Human Rights, B1

This Theme Page presents lesson plans and materials to learn about Human Rights in year 9 (B1) of the Swedish Compulsory School

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The Child’s Rights

Background

What are Human Rights Disregarding the origin of this .pdf-booklet, it does present the 30 human rights truly and clearly.

“What are Human Rights?” Lessons, Books, Videos for Kidshttps://kidworldcitizen.org/2015/02/02/human-rights-lessons-kids/

Human Rights is a challenging topic to teach and understand: here are the best videos, books, and online lessons for kids.

WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video - Human Rights Definition : Youth For Human Rights Video

WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video – Human Rights Definition: Youth For Human Rights Video (9:29)http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights.html

While some dictionaries define the word right as “a privilege,” when used in the context of “human rights,” we are talking about something more basic.  The 30 articles on human rights on a poster  
on paper

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Add Your Voice - YouTube

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Add Your Voice – YouTube (1:41)https://youtu.be/RBiA_7yU0nc

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights marks its 70th anniversary (2018), hear the voices of United Nations personnel as they recite some of its articles.

Human Rights Day 10 December

Human Rights Day 10 Decemberhttp://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, Human Rights Day marks…

 

Warm-up

ESL Made Easy: December Topic: Human Rights Day

ESL Made Easy: December Topic: Human Rights Dayhttp://www.eslmadeeasy.ca/2018/11/december-topic-human-rights-day.html

December 10th is HUMAN RIGHTS DAY as proclaimed by the United Nations in 1950. – A warm-up discussion

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - YouTube

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – YouTube (4:31)https://youtu.be/hTlrSYbCbHE

A screenplay with the Human Rights, written, no narrative, just music background

 

Songs

HERE I AM !!! - song on human rights & childrens rights & child protection - with lyrics - YouTube (4:21)

HERE I AM !!! – song on human rights & children’s rights & child protection – with lyrics – YouTube (4:21)https://youtu.be/NpgHFvDd03g

Children have contributed to the lyrics of the song by defining what “child safety” means for them.

“Human Rights” Kids for Global Peace Official Music Video – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/Scsq6zNhJI4

There is an exciting new program in the works called KIDS FOR GLOBAL PEACE that is designed to teach young people about Human Rights,

Human Rights Song (Music Video) - YouTube

Human Rights Song (Music Video) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/bYXTawB7oyE

Human Rights Song – showing the making of the recording

Human Rights Video UNITED Song - YouTube (5:03)

Human Rights Video UNITED Song – YouTube (5:03)https://youtu.be/06KX5tmPVfg

UNITED is a human rights music video unlike any other. Its production included a 45,000-mile world tour covering four continents and 13 countries. Two thousand volunteers, including 150 actors, contributed their time to this global endeavor.

 

Vocabulary

 

Lesson Plans

ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Human Rights Day

ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Human Rights Dayhttps://eslholidaylessons.com/12/human_rights_day.html

ESL Holiday Lessons: Free 14-Page lesson plan / worksheet on Human Rights Day – Handouts, online activity and mp3.

What are the universal human rights? - Benedetta Berti | TED-Ed

What are the universal human rights? – Benedetta Berti | TED-Ed (4:46) https://youtu.be/nDgIVseTkuE/small>

The basic idea of human rights is that each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are born, is entitled to the same basic rights and freedoms. – A TEDEd Lesson with questions and discussion

ESL Lesson Plan on Death Penalty - Breaking News English Lesson

ESL Lesson Plan on Death Penalty – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/1810/181014-death-penalty.html

English News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Death Penalty – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.

Lesson 8 - What are human rights? | Equality and Human Rights Commission

Lesson 8 – What are human rights? | Equality and Human Rights Commissionhttps://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/secondary-education-resources/lesson-plan-ideas/lesson-8-what-are-human-rights

Through an interactive marketplace activity, students discover that we never have to choose our human rights, they belong to everybody in the world and every human right is needed to live and grow.

 

Reading

United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Summary: Youth For Human Rights Video

United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Summary: Youth For Human Rights Videohttp://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/articles-1-15.html

Simplified Version This simplified version of the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been created especially for young people.

Are Human Rights Universal? - Test on Multiculturalism - English ESL Worksheets

Are Human Rights Universal? – Test on Multiculturalism – English ESL Worksheetshttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/vocabulary/human-rights-and-discrimination/are-human-rights-universal-test-multiculturalism/106268

Test for 11th year students – Portugal- on a very thought-provoking text. There are some Reading Comprehension and Use of English exercises. Hope you find it useful. – ESL worksheets

 

Listening

Listen A Minute: English Listening Lesson on Human Rights

Listen A Minute: English Listening Lesson on Human Rightshttp://www.listenaminute.com/h/human_rights.html

Listen A Minute: Free 9-Page lesson plan / worksheet on Human Rights – A personal view on the importance of Human Rights. Printable version
here

 

Viewing

Human rights: what could be more British than that? - YouTube

Human rights: what could be more British than that? – YouTube (2:05) https://youtu.be/6P-0I4Gb-8A

The surprising story of how a British Conservative politician played a key role in creating the European Convention on Human Rights.

Sexism, racism… how should we judge the past?

Sexism, racism… how should we judge the past? (5:02)https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/sexism-racism-how-should-we-judge-the-past/p06xtt69

Philosopher and BBC journalist David Edmonds asks whether it is fair to apply modern standards of morality to bad, even shocking, behaviour in the past.

 

Speaking

Human rights conversation questions - Teflpedia

Human rights conversation questions – Teflpedia https://teflpedia.com/Human_rights_conversation_questions

Article 1 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights states that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

English Conversation – Human Rights « English with Jo

English Conversation – Human Rights « English with Johttp://www.englishwithjo.com/english-conversation-human-rights/

This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about human rights.

 

Worksheets

 

Films

Human Rights Through Film | Amnesty International UK

Human Rights Through Film | Amnesty International UKhttps://www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/human-rights-through-filmWe are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

Final Words

Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Jordan Lewin on Flickr
/> Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Jordan Lewin on Flickr

 

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