The position paper should be written down in outline form and reviewed with the other members of the delegation and with the faculty advisor to obtain their suggestions. This procedure will also provide useful practice in making the presentation before a critical and friendly audience. Then, after suggestions have been made the student will need to rewrite the outline into an essay format. An example of this follows. The countries of the world must come together to solve this growing problem.
Illiteracy is tied to many of the problems of today s society.
On the economic side, illiteracy greatly reduces the productivity of the work force. Illiteracy is also linked to health care problems, environmental degradation, and population growth. Illiteracy among women is especially high, which leads to a lack of prenatal care and increased child birth rates. In the past there have been too many independent organizations working independently to solve this issue. If there is any hope of achieving world literacy by the year 2000 we must combine these groups.