Related Topics: United Nations’ Day, Malala Yousafzai, Racism, Tolerance, Martin Luther King Jr.

Background

Human Rights Day December 10th Official Website
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Infographic poster.
The 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on a poster, in a video and on paper.
What are Human Rights Disregarding the origin of this .pdf-booklet, it does present the 30 human rights truly and clearly.

Warm-up

Human Rights Video: UNITED Song Disregarding the origin of this video, it does convey a message.
The History of Human Rights A 10-min video with 9 core questions.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary 40 terms of civil rights vocabulary and several ways to practise.

Lesson Plans

English Lesson Plan on Human Rights Day A listening / Reading comprehension text with vocabulary activities from ESL Holiday Lessons.com
Human Rights A lesson plan based on several video clips from Film English.

Speaking

Conversation Questions on Human Rights meant for pair discussion but can be used in a general discussion or in groups.
English Conversation Human Rights The instructions are based on one of the videos in the lesson plan from Film English above, but the list of questions below may bring more depth to general discussions, too.

Reading

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story A Comic Book about Rosa Parks and MLK to download or read on the screen. The DCM asks users to register and log in before downloading comic files. It’s free.
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS A Simplified Version
Child Laborers. In America. In 2014. A News story from Human Rights Watch.

Listening

Listen A Minute A personal view on the importance of Human Rights. Printable version here.
BBC Insight Plus. Part 2 Human Rights. Listen here. Download the script here.

Watching

What are human rights? (4:47) A TEDEd Lesson with questions and discussion
Malala Yousafzai Speech at The UN Assembly 12th July, 2013
Malala Receives Europe’s Biggest Human Rights Prize “Sakharov”

Writing

How to Flourish in Your Writing It is your human right to know your own mind and write your own words. Let your life shine. Tell your dark and dirty, mysterious, bloody, real, and glorious story.

More Materials

Human Rights Resource Center Start planning a project with these materials.

Final Words

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