Description
Unit 1: Structure and Function of the UN General Assembly and Security Council
Covers the organization, voting rules, and authority of the UN system.
Learning Objectives:
– Understand the structure and procedures of the UN General Assembly and Security Council.
– Draft resolutions that align with international law and diplomatic objectives.
Content: Covers the organization, voting rules, and authority of the UN system.
Activity: Prepare a country position paper with foreign policy priorities.
Assessment: Position paper rubric and country alignment accuracy.
Unit 2: Country Research, Position Papers, and National Interest Framing
Guides students in representing assigned countries with accurate interests.
Learning Objectives:
– Draft resolutions that align with international law and diplomatic objectives.
– Engage in public speaking and structured debate using formal UN protocols.
Content: Guides students in representing assigned countries with accurate interests.
Activity: Participate in rules of procedure role-play exercises.
Assessment: Procedural quiz and debate participation score.
Unit 3: Rules of Procedure and Parliamentary Debate
Teaches formal speaking rules, motions, and decorum in debate.
Learning Objectives:
– Engage in public speaking and structured debate using formal UN protocols.
– Negotiate compromises and amendments in multilateral settings.
Content: Teaches formal speaking rules, motions, and decorum in debate.
Activity: Draft and revise a UN resolution based on current global issues.
Assessment: Resolution quality assessment and team collaboration feedback.
Unit 4: Resolution Drafting: Language, Format, and Legal Standards
Trains students in composing and amending multilateral resolutions.
Learning Objectives:
– Negotiate compromises and amendments in multilateral settings.
– Represent national interests in the context of global priorities.
Content: Trains students in composing and amending multilateral resolutions.
Activity: Lead or support an amendment negotiation session.
Assessment: Amendment tracking and negotiation strategy memo.
Unit 5: Amendments, Negotiations, and Bloc Strategy
Focuses on team negotiation and bloc-based lobbying strategies.
Learning Objectives:
– Represent national interests in the context of global priorities.
– Build and manage voting coalitions and strategic alliances.
Content: Focuses on team negotiation and bloc-based lobbying strategies.
Activity: Write and deliver a 2-minute delegate address in formal speech format.
Assessment: Speech delivery scoring rubric.
Unit 6: Speech Writing and Diplomatic Rhetoric
Develops high-level speaking skills for diplomatic influence.
Learning Objectives:
– Build and manage voting coalitions and strategic alliances.
– Respond to procedural motions and chairing responsibilities.
Content: Develops high-level speaking skills for diplomatic influence.
Activity: Coordinate bloc meetings and alliance consultations.
Assessment: Bloc coordination report and group evaluation.
Unit 7: Coalition-Building and Multilateral Coordination
Explores coordination tactics within regional and political groupings.
Learning Objectives:
– Respond to procedural motions and chairing responsibilities.
– Apply knowledge of global issues to live UN-style discussions.
Content: Explores coordination tactics within regional and political groupings.
Activity: Facilitate or practice procedural motions in a mock committee.
Assessment: Procedural leadership assessment.
Unit 8: Role of the Chair, Rapporteur, and Secretariat
Prepares students to fulfill all simulation leadership functions.
Learning Objectives:
– Apply knowledge of global issues to live UN-style discussions.
– Coordinate team positions, research, and draft language effectively.
Content: Prepares students to fulfill all simulation leadership functions.
Activity: Serve as chair or rapporteur in a rotating leadership drill.
Assessment: Chairing rubric and leadership reflection.
Unit 9: Simulation: General Assembly and Security Council Sessions
Implements a full live session simulating both GA and SC operations.
Learning Objectives:
– Coordinate team positions, research, and draft language effectively.
– Lead or participate in a full-scale diplomatic simulation at the UN level.
Content: Implements a full live session simulating both GA and SC operations.
Activity: Engage in full simulation with opening sessions, negotiation, and voting.
Assessment: Simulation performance and delegate professionalism rubric.
Unit 10: Capstone: Delegate Performance Review and UN Simulation Reflection
Concludes with debrief, reflection, and evaluation of diplomatic skills.
Learning Objectives:
– Lead or participate in a full-scale diplomatic simulation at the UN level.
– Understand the structure and procedures of the UN General Assembly and Security Council.
Content: Concludes with debrief, reflection, and evaluation of diplomatic skills.
Activity: Submit a delegate portfolio and reflection essay on performance.
Assessment: Capstone portfolio and final oral debrief.
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