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!)
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)
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.
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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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