Assignment/Activity
Title— Critical Thinking Paper Year— Freshman
Skill— Research, writing Portfolio
Category— Critical reasoning
A crucial assignment
throughout the high school years as a CAP student is the critical thinking
paper. The critical thinking paper is a four to six page essay, with three different
essays written over three years.
In freshman year, the student must choose a topic that is debatable on
both sides, interesting to the student, and in depth enough to write about. The
first essay, written in freshman year, argues one side of the topic. The next
year, the student must argue for the other side of the topic. Lastly, in junior year, the student
will write about the side they actually believe is right. For my topic, I wanted to write about
something that truly fascinated me, something I could easily comprehend, and
something that was significant to me. I decided to research debatable problems
in the environment- such as global warming, capping and trading
