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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the concept of human rights by examining the arresting of prominent Chinese dissidents who are members of the China Democratic Party. They develop and defend their own Bill of Human Rights and write a reflective essay. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the concept of human rights by developing and defending their own 'Bills of Human Rights' and by writing a reflective essay that compares their notions of human rights and the protection of them. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a discussion about human rights and how they are accompanied by obligations and responsibilities. They discuss the difference between a right and a privilege. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the human rights issues in contemporary Haiti in this unit. They examine the economic and social development on the island. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students read and discuss the poem, Like You. They simulate a space colony and list what they consider to be the three most important human rights. They compare their space colony rights to those of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students examine the origin of international human rights principles and agreements, and the development of human rights law in Europe and the UK. They research a current event where human rights are being violated, and report to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the topic of human rights. Using print resources, they analyze the fight for human rights in different groups of people and societies. They create a working list of rights guarenteed to people and compare and contrast these rights with other countries. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate the involvement of human right groups in Israel and Palestine. They view several websites that reflect human right groups to determine if it has helped or hindered the reach of a compromise between the two nations. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students identify the issue of basic human rights, examine the importance of the UDHR, and compare it to United States Bill of Rights. They create a definition of human rights as a class. Students are divided into groups of four and they make a list of what they think are the fundamental and universal rights of humans. Pupils of given a copy of the Bill of Rights and the Universal Document of Human Rights. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a brainstorming activity to identify the characteristics of human rights. In groups, they read excerpts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and develop their own definition for human rights. To end the lesson, they review human rights violations throughout the world. Full Review »
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