What Can I Do to What Can I Do to Right the Wrongs of Right the Wrongs of

the World?the World?

An Analysis of Human Rights Violations in An Analysis of Human Rights Violations in History and Their Relevance to Our WorldHistory and Their Relevance to Our World

What are Human Rights?What are Human Rights? Freedom of religionFreedom of religion LifeLife Food, nourishmentFood, nourishment Equal opportunity, wage, education, Equal opportunity, wage, education,

recognition…recognition… To have and raise your childrenTo have and raise your children ShelterShelter ??

Examples of TopicsExamples of Topics DiscriminationDiscrimination

RaceRace GenderGender AgeAge ReligionReligion EducationEducation Physically and Physically and

Mentally Mentally ChallengedChallenged

SocioeconomiSocioeconomic Statusc Status

Useful Resources

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

Human Rights Commission of Columbus

Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce

Human Rights Organizations

ResearchResearch Investigate and choose a human rights’ Investigate and choose a human rights’

infringementinfringement Understand what the problem is and how Understand what the problem is and how

you can make an impactyou can make an impact ActionAction

Persuasive letters to the appropriate Persuasive letters to the appropriate audience to be written through your audience to be written through your Language Arts class.Language Arts class.

Awareness – presentationAwareness – presentation Communicate the knowledge gained and the Communicate the knowledge gained and the

action taken to your peersaction taken to your peers Reflect on the impact your action will haveReflect on the impact your action will have

RubricsRubricsHow grades are determined!! How grades are determined!!

Please refer to these Please refer to these frequently.frequently.

Project ExpectationsProject Expectations ResearchResearch: must be thorough and include statistics to : must be thorough and include statistics to

communicate the scope of the Human Rights violation(s).communicate the scope of the Human Rights violation(s).

Visual ElementVisual Element: must be neat (typed), creative, organized and : must be neat (typed), creative, organized and attractive. It “grabs” the eye of the audience.attractive. It “grabs” the eye of the audience.

Three Core SubjectsThree Core Subjects: must show audience how the Human : must show audience how the Human Rights issue ties into 3 different subject areas. (For example: arts Rights issue ties into 3 different subject areas. (For example: arts & humanities, languages & culture, government & civics, & humanities, languages & culture, government & civics, sciences, data & analysis)sciences, data & analysis)

CommunicationCommunication: :

You need toYou need to thoroughly understand your topic after researching thoroughly understand your topic after researching clearly communicate the Human Rights violation to your clearly communicate the Human Rights violation to your

audienceaudience communicate the action you took to make a differencecommunicate the action you took to make a difference reflect on what impact your action will havereflect on what impact your action will have

Appreciating differences…Appreciating differences…

“…The most important service to “…The most important service to others is service to those who are others is service to those who are

not like yourself.”not like yourself.”

-Mr. J. Irwin Miller-Mr. J. Irwin Miller

““BE…BE…

…the change that you …the change that you want to see in the want to see in the

world.”world.”

-Mahatma Gandhi-Mahatma Gandhi