EQ: What are the roles of different

International organizations?

Bell RingerO What role do individuals have around

the world in standing up to injustice in other countries, like racism and genocide?

O What role do countries have around the world in standing up to injustice in other countries, like racism and genocide?

O How do these issues relate to sovereignty?

Read handoutO Annotate and fill in the right hand

side of the sheet

O Share with others with the same organization

O Get into groups with different organizations and share out

Bell Ringer: Finish sharing out

O Fill in handout

OSixty million people died in World War II

O7.5 million soviet citizens died O2,500 US killed at pearl harbor

and 3.5 million overallO250,000 people were killed by

atomic bomb in HiroshimaOWhat is your opinion of these statistics from WWII? What do you think is the best way to help the nations of the world keep peace?

United Nations

OOrganization formed at the close of WWII to improve the condition of developing countries and maintain world peace.

Let’s Play “United Nations of Kenwood”!!!!

You will each be given a number…remember it, it is important!OYou will be given a school policy

that must be voted onOYou will have 30 seconds to write

your vote and give your reasons for your vote

OEach person will get one vote

Scenario 1

OKenwood academy will implement school uniforms next year

Scenario 2

OKenwood Academy will be year round next year. We will receive the same amount of days off, but they will be dispersed throughout the year. More shorter breaks, no long summer breaks

Scenario 3

OKenwood class sizes will be limited to 15 students

Scenario 4

OGym classes at Kenwood Academy will be reduced to twice a week

UN Security CouncilO 5 permanent members of the UN Security

Council:O United StatesO BritainO FranceO ChinaO Russia

O All were VICTORS of WWIIO They have veto power in all UN resolutions

that go before the security council. If one disagrees then resolution cannot pass.

Reflection

OWhich international organization do you think is most important and effective and why?

Bellringer: Answer these questions based on the reading from last

night 4/5OWhen was the organization

started?OHow many countries were/are

members?OWhy was the organization

started?OWhat were/are the goals?ODoes the organization exist

today?

Discussion

OWhich part of the United nations did the game from yesterday emulate?

TPS: What do you think the symbol of the united nations represents?

OWrite 3 different problems or issues that are problems within the world today. Then write if it affects the US and another country it affects.

Problem

EX:Global Warming

Affect US?

Yes

Another country it affects

China

Think-pair-shareOExamine United nations flowchartOWrite 3 observations about the chartOMake 3 predictions about what types of

issues the United Nations addresses based on the flowchart

OCan you find the committee that would address one of the problems you wrote for the BR? What problem and which committee?

Fill out “What does the United nations do?” worksheet

Kenwood UN CommitteesOThink of something you want changed at

KenwoodOTake a vote on the topic in your group-

majority winsOWrite resolution: Our group believes that

___________. The new rule will be enforced starting on the 1st of ______, _____ (next month, this year).

OThis decision was made because (give 2 reasons for your decision)

OEach group will have 30 seconds to present their resolution and reasons for it.

OClass will vote on one resolution

OOne resolution will be decided on when there is a majority vote

O If time permits: Repeat process with world issues that were written during bell ringer

OReflection: What was hard about deciding on one resolution? What are pros and cons about the United Nations? Do you think it is good we have a United nations? Why/why not?

HomeworkONATO reading and questions (if time runs

out)OFind a Current event about a situation

that had UN or NATO involvement: Due Monday

O3 paragraph response paper:OSummaryOReflectionORelate to class