2-3 pages essay

Blackboard Assignment

Choose a topic that is covered in our textbook, this can be any topic in our book. Using the SDSU Library Database research 2 scholarly article related to the topics of families or marriage. Read the article with scrutiny using the tips listed in Chapter 2. Write a paper summarizing the topics of the scholarly research article, and linking them back to the topics covered in lecture or the readings from the course. You will be graded on how well you can summarize and synthesize the information while relating it back to the course content, as well as how well you can follow the directions listed below:

· Title page, 2-3 pages in content length, reference page all in APA style

(1st pg- Title page, 2-3 pages of content, and then final page is reference page)

• Cite the research articles a minimum of 4 times in APA

• Cite the textbook a minimum of 4 times in APA

• Write at a college level (grammar and spelling matter!)

• Make sure the reference page cites the scholarly articles you used and the textbook

• Submit through Turn It In on Blackboard (there will be a link on blackboard)

· Articles should be no more than 10 years old

· You will want to summarize each article as a whole, discussing the broad topics and information relevant to the topic you have chosen - you can leave out certain information if it does not pertain directly to your topic

You will want your paper to be in proper APA format - use the APA checklist to make sure of this

• Late assignments will NOT be accepted, except in the case of EMEREGENCY (written

documentation of emergency mandatory for late submissions to be accepted)

This assignment will require you to research scholarly articles regarding marriage and family, and then give a synthesis of the information you have read. These scholarly articles can be accessed through a variety of databases, including those found on the SDSU library website. This assignment will be worth 20 points and will be graded based on how well you connect the information you have read to the content of the course, and how well you explain the information provided by the scholarly article. This assignment should be 2-3 pages each, and be formatted in APA style. APA formatting is part of your grade, please be sure to include all aspects of APA in your paper.

If you are unsure of what a scholarly article is or for more information on APA style please see the folder marked APA Materials under the Course Documents tab on Blackboard, or refer to the APA Manual in Recommended Reading Materials.