Tonight (Thursday, August 25th's) Homework

Ni hao,

OK, here is tonight's homework...





1.) Translate the MUN Draft Resolution Vocabulary. Remember those are the words from your Preable (Preambulatory Clause) and your Proposal (Operative Clause) which begine each clause.

Some examples from the Preamble include Emphasizing, Recognizing, Seeking, Welcoming, etc.
Some examples from the Proposal include Declares, Demands, Endorses, Notes with Interest, Proposes, Suggests, Urges, etc.

HINT: Remember what we talked about yesterday with "spin" and "flowery language." When a reporter asked the head delegate from China about the genocide in The Sudan, his answer discussed "providing stablitity to the region" and "creating mutually benificial relationships which date back to the 1960's between the P.R. of China and The Sudan."

Here is my point...You must translate and use the MUN Draft Resolution Vocabulary words in order to be specific about what you want to do, or (like the delegate from China) in order to be evasive. And you must be able to identify someone if they try to do that.


2.) Come up with a new Strategy for tomorrow's caucuses. Your strategy should also be evident in your Draft Resolution.


3.) Write your Draft Resolution. You must turn it in by 10:00 p.m. tonight to mtgibby@gmail.com.





Draft Resolutions

* What are they?

A draft resolution is a plan to identify the problem and come up with concrete plans to fix it which each country writes down.


* What's in it?

The first part is called the Preable (or Preambulatory Clause). This section explains what the problem is and why it is a problem. This section is usually very broad in its' scope.

Example: The U.S. Preamble to the Constitution

(http://www.aclassicpainting.com/Graphics/Preamble/preamble_large.jpg)


The second part is your Proposal (or Operative Clauses). This section includes concrete plans that articulate (look it up in the dictionary) what will be fixed, when it will be fixed, where it will be fixed, how it will be fixed, how much it will cost to fix it, and who it will be fixed by. Generally, the Proposals are very specific.

Example: The Magna Carta

(http://vi.uh.edu/pages/bob/elhone/Magna.html scroll down)





OK everyone,

JIA YOU!

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!



P.S. If you want to see how not to do your proposals, take a look at what you guys did during first semester of last year. Go to "December" on our blog. Do you remember our "UN Conference on H1N1?"

Tonight's Homework

OK,

One more time, here is the homework


EVERYTHING MUST BE EMAILED TO ME BY 10:00 p.m. at mtgibby1985@gmail.com


1.) If you haven't finished or fixed your Country Profile or Position Paper, do so and email me.

2.) Print out the Final Drafts of your Country Profile and Position Paper.

3.) Create a Caucus Outline. Print one copy for each delegate in your group.

4.) Write an Opening Speech. Practice your speech. The louder, clearer, more confident, and more natural it sounds, the better it will sound to the judges. Each delegate must speak for at least one minute, and the speeches must last from 2 to 3 minutes. DO NOT READ STRSIGHT FROM YOUR POSITION PAPER!

5.) Create some sort of Strategy. What are your goals during the conference? How will you accomplish them?

6.) Make sure you are dressed in Business Attire. Boys, this means, dress pants, collared shirts, dress shoes and ties. Girls this means blouses, no gaudy earrings, no makeup, and dress shoes (they don't have to be heels).

Feel free to email me with any questions as always. I hope you guys are as excited as I am!

Mr. Gibson

Position Paper Outline

OK everyone,

Here is the template and outline for your position papers. You need to have three sections. Each section can have as many paragraphs as you need. However, you must have all three of those headings (Description, Past UN Actions, and Country Policy/ Solutions).




Position Paper: Most conferences will require a position paper. The following is a generic outline to a position paper, however, specific conferences or committees may have different requirements, so be sure to check the conference's website for details.

Format: 2 to 3 pages, 12 pt font, Times New Roman font, double spaced, typed, stapled (no covers), correct spelling and grammar.

Outline:

Country: _______ Committee: ______ Topic: _________ I. Description of the Topic (What is the problem? Who, what where, when, why, and how.) II. Past UN Actions (What has the UN already done) III. Country policy and solutions (What does your country want to do?)
cited from
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Conference

OK,

I apologize for taking so long to tell you what is happening. Here are your partners and country assignments...

Uganda - Murielle and Kelly
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Danny and Junior
Republic of South Africa - Gini and Heather
Sudan - Catherine, Peggy and Joanna
Central African Republic - Dean and Jason
Kenya - Tiffany and Allison
Zimbabwe - Sebastian and Joseph
U.S.A. - Darren and Sean
U.K. - Christine and Jenny
France - Rebbecca and Heather
Russian Federation - Max and Benny
People's Republic of China - Sabina and Angel Wu
India- Kenny and Jerry
Brazil - Chris and Roger






This weekend, you must do the following things...


1.) Talk with your partner. get their telephone number and email.

2.) As a group, you must complete a Country Profile. I recommend that you use worldatlas.com and The CIA World Factbook.

3.) As a group, you must research the topic. Who are the Child Soldiers of the LRA? Why are they there? Who do they affect? How can this problem be fixed?

4.) As a group, you must answer this question; "How does this problem affect my country?" I will give you a hint. If you are The U.S.A., Great Britain, France, Russia, China, India, or Brazil, then you are on the Security Council. Learn what that means (ask Anne, Annie, Eric, and Sabrina). If you are not, you are a country from Africa which is more directly affected by the LRA.

HINT: Some of your teachers are actually from these countries. Perhaps you should ask them what they know about the Child Soldiers of the LRA.

5.) As a group, you must write a Position Paper. See the attachment below for more.

*.) Anne, Annie, Eric, and Sabrina, can you please email me pronto!!!



*** OK everyone, now that you have your homework, I expect you to turn them into me by Monday, August 23rd (Taiwan time) before 20:00.



Email me at mtgibby1985@gmail.com please.




I look forward to seeing all of you very soon!

Mr. Gibson




P.S. "pronto" is Spanish for 很快. We use it in English too.

MUN Topic

Hello Everyone,

How is camp going? We can not wait any longer for your classmates who have not voted. "Child Soldiers of the LRA" is the most popular choice. Therefore, this will be our topic for the summer's MUN Conference.

Since it is already August 4th, we will change some dates around. Your 2 page summary of the topic and 1 page of pictures will be due on Monday, August 9th. Email it to me at mtgibby1985@hotmail.com before 10:00 pm on Sunday, August 8th (this will be 9:00 am in St. Louis).

Your country profile will also be due on Monday, August 9th. Check the blog this weekend to see which country you have and to see who your partner is.

Good luck to everyone!

Mr. Gibson

PS - Remember, CIA World Factbook is the best source in order to complete your country profile, but you need to highlight the most important pieces of information. Highlight information that you think are most important for your country.