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Curated OER

Have Minorities Gained Acceptance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students cite evidence gathered from magazines about how much Blacks are accepted into the mainstream of American life. They support their conclusions by writing an answer to an essay question.
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Curated OER

A Civic Duty to Protest

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the concept of religious freedom by evaluating Hong Kong's security laws. In pairs students investigate the levels of religous freedom allowed in various countries around the world and present this information to the class.
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Curated OER

Zora Neale Hurston:Fighting Jim Crow through the All-Black Community

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain the importance of equality of opportunity and equal protection of the law as a characteristic of American society and evaluate the validity and credibility of different historical interpretations.
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Curated OER

Perspective on the Slave Narrative

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work with the slave narrative as a resource for historical study and evaluate it as a work of literature; students then examine the narrative in the context of political controversy as an argument for abolition.
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Curated OER

A Time for Justice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explain the protections and privileges of individuals and groups in the United States.
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Curated OER

Human Rights Role-play

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders demonstrate an awareness of the needs, rights, and feelings of others through participation in the planning and presentation of a human rights role-play. They express their thoughts on human rights through writing.
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Curated OER

Classroom Charter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare and contrast rights and responsibilities in a written paragraph. They create a charter of rights to be applied in the classroom, and identify four of those rights in written form.
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Curated OER

Civil Rights Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the actions of people involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They explore the reasons for the movement and its successes and failures, and explain the sacrifices made by those who participated in the movement.
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Curated OER

Responsibilities and rights: Making civic decisions

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students, working in small groups, investigate concepts related to social and economic decision-making. They define issues for some different groups within Australia, then assign either government or individual responsibility for each...
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Website
BBC

Bbc World Service: I Have a Right To

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your own rights? This site aims to help people make good choices and understand issues that directly affect them such as freedom, equality, safety, domestic violence, and the law. Choose a human rights case study for...
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Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man"

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "The Rights of Man," a document Thomas Paine wrote to defend the French Revolution. Contains personal prefaces written to George Washington and to English and French readers; text of French preface has been...
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Primary
United Nations

United Nations: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site containing the original text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights written over fifty years ago.
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Lesson Plan
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Human Rights in Action

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This UN Cyberschoolbus site examines the issue of human rights around the world providing background in a question and answer format, personal stories on human rights issues from students around the globe, resources and suggested links...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Tolerance in Times of Trial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson compares the treatment of Japanese-Americans and German-Americans during World War II and the treatment of Arab-Americans after September 11th.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Bride Kidnapping and the Role of Women in Kyrgyzstan

For Students 9th - 10th
Kyrgyzstan is a nation in Central Asia. This learning module will look at how women are viewed and treated and what is expected of them in Kyrgyzstan. Consider the freedoms women have in the United States to other nations.
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Other

Cuso

For Students 9th - 10th
CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...
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Other

The Human Right to Freedom From Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the "human right to freedom from any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, language, religion, political or other opinion, age, or any other status,...
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Primary
Other

Hellenic Resources Network: Helsinki Final Act 1975

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary document is a copy of the Helsinki Agreements of 1975 which recognized the borders in central and Eastern Europe that were set up since the end of WWII. They show the acceptance of the Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. and...
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Handout
Other

Hrw: An Introduction to the Human Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This page, part of the Human Rights Web, gives a brief overview of the topic of human rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Website
Other

International Save the Children Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
International organization that fights for children's rights, improvements in living conditions, and long-term development.
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Primary
Other

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the actual text of the declaration adopted in 1948. Each article has a link to a piece of artwork that symbolizes the idea expressed in the article.
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Website
Other

Unicef: Convention on the Rights of the Child

For Students 9th - 10th
People in many countries are helping spread the word promoted by UNICEF. UNICEF is an international organization that protects the rights of children. Educators are in a unique position to help teach their students about their rights...
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Website
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Child Labor Briefing Paper for Students

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the UN Cyberschool program provides a briefing for students on the global struggle against forced child labor. In addition to basic facts, it presents the personal stories of children, suggestions for further action,...
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Website
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus (Spanish)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about flags, facts, and statistics about countries, art galleries, global themes and discrimination. It includes the English and Spanish version.