Writing

Concept Paper
The Art of Defining
 asa
salita Did you know
balita that these
karma words are
mukha from the
guro Sanskrit/India
dalita n Language?
hari
Ventana
sinturon These words are
kutsilyo from Spanish
mesa that have
primero enriched our
Segundo Philippine
tercero languages
singko
 These words are
Gunting from
payong Indonesian/
anak Malay
halo halo that have
lima enriched our
salamat Philippine
languages
Kontraktwal These words are
empleyado from America
burger that have
barbecue enriched our
keyk Philippine
languages
riserts
Did you know that on June 26,
2015, forty-one Filipino words
and expressions were added
to the Oxford English
Dictionary?
Barong, bahala na, barkada,
barangay, KKB, kikay, suki,
pulutan, etc
How about Filipino words that
have been Americanized?

Cooties (from kuto or head lice)

Carabao (from kalabaw)
Machin (matsing)
Boondocks (bundok)
At the end of this lesson, you
will:
Define what concept
paper is
Determines the ways
that can elucidate a
concept by definition
DEFINITION
Purposes:
 To clarify meaning of words, or to
correct misinterpretations, or misuse
of a term
 To stipulate the meaning of a terms by
limiting, extending, or redirecting the
sense in which a term is usually
understood;
 to use a term borrowed from another
field of knowledge, in a special way
WINDOW DRESSING
 Used to make a show
window more attractive to
buyers
 Used in false banking report
to deceptively project an
impression of economic
stability of financial growth
TECHNIQUES IN
DEFINING
 FORMAL
 Follows a pattern or equation
 definiemdum + genus +
differentia
 A robot is a machine that
looks like a human being
and performs complex acts
of human being
 FORMAL
 Definiemdum – the term
 Genus – category/class
 Differentia - characteristics
 A robot is a machine that
looks like a human being
and performs complex acts
of human being
 SYNONYM
 Using a word or phrase that
shares a meaning with the
term defined

 Hashish - marijuana
 BY ORIGIN OR
SEMANTIC HISTORY

 Yoga comes from the

Sanskrit “to join”
BY FUNCTION/USE

 A thermometer measures
temperature change
 DESCRIPTION
 Listing and defining the
component parts

 Arbitration is conducted by
a trained arbiter who sets
down the rules that parties
must abide by.
 NEGATION
 In arbitration proceeding, no
lawyers are present.
 Wild rice, an American
delicacy, is not rice at all but
the seed of a tall aquatic
grass
 COMPARISON/
CONTRAST
 Use of similar or opposites

 Unlike those of gas, the particles

of plasma are electrically
charged.
 Brighter than 100 million suns,
quasars stand like beacons on
the shore of the universe.
 BY ANALYSIS
 Breaking down wholes into
parts, aspects into levels, and a
process into steps

 The republican form of

government has three
branches: the executive, the
legislative, and the judiciary
 BY
ANALOGY/METAPHOR
 The germs and bacteria or
antigens are like a gang of
villains invading our body,
attacking our unseen defenders,
the layers of macrophages,
cytokines, and lymphocytes
 Literature is a body of literary
productions, either oral, written
or visual, containing imaginative
language that realistically
portrays thoughts, emotions, and
experiences of the human
condition.
Literature comes from the Latin
word “Litera” which literally
means an acquaintance with
letters.
3. The economic system of the Philippines is similar
in many ways to the USA’s. Both have an economic
system based on private enterprise and private
supplies of capital. An important form of capital is
surplus income available for investment in business
Literature
activities. comes
Property in bothfrom the and
the USA Latin the
word “Litera”
Philippines can be and whichis owned literally
by individual
means an acquaintance with
citizens who exercise considerable economic freedom
of choice. Although, as in all communities, limits in
the forms of lawsletters.
are imposed upon personal
freedom, Filipinos and Americans can choose what
they want to do and how they want to earn their
living. They can use their time, money and energy as
they wish. (Fe G. Centenera)
 Reading Activity. Boondocks
from An Avalanche of Anoraks
Thesis. Boondocks refers to a
remote rural isolated or even
wild are.
Supporting Detail 1. Borrowed
from the Tagalog word, bundok,
meaning mountain, the word
refers…
Supporting Detail 2. Earlier…
Supporting Detail 3.
Boondookers, a derivative, are
shoes…
Structure
How Well Do You
Know Our Own
Language?
Filipino Origin Meaning Language
Word Origin
Bibig Bibir Mouth Indian
Daan Jalan Street, Indian
road
Abante Avante Ahead, Spanish
forward
Palayok Periuk Cooking Indian
pot
Susi So-si key Chinese
 Brief
Etymological
Narratives
 Brief
Etymological
Narratives
 Kikay
gimmick
barangay
kuya
suki
salvage
 The term “kikay”started to flourish
and began as a lingo to describe
someone who is flirtatious back in the
late 90’s, practically coined by the
Generation X. It has since then
evolved to defining someone who is
flirtatious to someone who prefers
and loves everything girly, pink and
sassy.
 Balikbayan literally means “return (balik) to
one’s country (bayan). The compound word was
coined from the earlier practice of Filipinos
immigrating to Hawaii for work, then returning to
the Philippines to retire with ample savings.
Anyone who had gone to work abroad and returns
to the country, whether temporarily or
permanently, is now a balikbayan. Although
generally connoting an elderly but moneyed
returning immigrant, today, it also means a richer
returning OFW. Also, it can be used with “box” as a
modifier (i.e., balikbayan box) to refer to a box of
presents either as arrival gifts for relatives and
friends, or as a special package of clothes, small
appliances, and goodies sent by an overseas
worker to the family on Christmas, or other
occasion.
A concept paper is written
mainly to:
a. Distinguish between the old
and new meaning of a
word/concept
b. Trace the development of a
word from its old form to its
new one.
c. Clarify the meaning of a
concept
At the heart of a concept
paper is usually:

a. The definition of the term

b. The semantic history of the
concept
c. A distinction between its
standard and slang versions
The etymology of a concept
or word clarifies:
a. The changes in the meaning
of the word
b. The original form of the
concept
c. The origin and development
of the word/concept
On the boodocks,
booodockers is:

a. The etymology of the word

b. The plural form of the term
c. A derivative from the term
d. A slang version of the term
On the boodocks,
booodockers is:

a. The etymology of the word

b. The plural form of the term
c. A derivative from the term
d. A slang version of the term
 Writing
Concept Paper
Through Clarification
Answer the following:
1. Based on Par. 1, what may be a definition of
environmental pollution?
2. 2. How grave is the mercury pollution arising
from coal-fired plants?(Par. 2)
3. Explain how mercury can poison our food chain.
(Par 3)
4. Can we say that with the Clean Air Act, mercury
levels are now safe in the USA? Why? (Par 4).
Would our own waterways be free of mercury
pollution?
5. Why is the natural process of methylation
dangerous to humans and wildlife? (Par 5)
6. Explain why humans may be easy victims of toxic
methyl mercury. (Par 6)
7. Compare the short term and long term impacts of
mercury pollution. (Par 7)
Structural Analysis
What does the first
paragraph present?
Paragraph 1 presents the view that
environmental problems are usually
discussed in general terms; hence, there
is a need to focus on the specific threats
to the environment, particularly, mercury
pollution.
Structural Analysis
What is the main idea
of the second
paragraph?
Paragraph two presents the largest
causes of mercury pollution are far-flung
coal-fired plants
Structural Analysis

How about the third

paragraph?

It explains the process how mercury

pollution goes up the food chain.
Structural Analysis
What are the effects?
1. In the USA, long-term effects of
mercury pollution on the
environment have remained.
2. Methylation affects aquatic life,
humans, and wildlife.
3. More troubling than the short-term
effects of digesting toxic mercury are
the long-term effects of mercury
pollution on the food chain and on
the next generations of fowls.
Structural Analysis
What is the main idea
of the last paragraph?
Understanding the process and the
effects of mercury pollution would help
address its impact.