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SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)
Subject: English for Academic and Professional Purposes Grade Level: 12 Quarter: 2 Week: 2
MELC: Defends a stand on an issue by presenting reasonable arguments supported by
properly cited factual evidences manifestoes and Writes various kinds of position papers
Competency Code: (CS_EN11/12A-EAPPIIa-d-4), (CS_EN11/12A-EAPPIIa-d-5)
Name: _________________________________________Section: ________ Date: ________
School: Juan Pamplona National High School District: Tabuelan
A. Readings/Discussions
A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position
paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to.
To take a side on a subject, you should first establish the arguability of a topic that
interests you. Ask yourself the following questions to ensure that you will be able to present a
strong argument:
• Is it a real issue, with genuine controversy and uncertainty?
• Can you distinctly identify two positions?
• Are you personally interested in advocating one of these positions?
• Is the issue narrow enough to be manageable?
Listing out the pro and con sides of the topic will help you examine your ability to
support your counterclaims, along with a list of supporting evidence for both sides. Supporting
evidence includes the following:
• Factual Knowledge
• Statistical Inferences
• Informed Opinion
• Personal Testimony
Your introduction should lead up to a thesis that organizes the rest of your paper. There
are three advantages to leading with the thesis:
1. The audience knows where you stand.
2. The thesis is located in the two strongest places, first and last.
3. It is the most common form of academic argument used.
FORMAT
I. Introduction
A. Introduce the topic.
B. Provide background on the topic to explain why it is important that the
audience/reader must believe in your argument.
C. Assert the thesis (your view of the issue).
II. Argument
A. Assert point #1 of your claims
1. Give your educated and informed opinion
2. Provide support/proof using more than one source
B. Assert point #2 of your claims
C. Assert point #3 of your claims
III. Conclusion
A. Restate your argument
B. Provide a plan of action but do not introduce new information
B. Exercises
Exercise 1
Directions: Read the following paragraphs and identify the issue being presented.
Paragraph 1 (an excerpt)
The Philippine Action for Youth Offenders (PAYO) and the Child Rights Network
(CRN) vehemently oppose the proposal to lower the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
(MACR) from 15 years old to 9 years old. This move undermines the best interest of the child
and will not solve the problem of children committing crimes. It distracts us from the real
reasons why children offend such as poor parenting and supervision, peer pressure, social
isolation, family conflict, and poverty. Moreover, it is an impulsive reaction to public
perception and media hype that the number of crimes committed by children has increased
since the enactment of the law. This perception is unfounded. There is no clear evidence to
back this claim and no attempt has been made to analyze the possible factors that influence the
crimes committed by children.
Paragraph 2
According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a child is defined as anyone

under the age of 18. Children all over the world are abducted from their homes and forced to
fight. Child soldiers are used for some of the most dangerous missions that the army does:
making and laying mines, fighting in the front line, collecting intelligence, and serving as
primary fighters in ambush attacks (PBS.org). Is it right to put children as young as nine into
these situations? Children who are abducted by and made to fight by these groups are both
boys and girls. Not only are girls taken from their homes into military groups, but they are
made to fight and they are often raped and are made to become wives to older male officers.
The Republic of the Philippines feels that this is completely wrong. According to the Filipino
Constitution, “The protection of children in situations of armed conflict is also stipulated in
RA 7610. Article X (22) (b) provides that: “children shall not be recruited to become members
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or its civilian units of other armed groups, not be
allowed to take part in the fighting, or used as guides, couriers, or spies.” Though child
soldiers have been used in the rebel military groups, such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF), The Abu Sayyaf Group, and The New People’s Army, the national armed forces, do
not use child soldiers. The Filipino government condemns all groups, whether they are rebel
militia groups, or government sponsored armies, that use child soldiers. The Filipino
government also feels that it is wrong to recruit children for the armed forces as well.
Paragraph 3
According the Philippine Star’s report in 2004:

As poverty worsens and living conditions deteriorate, the number of women and
children who become vulnerable to sex-trade increases. As the crisis intensifies, women's
economic rights are incessantly infringed upon. Presently, women and children make up the
largest section of the reserved labor force. According to government reports, the number of
unemployed has reached 3.9 million and 40% of these are women.
The Philippines has an awful economy, and these women and children go into this to
raise money to buy food for their families. Is the Filipino government saying the human
trafficking is okay? No. The Filipino government absolutely opposes the trafficking, battery,
and abuse of women and children. The Philippines is the first country in Asia to pass Anti-
Child Abuse Laws (URI.edu). The biggest problem for the Philippines is sex tourism. Every
year, hundreds of thousands of men pour into the Philippines for “sex tours”. Philippine
Children’s Foundation reports that every year, around “13,000 Australians, second in number
to Americans, a year visit Angeles City, a center of prostitution surrounding the former Clark
U.S. Air Force base in the Philippines.” The purpose of these tours is for foreign men to sleep
with underage girls. The girls have been found to be as young as 11 years old.
Another issue regarding Sex trafficking is the issue of Mail-order brides. Every year,
thousands of poor, Filipinas are exported from the islands. These women are told that they are
getting jobs and will be able to start a new life in a better country. This is a lie. These women
are sent all over the world, normally Germany and Australia, and become brides to these men.
These women tend to be from small villages that do not know a word of English, nor do they
know that what is happening to them is illegal. Every year, the Filipino government cracks
down on prostitutes, club-owners, and tourists, who come on “sex tours”. Since the 1990’s, the
government of the Philippines has been cracking down on sex offenders. In November of
1997, two British tourists were arrested and sentenced to 17 years in prison for pedophilia –
also known as pedophilia – which is sexual activity of an adult with a child or sexual
perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object. Also, in October of 1997, a
mother was sentenced to 10 years in prison for forcing her 15 year old daughter to become an
“exotic dancer” (URI.edu).
Exercise 2
Directions: : Present your stand on the following issues:
1. Child labor
Stand/Argument:___________________________________________________
2. Human Rights
Stand/Argument:___________________________________________________
3. Gender Equality
Stand/Argument:___________________________________________________
4. Mental Health
Stand/Argument:___________________________________________________
5. COVID-19 vaccine
Stand/Argument:___________________________________________________
C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)
Directions: Choose a topic that best suits your stand and write a position paper about it.
Follow the format that was introduced to you. Write this on a short bond paper.
a. The best way to solve the most urgent problem of the country (e.g. crime, corruption,
poverty)
b. The best solution to Metro Manila’s (or any city’s/district’s) traffic problem
c. The best place to live in the Philippines
d. The best home/livelihood industry to engage in
e. The best way to support the Philippine athletes
f. The most important reform to introduce to (Philippine Politics, Sports, Education, etc.)
Argumentation = 25%
Persuasion = 25%
Language = 20%
Organization = 20%
Mechanics (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation) = 10%
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D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies:
Directions: Answer the question below.
How can you make sure that your position paper convinces the audience of your stand?
References:
Electronic Files
Department of Education. Curriculum and Instruction Strand. K to 12 Most Essential Learning
Competencies with Corresponding CG Codes.
Online Resources
180947676-1-Lecture-Position-Paper-ppt. Retrieved on November 11, 2020.

lesson-21-academic-english-ppt. Retrieved on November 11, 2020.
Position Paper of the Philippine Action for Youth Offenders (PAYO) and the Child Rights
Network (CRN) on the Lowering of the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility. PAYO-and
CRN-Position-Paper-on-MACR-pdf. Retrieved on November 11, 2020.
Republic of the Philippines Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee Represented by
Anonymous Langley High School, McLean VA. sample-position-paper-pdf. Retrieved on
November 11, 2020.
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SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Paragraph 1 (an excerpt)

According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a child is defined as anyone

According the Philippine Star’s report in 2004:

C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)

Directions: Answer the question below.

180947676-1-Lecture-Position-Paper-ppt. Retrieved on November 11, 2020.

Prepared by: Ma. Ragie P. Tabotabo Edited by:

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