How long do you have to complete this
project?
Read below to find out what you have to do and
when you must finish it.
First
week: Explore
at least two Web sites, choose the role you want to play, find a partner, and
make two entries in your surf journal. Discuss what you’ve learned with your
partner, and questions and ideas you have.
Second
week: Explore two to three more Web sites. Find 5 facts/evidence for
each point you need to persuade to the UN. Write another two entries in your
surf journal. Find 10 minutes to discuss what you’ve learned this week and
ideas or questions you have with your partner. Conference with your
teacher.
Third
week: Explore another two to three Web sites. Come up with two to
three examples/solutions for each point described in your role, and come up with
at least two visual aids for your speech. Make another two entries in your surf
journal. Discuss how you will organize the information you’ve found with your
partner.
Fourth
week: Write your persuasive speeches (5-10 minutes for each group),
including how you will use your visual aids. Practice three times with your
partner and in front of your classmates once. Offer/accept ideas for change
and/or improvement from your classmates. Discuss any changes with your partner
and teacher.
Fifth
week: PERFORMANCE! A Mock United Nations Hearing in front of the
whole third grade, wherein the students who are not in your class are the UN
delegates that you must persuade to vote the way you want. This will be
videotaped.
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