Role Call UN Security Council Debate

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Role Call UN Security Council Debate

• Showdown with Iraq

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Warm Up

• The United States is preparing for what some
  believe is an inevitable war with Iraq. Divide
  your paper into two columns. In one column, list
  the reasons some people believe the United States
  should go to war with Iraq. In the other column,
  list the reasons other people believe we should
  not go to war with Iraq.

Reasons for Going to War
Reasons Against War
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Brainstorm

• Reasons for Going to War with Iraq
• In violation of U.N. Resolution 1441
• Possess WMDs that could be used by terrorists
• Iraq is affiliated with various terrorist orgs.

• Reasons Against War
• Iraq is not an imminent threat
• War will have a negative impact on economy
• No proof of Iraqs links with terrorists

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Overview of the UN

• www.un.org

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Class DRA

• Inspector Says Iraq Falls Short
• www.nytimes.com/learning/

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Discussion

• For how long have UN inspectors been in Iraq?
• How does the article characterize the report
  given by Hans Blix?According to Colin Powell,
  when is President Bush likely to make his plans
  clear to the public?
• What are other members of the UN Security Council
  urging the U.S. to do regarding Iraq?
• What is the German proposal?

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Discussion cont.

• How did Iraq respond to the inspectors report?
• How have finding of the inspectors differed from
  the declarations made by Iraq?
• How do the missiles that Iraq is building violate
  UN restrictions?
• What is the position of the Democratic leaders in
  the U.S.?
• What does Tom Daschle want President Bush to do,
  if he has proof that Iraq has nuclear and
  biological weapons?

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Resources

• Resource for all students -www.nytimes.com/learnin
  g/students/pop/articles/28REAX_LN.html
• www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/28B
  TEX_LN.html
• www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/28E
  TEX_LN.html
• www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/28B
  AGH_LN.html
• www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/29P
  OLICY_LN.html
• www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/29E
  UROPE_LN.html

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Resources cont.

• www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/24A
  LLI_LN.html
• www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Russia-I
  raq.html
• http//www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/carey.htm Role
  Call Articles
• http//www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/carey/home.htm

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Compose Your Speeches

• Working within your assigned groups, compose a
  speech of no more than 2 minutes presenting your
  position.
• Your position must be based upon the research of
  the person you did, not your opinion.

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Debate

• Now it is time to present your arguments!
• As presiding President of the U.N. Security
  Council, I will limit presentations to 2 minutes.
• After all views have been presented we will vote
  on whether or not the U.N. should use force
  against Iraq.

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Welcome to the U.N. Security Council

• Showdown with Iraq
• Should the U.N. authorize the use of force
  against Iraq?

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Position Paper

• For Homework You will compose a position paper
  in which you present your opinion on what you
  believe the best next step should be in the
  stand-off with Iraq.
• The paper should be 1 to 2 pages typed.
• You will be graded using the DSTP writing Rubric.

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DSTP Writing Rubric

• DSTP Performance Levels
• 5 Distinguished Performance (A)
• 4 Exceeds the Standard (B)
• 3 Meets the Standard (C)
• 2 Below the Standard (F)
• 1 Well Below the Standard (F)