Homework due 3/31/11

1. Continue to watch and read the BBC and stay up to date with major news stories.

2. Continue practicing your speech: are you speaking slowly, loudly, and clearly?

3. Go to the MMUN web site. Click on 2011 resolutions (left side) and then Committee on the Rights of a Child.

4. Read through the 1st resolution passed by this committee last year. Answer the following questions:

list 2 sponsor countries from Africa:

list 2 signatory countries

which solutions listed in this resolution are the most specific?

Do you think Tanzania would have signed this resolution? Write a short paragraph explaining why or why not.

5. Don't forget the car wash on Friday, April 1st!

Homework due 3/24/11

New and Returning Students:

1. Have you sent or turned in your thank you note?

2. Remind your parents about the Model UN Parent Meeting, which is after our regular meeting on Thurs. 3/24

2. Watch the BBC and listen for any news about Libya, Yemen, Ivory Coast, or Tunisia. Record at least 2 stories.

3. Practice your speech another ten times. Have someone time you to make sure your speech is between 1 and 2 minutes long.

4. Make sure you have written 5 questions about the Brooklyn Bridge article.

5. Go to this web site: http://www.nysubway.com/map/index.html

Click on "larger version of this page."

Zoom in and out, and click and drag to read the small fonts

Study the map, and find these locations:

Brooklyn

Borough Hall

Manhattan

Queens

Liberty Island

Ellis Island

South Ferry

Grand Central

East River

United Nations

Central Park

Be prepared to identify these locations on a blank map of Brooklyn and NYC!

Homework due 3/10/11

All students:

1. Go back to watching the BBC 1 Minute News. Record at least 1 African new story.

2. Write your speech. Your speech can have the same sentences as your paper! It should have the intro., body and conclusion, but will be shorter. Choose phrases that show emotion:

The delegation of Tanzania strongly supports

The delegation of Tanzania discourages . .

It is important that the members of the UN come together to ____________________

The United Republic of Tanzania believes that by 2015, the goal of _________________ must be reached.

3. Practice your speech 10 times. Give your speech to family members so they can give you some feedback.

4. Finish your thank you card. Bring it in with your speech on Thursday.

5. We are staying at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott. Let's learn a little about our neighborhood.

Read this history article about the bridge: http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/brooklyn/

Write at least 5 questions about what you read (choose your questions from different sections of the article). Pay attention to the construction details!