To you, the UNimportant

So much flying at ya and confusion abounds, right? Here is the summary of what you should know:

The Model UN will take place on Thursday, April 16. That is the first week of 4th quarter. You will have to be dressed nicely and will be working as a member of the General Assembly (UNGA), the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), or the Security Council (UNSC). I will assign you to your group tomorrow or Friday.

You are representing your nation - not yourself. That means you will possibly defend or criticize actions you personally do not support. Your essay will have to be a full response to the six questions of page six on the handout you received today. Can someone retype those in the comments section, please? I decided you should follow the same criteria as before, but please include a title - your country (and subgroup). It will be due next Thursday, as your final assignment for the quarter...but not the FINAL assessment..HINT HINT.

When you return next quarter, we will take a day to make the poster...it will be more like an advertisement. You should have some pictures (various sizes) that depict your nation. For example, Zambia: 11.5 Million people need your help. WE can offer great deals on copper for any and all wire needs! But we can't do it alone...Our previous "sponsor," Great Britain, has other needs to address. Blah, blah, blah.

You'd be sharing your population, resources, needs/wants, history, etc. I will get you one more day for in-class research next week. As it stands now - you have tomorrow in the Media Center and Thursday in the CCC. On Friday, we'll touch base and ask/answer any lasting questions you may have.

We are AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, so do not worry. If you have your packet filled out and can recall the basic info, you are doing fine. By the end of the week, you should be able to list some allies/foes, resources, GDP, needs/wants, and have an understanding of G8/G20 politics and economics. Read and reread the packets from today and yesterday.