The document outlines the plan for a human rights lesson. The objectives are to examine responsibilities for human rights and have students create a poem. Students will read a poem about human rights and fill in spaces to create their own version. They will then write examples for seven human rights responsibilities based on pictures. For homework, students can optionally create a poem with artwork for a chance to receive a green card.

1. Homework: none last week
Skills: Communication and Literacy
Objectives:
1. Examine our responsibilities for human rights.
2. Examine a poem and pictures, then create our own.
Heading: Human Rights 8 Date:
Warm-up – Pens, Paper, Journal, Books, homework
The lesson today will be that being selfish is not smart. What is best
for you is often what is best for everyone. As a warm-up therefore,
can you write an answer the following question:
Explain the word ‘Selfish’ with two examples.

2.  Open green books on pages 84-85.
 I’ll read the bottom on 84, then we’ll read 85.
 You'll fill in spaces to create your own version
of the poem.
 We’ll then examine page 86, you’ll write
examples for each of the seven
responsibilities, then start a picture (FFH)
Human Rights 8 – Plan for today Date

3.  I’ll take 84. We need three volunteers for the top of 85.
Afterwards, five volunteers (3 lines each) for poem.
 You can work with those either side of you. Create a poem in
the same structure as ‘First they came’ by following the
instructions below. Each student must have a different poem.
1. Rather than people, ‘They’ shall take FOUR ITEMS you
really like or enjoy (your phones for example).
2. First they came for our ______________
And I did not speak out
Because I ________________(Didn’t have, need, want)
Reading and Writing (15 min)
Do this
4 times before,
Then they come
for you.

4.  Read page 86 – there are seven examples of how to act
responsibly. Your task is to write each one down and write
an example beside it.
1. Respecting the rights of others: Not making fun of
someone for their beliefs.
2. Helping and caring for the most vulnerable in society:.......
3. Treating others as we would like to be treated:......
4. All 7 use the pictures to help you see examples.
Making decisions – individual task

5.  Finish task on page 86
 (Optional Extra – Green card opportunity)
 A copy of ONE of the poem today with some
artwork/pictures around it.
 A clear page, a nice boarder, etc - green
cards will go out to 2 people.
Homework