What is a Concept Paper?

Submission of a project proposal or a summary of what the

projects all about. It is called as “summary of document”
A concept paper has a several uses:
 First, it serves as a foundation of the full proposal.
 Second, it helps determine whether a certain project is feasible
or not.
 Third, it is used to pique the interest of the potential funding
agencies.
 Finally, it is used to obtain informal feedback on the ideas prior
to preparing the full proposal.
Three Ways in Explaining a Concept:
1. Definition is the method of identifying of the given term and
making its meaning clearer.
A Definition can be presented in three ways:
I. Informal Definition is done through a parenthetical or brief
explanation.
Example: Tocopherol (Vitamin E) is naturally found in
vegetable oil, fish, and nuts.
II. Formal Definition explains a term by incorporating the term
to be defined.
Example: Vitamin E is a light yellow fat-soluble vitamin that
acts an antioxidant.
III. Extended Definition is a detailed way of defining a term and
it is usually composed at least one paragraph. It incorporates
various patterns of development (e.g., formal and informal
definition, comparison and contrast, narration, description,
classification, functional analysis, process, analogy, and
cause and effects.) to explain a given concept.
 Example: Vitamin E is the nutrient that the body needs in small
amounts to stay healthy and work the way it should. It is a light
yellow fat-soluble vitamin that acts as antioxidant and naturally
found in vegetable oil, fish, and nuts. Nowadays, Vitamin E are
needed to boost our immune system and helps keep blood clots
from forming. It also helps cell damage caused by highly reactive
chemicals. Vitamin E is being studied in the prevention and
treatment of some types of cancer. It is also called as Tocopherol.

Signal Words for Definition

as defined for instance means to define
for example is defined as such as to illustrate

2. Explication is a method of explanation in which sentences, verses,

quotes, or passages from academic works, and explained in a detailed
way.
Explication of “The Road Not Taken”
The poem titled “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about
a man reflecting on a choice once he made. While the outcome of this
choice is not implied to be positive or negative the speaker notes that
the choice in itself and the consequences of that choice have made a
huge difference in the way his life has unfolded.
The poem is about the importance of choices. The poem begins
with the speaker regretting that he could not have been two people so
he could have at some point in his life taken two roads instead of
being confined to one. He looked as far as he could to see what was
ahead on one of the roads he could have taken, but he was limited to
seeing only as far as where it turned and disappeared in the bushes. In
the second stanza he says he took the other road because it was grassy
and was possibly better because it was less traveled, though not much
more than the other road. The third stanza says both roads were
covered in leaves that had been walked on infrequently, to the extent
that the leaves covering them had not been made black from tramping
feet. He also says he continued on the road he chose, and because he
knew that one thing leads to another ("way leads on to way") he
doubted he would ever return to this part of the road. Finally, he says
he will tell the story when he is much older ("Somewhere ages and
ages hence") that he had the choice of taking one road over another,
and having taken the one he did made a big difference in his life.
3. Clarification is a method of explanation in which the points are
organized from a general abstract idea to specific and concrete
examples.
Signal Words for Clarification
after all for instance namely that is
as an example in other words put another to be specific
consider the in particular way to clarify
following in short specifically to illustrate
for example started
differently

Sample Clarification Text

Justice is a broad concept which encompasses a wide set of ideas, most of
which also branch out into smaller notions. For instance, it can refer to
the sentencing of a criminal based on due process. When an individual
gets what he deserves, even outside the hands of the law, it is also
considered justice in some contexts. This may come in the form of vigilante
justice, in which a person dissatisfied with the system doles out
punishment to wrong-doers. Poetic justice is also another related concept
which is used in literature in which the law is successfully and fairly
applied to an individual, resulting in either an arrest or a release. To
illustrate, if a thief is caught and tried in court through due process, and is
found to be guilty and then sentenced accordingly, it can be said that
justice was served. However, if the same thief is caught in the act by a
band of villagers and was beaten right then and there, it will be
considered justice in the context of the paper, as the process has not
undergone due process.