The+Piracy+situation+in+my+country

__LESSON EIGHT:__
What is the piracy situation in my assigned country?

__DESCRIPTION:__
During this independent research heavy class, students work to understand the issue of piracy in the country that they will be representing during the conference.

__TEACHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION:__
Preview links provided in this lesson.

__TEACHER PREPARATION:__
Reserve a computer lab.

__STEP BY STEP PLAN__
//Energizer:// Complete a different mini-activity in the Roll Call: Notice and Remember Who is in the Room section on pages of 9-10 __Preparing Students for Model United Nations Conferences – Mini-Activities that Build 21st Century Skills__ to get kids excited about countries in //the conference.//

//Independent or Partner Research//: Ask students to develop a country profile based on the country research from the following websites:
 * General FAO Country Profiles: []
 * General WHO Country Profiles: []
 * Nutrition Country Profiles: []
 * Humanitarian Country Profiles: [|http://www.trust.org/alertnet/country-profiles]

They can record their research on note cards or into the template provided in the __Creating a Country Position__ Worksheet.

//Checks for understanding//: This research will be used to write position papers (see lesson 12)

//Skill Building Extension://
//Consider activities in the Roll Call: Sharing Materials is section on pages11-12 of __Preparing Students for Model United Nations Conferences – Mini-Activities that Build 21st Century Skills__ to help students practice working together in their new delegate pairs.//

//Content Extension: Keep researching your topic!//