The fourth in a five-activity unit examining human rights and personal responsibility asks class groups to investigate a current rights issue, and using the provided graphic organizer, summarize the issue, consider which rights are being violated, and suggest actions individuals could take. 

Concepts

human rights, civil rights, democracy, democratic values

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Additional Tags

declaration of human rights, declaration of independence, the constitution and the bill of rights, social studies

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Pros

• The packet includes suggested topics for the groups to investigate
• Individuals select an activist studied in Lesson 2 and craft a reflection in which they consider how they would have responded to the situation

Cons

• The activities are extensions of exercises from the previous three lessons

Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.2