SECOND SITTING AND THE DEBATE- last updated 14/12/04

TIME

NAME OF THE ACTIVITY

DESCRIPTION

RESOURCES

CURRICULUM
REFERENCES

9.30

10.00

Registration

Students arrive and register at the desk

10.00-10.20

Introduction & Talk

A guest speaker opens the Second Sitting of the Mock EU Parliament. He/she speaks generally about the EU.

Powerpoint

Diversity&Inclusion

-Factors that influence individual and group identity

10.20-10.50

Workshop I

My EU country

The students consolidate their knowledge on their country's profile.

A list of questions

Diversity&Inclusion

-Factors that influence individual and group identity

10.50-

11.10

Break

Refreshments will be served

Refreshments Juice & Coffee and biscuits

11.10-11.55

Workshop II Lobbying (Ranking activity)

In this session students are first reminded of what lobbying entails. Subsequently they discuss among each other certain contentious issues on EU from the view point of their own country, trying at the same time, to lobby other EU countries on those issues.

Grid and facilitators

Diversity&Inclusion

-Factors that influence individual and group identity

Democracy&Active Participation

-Basic characteristic of democracy

-Various ways to participate in society

11.55-12.15

Practice Debate

Students will have a chance to practice their debating skills and familiarise themselves with the debating environment prior to the main debate

Debating Procedures

Democracy&Active Participation

-Basic characteristic of democracy

-Various ways to participate in society

12.15-13.15

Debate

Students debate 5 contentious motions on EU related issues

Debating procedures and the speeches

Democracy&Active Participation

-Basic characteristic of democracy

-Various ways to participate in society

13.15-14.00

Lunch & Evaluation

Lunch at Stormont

14.00-14.30

Tour around Stormont

Diversity&Inclusion

-Factors that influence individual and group identity

14.30

Close of the conference