St. Vincent Pallotti High School      -Laurel Md.-

                          International Studies Syllabus

                     
                                                                                                                                                       
Mr. Marchand
                                                                                                                    
                     


 
                                                                              
   
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First Semester    -    First Quarter

Schedule - Quarter 1; Week One

8/28 - Introduction
Review of syllabus
Background - UN History
 
8/29 - Senior Retreat

8/30 -
Senior Retreat

8/31 -
Senior Retreat

9/1 - No School

Week Two

9/4 - No School

9/5 - Objective -
SWU the structure of ECOSOC
Warm Up - Prior knowedge,  what is ECOSOC?
Discussion - Committees of ECOSOC


9/6 - Objective - SW research ESOC
Warm Up - Website resources
Discussion - Brainstorm topics

9/7 - Objective - SW develop topics and search for committees
Warm Up - Review ECOSOC
Activity - Working papers

9/8 - Objective - SW participate in committee
Warm Up - Review parliamentary procedures
Activity - Committee: Speakers list

Week Three

9/11 Objective - SWBAT chair and participate in unmoderated caucuses
Warm Up - 9/11
Activity - Chair and participate in unmods
Activity - Review what actually needs to be done in each group in an unmod?

9/12 - Objective - SWBAT convert working papers into resolutions
Warm Up - Review working papers
Activity - Develop working papers
Activity - Prepare for club fair

9/13 - Objective - SWBAT write clear and concise preambulatory clauses

Warm Up - Review working papers
Activity - Develop vocabulary and conventions

9/14 - Objective -
SWBAT write clear and concise operative clauses
Warm Up - Review working papers
Activity -
Develop vocabulary and conventions

9/15 - Objective - SW complete working papers
Activity - Discuss working papers and complete clauses

Week Four


9/18 - Objective - SW conduct Moderated Caucus
Activity - Delegates will present working papers
Activity - Delegates will vote on working papers, Resolutions
Activity - Prepare modules

9/19 - Objective - SW develop modules and choose next area of instruction
Activity - Post modules
Activity - Consult on PawMUNC
Activity - Choose next area of instruction, Crisis committees?

9/20 - 
Objective - SWU rules and procedures for crisis committees
Activity - Brainstorm general ideas for crisis committees

9/21 - Objective - SWBAT find specific topics for crisis committees
Activity - Focus crisis topics
Activity - Develop one or two topics to begin committee work

9/22 - Objective - SW develop topics for PawMUNC IV
Activity - Miriam chairs, develop topics for PawMUNC IV

Week Five

9/25 - Objective - SWBAT develop background guides for topics
Discussion - changes in schedule
Activity - Turn in rough drafts of background guides

9/26 -
Objective - SW refine background guides
Activity - Turn in final background guides

9/27 -
Objective - SW review background guides
Activity - Collaborative editing on background guides

9/28 -
Objective - SW review background topics
Activity -
Collaborative editing on background guides

9/29 - No school, Junior testing

Week Six

10/2 - Objective - SW review background topics
Activity -
Collaborative editing on background guides
Activity - Review PawMUNC plans (?)

10/3 - Objective - SW complete background guide drafts
Activity - Submit background guide drafts

10/4 - Objective - SW begin crisis committee 2
Activity - How to generate crisis situations

10/5 - 
Objective - SW continue crisis committee 2
Activity - Generate crisis situations

10/6 -
Objective - SW review topics and background guides
Activity - Meeting with Reese

Week Seven

10/9 - Objective - SW develop modules
Activity - 2 Modules, Writing background guides for crisis situations
                

10/10 -
Objective - SW complete modules
Activity - Submit modules

Activity - Developing crisis situations

10/11 - PSAT

10/12 -
Objective - SW develop crisis situations
Activity - Develop crisis situations for each committee

10/13 - Asychronous - Objective - Complete crisis situations
Activity - Review old topics, generate new topics


Week Eight

10/16 - Objective - SWBAT find resources for background guides
Activity - Research topics for background guides

10/17 - Objective - SWBAT develop background guides
Activity - Develop outlines for background guides
Activity - Developing background guides for PawMUNC

10/18 - Objective - SW write background guides 1
Activity - Write rough drafts of background guides

10/19 - Objective - SW write background guides 2
Activity - Review background guides

10/20 - Objective - SWBAT develop instructional resources
Activity - Discuss Israel - Hamas conflict to provide resources for novice delegates to BATMUNC
Activity - Discussion with Addison C. as an additional resource

Quarter 1; Week One

10/23 - No School Grading Day

10/24 -
Objective - SW assist writing resource for novice delegates to BATMUNC
Activity - Finalize and upload resource for BATMUNC


10/25 - Objective - SWBAT describe formats for position papers
Activity - Discuss outlines for different types of position papers

10/26 - Objective - SW begin working on templates for position papers
Activity - Rough drafts of position papers

10/27 - Asynchronous Day
Activity - Review position papers from online sources

Week Two

10/30 -
Objective - SWBAT describe requirements for different types of position papers
Activity - Discuss position papers posted Friday, find common structure
Activity - Discuss topics for open house

10/31 -
Objective - SW complete position paper template rough draftss
Activity - SW complete writing template rough drafts

11/1 -
Objective - SW review rough drafts
Activity - Discuss formats for position papers
Activity - Begin rewrites

11/2 -
Objective - SW develop topics for open house
Activity - Develop topics for open house
Activity - Develop background guides for open house topics

11/3 -
Objective - SW finalize background guides for open house
Activity - Complete background guides for open house
Week Three

11/6 - Open House Break

11/7 -
SW return to work on position paper outlines
Activity - Students will revise templates


11/8 -
SW work on position paper outlines
Activity - Students will revise other student's templates

11/9 - SW work on second set of position paper outlines
Activity - Plan new set of position paper templates

11/10 - Parent Conferences

Week Four

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Updated 11/9/2023

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