Ms.

Gabrielle Esguerra Joson

CARITAS for Eng App
LET'S START!!!!
Activity: What can you say???
 Topic:
WALAY PAASA
KUNG WALAY MUASA
or
WALAY MUASA
KUNG WALAY PAASA
 Topic:
NAGKUWANG
or
WALA MAKONTENTO
1. Was it easy defending your side? Why or Why
not?
2. Why is it important to express our
sides/positions?
3. What are your techniques in winning day to
day arguments in your conversations?
Position Paper
 What is a Position Paper?
• Like a debate, a position paper presents one
side of an arguable opinion about an issue.
The goal of a position paper is to convince the
audience that your opinion is valid and
defensible.
Characteristics
• Generates Support to an Issue
• Describes and Rationalizes
a Position about the issue
• Based on facts and authoritative
references
• Strengths and Weaknesses should be
examined
• Provide solutions
Issue/Topics

• Choose a topic that is appropriate to the

length of your paper
• Choose a topic that interests you
• Choose a topic on which you can find
material for research
 Things To Prepare
for A Position Paper
 1. Create Assertions
Writer’s opinions and not general truths

Eg:
Topic: Should uniforms be cumpolsory.
Assertion:
• The use of uniforms promotes the ideals of
equality in school.
• Uniforms lessen the distraction of the
opposite sex.
• Uniforms unite the student populace in having
a common purpose.
 2. Gather Evidence To
Support Your Assertions
Prove your assertions with evidence. It is not advisable
to quote biblical scriptures as moral truths vary from
person to person. Use statistics, experts’ interview and
philosophies.

Assertion: The use of uniforms promotes the ideals of

equality in school.
Evidence: Students have a right to a quality education
that promotes literacy and success. This is the basis for
the No Child Left Behind Act passed by 2001
 3. Have Credible
Resources
Have reliable resources from credible sources.

• Bills, laws, declaration from government

• Scholarly articles
• Academic journals
• Books and any academic text
 4. Refine the
argument
An argument is made of three elements:
Assertion, evidence, explanation

(You need to explain your assertion for your

readers’ clarifications)
 5. Prepare the
Refine the argument
Oppositions
Refute all the strongest points of the opposition
by finding its flaws.

Note: don’t summarize the opposition but go

against it in a professional way without bad
mouthing the opposition.
 6. Structure
An introduction
 ØIdentification of the issue
 ØStatement of the position

The body
 ØBackground information
 ØSupporting evidence or facts
 ØA discussion of both sides of the issue

A conclusion
 ØSuggested courses of action
 ØPossible solutions
That's it!!! :)
POSITION
PAPER
A position paper is _______________________
_______________________________________
____________________________________.
QUIZ!