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Human Rights and Service Learning (Part 1) Unit PlanHuman Rights and Service Learning (Part 1) Unit Plan
Publisher
Amnesty International
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2007
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Human Rights and Service Learning (Part 1)

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This Human Rights and Service Learning (Part 1) unit plan also includes:
  • Human Rights and Service Learning (Part 2)
  • Human Rights and Service Learning (Part 3)
  • Human Rights and Service Learning (Part 4)
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What better way is there to teach about human rights than by seeing them firsthand? Introduce your class or club to the spirit of service through a myriad of service project ideas. First in a series of human rights instructional materials, the teacher's guide provides background information, planning tools, and many project possibilities in the areas of poverty, environmental concerns, and legal rights.

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Concepts

human rights, the universal declaration of human rights, poverty, refugees, hunger, voting rights, discrimination, food, community gardens, children's rights, public health, housing, pollution, environmental stewardship, education

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Blend two or more of the lesson plans together to create your own service project
  • Coordinate with other teachers and administrators and plan a school-wide service project 

Classroom Considerations

  • Some additional information and tools are available at the Amnesty International website
  • Plan execution time varies based upon what projects you choose

Pros

  • Resource contains over 20 service-related lesson plans!
  • The introductory materials contain a wealth of knowledge to prepare you to plan and execute the service projects

Cons

  • None

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