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 * Goal || Your goal is to create a video documentary and present it to your fellow ambassadors that will convince them that the United States is still a superpower even with its current problems. ||
 * Role || You and your partner are the U.N. ambassadors from the United States. ||
 * Audience || Your audience is your fellow U.N. ambassadors who need to be reassured that the United States can still handle leading. ||
 * Setting || You must prove without a doubt that the current U.S. problems are fixable and will not affect your country's ability to lead. ||
 * Presentation || You will gather information and write a summary of the concerns/issues that face the United States. Using this information, you will assemble a documentary using imovie. ||
 * Standards || The task has two rubrics, one for presentation and one for the product. The presentation rubric has six parts: preparedness 20%, attire 5%, content 40%, posture and eye contact 5%, persuasiveness 10%, listens to others 20%. The product rubric has six parts: historical accuracy 35%, videography 15%, sound quality 5%, preparation 15%, Team Work 10%, required elements 20%. ||

=Introduction= Breaking News! The United States is in trouble. The country is facing some major issues right now, such as a rapidly slowing economy and fighting two wars, both in Iraq and Afghanistan. People around the nation now believe that the country's best years are now far behind us. It has reached the point where other growing nations, such as China and India, now think that they are bigger, stronger, and smarter than the United States. Rumor has it that the Chinese President has even now said, "the once great superpower, the United States, can no longer dominate politics or the world for that matter. This leaves us, the People's Republic of China, as the sole superpower in the world!". Other countries claim that our reputation is so damaged that we can no longer persuade any one country to work with us to solve problems. It is up to you, Ambassadors, to prove to the world that the United States will move past these problems and regain the title of superpower.

=Task= Dear Ambassadors, As you are well aware, our country is in serious trouble right now. We are in the midst of a terrible economic recession; we are busy fighting two wars overseas, and we have a badly damaged reputation. I recognize that I have painted a very bleak picture of our current state of affairs, but I strongly believe that we can overcome these problems. I am requesting that you go to the United Nations meeting, held at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City, and assure the world that the United States will rebuild its reputation and once again lead effectively. The other ambassadors will question if we can overcome our economic problems, responsibly end two wars, and rebuild our reputation while still changing the world for the better. I suggest that you put together a report detailing the issues and our solutions and assemble it in a documentary format using imovie.

Thank You and Best of luck,

Sincerely, Mr. President

=Conclusion= Having completed this task, you now realize that the United States has an uphill climb to overcome its problems, but it is still possible. You have also realized a couple other things, such as the fact that there is hope that the country can regain its once great standing in the world; most importantly, you have also taken everything you learned from the unit and transformed it and applied it to a real life situation. The biggest aspect of this project to me is that you managed to read current events and learn about the issues that are most impacting the world you live in. Congrats on a job well done, you should all feel proud of what you have accomplished.