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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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 (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 (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 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 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 (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 & 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) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/bYXTawB7oyE
Human Rights Song – showing the making of the recording
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
ESL Civil Rights Vocabulary Flashcards | Quizlethttp://quizlet.com/20706329/esl-civil-rights-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Lesson Plans
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 (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 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 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 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 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 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
BBC Learning English | Talk about English – Insight plushttp://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/tae_insight_archive.shtml
Part 2 Human Rights. Listen here. Click on the links below to listen and download the scriptscript here.
Viewing
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? (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
ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: HUMAN RIGHTShttp://www.esldiscussions.com/h/human_rights.html
ESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Human rights.
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 Johttp://www.englishwithjo.com/english-conversation-human-rights/
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about human rights.
Worksheets
Free ESL, EFL worksheets made by teachers for teachers” https://en.islcollective.com/resources/search_result?Tags=human%20rights
16 FREE ESL human rights worksheets. Registration required
Films
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