Critical Thinking Paper # 3 Topics
Due May 23 in Day Class
Due May 21 in Night Class
For CT # 3, I'm going to give you two dramatically different arenas from which to choose a paper topic. I encourage you to run your chosen topic by your TA or me just to be sure you understand the parameters of the assignment.
The guidelines are the same as for CT # 1 and CT # 2. To help you not forget that we really do want concise writing there is one additional little aspect:
a. Write the "Analysis" section using the 375-425 word requirement. Keep a copy of this draft to turn in.
b. Wring 100 words of dross from "Analysis". Keep a copy of this draft to turn in.
c. Rewrite the paper to get a "final" version, taking advantage of the "saved" 100 words to add more meat or tofu to increase the impact of your argument.
d. Turn in CT#3 final version with the original rough draft as well as the second draft with the 100 words removed attached. Failure to do so will result in 10% deduction from final score.
Choose ONE of the following politicians: G.W. Bush, Ron Paul, John McCain, Barak Obama, or Hillary Clinton.
THEN choose ONE of the following topics: Free Trade, Fair Trade, Exporting Environmental Damage, Global Carbon Limits, Transportation, Foreign Aid, AIDS, Immigration.
Always remember when writing a paper for Geo 300, that our course topic is "Sustainability" so everything you write should be within the context of sustainability.
Follow the Critical Thinking Guidelines exactly.
Remember that you MUST use sources as noted on the Critical Thinking Paper Guidelines. Failure to have a total of four books and/or peer-reviewed journal articles, will result in a score of zero on the paper. Why? Because you can't argue effectively without utilizing effective sources.
To force you to think and write concisely, we require that the "Analysis" section contain between 375 amd 425 words.
The maximum paper length is 550 words. This gives you 125-175 words for the other five headings (depending upon the total in "Analysis"). My suggest is to use all the words allowed. Write a 550 word paper. The "Interpretation" section is very important, it leads into your topic.
The following information MUST appear on your paper:
1. Word count for "Analysis" = ___________. [375-425]
2. Total word count = ______________ [550 max-serious deduction for too many words]