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For the Well-being of Our Citizens Lesson 2:  Poverty And Human Rights Lesson PlanFor the Well-being of Our Citizens Lesson 2:  Poverty And Human Rights Lesson Plan
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For the Well-being of Our Citizens Lesson 2: Poverty And Human Rights

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Students investigate the definitions of poverty and impoverishment. They design a poster that show the Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that are violated by poverty. They write an article for the school newspaper highlighting these same ideals.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Year
2006
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