This document provides guidance for writing a position paper on the current Venezuelan crisis. It outlines a three paragraph structure: 1) Describe the current crisis without explaining historical context, 2) State your country's relationship with Venezuela and position on the Maduro administration, highlighting achievements over interests, 3) Propose solutions either supporting Maduro by calling for non-intervention or opposing Maduro by calling for international elections and human rights accountability. It provides language guidance to use a formal register, present tense, careful punctuation and grammar. The deadline to submit is May 9, 2019.