1. Record 2 news stories from the BBC.
2. Come prepared for your group work. Are you on track for finishing your project by the end of January?
3. Write the 1st paragraph of your position paper. It can be broken into 2 smaller paragraphs.
Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
Use parenthesis when citing a we site.
An average length of this section is 12-14 sentences.
4. Come see me if you are struggling with the writing.
Homework due 1/9/13
1. Watch the BBC 1 minute news a few times over break. Keep up with the news even as you get busy with your position paper.
2. Write the draft of your 1st paragraph(s). Remember, this history section is about 1/3 of your paper.
Make sure you have included:
a. the history of your topic in several sentences
b. important dates and leaders involved with the history
c. an important convention or law passed related to your issue
d. countries that are invovled with your issue
e. an interesting topic sentence to start your paper
f. a quote if you can find one
Longer is better than shorter.
3. What do you need to do over break for your project?
2. Write the draft of your 1st paragraph(s). Remember, this history section is about 1/3 of your paper.
Make sure you have included:
a. the history of your topic in several sentences
b. important dates and leaders involved with the history
c. an important convention or law passed related to your issue
d. countries that are invovled with your issue
e. an interesting topic sentence to start your paper
f. a quote if you can find one
Longer is better than shorter.
3. What do you need to do over break for your project?
Homework due 12/12/13
1. Continue to watch the BBC and record 2 news stories.
2. Come prepared for the next stage of the backboard, art or flag project.
3. Write the topic sentence of your position paper. This will be the sentence that introduces your topic. Look in your delegate guide (in your binder) for an example.
4. Decide on the other details that will be in the first paragraph. Will they be: a UN document, a UN convention, a worldwide statistic? Will you have a quote from a UN official? Do you have enough history about your topic? What other details will you include in this paragraph? Write out these details in note form with bullet points (or type it). Seek out other web sites if you think you need more information.
5. Every time you use a web site for your position paper, copy and paste it into your source list. This will eventually be the last part of your position paper.
2. Come prepared for the next stage of the backboard, art or flag project.
3. Write the topic sentence of your position paper. This will be the sentence that introduces your topic. Look in your delegate guide (in your binder) for an example.
4. Decide on the other details that will be in the first paragraph. Will they be: a UN document, a UN convention, a worldwide statistic? Will you have a quote from a UN official? Do you have enough history about your topic? What other details will you include in this paragraph? Write out these details in note form with bullet points (or type it). Seek out other web sites if you think you need more information.
5. Every time you use a web site for your position paper, copy and paste it into your source list. This will eventually be the last part of your position paper.
