

a moderate

understanding

of issues relat-

ed to mar-

riage.

Work has

some key prin-

cipals and

concepts from

the learning

material

and/or 1 other

academic

source.

Minor errors

were identi-

fied but they

did not impact

clarity.

22.5 points

Written work

briefly covers

1-2 topics.

Work contains

little to no

supporting

concepts

about mar-

riage and work

demonstrates

a basic under-

standing of

issues related

to marriage.

Information

provided is

limited. More

detail is need-

ed. Errors

were identi-

fied that im-

pact clarity.

19.5 points

Written work

minimally cov-

ers 1-2 of the

topics.

Work may or

may not con-

tain support-

ing concepts

about mar-

riage and/or

work demon-

strates a mini-

mal under-

standing of

issues related

to marriage.

Numerous er-

rors were

identified that

impact clarity.

0 points

No submission

received

30 points

Written work

25.5 points

Written work

22.5 points

Written work

19.5 points

Written work

0 points

No submission

CHFD340 Community Educator Course: CHFD340 I001 Spring 2026

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not At- tempt

Criterion Score

Presenta-

tion con-

tent (see

directions

for

specifics)

/ 6060 points

Student iden-

tified an issue

related to

Child Devel-

opment and

designed an

educational

presentation

that thorough-

ly covers all 5

bullet points

in the instruc-

tions.

Presentation

provides de-

tailed informa-

tion that in-

cludes key

concepts cov-

ered in the

course read-

ings.

51 points

Student iden-

tified an issue

related to

Child Devel-

opment and

designed an

educational

presentation

that adequate-

ly covers at

least 4 of the

5 bullet points

in the instruc-

tions.

Presentation

provides ade-

quate informa-

tion that in-

cludes some

key concepts

covered in the

course read-

ings.

Presentation

may have mi-

nor errors that

do not inter-

fere with clari-

ty.

45 points

Student may

or may not

identify an is-

sue related to

Child Devel-

opment.

Presentation

moderately

covers at least

3 of the 5 bul-

let points in

the instruc-

tions.

Presentation

provides basic

information

that may or

may not in-

clude key con-

cepts covered

in the course

readings.

The informa-

tion provided

is limited.

More detail is

needed. Errors

were identi-

fied that im-

pact clarity.

39 points

Student may

or may not

identify an

issue related

to Child De-

velopment.

Presentation

briefly covers

1-2 of the 5

bullet points

in the instruc-

tions.

Presentation

provides mini-

mal informa-

tion that may

or may not

include key

concepts cov-

ered in the

course read-

ings.

Numerous er-

rors were

identified that

impact clarity.

0 points

No submission

received

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6. What changed in our country that had a significant impact on interracial (and

interfaith) marriages, thus affecting the ethnic makeup of our society?

7. Challenges and privileges you have experienced/or anticipate in the future in

reference to your marriage. If you are not married you can discuss the marriage

of your parents or others close to you. Please do not share any information

that you feel is too personal (If you aren't comfortable discussing your own

situation you can discuss the marriage of someone you know.).

8. Anything else that you have learned from this assignment and a conclusion.

Your paper should be written in APA format with factual information to support your

thoughts and ideas (the lesson material should be your main source and at least 1

other academic source). You need at least a 3-page paper in a Word doc. This does

not include your title page or your reference page. Your paper will automatically be

submitted to turnitin.com. You and your instructor will receive the results. The rubric

(below) is what I'll use to grade your paper:

Please see the grading rubric for information on how your submission will be

evaluated.

CHFD340 Marriage in the 21st Century Grading Rubric

Community Educator

Throughout the term you've learned about the different issues families struggle with

on a daily basis. Quite often, people struggle with issues simply because they don't

know where to turn for help. Imagine you had the opportunity to be a community

educator. If you could go into your community and help families by educating them,

what topic would you focus on? What resources would you give them?

For this project you will pick one issue that was covered in the lesson material,

(teenage pregnancy, dating, marriage, becoming parents, working parents, single

parents, divorce, family violence, aging, retirement, etc.), and develop an

informational PowerPoint Presentation about it. Your presentation should cover the

following:

Start your presentation with a brief introduction by telling your audience who

you are and what you're going to be talking about.

Provide a description/explanation of the issue

Give the audience some information about the issue (who is affected and how)

Research

about ben-

efits of

marriage,

types of

marriage,

interracial

and inter-

faith mar-

riages

thoroughly

covers all 3

topics.

Student pro-

vides compre-

hensive an-

swers and

demonstrates

a strong un-

derstanding of

issues related

to marriage.

Work is sup-

ported with

key principles

and concepts

from the

learning mate-

rial and 1 oth-

er academic

source.

adequately

covers all 3

topics.

Student pro-

vides detailed

answers and

demonstrates

a moderate

understanding

of issues relat-

ed to mar-

riage.

Work has

some key prin-

ciples and

concepts from

the learning

material

and/or 1 other

academic

source.

Minor errors

were identi-

fied but they

did not impact

clarity.

briefly covers

1-2 topics.

Work contains

little to no

supporting

concepts

about mar-

riage and work

demonstrates

a basic under-

standing of

issues related

to marriage.

Information

provided is

limited. More

detail is need-

ed. Errors

were identi-

fied that im-

pact clarity.

minimally cov-

ers 1-2 of the

topics.

Work may or

may not con-

tain support-

ing concepts

about mar-

riage and/or

work demon-

strates a mini-

mal under-

standing of

issues related

to marriage.

Numerous er-

rors were

identified that

impact clarity.

received

Criteria Exemplary Developing Did Not Attempt Criterion Score

Personal experi-

ence with mar-

riage

/ 2020 points

Paper contains a

clear description of

the student’s experi-

ence with marriage

that includes the

challenges and privi-

leges as well as pos-

sible issues antici-

pated in the future.

OR

15 points

Paper contains a

brief description of

the student’s experi-

ence with marriage

that may or may not

include the chal-

lenges and privileges

as well as possible

issues anticipated in

the future.

0 points

No submission re-

ceived

Summary

for Instruc-

tor

/ 10

Writing

mechanics

and struc-

ture

/ 15

Academic

support

and APA

format

/ 15

10 points

Student sum-

mary thor-

oughly covers

all of the top-

ics listed in

the instruc-

tions.

Student pro-

vides compre-

hensive and

insightful an-

swers.

8.5 points

Student sum-

mary ade-

quately covers

most of the

topics listed in

the instruc-

tions.

Student pro-

vides detailed

answers how-

ever minor

errors were

identified.

7.5 points

Student sum-

mary moder-

ately covers

some of the

topics listed in

the instruc-

tions.

Information

provided is

limited. More

detail is need-

ed. Errors

were identi-

fied that im-

pact clarity.

6.5 points

Student sum-

mary briefly

covers a few

of the topics

listed in the

instructions.

Information

provided is

extremely lim-

ited. Numer-

ous errors

were identi-

fied that im-

pact clarity.

0 points

No submission

received

15 points

Written work

is clearly pre-

sented. There

are no major

errors in word

selection or

use. Spelling,

grammar, and

punctuation

are appropri-

ate with few

or no errors.

Presentation

is at least 12

slides.

12.75 points

Written work

is adequately

presented.

There are no

major errors in

word selection

or use. Spell-

ing, grammar,

punctuation

contain a few

errors, but

they do not

interfere with

clarity.

Presentation is

at least 11

slides.

11.25 points

Written work

meets some

but not all the

writing stan-

dards. Presen-

tation is not

well orga-

nized. Clarity

is an issue in

some places.

Numerous

spelling, gram-

mar and punc-

tuation errors

are evident.

Presentation

does not meet

the length re-

quirement.

9.75 points

Presentation

is confusing

and/or unor-

ganized.

Significant er-

rors in writing

mechanics,

spelling, gram-

mar or punc-

tuation are

noted. Writ-

ing is below

college level

expectations.

Presentation

does not meet

the length re-

quirement.

0 points

No submission

received

15 points

Work is thor-

oughly sup-

ported with

12.75 points

Work is ade-

quately sup-

ported with

11.25 points

Work contains

some material

from the

9.75 points

Work contains

little to no

material from

0 points

No submission

received

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Rubric Name: CHFD340 Marriage in the 21st Century

Important facts/statistics about the issue, laws/policy that relate to the issue,

etc.

Find 3 intervention/support programs for that issue in your community.

Provide the audience with a brief summary of each program (name of program,

services they provide, cost, and how clients access those services).

Wrap up your presentation with any other information you'd like to include

and provide a summary for your audience.

On the last slide, provide a summary for your instructor. What did you learn from this

assignment? Did anything surprise you? Was it difficult for you to find resources in

your community for the issue you picked? Any other information you'd like to share.

The readings throughout this semester are some of your main sources of information

for this project. DO NOT copy/paste the information from your sources. You need to

summarize/paraphrase the information and provide a citation in the body of your

presentation and a Reference Page/slide at the end. Your presentation should be a

minimum of 12 slides with notes included at the bottom to thoroughly explain your

points. You need to use APA format to cite your sources in the body of your

presentation and on the Reference slide at the end. Your presentation will

automatically be submitted to Turnitin.com. You and your instructor will receive the

results. If you need help with APA format or Turnitin.com, please see the information

posted in the Announcements throughout the term.

Please see the grading rubric for information on how your submission will be

evaluated.

CHFD340 Community Educator Grading Rubric

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Student clearly de-

scribes observations

of a marriage of a

close family member

or friend.

Student provides in-

sightful feedback.

OR

Student briefly de-

scribes observations

of a marriage of a

close family member

or friend.

Information provided

is limited. More de-

tail is needed.

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not At- tempt

Criterion Score

Writing

mechanics

and struc-

ture

/ 10

Academic

support

and APA

format

/ 10

10 points

Written work

is clearly pre-

sented. There

are no major

errors in word

selection or

use. Spelling,

grammar, and

punctuation

are appropri-

ate with few

or no errors.

Paper meets

the length re-

quirement.

8.5 points

Written work

is adequately

presented.

There are no

major errors in

word selection

or use. Spell-

ing, grammar,

punctuation

contain a few

errors, but

they do not

interfere with

clarity. Paper

may be a little

short of the

length require-

ment.

7.5 points

Written work

meets some

but not all the

writing stan-

dards. Paper

is not well or-

ganized. Clari-

ty is an issue

in some

places. Nu-

merous spell-

ing, grammar

and punctua-

tion errors are

evident. Paper

may or may

not meet the

length require-

ment.

6.5 points

Significant er-

rors in organi-

zational struc-

ture, writing

mechanics or

spelling, gram-

mar or punc-

tuation are

noted. Writ-

ing is below

college level

expectations.

0 points

No submission

received

10 points

Work is thor-

oughly sup-

ported with

material from

the course

readings and

at least one

other academ-

8.5 points

Work is ade-

quately sup-

ported with

material from

the course

readings and

at least one

other academ-

7.5 points

Work contains

some material

from the

course read-

ings and/or at

least one oth-

er academic

source.

6.5 points

Work contains

little to no

material from

the course

readings

and/or at least

one other aca-

demic source.

0 points

No submission

received

Total / 100

Overall Score

material from

the course

readings.

APA format is

used for cita-

tions in the

body of the

presentation

and the refer-

ence slide at

the end.

material from

the course

readings.

APA format is

used for cita-

tions in the

body of the

presentation

and the refer-

ence slide at

the end. There

are minor for-

matting errors.

course read-

ings.

Sources may

or may not be

correctly cited

in the body

using APA for-

mat.

Reference

slide may or

may not con-

tain APA for-

matting errors.

the course

readings.

There is no

attempt at

APA format-

ted citations

OR

There is no

Reference

Slide

OR

There are sig-

nificant for-

matting issues

throughout

the presenta-

tion.

Exemplary 90 points minimum

Accomplished 80 points minimum

Developing 70 points minimum

Beginning 60 points minimum

Did Not Attempt 0 points minimum

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Total / 100

Overall Score

ic source.

Paper is in

APA format

that includes

all of the fol-

lowing:

Cover page,

double

spaced, cor-

rect font size,

1” margins,

citations in

the body, and

all sources list-

ed correctly

on the refer-

ence page.

ic source.

Paper is in

APA format

that includes

most of the

following:

Cover page,

double

spaced, cor-

rect font size,

1” margins,

citations in the

body, and all

sources listed

correctly on

the reference

page.

Paper is in

APA format

that includes

some of the

following:

Cover page,

double

spaced, cor-

rect font size,

1” margins,

citations in the

body, and all

sources listed

correctly on

the reference

page.

Paper may or

may not be in

APA format

that may or

may not in-

clude some of

the following:

Cover page,

double

spaced, cor-

rect font size,

1” margins,

citations in

the body, and

all sources

listed correctly

on the refer-

ence page.

Exemplary 90 points minimum

Accomplished 80 points minimum

Developing 70 points minimum

Beginning 60 points minimum

Did Not Attempt 0 points minimum

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