Writing a Position

Paper!
Materials by Victoria Shover
Presentation by Lauren Johnson

What is a Position Paper?

Position Papers serve as an evaluation of students
research on their topics
The position paper is the synthesis of each delegates
research in order to express his or her countrys policy on
the issue.
It is important to:
Include correct information
Use proper organization
Use appropriate language (delegates should avoid overly
complicated language)
Keep writing diplomatic (respectful and formal)
Cite your sources to show where you found your facts
and statistics!

Format:
Heading
Name of Country

Name of committee
Name of Topic
Name of School

Format:
Introduction

Format:
Background

Format:
Conclusion

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Review: How to Research!

1.

Go to Google Art Education Policies (Your

Delegation)
a)

2.

Example: Art Education Policies United States

Use RELIABLE sources

b) Example: Use websites that end in .ORG, .NET, .EDU
(not .COM. Unless it is a news article website like
nytimes.com, bbc.com, cnn.com - Those are OKAY!.)

3.

Cite your sources!

c) Use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no
publishing date is given.

Review: Paraphrasing vs Plagiarism

Paraphrase: The restatement of information and ideas
expressed by someone else, using your own words.
Paraphrasing plagiarism occurs when you paraphrase
or summarize another person's work without citing the
source.
If you keep the author's essential thoughts, sentence
structure, and/or style without citing the source, this is
plagiarism!

Examples
Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman, felt that as a
child, growing up in the Bronx, [he and his
friends] used to be vigilantes to survive (Benton,
69).
Plagiarism: Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman, felt
that growing up in New York, he and other kids
had to seek their own justice to survive.
Not Plagiarism: Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman,
felt that growing up in New York, he and other kids
had to seek their own justice to survive (Benton,
69).

Example: Book Citation

Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of Book.
City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Page Numbers Medium of Publication.

Bonfield, Lynn. Quiltmaking in America: Beyond the

Myths. Nashville: Rutledge Hill, 1994. 40-53. Print.

Position Paper Outline Example

Name of Country: United States of America
Name of Committee: UNESCO
Name of Topic: Art Education in Primary Schools
Name of School: IES Camilo Jos Cela

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Works Cited
Bonfield, Lynn. Quiltmaking in America: Beyond the
Myths. Nashville: Rutledge Hill, 1994. 40-53. Print.

Points of Inquiry?