Pedro Henriquez Mrs.

Frank and John Sigren Senior Capstone, Period 1 14 February 2 14 All School Simulation Sharpstown International School Model United Nation (SISMUN) I. Introduction !he "nited #ations has dea$t %ith and reso$&ed 'any %or$d issues sin(e it started in 1)4*+"#,. -ue to the ine..i(ien(y o. the /eague o. #ations .o$$o%ing 0or$d 0ar 2 the organization %as (reated to pre&ent another (atastrophi( issue $ike the Ho$o(aust+0011,. !he "# %ants to pro'ote as 'u(h pea(e in the earth as possib$e. Many nations espe(ia$$y in the Midd$e 2ast %ant to reso$&e issue through geno(ide and &io$en(e, but "# pea(e keepers try to ensure the 'ost a&ai$ab$e pea(e possib$e. !hrough the 'any (o''ittees that the "# has it (an dea$ %ith issues on a day to day basis. 0or$d $eaders around the %or$d (o'e together to try and 'ake a reso$ution addressing the &ariety o. prob$e's that 'any de&e$oped nations .a(e. !he "nited #ations is an organization that is &ery i'portant in the %or$d. 0ithout it the %or$d %ou$d be tota$ (haos %ith 'any nations &io$ating hu'anitarian rights. Many issues that in($ude hea$th(are, edu(ation, hu'an rights, and nu($ear pro$i.eration %ou$dn3t be addressed i. it %asn3t .or the "#. 1. hu'ans don3t $earn .ro' their histori(a$ 'istakes then they 'ight repeat the'se$&es. 4no%ing that 'any peop$e %or$d%ide are .ighting to get equa$ity is so'ething that shou$d a 'a5or topi( and shou$d be 'ore a(kno%$edge 'ore by peop$e %or$d%ide. Peop$e in

%e$$ de&e$oped nations so'eti'es ha&e e&erything and don3t kno% about the (ha$$enges and strugg$es other peop$e go through in other parts o. the %or$d, but that3s %here the "# (o'es into p$ay. 0hi$e 'any peop$e don3t .a(e big issues the "# .ights dai$y to (reate %or$d pea(e in other nations that don3t ha&e the sa'e opportunity. !o pro'ote the i'portan(e o. the "#, 1 %i$$ (reate a s(hoo$ %ide si'u$ation .or a$$ the students that ha&e Mode$ "# as a ($ass. !he si'u$ation %i$$ he$p students gain 'ore kno%$edge on %hat their topi( is and a$so he$p the' engage in an argu'ent that %i$$ sho% ho% 'u(h potentia$ they ha&e to de.end their (ountries &ie%s on the issue in hand. #ot on$y %i$$ students debate on topi(s that are i'portant. 6t the end o. S1SM"# 'y partner and 1 intend to he$p 'any o. the de$egates $earn about a$$ issues that other peop$e .a(e and to $earn the i'portan(e o. addressing it. 0e hope to see the de$egates be 'ore a%are o. %or$d ne%s and in the $ong run (ontribute to he$ping and reso$&ing a $ot o. the issues. Studies sho% that in today3s so(iety 'ore young peop$e (are about %or$d issues than the pre&ious generation. !his is due to the .a(t that 'any o. the ne% ad&an(e'ents in te(hno$ogy keep 'any young peop$e in.or'ed. Ho% does Mode$ "# in s(hoo$s he$p students gain kno%$edge o. the rea$ %or$d.

II. Learning Objecti es

6. !o tea(h ne% Mode$ "# students about rea$ $i.e si'u$ations and ho% they are (arried out. 7. !o gain g$oba$ (o'peten(e C. !o see a student3s potentia$ on ho% they (an de.end their (ountries position on a issue

-. 8ain better pub$i( speaking ski$$s III. !imeline

1 %i$$ ha&e 'y proposa$ .inished I will turn in my proposal to my sponsor I will meet with my sponsor I will revise my proposals rough draft I will turn in my proposals rough draft I will type and revise my final proposal draft I will turn in my final proposal draft

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Learning -.perience I will start planning my project to see the steps and procedures that I will use for the chairs and the delegates I will have a meeting with all chairs and discuss all the rules for the conference and their specific role. I will meet with the chairs every Wednesday to check up on their "ebruar#+ Ma# "ebruar# 0% &'() /anuar# &*% &'()

background guides and start showing them their room. I will have my simulation for two days debating the topics the chairs chose. Ma# &, and &*% &'()

I1. Measuring 2roject 3esults

1 ai' to a..e(t a$$ Mode$ "# students at Sharpsto%n 1nternationa$ S(hoo$. 1 %i$$ 'ake sure that e&ery student in the si'u$ation has kno%$edge o. the topi( that they are resear(hing that by the ti'e the (on.eren(e (o'es that they %i$$ kno% e&erything on their (ountry3s position. 6t the end o. the si'u$ation 1 %i$$ $ike to hear .ro' a$$ the students that they %i$$ (ontinue being a(ti&e and $earn 'ore about g$oba$ issues that happen dai$y. 1 %ant the students that think %or$d issues are boring to ha&e (hanged their 'ind at the end o. the si'u$ation and .ind that $earning about the %or$d he$ps you big in the .uture.

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My (apstone pro5e(t %i$$ ha&e three .or's. !he .irst being a resear(h paper that %i$$ argue

'y topi( and a$so in($ude a (ounter argu'ent. My se(ond .or' %i$$ be the a$$ s(hoo$ si'u$ation in %hi(h a$$ 'ode$ un students %i$$ take part in as their .ina$ grade. My partner and 1 %i$$ %ork %ith our sponsor to ensure that si'u$ation goes as p$anned. /ast$y 1 %i$$ (reate a presentation to present to the peop$e 1 in&ite. 1 %i$$ .o(us on the issues that %ere in the si'u$ation and su''arize e&erything and ho% it a$$ (a'e together.

1I. 2reparations
!o (o'p$ete 'y (apstone 1 %i$$9 Ha&e a binder %ith a$$ the in.or'ation 0ork %ith 'y partner Meet %ith 'y sponsor regu$ar$y. Su''it i'portant announ(e'ents 1 %i$$ keep 'y (oo$ and not stress 6nd $ast$y 1 %i$$ %ork hard to 'ake sure %e ha&e the best S1SM"#

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"NMUN Conferences Expanding Our Reach Globally." Welcome to National Model United Nations. N.p., n.d. eb. !" #eb. $%!".

"World War II." History.com. %&' (elevision Networks, n.d. Web. ) "eb. #$ !.