How can people better understand their rights? Scholars explore the question with the second of four installments in the Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights lesson plan series. Learners watch and write descriptions of videos about human rights. Finally, they make connections by discussing how the videos impact their understanding of the topic. 

Concepts

the universal declaration of human rights, human rights, public service announcements

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have individuals choose one of the universal human rights to illustrate on a poster
• Ask small groups to create their own Public Service Announcements about a human right 

Classroom Considerations

• Aligns to Common Core College and Career Readiness Standards
• Requires a computer and headphones for each student 

Pros

• Lesson provides specific learning objectives and guiding questions 
• Targets a variety of learning styles

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1