VSD/MUN
Est. 1976 by Fran Duncan
MODEL UNITED NATIONS,
DEBATE and SPEECH

An integration of most academic subjects
students have ever taken.

First Edition, Copyright 2002
Compiled by

Dr. B. A. Questad
Skyview High School
Vancouver, WA 98686
1-360-313-4200
Beverly.Questad@vansd.org

Acknowledgments

Grateful acknowledgment is extended to the following contributors and reviewers who assisted with this edition:

Special thanks to the students of Skyview High School who reviewed this book, participated in
Model United Nations and contributed their pictures and comments to this first edition.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION Welcome
 
1

Website Home Page with course description

 
2

Syllabus and student/parent signature form

 
3

Student Information Release signature form

 
 
CHAPTER 1
MUN #1
 
1

Confidential: UN News Release

 
2

Country Assignments

 
3

Research

work on
 
4

Roll Call, Policy Statement, Speech and Questions

 
5

MUN #1

 
 
6

Rubric

 
CHAPTER 2
1

Judges' Criteria with info on rapporteur and speaker awards

2

Judges' Tally Sheet

3

Standard Rubric

 
   
CHAPTER 3
 
1

What do you know already? - worksheet

Contest
 
2
UN History  
2

"The United Nations and its Charter"
("The United Nations and its Charter." Secondary School Kit on the United Nations. New York: UN Publicatons, 1995, pages 12-13)

 
3

"The Main Organs of the United Nations"
Organs of the UN: Who Does What?
("The Main Organs of the United Nations." Secondary School Kit on the United Nations. New York: UN Publicatons, 1995, page 67)

 
4

"The United Nations System"
("The United Nations System." Secondary School Kit on the United Nations. New York: UN Publicatons, 1995, page 66)

5

"Basic Facts about the UN" (copy)
Function and Organization of the UN
"The UN in Brief"

 
6

"The Five Virtues of Kofi Annan"
(Ramo, Joshua. "The Five Virtues of Kofi Annan." Time. 4 Sept. 2000, pages 34-42)
Life History of Kofi Annan

7

"Nobel Peace Prize 2001"

 
8

"Nobel Peace Prize Awarded in Oslo"
Annan Acceptance Comments
Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm Video

Debate Topics
Role of The UN
Weapons Inspections
Peacekeeping
Globalization
International Criminal Court
UN Reform

 
9

After the Prize, No Resting on Laurels

 
10

Millennium Summit Road Map: 8 Goals

 
11

‘How would Hammarskjöld have handled this?’

 
12

United Nations Squares

Contest
 
13

Team Opinions: Include in UN Squares questions

 
 
CHAPTER 4
The Documents

Charter

 

UDHR handouts 5-21
(Shiman, David. Teaching Human Rights. Center for Teaching International Relations, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, 1999, pages 5-21)

Human Rights Activities

 

Amazingly Radical

 
 
   
 
UN Treaties
 
UN Documents
 
Chiefs of Staff and Cabinet
includes UN ambassadors, of all countries
 
 
CHAPTER 5
The MiddleEastern Issue
 
 
CHAPTER 6
Resolutions
 
Contents and Credits
 

Introduction to Writing a Resolution on ME

 

Format and Introductory Phrase Lists

 

Sample Resolutions

 

Resolution Template

 

Assignment

research on
 
 
CHAPTER 7

Special Political and Disarmament Committees

MUN #2
 
Resolution on Middle East
 
Effective Speech Tips
 
Effective Arguments
 
Roll Call, Policy Statement, Speech and Questions
 

Sample Policy Statement and Speech on Iraq Sanctions
Sample Policty Statement and Speech from Undecided Country: Norway on Tibet
Sample against res. from N. Korea on Tibet

 
Rubric
 
 
CHAPTER 8
The Economic Committee
 
Pennies: The Scramble for Wealth
Game #1, 4-6
 
Nuts to You!
Game #2, 26-
 
Research on:
Speech Presentation Assignment
Speech #1
Rubric
 
CHAPTER 9
The Humanitarian Committee
 
Defend the Defenders: Amnesty International on the UDHR
 
 
Is the Human Rights Era Ending?
 
 
Human Rights Squares
Game #3, 3-4
CEDAW Proposal send cedaw

Discussion about CEDAW

Email communication: analyzing argument types -what is effective?

 
Country Assignments
 
Resolution written from your country's perspective
 
Research
 
MUN Rules
 
MUN #3
MUN #3
 

Roll Call, Policy Statement, Speech and Questions

 
Rubric
 

Research Sites

 
 
CHAPTER 10
The Environmental Committee
College-style
MUN #4
 
   
APPENDIX
Research

CIA

CIA World Factbook

Countries of the World
 
Geneva Convention
 
Global Issues: statistics and explanations on the 11 key issues of the 21st Century. Use the 60 second tour on your issue to begin.
 
The Living Planet: Environ. issues like climate, forests, water and seas
 
 
   
 
   

D
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sign
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Staff
Rules
Disarmament: Landmines
Econ: game and ...
Human: CEDAW dis. and trafficking

Your turn
SPAR
UN worth it? - Aaron

SEQUENCE

1. Video on Debate
2. MUN syllabus: team presentations
(skit, artistic, music, play, tech., etc.)
3. Video on MUN

D
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sign
sign2

Poverty

millenium goals

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/goals.html

The Great Green Web Game