The path to success
1. United Nations History and Major Committees
Teacher task:
Teacher task:
- Deliver presentation about the history of the UN
2. Socrative Seminar
Student task:
Student task:
- After reading and contemplating the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights", bring to class a short write-up "ticket" on the 5 most important human rights in the Declaration (your opinion).
- You must each bring this “ticket” to participate in the discussion.
- Those who do not have a “ticket” will not be allowed to participate and will be assigned to another task.
3. Choose a Simulation and Assign Students Countries.
- Simulations
Student task:
1. Research one of the following aspects of your assigned country (assign in class).
2. Type and share a brief written report via Google Docs (no longer than one page).
3. Prepare and deliver an oral report based on your research (no longer than 2 minutes).
A. Government structure (including titles and current office holders of significant public offices, constitutional structure, keyforeign policy decision makers, etc.)
B. Economics (trade partners,GDP, GDP per capita, etc)
C. Military Issues
D. A brief history of the country
E. Natural Resources (or lack thereof; e.g. where do we rely heavily on imports?)
F. Alliances/International Organizations
G. Relations with the United States and other key countries (China, Russia, United Kingdom, France, and Germany)
H. Relations with other countries in the same region
I. History of voting in the General Assembly (focus on comparison with major powers and other regional countries)
- Simulations
Student task:
1. Research one of the following aspects of your assigned country (assign in class).
2. Type and share a brief written report via Google Docs (no longer than one page).
3. Prepare and deliver an oral report based on your research (no longer than 2 minutes).
A. Government structure (including titles and current office holders of significant public offices, constitutional structure, keyforeign policy decision makers, etc.)
B. Economics (trade partners,GDP, GDP per capita, etc)
C. Military Issues
D. A brief history of the country
E. Natural Resources (or lack thereof; e.g. where do we rely heavily on imports?)
F. Alliances/International Organizations
G. Relations with the United States and other key countries (China, Russia, United Kingdom, France, and Germany)
H. Relations with other countries in the same region
I. History of voting in the General Assembly (focus on comparison with major powers and other regional countries)
4. Background on Issues
Student task:
1. Research an aspect of the topic under discussion for your assigned country
A. Understand how the topic affects your assigned country.
(Utilize - country speeches, "white papers", UN documents)
a. History with that topic
b. Previous positions on that topic
c. Positions of close allies
d. Positions of enemies
B. Focus - What your country wants the United Nations to do about that topic.
2. Type and share a brief written report via Google Docs (no longer than one page).
3. Prepare and deliver an oral report based on your research (no longer than 2 minutes).
Student task:
1. Research an aspect of the topic under discussion for your assigned country
A. Understand how the topic affects your assigned country.
(Utilize - country speeches, "white papers", UN documents)
a. History with that topic
b. Previous positions on that topic
c. Positions of close allies
d. Positions of enemies
B. Focus - What your country wants the United Nations to do about that topic.
2. Type and share a brief written report via Google Docs (no longer than one page).
3. Prepare and deliver an oral report based on your research (no longer than 2 minutes).
5. Preparing Positions Papers
Student task:
After researching, write a position paper that states your countries position on the issue as well as solutions to the problem
- Position Paper Format
Student task:
After researching, write a position paper that states your countries position on the issue as well as solutions to the problem
- Position Paper Format
6. Rules Training for the Conference
- Explain then practice the rules of procedure
- Parliamentary Procedure Guideline
- Explain then practice the rules of procedure
- Parliamentary Procedure Guideline
7. Preparing Draft Resolutions
- Coming to a Consensus
- Coming to a Consensus
8. How to Caucus
-Tips on diplomacy
-Tips on diplomacy
