Example Position Paper

Position Paper Rubric

Credible websites

Here are some good websites that you may use while researching.  This list is NOT exclusive.  Remember: most websites that end in .gov, .edu, and .org are generally credible and good websites.  Wikipedia is NOT a good website!

Use wordreference.com to translate words. Do NOT use google translate.  Use google.com to search.  Search in Spanish and English.  

United Nations/Global Classrooms

United Nations Main Site

UN Human Rights

Cyber Schoolbus  - this is the site we used in class!

Fundacion Botin Global Classrooms blog

UN Foundation

Global Classrooms Project

MDG Progress

Center for Global Development - a great site with maps tracking MDG progress

Indexmundi MDG

UN MDG - see statistics on all of the MDGs.  A UN website.

MDG Monitor - in depth data on the MDGs

MDG Monitor Factsheets for Countries

UNDP (UN Development Program) Website

UNDG (UN Development Group) MDG

World Bank MDGs

End Poverty 2015

IMF MDG Monitor

WTO (World Trade Organization) MDG

WHO (World Health Organization) MDG

World Bank

UN Development

The Hunger Project
A developing world map

Other useful links!

Country Information

CIA World Factbook
Infoplease - amazing site for country information
Indexmundi - great overall country and data

BBC Country Profiles - an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries

Nation Master - a great way to find data on almost anything, and compare two countries´ statistics

US Department of State Background Fact Sheets

UNICEF  - country statistics

BBC News Country Profiles - country information

National Geographic

Oxfam (NGO)

WHO Country Statistics

UNDP (UN Development Program) Country Profiles
UN´s National Government Information Page
UN Missions
Scalloway Geography page on population

UN Women
UN Women Official Site
About UN Women
UN Women Interviews
Women's Issues - UN Website
UN Women Watch

Health 

Center for Disease Control (CDC)  - disease statistics

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO (World Health Organization) MDG
WHO Country Statistics

UNESCO

UNESCO
UNESCO Education

UNESCO Education Reform

UNESCO Country Statistics

Regions and maps
National Geographic maps
UN maps
UN Regions

HALLOWEEN HOMEWORK: 

1 Collect information about your country from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

and other RELIABLE websites

Write a paragraph (10 sentences) about your country that gives basic information about the country (e.g. capital, population, languages, standard of living, health care, religions, etc) and also gives information relating to our two MDGs: 

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

2. Memorize half of your paragraph so that you can present the information in class for the bilingual session on WEDNESDAY.  YOU WILL MEMORIZE ONE HALF AND YOUR PARTNER WILL MEMORIZE THE OTHER HALF. TALK TO YOUR PARTNER TO SEE WHO WILL MEMORIZE WHICH PART.

If you have UN Women, go to this website:

http://www.unwomen.org/

And find:

-         History of the organization

-         Main roles of the organization

-         The ways in which UN Women has helped the World´s Women

-         The ways in which women do not have the same access to things as men do

Write a paragraph about UN Women (DO NOT COPY DIRECTLY FROM THE WEBSITE). YOU WILL MEMORIZE ONE HALF AND YOUR PARTNER WILL MEMORIZE THE OTHER HALF. TALK TO YOUR PARTNER TO SEE WHO WILL MEMORIZE WHICH PART.