Position Paper Final Draft

Take the suggestions your partner gave you and rewrite your position paper.

Make sure you read your paper carefully and that you've covered all the main points.

Do not leave any big spelling or grammar errors in the paper.

Your final draft of the position paper is due next week. (5/26)

Position Paper

Begin researching for your position paper.
Find the following information about your issue:

Background

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?

Past and Continuing Action

1. What has been done before?
2. What is being done now?
3. By whom (for both questions)?

Your Solutions

1. 4-5 ways to improve the situation for the whole world
2. Be as specific as possible

Your position paper should be one A4-sized sheet of paper with three paragraph. There should be one paragraph about each of the above key points.

The first draft of the position paper will be due after your midterm exams (5/19). You will have two class periods (5/5, 5/12) to work on your research and writing.

SKMUN

For your issue, be ready to provide the follow information:

What is the issue about?

Where is it a problem?

Why is it a problem?

When and why did the problem start?

What is being done about the problem now?

Who is involved in the problem and the solution? 

Write all these things down and be ready to share them with the class next week (4.21.2015)

ECOSOC	Judy (cultural heritage),  Lucy (cultural heritage), Shelley (c h),  (V)Lillian (c h),  Angel S2F (c h),  Leona (alternative energy), April (c h)
HRC	(V)Angel S2E (opposition), (V)Claire (child marriage), (V)Rainy (opposition),  Michelle (child marriage)

SKMUN

For THIS WEEK

1) Pick a council

2) Pick an issue

3) Begin researching the issue

       a) Who, What, Where, When, Why

       b) How (later)

Journal Due Dates

Journals are due EVERY TWO WEEKS

3/3, 3/17, 4/7, 4/21, 5/5, 5/19, 6/2

DON'T FORGET!!

Presentation Topics 

Angel (S2F) & Leona	“Comparing Recent Typhoon in the Philippines to Typhoon Haiyan Disaster”
Lillian & Michelle	“The Nine-In-One Elections in Taiwan”
Rainy & Angel (S2E)	“The Legality and Morality of Euthanasia”
April & Judy	“The Police Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri”
Lucy & Claire	"Animal Rights and the Case of A-Ho the poor poor Hippo!"
Shelley & Tina	"The Insanity Defense in cases of Murder"

Schedule

12/23 - Lillian & Michelle, April & Judy

12/30 - Leona & Angel, Angel & Rainy

1/6 - Shelley & Tina, Lucy & Claire

Requirements

1) Presentation and ppt need to be in ENGLISH

2) Presentation should be 9-10 minutes long

3) Peter will ask 5-10 difficult questions after your report

4) This will be 40% of your final grade

Next Week's HW

1) Do some research and learn about your debate topic

2) Make a short (5-10 minute) presentation to the class about your issue

3) Explain to the class BOTH sides of the issue (yes and no)

4) Then we will divide class and have a debate

Judy, April, Shelley, Lucy, Tina --> "Sheng Kung should admit boys" (11/11)

Angel, Claire, Rainy, Michelle --> "High school students should be allowed to have BF/GF" (11/18)

Leona, Angel, Lillian --> "Students should be able to pick their teachers" (12/2)