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Respect My Rights, Respect My Dignity: Module One – Poverty and Human Rights Unit PlanRespect My Rights, Respect My Dignity: Module One – Poverty and Human Rights Unit Plan
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Amnesty International
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Respect My Rights, Respect My Dignity: Module One – Poverty and Human Rights

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Creating an environment where learners feel both educated and empowered challenges any teacher when discussing a sometimes bleak topic. A respectful resource provides them with the details and permits them to make a plan of action. Budding historians discuss intriguing topics and read engaging material during class time. Each class member feels encouraged to take action in their own local communities through simulation and planning exercises.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poverty, human rights, children's rights, equal rights, women's rights, gender equality, the global community, global perspectives, global population, the global economy, human geography

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign a blog post project where scholars reflect on each activity
  • Require pupils to write an essay researching the human rights efforts in different countries

Classroom Considerations

  • Expects you to teach the series in sequential order, with this as the first
  • Be aware that poverty is a sensitive topic

Pros

  • Proposes activities that help learners problem solve and interact with the world around them
  • Provides an answer key where needed

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.8 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.8

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