October 17

-Choose countries and committees

-Research important information about your country

-Share information with other members of your country

-Discuss money/fundraising options/due dates for payments of the $40 fee

-Discuss community service project (maybe as a group we can purchase gifts for Christmas Connection, which SGA sponsors, or the homeless shelter, which Human Relations sponsors)

October 24

-Research the duties of your committee. What can your committee ACTUALLY do?

-Create a list of concrete things your committee can do/solutions they can enforce

-Meet with other members of your same committee (even if they are from a different country), and share information about your committee

-Have TCC students come out and help explain the roles/functions of committees

October 31

-Figure out the meaning of your topic. Research the topic and re-write the problem in your own words.

-Research your country’s history with the topic. Find at least 3 sources of information, including the country’s relevant Treaties, Declarations, Statements and Connection to the UN in relation to the topic.

-Record your findings in your binder.

-Meet with other students in your country and discuss general positions your country has taken in the past with your topics. Identify and record patterns on past actions your country has taken.

November 7

-Research your country’s current position on your topic.

-Record any programs that are currently in place in your country relating to your topic. Find at least 3 sources of information.

-Meet with other students in your country and discuss general actions your country typically takes with your topics (do they contribute a lot of money, sign a lot of treaties, or lead research groups?) Identify and record patterns across topics.

-Send an email to your committee chair asking them a question about your topic or your country.

November 14

-Brainstorm possible solutions for your topic. Make sure they are in line with how your country would act.

-Research your brainstormed solutions and see if they have been attempted before. Was it successful? What countries have supported that type of solution in the past?

-Meet with other students in your country groups. Are their consistencies in the types of solutions you came up with? Did you get new ideas from the members of the other committees? Can you make adjustments to your solution?

-Invite TCC students to help moderate and brainstorm different solutions. Ask their advice and critiques.

November 21

-Review the requirements for position papers in the delegate preparation guide.

-Use your research from the past three weeks and write your position paper for your topic.

-Meet with other members of your same committee and discuss your position papers. Get ideas from other students in your committee and make adjustments to your position paper as necessary.

November 28

No School for Thanksgiving Break

December 5

-Bring your completed position papers to the meeting.

-Peer critiques.

-Invite TCC students to come out and critique the position papers, as well.

December 12

-Make adjustments and corrections to position papers.

-Peer edit again.

-Send position papers to your committee chairs for them to review.

January 9

-Discuss dress code

-Review opening procedures in the delegate preparation guide.

-Review Roll-Call procedures. Practice as a group.

-Discuss the speakers list- setting the time, order of topics, asking for caucus, difference between moderated and moderated caucus, getting your name on the speakers list

-Students practice the different procedures for the speakers list.

January 16

-Review the TSMUN rules of order

-Invite TCC students to clarify the meaning of the different rules of order

-Practice examples of using the different rules of order

January 23

-Review Resolution Writing in the delegate preparation guide

-Have each student write at least 2 preambles and 2 operative clauses

-Share your examples with the group

January 30

-Work with your partner (if you have one) and write up a resolution for EACH of your topics (remember, you never know which topic will go first!).

-Peer review within your country groups. Make sure there is consistency with the positions your country is taking across committees. Make sure your positions are consistent with your country’s positions on your topics.

-Incite TCC students to help facilitate this process.

February 6

-Create a friend and enemies list for your country. What are some countries you DEFINITELY need to work with and what are some that you DEFINITELY need to avoid?

-If you have not done so already, create a list of international organizations that your country is a part of.

February 13

-Review procedures for the next day: Arrival time and location. Secure a ride home. Invite parents to the closing ceremonies.

-Print 3 copies of your position paper.

- Meet in country groups to finalize country strategy.

-Review procedures of the conference: opening, speakers list, debate, votes, etc.

February 20

-Debrief. What went well? What could have gone better? Any interesting stories to share?