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Human Rights Education Unit for Students

This document outlines a unit plan for a 12th grade social studies class on human rights. The unit is designed to teach students about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and current human rights issues. As an assessment, students will research and present exhibits on human rights topics for a mock United Nations ceremony on Human Rights Day. Learning activities include introducing students to the Declaration of Human Rights, having students summarize journal articles, developing topics through graphic organizers, using technology to create presentations, and holding a final exhibit where students present their work.

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Human Rights Education Unit for Students

This document outlines a unit plan for a 12th grade social studies class on human rights. The unit is designed to teach students about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and current human rights issues. As an assessment, students will research and present exhibits on human rights topics for a mock United Nations ceremony on Human Rights Day. Learning activities include introducing students to the Declaration of Human Rights, having students summarize journal articles, developing topics through graphic organizers, using technology to create presentations, and holding a final exhibit where students present their work.

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Title of Unit: Subject/Course: Grade 12, Social Studies

Everyone Has the Right


Topic: Designer: Thomas Brown
Human Rights
Stage 1- Desired Results
Established Goal(s): Social Studies core curriculum unit 7-B role of the United Nations. Information
literacy skills access, evaluate and use information ethically. 21st Century skills 2.1.6 Use the writing process,
media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.
Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions:
Students will understand that… 1. What are the minimum requirements to live a
1. Certain rights are inalienable for every happy and free life?
human being. 2. What human rights abuses occur today?
2. Human rights abuses occur around the world 3. What does this have to do with you?
today. 4. How is the Declaration of Human Rights similar
3. We have a responsibility to promote and to the US Bill of Rights?
defend human rights around the world and at
home.
Students will know… Students will be able to…
1. The articles of the Universal Declaration of 1. Recognize abuse of rights.
Human Rights. 2. Speak confidently about human rights issues
2. About human rights in the world today. facing the world today.
3. The research process. 3. Investigate, analyze, synthesize and present
4. Steps in creating a multimedia presentation. information.
4. Use technology for visual and creative
expression.

Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence


Performance Task(s):

Scenario: The United Nations is holding a Ceremony on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10. They would like your
group to put together a number of exhibits and presentations.

Task: Students will research a specific conflict, right, leader or explore an idea related to human rights. They
will perform one of the responsibilities to draw awareness to a current problem, praise a hero or otherwise
speak about human rights. 1. Create a bulletin board exhibit or poster for display in the “lobby.” 2. Feature
events will be Speeches, power point/ prezi presentations, videos, or narrated slideshows. 3. Advertisement for
the event, and a program that has an introduction to the event and synopsis of each project. 4. Present an
original research paper on your findings.

Other evidence:
1. Graphic organizer
2. Summary of journal articles.
3. Articles of human rights activity.
4. Participation in discussions.
5. Reflections.

Template adapted from “The Big Ideas of UbD” by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, 2004.
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Learning Activities:

1. Classroom: Introduction to human rights. Short video (appendix 1). Examine preamble and articles of
declaration of human rights (appendix 2). Moral quandaries, limitations, ambiguous and borderline
cases are presented for groups to think about the topic.
2. Homework: Students will summarize two relevant journal articles.
3. Library center: Student topics will be focused by use of graphic organizers. Synthesis of ideas will be
explored in symbolism. Searching for images and their responsible use.
4. Computer lab: Students may use masher, prezi, power point or other technology tools to complete their
presentations.
5. Students work on presentations throughout the unit with assignments scaffolding the project. 1. Select
topic and become familiar with it. 2. Gather and organize deeper information. 3. Present and articulate
own ideas.
6. Hold the UN exhibit on December 10, International Human Rights Day. Still exhibits will be on
display around the classroom, there will be speakers and videos to watch. Collect and assess evidence.

Appendix

1. Video Seth Brau, Produced by Amy Poncher, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
HumanRightsActionCtr
[Link]

2. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN 1968.

Template adapted from “The Big Ideas of UbD” by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, 2004.

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