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= Leaders of the Pack = In this unit students will define what a leader is and discover that leaders can be found in all walks of life. Students will investigate some great leaders over time and identify their characteristics and achievements. They will explore what motivates great leaders to overcome personal hardships and bring about change to improve the lives of others. Many of the leaders students will encounter have come from ordinary backgrounds but have achieved extraordinary things.

__**Assessment task**__
There are two parts to this assessment task.

__Part 1__ Record your personal responses to some of the key questions for the unit. Write approximately one third of a page for each answer. • Why do we need leaders? • What characteristics do you believe are essential for good leadership? • What motivates ordinary people to do extraordinary things? • How have leaders changed our world and the way people live? • How does leadership affect you in your life?

__Part 2__ Using the criteria you recorded for What Makes a Great Leader, put a case forward for the person you investigated to be accepted into the ‘Hall of Fame’. In your presentation you will need to: • demonstrate how this person meets the criteria by giving examples of their qualities and actions • use persuasive language • be clear and concise • use your own words.

You can make your presentation in the following ways: • oral presentation • written report • PowerPoint presentation • construct a website • newspaper article.

If you have another suggestion you can negotiate this with your teacher.

__Resources:__
On the our community website (@http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/leadership/leadership_article.jsp?articleId=744) You can read interviews with Australian leaders where they discuss:
 * ourcommunity.com.au**
 * Who do they consider to be the three great leaders of our time?
 * What are the three attributes they would consider to be essential to a leader?
 * What advice would they give to a potential leader to take them to the next stage?
 * Nature/nurture - are leaders born or bred?
 * What do they consider to be the three top leadership issues facing the nation?
 * What insights have they gained personally on their leadership journey and how have they impacted on they style of leadership?
 * Who has been their own leadership mentors and how did they assist in developing their own leadership style?

Other websites include: @http://www.whitehat.com.au/australia/people/Living.asp (The white hat guide to 100 important living Australians) @http://myhero.com/go/directory/ (place where children and adults have written about their heroes) www.achievement.org (biographical details, interviews and video and audio clips of many great thinkers and achievers of our time) www.afb.org (website about Helen Keller)