Lesson 1.1

1. 1.1 CHANGING RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS
Topic Two

2. Changing
Rights and
Freedoms
Origins and
significance of
the UDHR
Rights & freedoms of
Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander peoples
before1965
US Civil Rights
movement and
Australia
Methods used to
achieve change
in Australia
Continuing efforts to
achieve civil rights
and freedoms in
Australia
COPY THIS MIND MAP INTO
YOUR GOOGLE DOCS.

3. The Big Idea
WE VALUE ALL
PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE

4. The Big Idea
Why is this
important?

5. Introduction to Rights and Freedoms
Learning Goal
◻ Outline the purpose of the United Nations
◻ Describe what human rights and freedoms are, using examples
Success Criteria
1. I can describe the importance of rights and freedoms that
people should have
2. I can provide features of the United Nations and its work
towards peace

6. Human Rights- Starter Activity
In your Google Drive create a document called 1.1 Human
Rights.
Answer the following question in the Google Doc
1. Define the word “rights” in your own words
2. What do you think are the top THREE human rights you are
entitled to?
3. Have you heard of the United Nations Universal Declaration
of Human Rights (UDHR)?

7. Rights and Freedoms - Task
Copy this definition into your Google Doc
Do you think this definition is accurate? Ie: this question is asking if you think it is
true, NOT if you agree with the statement.
“Human rights are rights (claims) that all human beings should have,
regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other
status.”
Annotate this definition with real world examples of where people have
experienced a breach of their human rights

8. UNITED NATIONS

9. United Nations
Copy this into your Google Doc
◻ The main role of the United Nations (UN) is to establish and
maintain peace, eliminate poverty and uphold human rights across
the globe.
◻ Two of the ways that they achieve this is through:
1. Peacekeeping forces
2. The General Assembly & Security Council

10. United Nations
Copy this into your Google Doc
◻ Briefly research an example of UN Peacekeeping and save a short
summary in your Google Drive (1 x paragraph)
Research some of the most recent cases that the General assembly
have dealt with and write one into your Google Doc

12. Recap & exit tickets
Success Criteria
1. I can describe the importance of rights and freedoms that
people should have
2. I can provide features of the United Nations and its work
towards peace
Exit Ticket
Create a 140 character post about the what we have covered in
class regarding rights and freedoms and/or the U.N.
Then create a #hashtag to go with your post.