University of La Salette, Incorporated
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Dubinan East, Santiago City-3311, Philippines
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Content Standard: Performance Standard:
The learner understands the principles and uses The learner presents a convincing position
of a position paper. paper based on properly cited factual
evidence.
DATE OF MEETING: April 11-12, 2023
TOPIC: Position Writing: Pre-writing
LEARNING PLAN
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
A. Discuss the salient points of pre-writing in position paper
B. Identify the necessary steps on planning a position paper
C. Outline a chosen issue/topic in writing a position paper
DAY 2
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES:
Instructional Materials: Handout/s, PowerPoint Presentation
References/Links: English for Academic and Professional Purposes, 1 st Edition Skills and
Strategies for Academic Discourse, TECH FACTORS Inc. 2019
I. INTRODUCTION
Eliciting Prior Knowledge
Activity 1. Pass the Cabbage
Instructions: The teacher will give a cabbage (piece of papers with questions) to the class,
play some cool music and have the students pass the cabbage around the classroom,
when the music stops, the student holding the cabbage must take off a piece of paper and
answer the question.
Questions:
1. What is a Position paper?
2. What are the parts of a Position Paper?
3. Why do we have to state evidence in writing a position paper?
4. What is the importance of a position paper in your studies?
PROCESSING QUESTIONS:
1. what makes a position paper different from other academic writing
2. Is stating evidence required when writing a position paper? Why?
B. Contextualized Learning
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How important is the position paper in your chosen
strand?
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Dubinan East, Santiago City-3311, Philippines
How can position papers affect decision making?
Knowledge Development
II.INTERACTION
POSITION PAPER: PRE-WRITING PHASE
Pre- writing is the planning process, which consists of determining your
purpose and audience, narrowing your topic, and creating a framework for
your documentation.
These are the activities that you need to do before you start writing. Pre-
writing activities help you identify the topic of interest and develop the
thesis statement. You may choose any one of the following activities:
1. Brainstorming- is a strategy used to generate a number of ideas to help solve a
particular problem
2. Diagramming- Mapping and diagramming may help you create information on a
topic,
3. Scratch outline- one that consists of a series of notes that are used to refresh
your memory about points that you wish to make as your write.
4. Free writing-
PRE-WRITING TIPS:
1. Select a topic for your paper.
2. Conduct preliminary research.
3. Challenge your own topic.
4. Continue to collect supporting evidence.
5. Create an outline.
B. Exploration
Activity 2. Figure out your position
Think of your intended topic for your position paper, and make a concept map
with the main idea in the circle and the supporting ideas/arguments/claims in the
rectangles. (10pts.)
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Dubinan East, Santiago City-3311, Philippines
Example:
Death
Non-smoker
No
Air pollution Health Problem
Smoking
Environmental
risk
Harmful
B. Apprenticeship
From your concept map, formulate three thesis statement in one sentence. (10 pts.)
Example:
Thesis Statement 1: Smoking in public places poses health risks to non-smokers and should be
banned.
Thesis Statement 2: Quitting smoking is good for your health because it will improve
lung function, decrease your risk of developing heart disease, and lower your risk of
getting lung cancer.
Thesis Statement 3: Smoking should be banned because it is not only a health issue, it's
also an environmental issue. Cigarette are the most littered item in the country.
III. INTEGRATION
A. SYNTHESIS
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Pre-writing is a term that describes any kind of preliminary activity, such as exploring the
essay topic, developing ideas, and then discovering relationships between those various
ideas. This kind of planning in writing is important in academic writing.
Pre-writing facilitates the process of writing because it allows us to think more concretely
about our assignment or topic. Especially in writing a position paper, it will help the learners
understand the steps and get started with the whole paper.
B. Evaluation
In this activity, create an outline for your position paper and use the template
provided below.
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Dubinan East, Santiago City-3311, Philippines
C. Valuing
Not every pre-writing strategy is effective for everyone. Some methods might prove more
effective than others for students. Students should not be hesitant to experiment with
several pre-writing strategies before selecting the one that suits them the best. A method
that is effective for one essay question might not be effective for another. But doing the
pre-writing has a big impact on constructing and preparing what you will write.
Prepared by:
Roselle Mae M Raguindin
Teacher intern
University of La Salette, Incorporated
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Dubinan East, Santiago City-3311, Philippines
A.Y 2022-2023
