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! Model United Nations Interdisciplinary Unit

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Grade 8, Quarter Three, 2017 !

Preparation and Participation Booklet !

Scientific and Technical Innovation

How can Scientific and Technical Innovation help us achieve the UN Sustainable Development

Goals?

Name and homebase: ---------------------------------------------------------!!Role(s): Ambassador Chair Co-Chair Director Delegate !State: !Committee Issue Statement (copy from page 7) : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Index

8.01 Sub-Saharan Africa 8.02 Middle East and North Africa 8.03 NATO States

8.04 South America 8.05 Central America 8.06 Central and South Asia

8.07 East and South East Asia 8.08 Non-NATO Europe

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1. OurState 4..................................................................................................................................................2. OurLanguage 6.......................................................................................................................................3. Ambassador'sopeningceremonyspeech. 7.................................................................................4. Grade8MUNIDUissuestatements 7................................................................................................5. Committeeissueinquiryfordelegatepairs 8...............................................................................6. CriterionB:SynthesisingandCriterionC:Communicating 14...............................................7. Draftresolution: 18................................................................................................................................8. Stateresolutionsreview. 21................................................................................................................9. Finalpreambulatoryandoperativeclauses. 24...........................................................................10.InterdisciplinaryPerformance. 25....................................................................................................11.CriterionD:ReTlecting 26.....................................................................................................................12.Notesgridandprotocolwhilelisteningtootherdelegatesincommitteerooms. 29......13.Generaloverviewandcommitteeschedule. 30............................................................................14.Protocolforexchangingideaswithforeigndelegates. 33.........................................................15.Votingprotocolandroles. 34............................................................................................................16.InterdisciplinaryUnitAssessmentRubric 35................................................................................17.Task-SpeciTicClariTication 36..............................................................................................................18.Glossary 38................................................................................................................................................

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!To prepare for the MUN conference you should:

1. Know the UN system. 2. Become familiar with your country's history, culture, political structure, and current

political issues. 3. Learn about your State’s viewpoints on as many of the issues that will be discussed at

the conference as you can. 4. Know your allies and your opposition. In order to adequately represent your State

during the conference, you will interact with delegates from other States. Knowing their positions on your topic will help you predict their arguments in debates.

5. Be familiar with current statistical data on your topic and State.

6. Review the rules and procedures for your conference. These rules are intended to maximise opportunities for the group to reach an agreement on the issue.

Dress code: https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/munofs/munofs-vii/dress-code/ Please wear an accessory, symbol or colours that represent your State culture.

The Model United Nations event aims to • allow you to participate in creating realistic solutions to some of humanity's most

important issues • develop your understanding of a State's perspective • develop your listening, presenting and negotiating skills

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• through collaborative background research with your homebase peers. • representing your State and caucusing with other State delegates. • focusing on finding a realistic and mutually acceptable solution to your

committee room issue statement. • sharing your State views with other State representatives

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The United Nations Organisation aims to

! • promote faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the

human person, in the equal rights of men and women • keep peace throughout the world • develop friendly relations between nations • work together to help people live better lives, eliminate poverty, disease and

illiteracy in the world, stop environmental destruction and encourage respect for each other's rights and freedoms

https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/munofs/munofs-vii/dress-code/

1. Our State Using the Online Research Portal collaborate with your delegate partner

!Factual questions: 1. What is our national language and other major languages used in our State?

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!2. What is our gross domestic product per capita (per person)?

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!3. Who is our current leader and what is our current governing political party?

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!4. How many people live in our State and what is our current population and world ranking?

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!2. How green is my State?

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https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-un-interdisciplinary-units/g8-balancing-technological-innovation-sdgs/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_state



http://www.photius.com/rankings/economy/gdp_per_capita_2014_1.html



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_heads_of_state_and_government




http://www.geoba.se/population.php?pc=world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inequality-adjusted_HDI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_greenhouse_gas_emissions_per_capita

!3. How healthy and happy is my State?

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!Recent significant events:

What has been happening in our State? Why have we been in the international news recently?

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!2. Our Language

!!This section is to be completed in Language Acquisition and First Language classes only.

Find out what the official language(s) of your MUN country is. !Use at least 2 sources of information to find the appropriate greeting in the language of your MUN country which would reflect the ‘intangible culture’ of this country, which you will use during your MUN meetings. !Use at least 2 sources of information to write the beginning of your speech IN THE LANGUAGE YOU STUDY AT OFS (LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OR FIRST LANGUAGE), as it is an official MUN OFS language. !If you can, give your State's position in your MUN OFS official language as well.

Hello my name is... and I represent the State of...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you for listening to my State's position on this issue.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!What intangible cultural elements should you keep in mind?

You will receive a ‘UN identity pass’ to the MUN meetings and an open-minded merit once you have mastered your speech

Source 1 Source 2

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http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact2005/fields/2098.html

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dvqim257NVz-NtumEZorirVVJjaXU1t9IIPTHofiUYw/edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dvqim257NVz-NtumEZorirVVJjaXU1t9IIPTHofiUYw/edit

3. Ambassador's opening ceremony speech. Collaborate to develop your State's one minute Ambassador's speech.

Include: • Greetings in your national language. (Include any special customs/gestures

to do with greetings in your State’s language). • General introduction to your State. Unique and special features of your State

in relation to Personal and Cultural Expression and the committee issue statements included in this MUN event.

• Refer to at least three of the main issues that are of particular concern for your State and what your State expects to achieve in this MUN event. !!!

4. Grade 8 MUN IDU issue statements Issue statements:

Issue 1. Importations of non-biodegradable materials must be banned by 2020.

Issue 2. All sweatshop labour must be banned by 2020 and replaced by fully automated robotic technology.

Issue 3. To ensure affordable and clean energy, all States must use only sustainable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, solar, tidal, wind) by 2020.

Issue 4. By 2020 all States must provide sustainable access to water and sanitation to all citizens.

Issue 5. To reduce the climate impact of greenhouse gases emissions, all States must pay a percentage of their GDP if emissions are not reduced by 30% by 2020.

Issue 6. To reduce air pollution in cities, all States must ban forest burning by 2020.

Issue 7. By 2020, all citizens who provide evidence of responsible consumerism to their relevant authorities will receive an allowance. Issue 8. All States must provide free, inclusive high quality K-12 education for all citizens by 2020.

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https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-un-interdisciplinary-units/g8-balancing-technological-innovation-sdgs/

https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-un-interdisciplinary-units/g8-balancing-technological-innovation-sdgs/sustainable-electricity/

https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-un-interdisciplinary-units/g8-balancing-technological-innovation-sdgs/6-access-to-water-and-sanitation/

https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-un-interdisciplinary-units/g8-balancing-technological-innovation-sdgs/11-ban-forest-burning/

https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-un-interdisciplinary-units/g8-balancing-technological-innovation-sdgs/k12-schooling/

!5. Committee issue inquiry for delegate pairs

Write the name of your delegate partner here:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!Copy your issue statement to the mind map below (center circle) and brainstorm aspects of your issue statement by completing the mind map.

Add notes and inquiry questions (factual, conceptual or debatable) around the issue statement to better understand the key concepts and main focus of the issue.

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Based on your brainstorm and working with your partners, select: • four (4) Factual, • four (4) Conceptual and • one (1) unique Debatable inquiry questions about your issue.

Factual Question 1: Focus on Scientific and Technical Innovation and your issue.

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Factual Question 2:

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Factual Question 3:

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Criterion C: Communicating: https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-language-and-literature/cite-it-right/ Main Source: hand-write the source in this box (no printing and pasting): !!!

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https://www.ofs.edu.sg/resources/ms-language-and-literature/cite-it-right/

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Debatable Question: Linked to your studies of Scientific and Technical Innovation across your different subjects as an Interdisciplinary Unit. !

Main Source for Debatable Inquiry (MLA format): !

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6. Criterion B: Synthesising and Criterion C: Communicating To help you identify your interdisciplinary understanding of the issue, use bullet points in the Venn diagram below to show how two subjects helped you understand your State's issue. !!!

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To help you identify your interdisciplinary understanding of the issue, use bullet points in the Venn diagram below to show how two subjects helped you understand your State's issue. One of the subjects may be the same as in the Venn diagram on the previous page. !

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Using the points you identified in the Venn diagrams, write an essay with coherence, organisation and clarity (please see task-specific clarification) to explain your interdisciplinary understanding of the issue stemming from your learning in three different subject areas. ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!

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!Should your State (not you personally) support the issue statement or not? !

Yes or No (circle one) !Why? List three specific reasons for your State to support (or not to support) the issue statement. !Reason 1:

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7. Draft resolution: Introduction (preambulatory) and action (operative) clauses.

a) Study this example of an MUN resolution: !

!!b) Write the three (3) main things your State has already done or has considered about the issue statement.

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General Assembly Third Committee 68Topic: “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”

!The General Assembly, Alarmed at the spread in many parts of the world of various extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis ... as well as racist extremist movements and ideologies, Deeply concerned by all recent manifestations of violence and terrorism incited by violent nationalism, racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, Recalling that in 2015 the international community will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of victory over Nazism in the Second World War, and looking forward in this regard to the initiative to hold a special solemn meeting at the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly,

1. Expresses deep concern about the glorification of the Nazi movement ..., including by erecting monuments and memorials and holding public demonstrations in the name of the glorification of the Nazi past, the Nazi movement and neo-Nazism;

2. Stresses that any commemorative celebration of the Nazi Waffen SS organization and its crimes against humanity, whether official or non-official, should be prohibited by States, as outlined by the Special Rapporteur in his latest report to the General Assembly;

3. Recommends the increase of measures to raise awareness among young people of the dangers of the ideologies and activities of extremist political parties, movements and groups.

"Update - National Model United Nations." 2014. 23 Nov. 2015 <http://www.nmun.org/ny_archives/ny14_downloads/BGGs/NY2014_BGG_GA3Update.pdf> (selected clauses)

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http://www.nmun.org/ny_archives/ny14_downloads/BGGs/NY2014_BGG_GA3Update.pdf

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Acknowledging - Affirming - Alarmed by - Aware of- Believing - Congratulating -

Declaring - Deeply concerned - Deeply convinced - Deeply regretting –

Deploring - Desiring – Emphasising - Having studied - Keeping in mind - Noting

further - Noting with appreciation - Noting with approval - Noting with deep

concern - Noting with regret - Noting with satisfaction – Observing - Pointing out –

Reaffirming – Realising – Recognising – Referring - Taking into account - Taking

into consideration - Taking note - Viewing with appreciation -Welcoming

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!d) What does your State want all other States to do now? !Write three (3) things your State thinks ALL OTHER STATES should do about the issue. !Do not refer to your own State in these operatives - they must apply to all States and be identical for all partners in you issue group.

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Accepts - Affirms – Approves - Asks – Authorises - Calls for - Calls upon -

Condemns - Congratulates – Confirms - Declares accordingly – Deplores -

Designates - Encourages - Endorses - Expresses its appreciation - Expresses its

hope - Further invites - Further proclaims - Further recommends - Further requests -

Further resolves – Hopes – Invites - Proclaims - Proposes - Recommends – Regrets -

Requests - Resolves – Seeks - Strongly affirms - Strongly condemns - Strongly urges

- Suggests – Supports – Trusts – Transmits - Urges

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8. State resolutions review.

!Practice your draft resolution with your fellow delegates in your State. !

• The Chairs will call a delegate assembly to review all preambulatory and operative clauses. !

• Each delegate pair will present their draft resolution to the State (class) and listening delegates will discuss points of interest and motions to amend. !

This is practice for the MUN day event where delegates will go to different committee rooms and present their State resolutions. This is also practice for the Chairs to run a committee room delegate assembly. !Once the resolutions review begins, your teacher will talk as little as possible – all instructions and transitions from one delegate pair to the next will be organised by the committee Chair and Co-Chairs just like on the MUN day. !Listen carefully to each resolution and recommend ways it can be improved for your State. !

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If you cannot hear say "Point of personal privilege, audibility”. !If you want information repeated or explained say "Point of information to the Chair". Then the Chair will ask you to stand and state your point, at which time you can ask the Chair for more information or a repeat.

Write any edits, comments and suggestions in the listening grid below. !This will also be used on the day of the MUN event. !Start with the Ambassador's speech including State language greeting. !

Comments, suggestions, feedback to delegates

Issue 1. Importations of non-biodegradable materials must be banned by 2020.

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Issue 5. To reduce the climate impact of greenhouse gases emissions, all States must pay a percentage of their GDP if emissions are not reduced by 30% by 2020.


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9. Final preambulatory and operative clauses. Based on the feedback from above, write your final resolution below: The MUN General Assembly,

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10. Interdisciplinary Performance.

!The Middle Years Programme uses Global Contexts to explore the natural links between subjects and the real world. !Your Performance Director will coordinate the performance and be responsible for allocating roles and responsibilities to all members of the homebase. !Develop a three to five (3-5) minute performance involving everyone in your State class that shows how your current study in: !

• Mathematics, • Language and Literature, • Language Acquisition / First Language • Sciences • Individuals and Societies !

is related to Scientific and Technical Innovation. Your homebase will present this performance in the UN General Assembly final day event. !Brainstorm some ideas – start with reviewing what you studied in your Quarter Three units and how they relate to Scientific and Technical Innovation. !During the final two weeks of the MUNIDU you will work with your Director to prepare and practise your performance. You will do this during your Music and Drama lessons (4 lessons each). !The Performance Director and Assistant Director are responsible for all aspects of the performance and will delegate all roles and responsibilities. !

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11. Criterion D: Reflecting As a delegate you have been learning about Scientific and Technical Innovation issues in most of your lessons during this quarter. On Wednesday 22 March: a) complete the table below and on the next page: !

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Subject Area learning task that best relates to your interdisciplinary learning

Approaches to Learning Skill being developed in this learning task

Sciences !!!!!!!!Individuals and Societies !!!!!!!!!Language and Literature !!!!!!!!Mathematics !!!!!!!!!Language Acquisition / First Language !!!!!!!!

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State the benefits of the learning task you identified to Interdisciplinary

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State the limitations of this learning task to Interdisciplinary Learning

Sciences !!!!!!!!Individuals and Societies !!!!!!!!!Language and Literature !!!!!!!!Mathematics !!!!!!!!!Language Acquisition / First Language !!!!!!!!

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12. Notes grid and protocol while listening to other delegates in committee rooms.

State of Speaking Delegates

Notes for negotiations:

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Africa

Does the State support your State's view? Yes / No / Not yet sure Why / not? !Follow up question for clarification: !Answer from delegate: !

8.02 Middle

East and North Africa

Does the State support your Sate’s view? Yes / No / Not yet sure Why / not? Follow up question for clarification: !Answer from delegate: !

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NATO States

Does the State support your State’s view? Yes / No / Not yet sure Why / not? Follow up question for clarification: !Answer from delegate: !

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13. General overview and committee schedule.

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9 Homebase in usual rooms. Change to UN clothes during homebase

9.10 Period 1: Opening MUN General Assembly All students go to State rooms for 5 minutes only

9:15-9:20 All students go to the MS Activity Room in homebase groups for opening ceremony

9:25-9:30 General Secretary of the MUN begin proceedings when all States are ready.

9:30-9:50 Ambassadors introduce their States and delegates (with greetings etc in the most common non-English language of the State they are representing).

9:50-10:00 Formal address to MUN general assembly by invited speaker

10:05 Break time

10:25 Period 2: Delegate State Resolutions All speaking delegates must be standing before they speak All delegates move directly to appointed committee issue rooms.

Chairs and Co-Chairs stay in homebase committee rooms.

10:25-10:30 Chairs and Co-Chairs call session to order.

Begin session with welcoming speech and outline of proceedings and protocol for delegates to observe during session.

10:30-10:55 Chairs introduce delegates in turn and begin delegate resolution speeches.

All delegates read preambulatory and operative clauses (with greetings and endings in the State official language).

Seated delegates listen to other state views on the issue and complete listening notes. Delegates use protocol for points of information and requesting speakers to repeat points

10:55-11:25 Q&A session: All delegates repeat their State positions (whether they agree or disagree with the issue statement) and explain in plain English what they want to achieve in the UN sessions today. Delegates then ask questions for clarification and points of information.

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!11.25 Period 3: Negotiations (Caucusing)

(Wait for supervising teacher to change before beginning next session)

11.25–11.30 Chairs begin caucus session by explaining the bi-lateral meetings table

11.30-12.20 Each delegate pair will meet every other delegate pair for five minutes to negotiate operative clauses (and preambulatory clauses if applicable). Delegates should try to convince the other State delegates to support their operative clauses. The issue statements can be modified or completely changed during these negotiations

12.20-12.25 Chairs close bilateral meetings and delegates make preparations for final session.

12.25 Delegates break for lunch (leave all materials in room).

12.25 Lunch time

1.25 Period 4: Final Committee Resolutions All speaking delegates must be standing before they speak

1:25-1:30 Chairs begin final session by introducing final resolution protocol and proceedings

1:30-1:55 Any delegate nominates a single preambulatory clause. • If the preambulatory is supported by any other delegate, it is written directly on gDocs by the Co-Chair which is projected to the entire committee. • All delegates then nominate edits to the wording of that preambulatory phrase. • All edits are carried by simple majority vote. !This is repeated until three (3) preambulatory phrases are agreed on by the majority of committee delegates.

1:55-2:25 Delegates nominate single operative clauses. • If the clause is supported by any other delegate, it is written directly on gDocs by Co-Chair. • All delegates then nominate edits to the wording of that operative clause. • All edits are carried by simple majority vote. !This is repeated until three (3) operative clauses are agreed on by the majority of committee delegates. Sometimes the wording of a final resolution can greatly affect the power of the resolution. For example, !3. Calls upon States to respond quickly and generously to consolidated appeals for humanitarian assistance would be very different if we changed the words 'quickly', 'generously', 'humanitarian' to read... 3. Calls upon States to respond slowly and economically to consolidated appeals for military assistance If you want to change anything in the wording of the final committee resolution you can get a hearing by raising your placard and (when recognised by the Chair) tell the Chair you want to suggest an amendment. Be very careful that these amendments by opposing States do not destroy all your hard won negotiations. All amendments are voted on as you practised in class.

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2.25 Period 5: 2nd

(Wait for supervising teacher to change before beginning next session)

2.25–2.30 All delegates return to their State rooms and hand in their MUNIDU booklets.

2.30-3.25 States practice their final performance. Ensure everyone has a role in the performance and that it clearly relates to the Personal and Cultural Expression Global Context. Practice microphone use and coordination

3.25-3.30 Delegates return placards and gavels and return desks to normal setup. Hand in your MUNIDU Booklet for final assessment.

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9 Homebase in usual rooms. Change to UN clothes during homebase

9.10 Period 1: State Review of Final Resolutions and Delegate Vote All students go directly to State homebase rooms (not committee rooms).

9:15-9:25 Committee Chairs prepare delegates with review of voting procedures and protocol. Project final resolutions onto the main screen for all delegates to review.

9:25-10.05 All Committee Room delegates present their final resolutions from the committees for discussion, consideration and voting by all delegates from the State homebase.

10:05 Break time

10:25 Period 2: Final Performance Rehearsal

10:25-10:30 All students return to same State rooms..

10:30-11.25 All students review and rehearse the State performance. Be sure any media support is taken to the activity room before 11am.

11.25 Period 3: General Assembly Vote and Performance Presentations All delegates go to General Assembly room and sit in State groups.

11:30-11.35 General Secretary Chair will call session to order and introduce final voting event.

11:35-11.40 First Voting Session Committee Chair from issue 1 will be invited to share their final resolutions (projected for all candidates to read) according to voting procedures. Chairs (only) from each State can vote as decided by all State delegates in period 1 – one vote per Chair only by show of Chair placards.

11.40-11.45 First IDU Presentation 8.01 All students from homebase 8.01 demonstrate their Scientific and Technical Innovation performance

11.45-11.50 Second Voting Session Committee Chair from issue 1 will be invited to share their final resolutions (projected for all candidates to read) according to voting procedures. Chairs (only) from each State can vote as decided by all State delegates in period 1 – one vote per Chair only by show of State placards as agreed in period one.

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!14. Protocol for exchanging ideas with foreign delegates.

a. All State delegates will meet with all other State delegates at least once in this session. The meetings schedule will be projected.

b. Introduce yourself to the other delegate pair and offer to read your operative clauses again if they need to review them.

c. You will have notes about this State from the introductory session when all delegates read their resolutions.

d. Be polite and considerate in your dealing with these foreign dignitaries and refer any inappropriate negotiations to the Chair.

e. Delegate pairs will have five (5) minutes to meet and discuss the wording of their draft resolutions with their counterparts from other States. Always greet your fellow delegates in the official language and customs of your State before each negotiation.

f. Focus on the wording of your preambulatory and operative clauses specifically.

g. Explain why you wrote your resolution and why the other delegates should support your proposals.

h. Listen to the other State's reasons for their different resolution and try to negotiate a compromise where both of you are happy with the final wording.

i. If you cannot agree with a compromise, be ready to contend with that State when voting for the final draft resolution in the next session.

11.55-12.05 Second IDU Presentation 8.02 All students from homebase 8.02 demonstrate their Scientific and Technical Innovation performance.

1.25 Period 4: General Assembly Vote and Performance Presentations.

1:30-2.20 Remaining Voting Sessions Committee Chairs from issues 3 to 8 will be invited to share their final resolutions (projected for all candidates to read) according to voting procedures. After each issue vote there will be one State performance.

2.20-2.25 Closing and final comments for MUN General Assembly Chairs complete General Assembly and invite delegates to return to State rooms. Ambassadors remain to sign final copies of passed resolutions. Closing comments – return to State rooms. Return to State rooms - 2:25 Debrief and reflection led by Chairs.

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!15. Voting protocol and roles.

!a. The delegates will read out loud and clear the resolution as it is written, which

will also be projected on the screens. The Chair will then thank these delegates. The Chair will then instruct that “the House will now move into voting procedures” as follows:

b. “All those in favour of the resolution (voting ‘yes’), to please stand until instructed to sit”. The votes will be counted by the committee group and reported back to the Chair. Thank the delegates and ask them to lower their placards.

c. “All those ‘against’ the resolution (voting ‘no’), to please stand until instructed to sit”

d. Thank the delegates and ask them to lower their placards.

e. “All those ‘abstaining’ from the resolution (not voting yes or no), to please stand until instructed to sit”. Thank the delegates and ask them to lower their placards. The Chair will then count and confirm the results of the voting and report the results to the House. A simple majority vote in favour is required for the resolution to pass.

f. If a resolution passes, thus being adopted by the House, then the Chair will advise “This resolution has passed. Clapping is in order.”

g. If a resolution does not pass the Chair will announce that “Clapping is NOT in order as the House has failed to find a solution”.

h. Passed resolutions will then be signed by the representatives who presented the resolution and by the Secretary General.

i. The voting procedures will be repeated for each of the committee resolutions.

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16. Interdisciplinary Unit Assessment Rubric !

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Criterion A: Disciplinary grounding

Criterion B: Synthesizing

Criterion C: Communicating

Criterion D: Reflecting

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• demonstrates extensive necessary disciplinary grounding.

• synthesizes disciplinary knowledge to demonstrate consistent interdisciplinary understanding with three (3) subject links.

• communicates interdisciplinary understanding with clarity, organization and coherence • document three (3) relevant sources

• evaluates strengths and limitations of the interdisciplinary learning process • describes some benefits and limitations of disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge in specific situations.

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• demonstrates most necessary disciplinary grounding.

• synthesizes disciplinary knowledge to demonstrate interdisciplinary understanding with two (2) subject link.

• communicates interdisciplinary understanding in a way that is mostly clear • document two (2) relevant sources

• explains strengths and limitations of the interdisciplinary learning process • states some limitations and benefits of disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge in specific situations.

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• demonstrates some relevant disciplinary grounding.

• connects disciplinary knowledge to achieve adequate understanding.

• communicates interdisciplinary understanding with some clarity. • document one (1) relevant source

• describes strengths and limitations of the interdisciplinary learning process • states some limitations or benefits of disciplinary knowledge in specific situations.

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• demonstrates limited relevant disciplinary grounding.

• establishes few and/or superficial connections between disciplinary knowledge.

• communicates interdisciplinary understanding in a limited way.

• no limitations of benefits identified.

0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors above.

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors above.



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17. Task-Specific Clarification !!

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Assessment Type:

Interdisciplinary Unit Criteria B, C and D Summative Assessment

What to do:

In relation to the Scientific and Technical Innovation theme or your country issue statement, you will need to: Criterion B 1. Identify key ideas showing your interdisciplinary (ie: from multiple subjects) understanding from the combined learning from at least 3 subjects How?➢ Use the Venn diagrams on pages 14 and 15 to show what you have understood

from at least 3 different subjects!Criterion C 2. Synthethize your understanding in an essay format and document relevant sources

How?➢ Using the key ideas you identified in the Venn diagrams on pages 14 and 15,

explain your understanding in paragraph form on page 16, with coherence, organisation and clarity (see additional instructions below) !

Additional Instructions:

❑ Coherence: Ideas are logically sequenced ❑ Organisation: Paragraph structure is evident

(skip a line, beginning-middle-end of paragraph) ❑ Clarity: Ideas are explained and supported by details and transition words add to clarity !!➢ Document three relevant sources on pages 10, 12 and 13 !Criterion D 3. List the activities you have been doing throughout Quarter 3 to support your interdisciplinary learning and evaluate the process as well as the content in the context of this MUN unit How?➢ List the learning tasks and skills in the table on pages 26 and 27and identify the

benefits and limitations of these learning tasks in their contribution to your learning

➢ Identify 2 benefits and 2 limitations of learning about the Scientific and Technical Innovation issues in different subject areas on page 28

Conditions:

You will work during class time in your different subject area classes, using all the resources available. You may use homework time as well

Due Date: Assessment completed: 22 March 2017

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Checklist TASK PREPARATION ❑ Did I prepare for what the task required? ❑ Did I ask for peer and/or teacher’s feedback? ❑ Did I check I have the relevant resources at hand?

CRITERION B Am I able to…

❑ demonstrate my understanding by identifying key ideas from multiple subjects?

CRITERION C Am I able to…

❑ write organised paragraphs with a main idea, supporting details and concluding sentence?

❑ organise my ideas in a logical manner, using transition words to add clarity? ❑ document three relevant sources?

CRITERION D Am I able to…

❑ describe benefits and limitations of the subject area activities that best relate to my interdisciplinary understanding?

❑ describe benefits and limitations of learning about Scientific and Technical Innovation issues when combining knowledge from different subject areas?

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Teacher’s comments:

Interdisciplinary Unit Criteria Achievement level

Criteron B - Synthesizing

Criterion C - Communicating

Criterion D - Reflecting

!18. Glossary

!1. abstaining Not voting. This generally signals that a country does not support the resolution being

voted on, but does not oppose it enough to vote no.

2. amendment A suggested change to a resolution, intended to make it better.

3. caucusing When the chair allows time for direct discussion between delegates about the current debate topic.

4. chair The student officer currently presiding over the session.

5. closed debate Chair sets a separate for and against debate time. Closed debates are conducted when debating on an amendment.

6. coalition Building a group that works together on pushing forward a resolution.

7. follow-up A secondary question after receiving an answer to a point of information.

8. lobby Negotiation with other delegates to support your proposals.

9. motions Delegate asking for something to happen.

10. open debate Delegates may take the floor to speak for or against the resolution. Open debate is conducted when debating on a resolution as a whole; amendments can be submitted at any time.

11. operative clause Operative clauses offer solutions to issues addressed earlier in a resolution through the preambulatory section. These clauses are action oriented and should include both an underlined verb at the beginning of your sentence followed by the proposed solution.

12. order A call to return to formal processes and decorum.

13. order of the day A call to return the debate to the main topic.

14. point of information A question; this phrase is used to request information from the speaker or chair.

15. preambulatory clause

The preamble of a draft resolution states the reasons for which the committee is addressing the topic and highlights past international action on the issue. Each clause begins with a present participle (called a preambulatory phrase) and ends with a comma.

16. resolution A document that describes a problem and puts forward solutions to it

17. speaker The delegate who currently has permission to address the committee.

18. voting procedures The formal process of delegates casting their vote.

19. yield the floor The delegate speaking (who has the floor) gives it up and passes it either back to the chair or to another delegate.

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