LP763-L1 - week 10

Coates & Thomas & Inkson Reflection Paper 11/1/2026

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Purpose This reflection paper provides an opportunity to thoughtfully engage with Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me and Thomas and Inkson's Cultural Intelligence while integrating key concepts from the course. Rather than summarizing the readings, this assignment invites you to reflect on what was most meaningful to you and examine how these works have influenced your thinking, assumptions, and leadership development.

By completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your ability to:

Reflect critically on your learning and personal reactions to course readings. Integrate ideas across multiple course texts and concepts. Examine how your assumptions, identity, and experiences shape your understanding of leadership and the world. Connect your learning to your future development as a helping professional and leader.

Submission: Submit your paper as a Word document via this page by the due date. Late submissions will be subject to the course's late policy (https://canvas.williamjames.edu/courses/11052/assignments/101112#transformedModal0Content) . Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need clarification. 

Instructions Engage with the Texts: Read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Cultural Intelligence by Thomas and Inkson while considering how they connect with one another and with other course materials.

Reflect Rather Than Summarize: This paper is intended to be a personal and thoughtful reflection, not a summary of the books. Focus on what stood out to you, why it mattered, and how your thinking has evolved.

Reflecting on Coates (Between the World and Me) and Thomas and Inkson (Cultural Intelligence)

Integrate Course Learning: Draw connections between these texts and other course readings, discussions, lectures, and experiences where appropriate.

Support Your Reflections: Use examples from the readings to illustrate and support your ideas while maintaining a reflective rather than descriptive focus.

Guiding Questions When writing your paper, be sure to address the following:

1. Initial Reactions

1a. What did you find most interesting, meaningful, or thought-provoking in Between the World and Me and Cultural Intelligence? Why?

1b. Which ideas or moments stayed with you most, and what made them particularly impactful?

2. Learning and Perspective

2a. What new ideas, perspectives, or concepts did you learn from these texts and the course materials from Weeks 5–9?

2b. How did these readings expand or deepen your understanding of leadership, culture, identity, or human experience?

3. Challenging Assumptions

3a. How has your learning challenged any assumptions, preconceptions, or misconceptions you brought into the course?

3b. Were there ideas that made you uncomfortable, surprised you, or prompted you to reconsider your perspective? Explain.

4. Leadership Development

4a. How has your learning influenced your understanding of leadership and your own leadership journey?

4b. How do these readings connect to your development of "use of self" as a leader?

5. Future Application

5a. How will the insights gained from these works influence your future behavior as a helping professional?

5b. What key lessons or commitments will you carry forward into your professional practice?

Requirements

5–7 pages (including title page and reference page) APA 7 Student Paper Style and Formatting (please use the template linked below)

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Integrate both required texts and, where appropriate, additional course materials from Weeks 5–9.

Evaluation Criteria (100 points total)

Completeness (40 pts): Responds thoughtfully to all guiding questions while maintaining a cohesive, well- organized reflection.

Depth of Thought (35 pts): Demonstrates meaningful reflection, critical thinking, and integration of the required texts with course concepts and personal learning.

APA 7 Style & Formatting (10 pts): Follows APA 7 Student Paper formatting guidelines, including title page, page formatting, in-text citations, references, and heading levels.

Quality of Writing (15 pts): Writing is clear, organized, polished, professional, and demonstrates appropriate grammar, mechanics, and academic style.

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Completeness (i.e., addressing all case questions)

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Depth of thought, willingness to incorporate the concepts from both Coates and Thomas and Inkson, and to self- reflect.

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Comment /35 pts

APA 7 Student Paper Style/Formatting

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Comment /10 pts

Quality of Written Work Comment /15 pts

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