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The Rights of Immigrants in the United States Lesson PlanThe Rights of Immigrants in the United States Lesson Plan
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Advocates for Human Rights
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8th - Higher Ed
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The Rights of Immigrants in the United States

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Based on their understanding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Rights of Migrants in the United States, groups adopt a human rights perspective and analyze media reports to evaluate how the US is addressing the rights of immigrants.

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Concepts

immigration, united states immigration, emigration, migration, human rights, the universal declaration of human rights

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have one group research justifications offered by Homeland Security for recent raids

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires multiple copies
  • The third in a series of 13 related resources designed to be used in order

Pros

  • The 10-page packet includes a detailed plan, a handout that summarizes the rights of migrants in the United States, and the assignment worksheet

Cons

  • The activity does not take post-9/11 national security concerns into account

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.8 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.4 RH.11-12.2

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