For this assignment, you must define critical thinking in your own words. AND Briefly describe (one page) why thinking critically is important. So this is a short essay, and it requires you to do 2 things. You must define the concept of critical thinking and make a strong case for why it is valuable for a person to practice it. You may understand “importance” broadly as being ethical, practical, economic, historical, artistic, or functional. The key thing is that this is an open-ended essay where you are defining a concept and making a case based on that definition. So here is what a good short essay needs:
A title page, properly formatted in APA style
An introduction and a thesis statement that explains what you will prove in the paper
The use of AT LEAST one source to help you define critical thinking and as many other sources, as you may need, to prove why it has value.
A body of the paper where you do the work of making your case
A conclusion that restates the thesis and resolves the paper
A reference page, properly formatted in APA style
