UNIVERSAL+HUMAN+RIGHTS

http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/introduction/udhr_full.html

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Language.aspx?LangID=eng

LAYERED CURRICULUM

**The Universal Declaration of Human Rights** Name ___________________________________ **Due Date: 1/25** The Declaration of Human Rights Maximum: 100 Points **C layer: Maximum 80** **points in this section.** The assignments in **BOLD** must be done by everyone. _____1. Listen to the lecture/videos. Answer questions. 10 pts. _____2. Answer the questions from the U.N. handout. 10 pts. Use the following website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx _____3. **Make a full color poster showing the right that you have been assigned (use both words and pictures) 40pts.** _____4. Take the quiz at: http://html.knowyourrights2008.org/en/childrens-corner/childrens-quiz.html 20 pts. (Let me know when you’re ready to take it and then have a conversation with me about what you’ve learned.) _____5. Choose a human right, then create a collage comparing that right with what’s actually happening in the country of your choosing. 20 pts. _____6. Construct a diorama showing a situation of human rights abuse. (nothing too graphic, please) Explain it. 20 pts. _____7. Write a paragraph on a human right that you don’t think should be on the Declaration. Explain your thinking. 10 pts. _____8. Write a paragraph on a human right that you think as been left off of the Declaration. Explain your thinking. 10 pts. _____12. Make flash cards using vocabulary words. Learn them. Recite them to Mrs. Fakhoury. 10 pts. _____13. Design a tri-fold brochure promoting the country that you’ve found has the best human rights record. 20 pts. **B Level** – Maximum 10 points. 1. Explore the following website: [] And others of your choice and then, from the viewpoint of a child in a developing country, write one page about the rights that you would like to have but currently don’t and how they would make your life better. 10 pts. 2. Write a poem about human dignity. 10 pts. 3. Create a 10 slide PowerPoint showing how the lives of children could be better if their country adopted the Declaration of Human Rights. Present it to Mrs. Fakhoury. 10 pts. 4. Create 3-D art that explores one of the Human Rights. Write a paragraph to explain your motivation and thinking. 10 pts. 5. Find 3 current events in which Human Rights are being violated. Summarize the articles. Write your opinion about them and explore what can be done to change the situations. 10 pts. 6. Write a one page paper answering the following questions: “What would the world be like if everyone adopted and honored the Declaration of Human Rights? What is the biggest obstacle to this?” 10 pts. **A Level** – maximum 10 points Each item below is worth 10 points. 1. Create a song about human rights (3 verses and a chorus) and perform it. 2. With a partner research the United State’s war on terror and human rights. Stage a debate. This should last a minimum of 15 minutes. 3. Research the cultural stigmas of color (not race) worldwide. Present your findings in a speech. (min. 5 min.) 4. Write a two page paper on Human Rights in __one__ of the following areas of the world: China The territory of Palestine (include a Works Cited page) 5. Write a two page paper exploring the topic of why all of the UN member countries have not agreed to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (include a Works Cited page) On a daily basis, you must fill out your “time sheet” and keep it in your folder.