Critical thinking

For my portfolio project I will need an in depth paper, however for now I just need to answer the following in apa format with two sources

submit a three-paragraph introduction clearly identifying the topic I wish to investigate for the Final Portfolio.

Be sure to answer the following questions in these three paragraphs:

• • What is your topic?
  • Why is this topic of interest to you?
  • What critical questions do you have about this topic?
  • How might you narrow your topic to think more clearly and carefully about issues related to your topic?

  Below is the actual paper assignments, but I will submit that separately. I just need to know the topic ahead of time with the questions above answered. Use Paul and Elder’s (2012) intellectual standards to find a topic or problem that is clear, relevant, significant, and precise.Now, write a paper that addresses the problem or issue via scholarly sources.
  Your paper should include the following:

  1. Title page: include your name, date, title of essay, and class
  2. Introduction: provide a two-paragraph introduction (Links to an external site.) that frames the issue or problem carefully
  3. Engagement with issue or problem using scholarly sources and the intellectual standards proposed by Paul and Elder (2012): What is the issue? Why is it significant? Why is this issue relevant to you (and/or your community)? What have you learned about the depth and breadth of the issue or problem from scholarly sources? How do the scholarly sources aid you in fair-mindedness and logic?
  4. Conclusion (Links to an external site.): Reflect on your issue or problem and how the sources informed your thinking. What have you learned? How can you apply the intellectual standards and elements of reason to this issue or problem to come to creative solutions? What critical questions remain?
  5. References
  6. Journal Submission. Each module lecture contains a section with journal prompts that focus on reflection and application of the module content. Use the Journal Template to record your answers for each module’s prompt(s). Include these entries at the end of your Final Portfolio.
• Select an issue or problem that you wish to investigate critically. Formulate a question or thesis (Links to an external site.) on the issue so that your research has a clear and cogent direction.