1) Get immediately to the question(s). DO NOT write Introductions or Conclusions.  Get right into the question.

2) Write well.  Style counts!  Make sure you follow standard writing guidelines, including, but not limited to, the following:

Do not put blank lines between paragraphs.

Do not put anything more than your name and the assignment number on the paper.

Do not use contractions.  i.e. “don’t” = do not,  “can’t” = cannot, etc. etc.

Do not end a sentence in a preposition.

PROOFREAD!!!  Spell Check is NOT good enough.

Avoid sentence fragments and avoid run-on sentences.

Write good, strong paragraphs.  A paragraph contains 3-7 sentences about the first sentence in the paragraph, which is called the topic sentence.  Do not write gigantic paragraphs.

3) Use, and cite

4)  All assignments use double-space, Times New Roman, 12 point font with standard margins.  Please do not mess with these settings to make your paper appear longer (or shorter) than it is.

There is endless debate about which leadership technique works better/best.  Clearly, the answer is the one that works best given the people, environment, constraints, etc.  However, there is a multitude of bad leadership examples, some of which you have read about in Merida this session.

In this 900 word assignment, you need to document one (1) negative leadership trait for each of three (3) kings from Merida (through page 131).  Each trait and related king should be unique.  Since scholarly writing is without bias, you need to document your choices through two (2) scholarly sources for each trait/king (six (6) total sources) to explain why a given trait is negative.  Limit your literature search to the last five (5) years and select only sources that are full text PDF.

As part of this project, prepare an annotated bibliography.  The bibliography will be structured as follows: APA formatted reference (minimum 250 words per reference) followed by summary of key points, evaluation of the quality of the publication, evaluation of the quality of the author(s), where this fits into the assignment, and the library database in which you found the article.  A traditional APA reference page and the annotated bibliography will be turned in with the associated paper.