LDRS 490 – Final Paper Grading Chart
| Component | Possible points | Requirements for an exemplary final paper. |
| Introduction |
/5 |
Introduce the idea of worldview, personality, in the context of leadership. State the purpose of the paper – which is your thesis statement. Use a “hook” to capture interest – see this link for how to do this: https://www.esu.edu/writing-studio/guides/hook.cfm |
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Where are you from? What is your family like?
What is your background? What experiences made you who you are today? Use an example. |
| Your Personality | /10 | Use your Birkman Report and/or MBTI to describe your personality. |
| Leading Yourself |
/10 |
How will you take the responsibility of leading yourself?
What experiences leading others did you have? How does your personality help or hinder your leadership of yourself? |
| Core Beliefs |
/10 |
Describe your core beliefs using some of Sire’s 8 questions:
What is your prime reality? What is the nature of external reality? What is a human being? How did we get here? What happens when we die? |
| Core Values
|
/10 | What are your top 5 core values?
How do they guide you personally? How do they guide you as a leader? Use an example/story from your life to illustrate a point. |
| Worldview & Leadership |
/10 |
Clearly define leadership – use a quote from course books or readings from other courses. How does your worldview shape your view of leadership? |
| How you will lead |
/10 |
How will you live out what you believe about yourself and the world as a leader? In other words:
· How will you lead yourself? How will you lead others? · What is your plan to grow your leadership competencies? · What is your plan to grow and develop your character? |
| Conclusion |
/5 |
Tie together your main points:
· Who am I? What do I believe? How will I lead? Restate the purpose of the paper. Leave the reader with a strong impression. |
| Grammar and Writing |
/10 |
Writing is concise. Sentences should flow. Uses good transitions between paragraphs and sections. Good word choices – use words that most English speakers would use. Uses active voice, NOT passive voice – no “has been” (was/were) or “had taken” (took). No common phrases/colloquialisms. Here is a link to help you understand what they look like: https://smartblogger.com/colloquialism-examples/ |
| APA & Length |
/10 |
Uses correct in-text citations.
References correct. Uses headings appropriately Should be 9-12 pages plus the title page and references |
| Total | /100 |