TERM 1 HOME LEARNING ASSIGNMENT

• Choose a newspaper, preferably a weekend or provincial daily newspaper rather than a smaller local newspaper

• Select two stories featuring two leaders in sport and/or recreation who show leadership in different situations, for example a sports captain, a coach, a fitness instructor or a Minister of Sport

• Answer the following questions:

1. Who is the leader in the article? (What is their leadership role?)

2. What does the article tell us about leadership? (The benefits, the challenges, the difference it makes for others)

3. Do you think the leader you have chosen is a good leader? Why/Why not? (What is an effective or good leader?)

4. What is the situation in which the leader leads? Describe the environment.

5. What is the ‘different’ thing about this leader?

6. How does this leader serve others? (What do they do for other people who help them?)

7. What could you learn from this leader?

8. What do you like about this leader?

9. How could this help you with your leadership

• Present your answers in a clear and interesting way (formal report, information poster, documentary, voice clip)