CONCEPT PAPER may be synonyms or

antonyms introduce by or, in

- is a short summary of what the
other works, or like. It could
project is and why it is important
also stipulation, analogy, or
and how it is carried out.
illustration.
- It serves as prelude to a full
paper.
- ADJECTIVE describes or modify
- It aims to objectively in from the
other words, making you writing
reader about the idea or concept.
and speaking much.
- It is an embodiment of your ideas
 EXTENDED DEFINITION
on a certain topic.
– generally, have components of
Techniques in explaining a both informal and formal
concept definition

A CONCEPT PAPER MAY BE EXPLAINED However, as the name suggest, the

USING DIFFERENT METHODS OF author uses a number of other
PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT NAMELY: techniques to define a word, concept, or
phrases, including the following:
1. DEFINITION
2. EXPLICATION  LISTING AND DESCRIBING THE
3. CLARIFICATION PARTS:
- Identifying smaller, more familiar
pieces of an idea to point to the
1. DEFINITION definition of the bigger concept.
- a method of identifying and  ETYMOLOGY
giving a clear meaning of a term. - Sharing a word of origin.
- ADJECTIVE – descriptive word -  EXAMPLE OR ANCEDOTES
is a part of speech that describe a - Telling a story or example that
noun illustrates the term.
 FORMAL DEFINITION  NEGATION
 Term – Adjective - Defining a term by explaining
 Genus – Adjective is a part of what the concept is not.
speech  EVOKING THE SENSES
 Differentia – That describe noun - Using a word that created a
picture in the reader mind so that
- ADJECTIVE also called the reader might related through
DESCRIPTIVE WORD memory of sound, sight, touch,
- hearing, or smell.
 INFROMAL DEFINITION  HISTORICAL REFERENCES
– uses known words or - Showing how a word has been
examples to explain an defined throughout history.
unknown term. The definitions
 author’s thesis and underlying
assumptions are valid or true?
2. EXPLICATION
4. What are some important or
- Is a method of explanation in
useful concepts that author
which sentences, verses, quoted
presents?
or passages are taken from
literary or academic work and
3) ARTICLE AS A WHOLE
then interpreted and explained in
5. What would be the strengths and
a detailed way.
weaknesses?
- Clarifying a concept or issue
– para alam yung limitation nyo
through the thesis statement
and strength niyo
explained in detailed way.
6. Argument or perspective that
might explain the topic better
3. CLARIFICATION
than the author’s arguments.
- Is a method of explanation in
7. What insight would be gained
which the points are organized
from reading and analyzing your
from a general abstract idea to
work.
specific and concrete examples.
THINGS TO CONSIDER :
PARTS OF CONCEPT PAPER
1) AUTHOR’S THOUGHT AND
ARGUMENTS 1. TITLE PAGE
1. What is the author’s thesis?
– should not exceed 12 words
The major point s/he is trying to
make? - Bawal imention yung “Theresian
- Thesis is a general idea of the school of Cavite” or school.
study, gyan iikot yung pinaka
study o pinaglalaban yung
research study.  RATIONALE
- Background and focus of the
2. What are the major assumptions study
the author makes in arguing that - Main argument (What do you
thesis? want to prove?)
- - Why do you want to study the
2) IMPLICATION FOR RESEARCH problem are?
- Hindi basta basta magcoconduct - Identify the research gasps
ng research, hinde lahat ng study - Add RELATED STUDIES
cinoconduct, kailangan iconsider  THEORETICAL OR CONCEPTUAL
as a implications. FRAMEWORK
3. What are the implication for - What do you want to prove?
research or practice if the - What are your arguments?
- How will you use/ situate certain must have some research and
theories within the context of logic to make it feasible.
your argument? - It is important because you site
- Diagrams must be consistent with research.
your arguments
A SAMPLE INTRODUCTION OF AN
 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
EXPLANATORY ESSAY
- Must be consistent with your
arguments/conceptual framework 1. Hook/Attention getter
- Must be operationalized or 2. Details/background
contextualize based on your 3. Thesis statements(main idea)
framework.
A SAMPLE BODY PARAGRAPH OF AN
 METHOD
EXPLANATORY ESSAY
- Describe the research design
- Short description of the research 1. Topic sentence (Key idea)
process/data gathering 2. Supporting details (include
- Describe your sampling and citation)
participants/respondents 3. Statements that analytically
- Describe possible instrument summarizes your topic sentence
- Describe of data analysis and details.
- Ethical consideration. A SAMPLE CONCLUSION OF AN
EXPLANATORY ESSAY

2. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1. Restate the thesis ideas without

3. LITERATURE REVIEW repeating the thesis word for
4. STATEMENT OF THE word
PROBLEMS/OBJECTIVES 2. Summarize connect the main
5. METHODOLOGY points of your essay with
6. TIMELINE AND REFERENCES universal idea/theme.
MECHANICS
1. HYPHEN
- Fundamentally, the hyphen is a
joiner, It joins:
 EXPLANATORY ESSAY - Two nouns to make one complete
- Is a type of writing in which the word (Kilogram – meter)
author presents some point of - An objective and a noun to make
view on a certain topic, event or a compound word (Accident-
situation. This view does not prone):
necessarily have to be one that - Two words that, when linked,
the writer agrees with, but it described a noun (greed- upon
sum, two-dimensional object):
- A prefix with a noun (un- - Use apostrophe before the “s”
American): with a n acronym or a number
- Double numbers (Twenty- four): only to show possession.
- Numbers and units describing a
noun (1000 – foot face: a I0- 3. QUOTATION MARKS
meter difference) - Despite what you may see
- “sell “and “well “words (Self- practiced especially in
employed, well-known): advertising, on television, and
- Ethnic labels (Irish – American): even business letters
- New word blends (cancer- - The fact is that the period and
causing, cost-effective) comma go inside the quotation
- Prefixes and suffixes to words, in marks all the time.
particular when the writer wants - The semicolon, colon, dash,
to avoid doubling a vowel pr question mark, and exclamation
tripling a consonant (anti- point fall outside.
inflammatory: shell-like)
4. SEMICOLON
2. APHOSTROPHE - Grammarly, the semicolon always
- Are use to form both contraction functions as an equal sign: it says
two collapsed into one and that the two parts being joined
possessives. are relatively equal in their length
- With possessive, the apostrophe and have the same grammatical
is used, typically in combination structure.
with an “s” to represent that a - Help to link two things whose
word literally or conceptually interdependency wish to
“possesses” what follows it. establish.
- Apostrophes with word ending - Create or emphasize a generally
with “s” equal or even interdependent
- Althigh practice vary, for words relationship between two things.
that already end in “s’, whether - Is also handy for linking series of
they are singular or plural, we parallel items that could
typically indicate possession otherwise be confused with each
simply by adding the apostrophe other.
without additional; “s” 5. COLON
- Apostrophe with acronyms and - Is not used to introduced list: it is
numbers afar more flexible.
- In technical writing, acronyms - Can be used after the first word
and numbers are frequently of a sentenced or just before the
pluralized with the addition of an final word of a sentences.
ä” - Introduced a grammatically
independent sentence.
- It acts as arrow pointing forward, o REFUTE THE COUNTER CLAIM
telling to read an for important o IMPLICATION TO REFUTE
information. THE CLAIM. – will approve na
- When you wish to provide kailangan mong irefute yung
emphasis. counter claim.
- To introduce material that  WRITING THE BODY: CLAIM
explain, amplifies, or summaries o RESTATE TEHE THESIS
what has proceeded it. ARGUMENT – dito na yung
- Commonly used to present a list sagot mo sa issue, also
or series, which comes in handy provide view point.
when there is a lot of similar o THESIS STATEMENT -this is
material to join. the main idea of the whole
6. DASH essay.
- o EVIDENCE OR THE
ARGUMENTS – how important
the evidence in academic
papers, dito na yung mga
nangyare na
 WRITING THE CONCLUSION
 POSITION PAPER o RESTATE THE ThESIS
- Is an academic writing in which ARGUMENT
viewpoints are expressed. The o IMPLICATION OF THE CLAIMS
goal of writing a position paper is
to convince the audience, and DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLAIM
that the arguments are valid and 1. FACT – statement that argue that
substantial. something is, in fact, true. A fact
claims is not a fact it only claim
 WRITING THE INTRODUCTION to be a fact.
o Issue – you need to present the 2. VALUE – “ “ something is
issue, dito nagbabase yung good ,bad,valueable, or
standpoint desirerable. It usually copares
o Background – doon nakabased two ideas.
yung issue, saan mo nakuha 3. POLICY – “ “something needs to
yung issue be done simply calls for action, it
o Stand/ viewpoint uses modal verbs like should and
 WRITING THE BODY: COUNTER must.
CLAIM
o COUNTER CLAIM – are the
opposing stand of the topic.
We won’t sound bias.