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BJECTIVES WRITING A
CONCEPT PAPER

Determines the ways a

writer can elucidate on a
concept by definition,
explication and clarification.
(CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ig-j-
20)
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WRITING A
CTIVITY CONCEPT PAPER

Tgroups.
he class will be divided into five
Each group will be given an
assigned word. The task is to make a
graphic organizer defining/describing
the word assigned to them.
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WRITING A
NALYSIS CONCEPT PAPER

1. Did you find the activity difficult?

Why or why not?
2. What basis did you consider in
defining your assigned word?
3. Do you think you were able to define
the words correctly? Why or why
not?
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TECHNIQUES
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EFINITION… WRITING A
CONCEPT PAPER

• Usually forms the core of a

concept paper
• May consist of the original
meaning of the term / concept
• Later and present-day uses of the
word to clarify the concept further
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EFINITION WRITING A
TECHNIQUES CONCEPT PAPER

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1. FORMAL
Follows a pattern or equation
Term + genus + differentia

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(differentiating characteristics)
Ex. A robot is a machine that looks like a human
being and performs complex acts of a human
being (Webster)
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2. By SYNONYM
Using a word or phrase that shares a

”
meaning with the term being defined

Ex. Hashish-marijuana
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“ 3. By ORIGIN or SEMANTIC HISTORY

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Using the etymology / language of origin

Ex. Yoga comes from Sanskrit “to join”

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“ 4. By ILLUSTRATION
Provides illustrative examples

Ex. Known for shedding their leaves in the fall,

”
deciduous trees include oaks, maples, and
beeches
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“ 5. By FUNCTION (uses)
States the use or the function of the

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concept

Ex. A thermometer measures temperature

change.
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“ 6. By ANALYSIS
Breaking down wholes into parts, aspects

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into levels, and a process into steps
Ex. The republican form of government has three
branches: the executive, the legislative, and the
judiciary.
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“ 7. By LIKENESS OR SIMILARITY (sameness)

Uses direct comparison in defining a

”
concept

Ex. Brighter than 100 million suns, quasars

stand like beacons on the shore of the universe.
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“8. By ANALOGY or METAPHOR (comparison)

Uses analogy/indirect comparison in
defining a concept
Ex. The germs or bacteria or antigens are like a ”
gang of villains invading our body, attacking our
unseen defenders, the layers of macrophages,
cytokines, and lymphocytes.
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“ 9. By CONTRAST (unlikeness)
Use of opposites
Ex. Unlike those of gas, the particles of plasma
are electrically charged. ”
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“ 10. By NEGATION
Stating what a term is not

”
Ex. Wild rice, an American delicacy, is not rice at
all but the seed of a tall aquatic grass.
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PPLICATION WRITING A
CONCEPT PAPER

Using the class groupings,

try to define the word that
will be assigned to your
group.
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ENERALIZATION WRITING A
CONCEPT PAPER

I learned that…
______________________________
_____________________.
I realized that…
______________________________
_____________________.
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SSESSMENT WRITING A
CONCEPT PAPER

DIRECTIONS: Identify the

definition technique used
in the following sentences.
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SSESSMENT WRITING A
CONCEPT PAPER

1. Freedom, if achieved,
provides privacy,
autonomy, dignity and the
transnational legal process.
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CONCEPT PAPER

2. True freedom includes

the ability to think, feel,
say or act however one
chooses.
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3. Freedom is like a cocaine to a

teenager; intoxicating, addicting
and motivating. They will do
anything to get it, and they are
terrified of losing it.
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4. Freedom comes from the

Old English 'freodom'
which means state of free
will.
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5. Freedom, also referred to as

liberty or independence, is a state
people reach when they are free
to think and do whatever they
please.
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6. Freedom is like the

food that we eat, it is the
best choice to make.
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7. The Americans, unlike

those of the Filipinos, can
attain real freedom when
everyone has the same
educational opportunities.
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8. Freedom is the quality

or state of being free and
the absence of coercion or
constraint in choice.
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9. Freedom is a state
where the bars of
bondage do not exist.
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10. Freedom is a state that

requires efforts, it presupposes
mental and moral qualities of a
high order to be generally
diffused in the society where it
exists.
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SSIGNMENT WRITING A
CONCEPT PAPER

Write a minimum of 5-sentence paragraph

defining the following concepts using any of
the various techniques. Identify also the
technique used.
a. Lipstick
b. Wristwatch
c. Necktie
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