POSITION PAPER TEMPLATE



POSITION PAPER TEMPLATE

Answer the following question, pertaining to your country’s history and views about the topic, using professional but simple language. The questions are grouped into paragraphs divided by the dotted line, thus once completed simply combine your responses to each set of questions into a paragraph! You should have around three to five paragraphs, ranging from one and half (1 ½) to two (2) pages double spaced. Include the first portion (committee, topic, country, delegation, and school) as the header of your paper, and have the sources as footnotes or endnotes. Lastly, create a cover page with the country’s official name, picture of the flag (color), delegates’ names, and school.

Committee (full name):

Topic:

Country (official name):

Delegation (name of delegates):

School:

1. What is your country’s official name? ________________________________

2. What is the brief history of your country (significant events, people, etc. keep it very brief)?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What is your country’s view about the topic in the past and its view on the topic currently?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. POSITION: How has this issue affected your country’s policies and justifications nationally and internationally (laws, documents, etc)? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. POSITION: How has this issue affected your country’s actions nationally and internationally (including conventions, resolutions, and/or UN actions supported by your country)?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. DATA: What are some quotes by leaders from your country and some statistics to support your countries position on the issue? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. RESOLUTION: What does your country believe should be done to resolve the issue and what actions will your country implement? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. CONCLUSION: What does your country wish to accomplish and how will the positions of the other countries affect your country (include any final thoughts)? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SOURCES (MLA format as footnotes or endnotes):

1. (First source using MLA format)

2. (Second source using MLA format)

3. (Third source using MLA format)

4. (Fourth source using MLA format)

5. (Add more sources if needed)

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