W8 Learning Area English for Academic and Professional Purposes Grade Level 12

Quarter 1/3 Date

I. LESSON TITLE Concept Paper

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING Presents a novel concept or project with accompanying visuals/
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) graphic aids
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT Writing a Concept Paper

IV. LEARNING Suggested

Learning Activities
PHASES Timeframe
A. Introduction 100 minutes You have learned in the previous week about concept paper and its examples.
Panimula This time you will enhance your knowledge about it by reading the discussion
below. Make sure to this lesson, the learner will present a novel concept or project
with accompanying visuals/ graphic aids

What are the general parts of a concept paper?

Let us be reminded that when we talked about the parts of a concept paper, we
are referring to different disciplines which may vary depending on the need of the
elucidation of a concept. As such, let us be guided with the following:

Generally, a concept paper has five (5) parts:

I. Introduction – in this part, the following things are being done:

a. Highlights the applicant’s vision and mission and how it aligns with the
funder’s or sponsor’s
b. Explains why the sponsor should accept and fund the project
c. May also introduce the applicant’s partners in accomplishing the
proposed project
II. Project Description
a. Includes goals, objective and overview of the methodology
b. Based on empirical evidence, reasonable cost and complexity; time
boundedness
c. Stresses out a plan to do; approach to be utilized and benefits and
impacts to achieve
III. Purpose / Rationale
a. Like a lit review - may provide written studies about the topic
b. gap to be filled; problems to be addressed in the realization of the project
c. May also be merged with the introduction as it may also highlight the
significance of the project
IV. Support / Budget
a. Provides an outline of the main budget categories
b. Bottom line amount which has the explanation on how the budget will be
spent or allocated
V. Contact Information
a. Important as this will be the contact to address should the funder agree
with the proposed project

For research concept paper, the following format may be used:

1. The title page
You should begin with a title that fully summarizes what the project you are
carrying out is about. Avoid being wordy and stick to the main point.

2. Introduction and statement of the problem

This serves as the most important part of the concept paper. You must be seeking
to add value and convince the reader that you are doing so. For example, your
research should seek to solve an existing problem or provide further insights into
a scarcely researched topic. The problem should be clear. Why would you want
to investigate the topic under study, and how your research will be helpful in
achieving this? Herein, you need to provide the evidence that the research you
need to carry out is necessary in that it has not been carried out before or has
not been adequately done.
Here are some questions that may help you nail this element:
What is the problem? Why do you feel that it is important? How does your study
relate to or add to research that has already been done?

3. Value of the study

 Outline specific groups of people who the study may benefit and how it will
benefit them.

4. A preliminary literature review

You need to back up your passion for the topic under research with solid
literature that supports the topic.
For example, literature that supports the fact that further research needs to be
carried out in that area. You need to show that there exists an information gap
which your research seeks to fill. The wider the variety of literature review you
have carried out, the more solid and convincing your concept paper will be.

5. State the research goals or objectives This is a broad statement or statements of

what the research seeks to achieve. It should start with ‘to’ and answer the
questions who, what, when, which, or how.

6. Write down all the research questions. These are important as they will direct you
on every research area, for example, the type of data to collect and how to
analyze it. Make sure you have exhausted all the questions for the research to
be complete.

7. The research hypothesis

The research hypotheses stem from the research topic or the research questions
and are, therefore, easy to draft. They are a statement of the situation you
anticipate based on some prior knowledge you have, even before you carry out
the research. The research seeks to find out if these hypotheses are true or not.
There should be a positive and a negative hypothesis for each statement given.
A positive hypothesis agrees with the statement in question while a negative
hypothesis opposes it. At the end of the research paper, you will either accept
or reject your positive hypothesis based on your findings.

8. State the methodology you intend to use.

The research methodology states the ‘how’ of carrying out the research. It details
the research design, that is, what kind of research you intend to carry out. You
can either carry out: An exploratory design that seeks to expound on the area of
study that you have an idea in, in order to understand it better. An explanatory
design that seeks to carry out an in- depth study on a certain idea that was not
tackled in-depth. It mostly requires the use of qualitative methods of data
collection. A descriptive research that seeks to find out the relationship between
two variables of data you need. It uses analyses methods such as mean and
mode. Also, make sure that you are able to present your data in a clear and
readable manner. You can achieve this by using tables, charts, graphs, and
other visual aids.

9. A timeline for completion of each element of the research project

Undertaking a research can take a very long time if not well planned for, and it
is, therefore, important to lay out just how much time you may need to complete
each element of the research project and ultimately the whole project. In this
section, you need to set a time frame that is realistic.

10. Outline citations

Always remember to give credit to any sources you may have sourced your
information from. You may need to use a certain style of citation like APA style.
The APA style is mostly used for papers related to education, psychology, and the
sciences. This can be done within the document or at the end of the concept
paper.

For additional information about writing a concept paper please visit these links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAA5M4co6c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxO4JfS0phc&t=1s

B. Development 85 minutes Learning Task 1: Imagine that you are a producer of a game show to be aired on
Pagpapaunlad national television. You are expected to present it to the president. Use the format
below to present your idea.

Program Title: ________________

Target Audience: ______________

 Suggested Time Slot: ___________

Length: ___________

I. Description of the Mechanics

II. Sample Game Questions
III. Suggested Presenters
IV. Suggested Budget
V. Suggested Set Design

C. Engagement 100 minutes Learning Task 2: This pandemic has brought us to experience the new normal in
Pakikipagpalihan education. If you are to present an idea/activities or programs that may help
students learn during this time, present it using the generic concept paper
format. Write your answer on a whole sheet of paper.

Title of the Project:

I. Project Description
II. Purpose Statement
III. Procedures/Steps in Executing the project
IV. Anticipated budget
V. Contact Information
D. Assimilation 20 minutes Learning Task 3: Based on the previous activities and discussion, answer the
Paglalapat following questions.
1. What is the importance of knowing how to write a concept paper?

2. What did you realize after learning the different ways on how to write a
concept paper? Explain your answer.

V.ASSESSMENT 15 minutes Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, FALSE if otherwise.
1. A concept paper is limited in terms of format.
2. Citations are important in concept paper to establish credibility.
3. Timelines in concept paper set targets on when will the project be done.
4. Goals and objectives allow a person crafting a concept paper to have a target.
5. An innovative mind is essential in writing a concept paper
VI. REFLECTION 5 minutes
This lesson made me realized that ________________________________
I therefore commit to ___________________________________________

Prepared by: Josefina M. Fabra Checked by: Andrea M. Señadoza

Teacher- Punta Integrated School EPS Calamba City