How have groups struggled to have their unalienable rights recognized in the United States? Acting as a research team for the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, your young historians will break into groups to research how people groups like African-American slaves, women, Hispanic-Americans, and Native-Americans have worked to secure their freedom and equality throughout the nation's history. Try administering this project during your study of the civil rights movement!

Concepts

human rights, civil rights, civics, the civil rights movement

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Additional Tags

unalienable rights, civil rights, civil rights movement, human rights, social studies

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Pros

• Can download and edit document to administer as project guidelines
• Engaging activity involving collaboration, research, and source analysis

Cons

• Instructor will need to supplement instruction on how to properly conduct research, as well as set guidelines for assessment

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 WHST.9-10.7 WHST.9-10.8 WHST.9-10.9 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9