EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE - CAVITE Grade Level: Grade 12

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

WEEKLY OUTPUT Semester: 1ST
SUBJECT: School Year:
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMICS AND 2021-2022
PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES DATE:
GRADE & SECTION:
NAME:

Prepared by: MS. LEONA PAOLA C. VINLUAN, LPT. SCORE:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Follow the prescribed format in writing your academic paper:
1. For font style and size, choose Arial 11.
2. For layout orientation, choose Portrait; any paper size will do.
3. Observe proper indention and margin.
4. Choose Justify as the text alignment.
5. Include the header and rubric in your paper.
6. You can do the task in editing applications. Be creative.
7. Save your submission as a Portable Document Format (PDF) version.
8. Save your file as SURNAME – EAPP (PT#1)

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS:
Writing a Position Paper for 50 points

1. Choose an article on a current social issue that you want to discuss and write about. This article shall be
your main reference in developing your position paper.

2. Be guided in choosing the article:

 What social issue do you want to read and write about?
 Is this issue timely and arguable?
 Is this something that affects or will affect you and the people around you?
 If you are not currently affected, why should you be concerned about this?
 What key ideas about this issue do you want to raise awareness on?
 Out of the article you have read, you shall develop your discussion points. Considering your
topic, argument, reasons, and supporting evidences, you shall write your position paper.
 It may be helpful if you visualize yourself as an advocate of the social issue you have chosen to
write about, so that you may be able to reflect thoroughly on the issue at hand, and write an
effective essay on it.

3. Remember the following as you do the task:

On content:
 Write your discussion points about the issue.
 Come up with a creative title for your paper.
 Provide valid and reliable sources that will reinforce ideas presented in your discussion.
 As much as possible, observe proper citation to support your content. Use 7 th Edition APA
format.
 Use the active voice in writing your paper.
 When writing, use the third person point of view; avoid the use of personal pronouns.

On word count:
 Do not exceed 300 words.
 Limit your position paper to two (2) pages.
  Do not include the creative title in the word count.
 Indicate the total word count at the bottom right side of the paper.

On scoring:
 Get a deduction for every instruction missed.
 Refer to the attached rubric.

Associate Rubric:

Attached here is the rubric to clarify the work you should have. It is intended for you to understand the learning
target and criteria for success. The rubric will be used to assess, evaluate, and rate your work. Please be guided
accordingly.

EXCELLENT VERY GOOD SATISFACTORY POOR

SCORE
(10 PTS) (8 POINTS) (7 POINTS) (5 POINTS)
DEPTH OF Position paper Position paper shows Position paper shows Position paper is
ANALYSIS provides accurate, that the student has adequate details and shallow and does not
relevant, and valid thought about the evidence but lacks present details about
details from the article although some depth. the article.
material read. parts need more
elaboration. The student has The student has
The student has presented a few provided little to no
extensively discussed The student has details about the concrete evidence
the issue, argument, discussed most of the argument and its that highlights the
and its reasons. The details that highlight reasons. argument and its
paper is effectively the argument and its reasons. The paper is
argumentative. reasons. more subjective than
argumentative.
ORGANIZATIO Position paper is easy Position paper Position paper uses Position paper is
N AND to read and makes expresses the ideas of only a few strategies choppy. Sentences do
COHESION sense the first time it the writer. Sentences to expand on the not transition well
is read. It is well relate to one another subject matter. It uses and ideas do not
written; sentences but it may take a re- insufficient or unclear connect and flow
connect and ideas reading to understand transitions. smoothly.
flow smoothly. the paper.
LANGUAGE Words are There are a few There is an There is an improper
USE excellently chosen. mistakes in word occasional wrong use of language or
There are no slang choice but not word choice that slang. The paper
words. The paper enough to detract affects the sounds too informal.
sounds formal and from the overall presentation of ideas
personal at the same quality of the paper. in the paper. Spelling, punctuation,
time. and grammar errors
Spelling, punctuation, Spelling, punctuation, make the paper
Spelling, and grammar are and grammar errors difficult to
punctuation, and mostly correct. are numerous, but the understand.
grammar are all paper is still
correct. understandable.
CREATIVITY The template is The template is fairly The template The template
creative. The design creative. The design demonstrates some demonstrates little to
is related to the does not have enough creativity. The design no creativity. The
theme of the article. relation to the theme is not related to the design is not related
of the article. article. to the theme of the
article.
PROMPT The output is The output is The output is The output is
SUBMISSION submitted early or on submitted 1 to 3 submitted 4 to 6 submitted 10 school
time. school days after the school days after the days after the due
due date. due date. date.
TOTAL /50