Free Human Rights: An Exploration Of The Implications Of Human Rights In Everyday Life Lesson Plan for 12th Grade Students

Topic: Human rights: an exploration of the implications of human rights in everyday life

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify at least three basic human rights.
• Students will be able to explain the implications of human rights in everyday life.

Materials

• Handout with basic human rights
• Examples of how human rights are violated in everyday life (e.g. advertising, media, etc.)
• Pen or pencil for each student

Warm-up

• Ask students if they are familiar with the concept of human rights.
• Ask students to name at least three basic human rights.
• Share the handout with the students and ask them to read the basic human rights listed on the handout.

Direct Instruction

• Explain that human rights are rights that are inherent to all human beings, and are based on the principles of dignity, equality, and freedom.
• Human rights are protected by international law, and they apply to all people, regardless of race, gender, language, religion, or any other factors.
• Discuss the three basic human rights that were identified by the students during the warm-up activity.
• For example, if the students identified the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as basic human rights, explain that these rights are protected by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted in 1948.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs or small groups to research and discuss one of the human rights that they identified during the direct instruction.
• Ask them to consider how this right is expressed in their daily lives, and how it might be violated in certain circumstances.
• For example, if the students identified the right to life, they could discuss how this right is protected in their country's laws against murder and assault, and how it might be threatened by violent conflict or deliberate neglect.
• Have each group share their findings with the class and discuss as a group.

Independent Practice

• Assign students a project in which they explore the implications of a different human right in their daily lives. This can be a writing project, a presentation, or any other creative project that the student chooses.
• For example, if the human right is the right to vote, students could research the voting laws in their country and consider how the right is expressed in their daily lives. They could then create a poster, video, or presentation to share with the class on how the right to vote is important to them and how it might be violated in certain circumstances.

Closure

• Review the basic human rights and the implications of these rights in daily life.
• Ask students to reflect on the importance of human rights in their own lives and how they can be advocates for human rights in their communities.

Assessment

• Observe students during the group work activity to assess their understanding of the basic human rights and their ability to apply them in the context of everyday life.
• Collect the student's presentation and the independent practice for assessment.
• Use the guiding questions as a formative assessment to assess students' understanding of the basic human rights and their ability to apply them in the context of everyday life.