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The UDHR & Contemporary Issues

GRADES: 9-12

LENGTH: 2 Class Sessions

AUTHOR: Sharon Sweeney, social studies teacher, Hunterdon Central Reg. HS, Flemington NJ

DESCRIPTION:
This lesson asks students to correlate the UDHR to current newspaper articles which illustrate the portrayal of human rights in one of four situations (rights achieved, rights denied, rights violated, rights in conflict). Students will explain that situation, the correlation to the UDHR, and then write a reflection on the role of the UDHR in potentially resolving the situation.

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