Urban+Agriculture+Lesson+Materials

LESSON 1
[|What is the UN? Video] [|WORDLE LINK]


 * Intro to the UN Worksheet**: This is a simple introduction to the UN that students can complete; there is an anticipatory set of questions that you can have them answer before they watch the video.

[|What are Human Rights? Video]
 * Intro to the UDHR Worksheet**: This study guide introduces students to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which is the cornerstone of common international law. If there is only time to do one of these worksheets, feel free to use one as a homework assignment or as extra credit.

LESSON 2

 * Intro to Parliamentary Procedure Handout:** Please print enough of these that each student has a copy in their Model UN folder for their reference.

LESSON 3

 * Draft Resolution Worksheet:** Please print out one of these for each student to have for Day 2 of the mini-simulation.

LESSON 4

 * Video Guide to Topic:** Begin the unit with this video, click [|here]


 * Topic Guide: e.g. "Urban Agriculture Introduction":** This is the first of five policy briefs on urban agriculture. Distribute to every student.
 * Urban Agriculture Dividing the Problem:** This is the follow-up exercise for students to interact with the ideas in the above topic guide.

LESSON 5

 * Video Guide to Topic:** Begin the unit with this video, click [|here]


 * Topic Guide: e.g. "Urban Agriculture and Poverty":** This is the second of five policy briefs on urban agriculture. Distribute to every student.
 * Developing World and Developed World Graphic Organizers:** This is the follow-up exercise for students to interact with the ideas in the above topic guide.

LESSON 6

 * Video Guide to Topic:** Begin the unit with this video, click [|here]

For those of you who are interested in using Voicethread with your students, please upload the power point below featuring photos of combating terrorism. The discussion prompts will be located in the "notes" section below.
 * Topic Guide: e.g. "Food Security":** This is the third of five policy briefs on urban agriculture. Distribute to every student.

**LESSON 7**

 * Video Guide to Topic:** Begin the unit with this video, click [|here]


 * Topic Guide: e.g. "Women & Heath" and "Urban Agriculture and the Environment":** This is the fourth and fifth of five policy briefs on urban agriculture. Distribute to every student.

LESSON 8

 * Position Paper Outline:** Please print one for every student; this can be given to the students for classwork; kids who finish the outline could start work on their paper for homework.

LESSON 9

 * Country Data Sets:** Each pair of students representing a country should receive a data set for their reference which gives basic information about their country. Print one data set for each student if you would like them to complete the handout below independently; data sets can be found Here on the High School Students Page.


 * Country Research Worksheet:** This worksheet gives students a chance to record the data they find in their data sets. Print one for every student.

Here is a description of what being a developed, developing or underdeveloped country means with accompanying critical thinking questions.
 * Developed, Developing, and Underdeveloped:**

Students continue to work on their position papers, this time completing the second paragraph which has to do with their COUNTRY'S situation in relation to maternal health.Use the position paper outline to help you and encourage the students to incorporate one Millennium Development Goal by making reference to it in their paper.


 * Note that at Model UN conferences, only 1 position paper is submitted per delegation; in the classroom, every student writes their own.


 * Imaginary Animal Public Speaking Activity Prompt:**
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 * "The Importance of..." Public Speaking Activity:**

LESSON 12

 * Resolution Clauses Handout**: Please print the documents below for every student; UNA-GB staff will facilitate this lesson.
 * Draft Resolution Template:**

[[file:Template_Draft_Resolution.pdf]]

 * Performance Rubric:**