Connection Between Children And Women's Rights

Topic:Connection between children and women's rights

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to understand the connection between children's and women's rights and the role of the United Nations in protecting those rights.

Materials

• Textbook or other information about children's and women's rights
• UN documents on children's and women's rights
• Handouts or worksheets for students

Warm-up

• Ask students to brainstorm a list of rights that they think are important for people to have. Write their responses on the board.
• After a few students have contributed ideas, ask them to explain why each right is important.
• Continue this process until the list of rights includes both universal rights (e.g. freedom of speech, freedom of religion) and rights specific to certain groups of people (e.g. women's right to vote, children's right to education).

Direct Instruction

• Explain that the rights listed on the board are important because they are considered to be universal human rights. These are rights that all people are entitled to simply because they are human.
• Introduce the concept of women's rights. Explain that women have historically been denied certain rights because of their gender, but over the past century there has been a movement to achieve equal rights for women.
• Explain that children's rights are also an important topic. Children are a vulnerable population and have specific needs that must be met in order for them to grow up healthy and happy.
• Use the handouts to provide more information on each topic. Cover the basic concepts of each topic, and provide examples and case studies to help the students understand the material.

Guided Practice

• Have the students work in small groups to research a specific women's rights issue. Have each group choose a specific issue and research it using at least three credible sources.
• Have the groups present their findings to the class, using a presentation tool such as PowerPoint or Prezi. During their presentations, allow time for the class to ask questions and discuss the issue.
• After the presentations, have the class discuss how the issue affects women and children, and how it can be addressed or solved.

Independent Practice

• Have the students choose a specific issue related to children's rights and women's rights, and create a poster or presentation on the topic. The poster or presentation should include information on the issue, its impact on women and children, and possible solutions.
• For example, a student could choose the topic of child marriage and create a poster on the effects of child marriage on girls and women, as well as possible solutions.

Closure

• Have each student present their poster or presentation to the class.
• As a class, discuss any new insights or perspectives that the students gained from researching their chosen issue.

Assessment

• Assess the students' posters or presentations for their understanding of the connection between children's rights and women's rights.
• Evaluate the students' presentations or participation in class discussions for their understanding of the topic.