Mock Conference Schedule! :)

 Next week is our mock conference!! Get ready!!

Schedule

8:25 – 8:45 Students arrive; sign-in and get name tags

8:45 – 9:00 Welcome & Introductions, Roll Call and Attendance     

9:00 – 10:15 Debate Session 1

• Speakers List, Moderated caucus, Unmoderated Caucus
• Make Alliances

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00 Debate Session 2

• Speakers List, Moderated Caucus, Unmoderated Caucus
• Write resolutions 

12:00 – 12:30 Break

12:30 – 1:45 Debate Session 3 

• Read the two Resolutions and talk with your delegation
• Presentation of Resolutions and Questions
• Debate Resolutions in Moderated Caucus
• Meet with your Alliances in Unmoderated Caucus
• Voting

1:45 – 2:15 Closing of the Conference; Group Picture; Feedback

 

What should you bring to the Mock Conference?

1. Your Opening Speech
2. Your Position Paper (just to have, you will not read this)
3. Country Notes Notes and statistics on violence against women in your country
4. Notes and statistics on violence against women in the world
5. Useful debate vocab sheet
6. Points and Motion sheet
7. Resolution example and vocabulary words
8. Note Taking Sheet to take notes on other countries
9. Extra paper and pens or pencils
10. A snack and water

Remember to dress professional and smart! 

Anything else you think would be helpful! :)

Opening Speeches

Here's the example opening speech we looked at in class:

Example:

Here's the worksheet to help you write the opening speech:

Opening Speech Outline:

Position Paper Documents

Did you lose all the papers about how to write your position paper? Well here they are! 

Introduction Worksheet

Body Paragraph Worksheet

Scroll down to the post below for the conclusion paragraph worksheet!

Conclusion Paragraph

Conclusion Worksheet

Schedule for December

Some of you have been asking about the schedule, so read below for all the information and deadlines:

Agenda Tercero E

• Thursday November 29th ENGLISH - Work Day to edit papers and write conclusion paragraph.
• Tuesday November 4th HISTORY - Review points and motions and Kahoot!
• Wednesday November 5th ENGLISH - Conclusion Paragraph Due. Start Opening Speeches.
• Tuesday December 11th HISTORY - Give Opening Speeches in class. Get feedback. Public Speaking activities.
• Wednesday December 12th ENGLISH - Final Position Paper Due. Practice and time for questions.
• Thursday December 13th ENGLISH - Practice.

Agenda Tercero F

• Friday Novemeber 30th ENGLISH - Note taking, Go over how you will be evaluated, Start with Opening Speeches.
• Tuesday November 4th ENGLISH - Work Day to edit papers and make all the changes and write conclusion paragraph.
• Tuesday November 4th HISTORY - Review points and motions and Kahoot!
• Tuesday December 11th ENGLISH - Conclusion Paragraph Due. Give Opening Speeches in Class. Get feedback. 
• Tuesday December 11th HISTORY - Day for Practice and Questions. Public Speaking activities.
• Friday December 12th ENGLISH - Final Position Paper Due. Practice and time for questions.

Tuesday December 18th - Mock Conference!! :)

How will you be graded?!

Here´s the powerpoint with detailed information about the points:

Points! How to get the most!

Conference Rubric

COUNTRY´S NOTES

Download, save and fill this document with basic info from your Delegation, so you can use it as reference in the conference.  This way, all the basic info will be handy and you won´t need to memorise lots of data.

COUNTRY´S NOTES

A Message from UN Women!

November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. 

http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/end-violence-against-women

#HearMeToo will be the hashtag to follow on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter as the world takes #16days of action to end violence. 

Writing Resolutions

Hello Global Classrooms Delegates!

Today we learned about writing resolutions! Look below for the words that we can use for part 1 and part 2 and the PowerPoint.

PowerPoint: Resolutions

Part 1: Preambulatory Clauses function to explain WHY you are doing what you are you doing. This can be a reminder of some of the problems or impact of our topic or citing past UN actions. 

FOR EXAMPLE: Recognizing the prevailing problem of violence against women,

Affirming Alarmed by Approving Bearing in mind Believing Confident Contemplating Convinced Declaring Deeply concerned Deeply conscious Deeply convinced Deeply Disturbed Deeply Regretting Desiring Emphasizing Expecting

Emphasizing Expecting Expressing it’s appreciation Fulfilling Fully aware Emphasizing Expecting Expressing it’s appreciation Fulfilling Fully aware Further deploring Further recalling Guided by Having adopted Having considered

Having examined Having received Keeping in min Noting with deep concern Nothing with satisfaction Noting further Observing Reaffirming Realizing Recalling Recognizing Referring Seeking Taking into consideration Taking note Viewing with appreciation Welcoming

Operative Clauses state specifically what you plan to do in order to solve a problem. Remember to make your solutions SMART! They should begin with an UNDERLINED WORD/PHRASE followed by your solution and ending with a semicolon (;). 

FOR EXAMPLE: Encourages all countries to create government programs to help victims of violence and ensure fair and transparent reporting practices of police agencies;

Accepts Affirms Approves Authorizes Calls Calls upon Condemns Confirms Congratulates Considers Declares accordingly Deplores Designates Draws the attention Emphasizes Encourages Endorses

Expresses its appreciation Expresses its hope Further invites Deplores Designates Draws the attention Emphasizes Encourages Endorses Expresses its   appreciation Expresses its hope Further invites Further proclaims Further reminds Further recommends Further requests Further resolves

Has resolved Notes Proclaims Reaffirms Recommends Regrets Reminds Requests Solemnly affirms Strongly condemns Supports Takes note of Transmits Trust

LINKS FOR RESEARCH

GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: FACTS AND STATISTICS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: WOMEN´S RIGHTS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: VIOLENCE INFO

WOMENWATCH

UNWOMEN

SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESEARCH INITIATIVE

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS

UN DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

UN TREATIES

5 STATS ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

5 STATS ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

STUDENTS´ PRESENTATIONS

Esta semana, los alumnos han preparado una presentación de todo lo aprendido hasta ahora sobre los países que les han sido asignados. Han hablado de política, economía, gobierno, relaciones con Naciones Unidas, conflictos internos e internacionales. Han tenido que resumir todo lo investigado en estas tres semanas en una presentación de Power Point y explicársela a sus compañeros de clase. 

TAKING NOTES

TAKING NOTES AND PARAPHRASING

INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL CLASSROOMS

GC: AN INTRO

OPENING SPEECHES: AN INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO OPENING SPEECHES

POSITION PAPER OUTLINE

HOW TO WRITE POSITION PAPERS

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

RULES AND PROCEDURES

POSITION PAPER: AN INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO POSITION PAPERS

GLOBAL CLASSROOOM NOTES

Google Classroom Notes

RUBRIC

RUBRIC

Need some Model UN Inspiration this Weekend?

This weekend, you probably are busy working on your presentations for this upcoming week in class!

To get some inspiration, check out this video about Spanish students participating in the Global Classrooms program!

The UN's 17 Goals

In History Class, we learned about the 17 goals of the UN. Here are all 17 to review:

1. No Poverty

2. Zero Hunger

3. Good Health and Well-being

4. Quality Education

5. Gender Equality

6. Clean Water and Sanitation

7. Affordable and Clean Energy

8. Decent Work and Economic Growth

9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

10. Reduced Ineqaulities

11. Sustainable Cities and Communities

12. Responsible Consumption and Production

13. Climate Action

14. Life Below Water

15. Life on Land

16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

17. Partnerships for the Goals

Which one is the most important in your opinion?

Why can’t we plagiarize?

Here's the presentations to make sure you remember exactly what we talked about and why it's important to not plagiarize!

PowerPoint Presentation

UN Day of the Girl

October 11th was the UN Day of the Girl Child. All over the world, women and girls participated in #GirlTakeover and stepped into jobs that are traditionally held by men. The theme of the #DayoftheGirl was With Her, A Skilled GirlForce, because globally girls face more adversities that prevent them from gaining education, skills, and meaningful employment. 

Here's the video we watched in class:

GC Procedures Day 1

This week in History Class, we started going over the GC Rules and procedures!

Remember, here is the outline of a debate:

1. Roll Call
2. Speakers List
3. Moderated Caucus
4. Unmoderated Caucus
5. Resolutions
6. Voting

Over the next few weeks, we will keep practicing the language and procedures and learn the last two steps!

Here is the PowerPoint and the packet of information:

PowerPoint on GC Rules

Class Handout

MLA Works Cited

Here is the works cited presentation we talked about today in class. Please use this to create your works cited pages.


Link to Works Cited Presentation


Here is the works cited guide.

Works Cited Guide


Here is the MLA Website

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html

RESEARCH

Los alumnos llevan dos semanas yendo al aula de tecnología una vez por semana para investigar y recopilar información de los países que les han sido asignados. Están aprendiendo a diferenciar entre fuentes fiables y no fiables, a seleccionar la información que necesitan y a parafrasear y resumir esa información para no cometer plagio. 
Por último, traspasarán toda esa información a una presentación Power Point que presentarán en clase a todos sus compañeros.

3E Homework Assignment: Due Wednesday, October 17th

Assignment: Due Wednesday, October 17th 2018
1. Read the excerpt of the article below.
2. Summarize the article in 3-4 sentences.
3. Choose 3 paragraphs to paraphrase.
4. Do you think there is bullying at your school? 1-2 sentences.

Vocab:
Member States - the countries that belong to the UN
Indicator - a device, tool, or report providing specific information on the state or condition of something

Article:

Bullying: Protection for children is a ´fundamental human right´ says top UN advocate

October 8, 2018

¨ ¨Being protected from bullying is a fundamental human right,¨ said Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.

At an event at UN headquarters in New York, co-organized with the Governments of Mexico and Lithuania, Ms. Santos Pais presented the key findings of the Secretary-General report and welcomed the ¨growing interest¨ from the world on this matter...

...Earlier this year, for example, Member States agreed on the adoption of a new indicator...[to] measure the percentage of students who have experienced bullying in the past year, by gender, and for each contributing country.

Despite such encouraging signs, the Special Representative identified several key areas where improvement was needed for Governments and institutions.

First, she emphasized the importance of early childhood prevention and noted that the ¨parent-child relationship is a critical factor in predicting the risk of bullying in adolescence.¨ According to the report, today, 176 million children under-five, witness domestic violence on a regular basis and children who bully others are twice as likely to have been exposed to domestic violence than other children...

...Today, approximately 30% of adolescents in 39 countries in Europe and North America, admit to bullying others at school... ¨

https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/10/1022562

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS: UNA EXPERIENCIA

El martes 26 de septiembre, los alumnos de 3ºE y 3ºF sección recibieron la visita de Lucía, ahora estudiante universitaria, y antigua participante del Programa Global Classrooms en  el año 2012. 
Lucía fue una de las alumnas que llegó a la fase final de la eliminatoria de Madrid. Habló a los alumnos de lo positivo de su experiencia, y también de lo negativo, el esfuerzo que harán será inmenso y tendrán que dar lo mejor de ellos. 
Empezamos este nuevo proyecto con ilusión y estamos seguros de que la recompensa personal merecerá la pena.

PROJECT 1: COUNTRIES

For your first project, you need to do a Power Point /Prezi presentation about the country you have been assigned. Follow these guidelines:

SLIDE 1: NAME OF COUNTRY. NAMES OF STUDENTS. 
SLIDE 2: GEOLOCATION AND MAP
SLIDE 3: GOVERNMENT
SLIDE 4: PEOPLE
SLIDE 5: ECONOMY
SLIDE 6. CONFLICTS, RELATIONSHIP WITH UNITED              NATIONS
SLIDE 7: INTERESTING FACTORS

MAKE SURE YOU.
- Include at least one relevant picture in every slide
- Familiarize with the texts on your slide but do not read out when you are presenting in front of class.
- Make your presentation engaging and interesting!

Deadline: 
October 23rd: 3ºF
October 24th: 3ºE

BASIC COUNTRY INFORMATION

COUNTRY INFO

FLOW OF DEBATE

FLOW OF DEBATE

MODEL UN FOR EVERYONE

MODEL UN FOR EVERYONE

POSITION PAPERS

POSITION PAPERS

FLOW OF DEBATE

FLOW OF DEBATE

PARAPHRASING EXERCISES

COMBINE SENTENCE CLAUSES

NOUNS TO VERBS

DEFINITIONS

SYNONYMS

SENTENCES COMBINING