Profiling a Great Leader OR Leadership Development Plan

Essay Writing Tips (for BOTH essays)

1).  Your  THESIS STATEMENT  should be in your first paragraph and typically occurs in the last or second to last sentence.  A good and simple thesis statement should be one sentence that clearly defines your main arguments which will be discussed throughout the paper.

2).  Although not required - I highly recommend you use bolded  HEADINGS  at the top/beginning of each paragraph to give your paragraphs more direction and a theme by which you can follow.  This aligns with APA formatting.  Once again, not required but highly recommended. 

3). One of the main purposes of this class/these essays is to expound on  THEORY .  In each paragraph where you are making an argument and wish to add support through course theories/principles, you MUST name drop the theory, cite it with quotations and the citation/source, and then expound on it in your own words.  A MINIMUM 1-2 CITATIONS PER PARAGRAPH ARE REQUIRED in your essays   

4).  Please  DO NOT SUMMARIZE  whatever you are writing about. Be specific! Each paragraph should focus on 1 or 2 specific arguments and include theories discussed in class.

5).  Please  AVOID (Or at Least Limit) FIRST-PERSON  language that you would find in a speech, such as "I," "Us," "Our," and other similar pronouns or personal statements. Also, please  AVOID asking your reader DIRECT QUESTIONS

6). In your conclusion, you need to include  IMPLICATIONS .  Implications are the "so-what?" application statements and how what was discussed in the paper could be implemented in society, businesses, and you.

7).  Although not required, I REALLY like grading papers that are  FORMATTED  in: Times New Roman, size 12 Font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced with paragraph headers, at least 1-2 citations per paragraph, and a Reference Page (basically, APA format).  I’m not a format freak for the purpose of formatting…I’m a format freak because I know that it guides the direction and organization of an essay.