Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Feb. 11, 2014

Chairs run the Procedures – Robert’s rules Activity – 30 mins
                Students grab your placard and put it on your desk
                Use this handout for the activity (you will need to know them by the conference in March!)

Read the Docket (resolutions): 20 mins
Annotate the resolutions:
Choose the resolution your country would vote for, and the resolution your country would never vote for. (Rate them 1-5, 1 being the one you would vote for, 4 and 5 never would vote for)

Section 1 (morning class) Docket: 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e
Section 2 (afternoon class) Docket: 2a 2b 2c 2d
Consensus Building Activities – with the Docket – 40-60 mins
1.       Line up –
Activity:
·         Pull out country research packet and line up in the classroom based on GDP
·         Now find people in the room who live in your region
·         Line up: on the Right(strongly agree with N. Korea maintaining nuclear weapons)
o   On the left (strongly disagree with N. Korea having weapons)
·         Who is part of NATO or the Arab League
·         Finally: group with your closest allies
2.       Find your allies activity
-          In small groups meet with your allies, some groups might be larger than others.
a.       Generate a list of 3 things you want and generate consensus amongst yourselves
b.      2 things you are willing to compromise on
c.       Designate a note taker and a vocal leader
3.       Run a “model” unmodderated caucus with the entire class
-          Move into a large group caucus, with leaders and note takers in the middle, and everyone else around them to hear.
-          Note takers become amendment writers.
-          Send amendments to the chairs

If time start speech writing… (see below)
1.       Address the resolution “Please turn your attention to…(1a)”
2.       Background on the issue, why we have to act
3.       What the resolution is saying
a.       Why this one is best choice
b.      Why it will work
4.       Conclude the speech
5.       2-3 minutes long

Homework:

Speech writing: write a 2-3 minute speech convincing others which resolution they should vote for and why. Have it printed at the start of class tomorrow.

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