Position Paper-what is that thing???

Hi again.Earlier in the semester we were told that we need to come up with 2 written assignments...position paper and reseach paper.So, Ms Dzeelfa asked us to find a topic and write our thesis statement...haha... I took my own sweet time to come up with a topic and a thesis statement which I was not sure whether it is a well-written thesis statement or not! I have chosen "The Journey" by Catherine Lim but after a week or so, I decided to change my topic. I read 1 short story and I really like it. I would love to write my position paper based on the topic but there are some problems...the author of the story is Ms Dzeelfa...well, having the author herself as my lecture and as the 1 who's going to grade my paper is 1 thing, can I come up with claims that are strong enough to suppport my topic?Will Ms Dzeelfa let me to do my position paper based on her short story?? I guess I have to try my luck and ask for her permission later in class today..