1. Example Leadership Models
Transformational Servant Leadership Values & Ethics
https://www.twu.ca/competency-model
Leadership Responsibilities of Professionals
http://www.kon.org/hswp/archive/mitstifer_4.htm
Leadership Academy
http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/discover/leadership-
framework/
Sustainability Leadership Relational Model
http://www.sustainabilityleadershipinstitute.org/atomic.php
Stephanie Reynolds Consulting
http://stephaniereynolds.com/?page_id=16
Locate a credible, reliable article (with a scholarly vs. popular
appeal) about or relating to a specific aspect of adversity and
resilience. Closely read the article, and begin to analyze by
taking apart different features of the writing such as types of
evidence, organization, use of data/statistics, level of diction
and so on. Also take a critical view about the article's content,
what it means and how it conveys that message.
Critical Analysis Essay
The purpose for writing a critique is to evaluate a writer’s work
(an article, a book, an essay . . .) in order to increase your
understanding. A critical analysis is subjective writing because
it expresses the writer's opinion or evaluation of a text.
Analysis means to break down and study the parts. Writing a

2. critical paper requires two steps: critical reading and critical
writing.
Critical reading:
Identify the author's thesis and purpose (see the abstract in
scholarly articles)
Analyze the structure of the passage by identifying all main
ideas
Look up any terms, jargon or other material that is unfamiliar to
you
Make an outline of the work
Write a summary of the work (Brief restatement of the article so
your readers can follow the critique. This article is about . . .)
Determine the purpose which could be
To inform with factual material
To persuade with appeal to reason or logic
To entertain (to affect people's emotions)
Evaluate the means by which the author has accomplished their
purpose
If the purpose is to inform, has the material been presented
clearly, accurately, with order and coherence?
If the purpose is to persuade, look for evidence, logical
reasoning, contrary evidence
Consider the following questions: How is the material
organized? Who is the intended audience? What are the writer's
assumptions about the audience? What kind of language and
imagery/graphics does the author use? How does the article
convince the audience?
Your paper can observe the following organization:
Introduction
Identify the work being critiqued
Present thesis – the points you plan to analyze
Preview your evaluation and analysis – what are the steps you
will take to make your points
Short summary of the work
Does not need to be comprehensive – present only what the
reader needs to know to understand and follow

3. Your critique
Your analysis will likely involve a number of sub-points you
make to prove your larger analysis of the article.
For example, if your thesis was that the author’s presumption
that the world will soon face a “clash of civilizations” is flawed
because he inadequately specifies his key concept, civilizations,
you might prove this by:
Noting competing definitions of civilizations
Identifying how his examples do not meet the example of
civilizations
Argue that civilization is so broad and non-specific that it is not
useful. (This should be the bulk of the paper – your professor
wants to read your critique) about the work, not an extended
summary.
Conclusion
Reflect on how you have analyzed the article and made specific
points of critique
Explain how the article illustrates adversity and resilience, what
does it mean in relation to this theme; what's the connection and
why is it important?
Point out the importance of your critique, relating to the
author's thesis
Note potential avenues for additional research or analysis
Note: Even though you are potentially only referring to one
source, you still need to cite your information, using
parenthetical citation.
Your paper will be about 1,000 – 1,200 words, in MLA format
(Links to an external site.)
. Typed, double-spaced with in-text citations (note above).