San Diego Jewish Academy
High School Humanities
Leadership Essay

"A good man will gather good men around him, and know too little of evil. A bad one will gather his like, and do nothing good. Ruling men, it seems, must be like this wine we have drunk tonight: strong enough, sweet enough, but with a fleck of mold upon the grape, which comes once in a way and makes it what it is." - Mary Renault, from The Praise Singer, p. 145

  • What qualities do you believe are necessary for an effective leader to possess? We began this discussion during our reading of Beowulf. You should review your notes.

 

  • Who are some leaders you admire? Why?

 

  • Your first task is to outline your Leadership Essay. You must include evidence from Beowulf, Macbeth, contemporary political campaigns, and your own choice of an effective leader from history.

Your outline should have the following six major sections.

(1) Lead paragraph

(a) Interest grabber

(b) Overview

(2) Body paragraph on a leader from Beowulf

(a) Transition from previous paragraph

(b) Description of leader

(c) Evidence from text including quotations, paraphrased details, and examples

(3) Body paragraph on a leader from Macbeth

(a) Transition from previous paragraph

(b) Description of leader

(c) Evidence from text including quotations, paraphrased details, and examples

(4) Body paragraph using a politician

(a) Transition from previous paragraph

(b) Description of leader

(c) Evidence from text including quotations, paraphrased details, and examples

(5) Body paragraph using your own choice of a leader from history

(a) Transition from previous paragraph

(b) Description of leader

(c) Evidence from text including quotations, paraphrased details, and examples

(6) Conclusion paragraph

Essential Ingredients for Works Cited

Please use the following formats or consult the MLA Style Guide for other formats. Note the punctuation and the spacing in the format samples below and the bibliography sample below.

Film Format
Author. Title. Director. Distributor, Year.

Book Format
Author. Title. City: Publisher, Year.

Website Format
Author. "Title." Date of Access. <URL>.

Works Cited

Gilbert, Martin and Rabbi Marvin Hier. Genocide. Director Arnold Schwarzman. Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1981.

Wiesel, Elie. Night. NY: Bantam Edition, 1982

Miller, Franz J. "The White Rose." 24 March 1999. http://members.aol.com/weiBerose/index.html.

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