Assignment/Activity Title Thoreau/Crane Comparison Paper Year 2015-2016 Adam Kristensen

SkillWriting
Portfolio Category Freshman Critical Reasoning
The Thoreau/Crane comparison paper was a complex assignment that challenged me to consider the
views of two very different philosophers. This assignment has allowed me to consider the same aspects of life
such as self-reliance and philanthropy. It was my first major critical thinking piece, so I consider it to be
significant for my academic career. By completing this paper, I learned that there are often many ways of
looking at any disputed topic. Some of the views of the two authors will stay with me for the rest of my life.
This project encompasses many of the underlying themes around me and brings them into light, for example,
how much I take material things for granted. When I redo this assignment, I will be sure to right my mistakes
that presented themselves within my syntax and sentence structure. This project made me consider the topics
that were discussed; philanthropy, materialism, and self-reliance, and also to discuss them with my peers. To
write this paper, I had to first write an outline containing page numbers for the quotes I would later integrate.
Then I got this reviewed and made my revisions, before compiling all of this into my product. I then went back
over the piece and cut out unnecessary fluff. I created a cover page and then printed it. This writing assignment
challenged my writing abilities and allowed me to seriously consider my opinion on many significant aspects of
society.

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SkillWriting, Media, Research.

YearFreshman, Sophomore
PortfolioCritical Reasoning, Ethics.

Metacognitive ReflectionThe following questions ARE NOT A SCRIPT!! Use the ideas within the
questions to reflect on the assignment and its significance to you.
Your reflection MUST use Times New Roman font, size 11, single spacing

How does this assignment reflect your growth in the category in which you are placing it?

How have you changed as a result of this assignment?

Why is it important to include this piece in your portfolio?

How and where does this fit in with your prior knowledge?

How do you think that others will react to this product?

What process did you use to complete the product?

What did you learn by doing this assignment?

How does the portfolio product illustrate the connection(s) you've made between yourself and the
course material?

In what ways would you do things differently if you could do it over again?

What did you discover about yourself?

How does it relate to your future?

How does it illustrate your strengths and/or weaknesses?

What obstacles and challenges did you have to deal with, and how did this struggle change you?

How does the portfolio product show that your perspective on the world has deepened?

How does it relate to your understanding of the world around you?

Which of your accomplishments makes you feel most proud?

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