12/22 HW

1) Finish your DR. You should have 5~8 total clauses and address the main problems with specific, practical solutions. Remember to follow proper draft resolution format. This is due NEXT WEEK.

2) If you wish to participate in the Amnesty International letter-writing drive, please give Peter your postcard by next class (12/29)

HW for 12/15

Next Week

Hand in 2~3 operative clauses and include your heading. It should look like this:

FORUM: World Health Organization (WHO)  [Here should be your council name]
ISSUE OF: Addressing the problem of bald teachers at SK [Here should be your issue]
SUBMITTED BY: Taiwan [Here should be your country name]

The World Health Organization, [Here should be the name of your council]

1. Urges all member nations to enact laws that prevent bald teachers from teaching at schools, with provisions such as but not limited to:
             a. making it illegal for any teacher without the proper amount of hair from being hired at any              educational institute, including:
                              i. those teachers whose hair has fallen out,
                             ii. those teachers who purposefully shave their heads,
                            iii. those teachers who lost their hair in rare industrial accidents,
              b. stipulating that any previously-hairy teacher who loses his hair be fired immediately,                       including for any reasons mentioned in the previous sub-sub clauses.
              c. punishing any schools who do not comply with heavy fines;

2. Demands that all member nations educate their citizens on the virtuousness of having hair and inculcating in children the desire to never go bald, through means such as but not limited to:
              a. displaying prominent posters of people with hair to highlight how much cooler they are,
              b. using social media, such as Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, to display advertisements                     that advance the cause of having hair,
              c. broadcasting televisions shows that only contain actors with full heads of hair;

For 12/1 Class

Step 1: Give your final position paper to the teacher (No Late Papers Will be Accepted!)

Step 2: Write an Opening Speech (due on 12/8)

Step 3: Write out 5~6 practical, specific solutions for your issue


Opening Speech:

Greeting: 1 sentence ("Honorable Chairs and fellow delegates, the delegate of _____________ is very pleased to be here today") or something very similar to that.

Outline of the issue: 1~2 sentences  
("The issue of ________ is ...")

Your country's position: 1~2 sentences 
("The delegate of _____ believes that ...")

Possible solutions: 1~2 sentences 
("The solutions for this problem are ...")

Call for Cooperation: 1 sentence ("__________ is looking forward to cooperating with all nations to work toward a suitable solution to this very important issue. Thank you.") or something like that.

Your opening speech should be one paragraph long and should take no more than 60 seconds to read out loud.

Remember to bring your SKMUN handbook to class. Don't lose it!

HW for this Week

Attention all S1 MUN Class students!!

Your final position papers are due 12/1

HW for 11/17

1) Draw a graph showing the 5~6 different parts (aspects) of your issue

2) Write down some solution ideas for each part of the problem

Example:

Issue: 
You get bad grades

Parts of the Problem: 
Study habits, environment, study effectiveness, time management, attention level

Solutions:  
Study habits --> Pre-read what will be covered in class, take notes on lectures, refer to notes when doing homework/studying, ask friends/teacher if you don't understand

Environment --> no cellphone use during study time, no television, don't study somewhere too dark, noisy, hot, etc, study with friends who have good habits

Time management --> don't procrastinate, finish things when they are assigned (don't wait), don't spend too much time only one or two subjects, use a clock/watch to manage your time

Attention level --> don't sleep in class / during study time, get enough sleep at night, exercise, meditate each week

Solutions should include: 
both short-term and long-term solutions
both local (inside) and international (outside) solutions

HW for 11/10

Peter will not be in class on 11/3, so use the time to prepare for the following week!!

On 11/10, your First Draft of your Position Paper is DUE. Use the time on 11/3 to research, write, and discuss with your group and peers.

Position paper should have three paragraphs

Paragraph One -> Background

1. What is the problem? (summary)
2. Why is it such a big problem? Why should we care about this?
3. When/Where is it a problem? When/Where did it start?
4. What effects does it have on society/the world? Who does it affect the most?

Paragraph Two -> Current Situation

1. Who are the key players working to solve this problem (countries, NGOs, UN Organizations)?
2. What have they done in the past to solve the problem?
3. What are they doing now to solve the problem?
4. Why has the problem not been solved?

Paragraph Three -> Solutions

1. Give 3-5 solutions to solve the problem
2. Each solution should focus on one part of the problem
3. Each solution should be specific and practical

Remember to write in paragraph form, not make a list of answers to these questions. Write as much as you can, not as little as you can. Do not complain to Andy or make his life difficult, he is here to help out. Also, no dancing on the desks or swinging from the fans!

HW for 10/27

Give Peter a basic summary of the problem. Tell him in very simple English the basic details of the problem. (Don't just copy and paste something from Wikipedia. Use your own words. Don't write it down and read from a piece of paper!)

Background of the issue:

1. What is the problem?
2. When/Where did it start?
3. What effects does it have? Who does it affect?
4. Why is it a big problem?

Each group member should be ready to talk about this NEXT WEEK.

Check out these news websites:

Al-Jazeera

BBC

CNN

Research Tips

Ø Check the news first (TIME, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Al-Jazeera, Youtube etc)

Ø Look for names (people, organizations, countries) that are often repeated

Ø Research those names and how they relate to the issue

Ø Especially focus on NGOs and UN Organizations that are dealing with the issue

Ø Start with the background of the issue:

o   What is this problem? (basic summary)

o   When/Where did it start?

o   What effects does it have?

o   Why is it a big problem?

Ø Then look at what is being done about the problem now:

o   Who are the major players?

o   What have they done before?

o   What are they doing now?

Ø Now look at what solutions should be attempted:

o   What should be done about the problem now?

o   What are some short-term solutions?

o   What are some long-term solutions?

HW for 10/20

1) Journals are due next week (10/20)

2) Read the STMUN Issues and pick one

3) Begin researching the STMUN issues

Disarmament Committee 
- Measures to prevent the recruitment of young persons by international terrorist groups (Sherry, Christina, Tessa)
- The issue of reducing nuclear stockpiling   

GA 1 (Disarmament and International Security) 
- The question on the usage of military drones in areas of armed conflict (Jocelyn)
- Measures to reduce human trafficking in Eastern Europe  (Jocelyn)

GA 2 (Economic and financial) 
- Measures to reduce poaching in Southern Africa 
- The issue of youth-unemployment in the Euro Zone  (Mandy, Icy)

GA 3 (Social, humanitarian and cultural) 
- The issue of providing universal education in LEDCs (Ella, Andy)
- The protection of women and children in areas of armed conflict (Jolin, Jenny)

ECOSOC 
- The improvement of medical infrastructures in sub-Saharan Africa (Cody)
- Strategies to reduce overfishing in the Northern Hemisphere 

WHO 
- Measures to prevent the spread of malaria in Africa. (Polly, Laura, Sunny)
- The question of aging populations in MEDCs  (Tina, Sylvia, Sandy)


HRC 
- The issue of warzone refugee immigration to Europe.(Sammi, Jannie, Angela) 
- The question of street children in Southeast Asia. (Veronica, Sharon, Wendy) 

Bring your HTC Flyers as soon as you get them!!

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Video on the Syrian Refugee Crisis

9/22 HW for 9/29

Homework

1) New Journal Entry (pick one)
     - Women's rights
     - Talk to an older woman in your family about women's rights in         Taiwan
     - Talk to your family or friends about the Syrian Refugee Crisis       and write down what they say
     - Some other international news that is interesting to you or very        important

2) Prepare for your presentation

Research and Presentations

Pick a topic related to women's rights and find the answers to the following questions:

What is the background of the issue?
1) What is the issue?
2) Why is it a major problem?
3) Where is it a problem? When did it start?
4) Why hasn't it been solved yet?

What are some previous solutions to the problem?
1) What has been done before?
2) What is being done now?
3) By whom (for both questions)?

What more can be done about this problem?
1) What practical solutions can improve this problem?
2) What specific changes will help this problem?

Presentation Topics and Schedule:

Tessa, Christina, Sunny, Jenny	"Pressure to Get Married After 30"	9/22
Sammi, Ella, Angela, Jannie, Andy	"Women Aren't Trusted as Leaders in Business"	9/22
Sylvia, Sherry, Sandy, Cody	"Access to Education for Young Girls"	9/29
Wendy, Sharon, Mandy, Jolin	"Less Opportunity to Participate in Politics"	9/29
Veronica, Tina, Laura	"Cultural Practices that are Abusive Towards Women"	10/13
Rebecca, Icy, Polly, Jocelyn	"How does Culture Affect Women's Rights?"	10/13

9/8 --> 9/15 Homework

Homework 

1) Watch/read the news (TV, computer, newspaper, etc)
2) Find one piece of international news
3) Write about it in your journal
4) Write what you think about the news


For Next Week
1) Ask your mother/grandmother/any older woman: "What has changed about women's rights in your lifetime? What do you think about this?"

Weekly Journals

Write bi-weekly (once every two weeks)

Due next week (9/15) and then every other week after that

This is part of your writing grade for this class

What should you write about?

-        Watch the news

-        Write about one thing that is happening (1/2)

-        Write about what you think about this event (1/2)

-        News should be international news