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S311 The Analytical Essay
Senior Leader Course NCO C3
“Leaders Build Lethality, We Develop Leaders”
Introduction
Lesson Scope
The outcome of this lesson, is to help learners write an analytical essay. As a result, learners will have the ability to write about problems from historical, philosophical, rhetorical and/or cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives. The lesson’s intent is to aid learners in becoming a cohesive staff member. This lesson links to all following lessons.
Learning Objective
Action: Prepare an analytical essay.
Condition: As a learner in an Enterprise classroom or virtual environment, given access to an electronic journal, ADP 6-0, Operation Anaconda Case Study, grading rubric, Purdue OWL website, handouts, learning activities, classroom discussions, and multimedia resources.
Standard: Prepare an analytical essay utilizing the seven principles of mission command in a clear and concise manner.
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Writing Your Essay
Analyze and evaluate the major points of your case study for research utilizing the seven principles of mission command utilizing the Operation Anaconda Case Study. Use your time to develop a deep understanding of your topic to fully explain your analysis. You are required to give an in-depth introduction of your topic.
Develop the body of the paper fully using not less than three full pages and no more than five pages. Provide transitional sentences from one topic to the next. Gather one additional reference for your essay. Ensure you use Times New Roman 12 point font and the current APA writing style.
Successful mission command is enabled by the following principles.
The Principles of Mission Command
Competence
Mutual Trust
Shared Understanding
Mission Orders
Commander’s Intent
Disciplined Imitative
Risk Acceptance
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Writing Tools
APA Formatting and Style Guide
APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 7th edition Student Paper of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (7th ed).
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General APA Guidelines
Your essay will be typed, double-spaced on a standard size document (e.g. word document 8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. Ensure you use Times New Roman, 12-point font and the current APA writing style (Student Paper).
Writing Tools (cont.)
Major Paper Sections
Your essay will include four major sections:
Title Page
Thesis Statement
Main Body (3-5 pages)
References Page
Writing Tools (cont.)
Summary
Prepare an analytical essay
Adhering to the 1009W - Rubric
Using the principles of mission command
“Leaders Build Lethality, We Develop Leaders”
Questions?
Senior Leader Course NCO C3
S311 The Analytical Essay
