Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
A position paper is an essay that presents a writer’s point of view, belief and conviction on an
issue. Its generally opinionated but contains factual details and evidence that strengthen the writer’s stand.
Counterclaims - an argument made against the thesis or the position of the writer
Point of View
Point of View is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the
individuals involved in a situation.
You can easily identify the 1st person point of view by the use of I, me and myself in the narrative.
The 1st person narrator relates the story as it happening, or retells a story that happened in the past.
The Protagonist
He or she is the main character in the story. The protagonist shares what happens to him first-hand,
along with the commentary.
A Secondary Character
This character may not be who the story is about, but can relate his in her experience within the context
of the story and usually has a relationship with the protagonist.
The Observer
This type of narrator witnesses the story but has limited or no participation in the story.
The Unreliable Narrator
This type of narrator cannot be trusted to an accurately convey the story. He or she is skewed.
This point of view is the least common of all three persons, mostly because it’s the hardest to pull off
(without coming across as awkward or corny).
You can easily identify the 2nd person point of view by the use of you, your, yourself with the absolute
exclusion of any personal pronouns (I, me, myself). The narrator is the reader.
Many authors enjoy the third person point of view because it offers more flexibility than the first and
second persons.
Third person can give you the author a more global view of what’s happening in the story.
This point of view follows only one person throughout the story.
This point of view can follow multiple people, switching back and forth between their individual stories
or perspective’s.
The omniscient narrator knows everything about everyone. It also knows everything about the world
within the story.