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A meeting of the United Nations Security Council. |
PART 2: PREPARING TO PRESENT (5 Points)
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With
your partner, identify the most important information related to your topic.
Highlight or underline important names, dates, organizations, etc. You will
present this information to two other groups.
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Then,
look at the questions under the topic headings you were not assigned. Be
prepared to ask questions about these during your roundtable discussion.
PART #3: ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS (10 points notes, 10 points
presentation)
You will meet
with two other countries to discuss your topics. For the two topics you were not
assigned, listen to the other groups talk. Complete the following on your
loose leaf paper under the "Part 3" heading for each of the
groups you listen to.
1. Record the name of the country
presenting.
2. Take notes on the information they
present. If they say it, you should write it down.
3.
If
the other groups do not present information for each of the questions they were
required to research, ask questions. Record any additional information you
learn in this way.
Presentation
components:
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Speak
clearly
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Make
eye contact with the other members of your roundtable
·
Stay
on task
·
Fully
summarize the information you located.
Now
that you are an expert on the history, purpose, and mission of the U.N. You
must begin to get involved. The U.N. Is
going to hold meetings to analyze if it needs to change with the changing
world. The expertise of new ambassadors (you!) is desired to help the U.N. decide what to do.
PART 4:
“A CALL FOR REFORM” ARTICLE ANALYSIS ( 2 pts each, 10 points total )
You will work
with your partner to analyze the article “A Call for Reform”. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon wants to know what you think about
the push for reform.
You and your
partner will read and evaluate the information in the article as new U.N.
Ambassadors for your respective countries. Respond to the following questions on your loose leaf paper. Label this section "Part 4".
- Should the U.N.’s power be
increased to have enforcement authority over any nation, or should it be
decreased to only provide humanitarian aid when asked?
- "The end of the Cold War changed the
purpose of the U.N.’s original mission to prevent another world war." Do you
agree or disagree with the statement? Explain your response, giving evidence from the documents we've examined as a class.
- Can the U.N., in its current
configuration, be effective in preventing
global terrorism? Explain your answer, using evidence from your documents.
- Examine the end of the article. Are the right issues being addressed by the U.N. in its potential reform process? Is there anything else it should consider to make sure that it is serving the needs of the international community? Explain you response.
- Overall, do you feel the U.N. is a
successful organization? Explain your response. Cite examples to support your view.
PART
5: Your Country and the UN (10 points
each, 20 points total).
It is time to
learn a little more about the country you are representing.
Find your country on the CIA World Factbook website. Use the information you discover to respond to the following questions. Each response must include specific data to support your answer. Your responses are graded based on this rubric.
- How could the United Nations help your country? Refer to one of the official UN bodies in your response, then give statistical evidence from the CIA World Factbook to back up your argument.
- How could your country provide assistance to UN programs? Refer to one of the official UN bodies in your response, then give statistical evidence from the CIA World Factbook to back up your argument.