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Human Rights Day – December 10
thTarget audience (age): Ensino Médio
Aim: practice vocabulary related to human rights Duration: 35-45 minutes
Organization: individual and group work Material: worksheets, internet access
Preparation: have worksheets ready, check the links: 30 Statements of Human Rights – Rwanda:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiPgIUO6jWs#t=112 (2’27’’ – accessed on 10/22/2014) Further information: Human Rights: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a1 (accessed on 10/23/2014)
Procedure:
• Ask students what human rights are and if they can list some of them. Write Human Rights on the board and elicit words students can relate to it. Draw it as a mind map. Tell them there’s a special date to celebrate it throughout the world: December 10 and discuss its importance.
• Divide students into groups of three or four members and give each group three words to come up with human rights using them.
WORDS:
FREE DISCRIMINATION LIVE SLAVERY
TORTURE LAW/ EQUAL PROTECTED UNFAIR/DETAINMENT SAFE PLACE NATIONALITY MARRIAGE EDUCATION
PLAY FOOD SHELTER COPYRIGHT
THOUGHT EXPRESSION PUBLIC ASSEMBLY RESPONSIBILITY PRIVACY BE INNOCENT MOVE FAIR TRIAL
DEMOCRACY SECURITY WORKERS INNOCENT/GUILTY
• Ask students to read the human rights they put together to the classmates.
• Play the video 30 Statements of Human Rights – Rwanda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiPgIUO6jWs#t=112 (2’26’’ – accessed on 10/22/2014) and ask students to compare what they wrote with the human rights presented.
• Hand students the worksheets and ask them to match the columns in activity 1.
• Have them do activities 2 and 3. Correct 1, 2, 3.
• Ask students to read the sentences in activity 4 before you play the video. Play the video https://www.youtube.com/user/UNOHCHR (8’14’’, only up to 3’45’’. Accessed on 10/22/2014) and ask students to write True or False. Play it again if necessary. Play it one more time to correct the sentences.
Wrap up: encourage students to find out more about other Human Rights such as Children’s Rights, Disabled rights, etc. and bring information to the class.
Photocopiable – Teacher’s copy
1. Read the text and match the columns.
Recently, Tanzania has witnessed a spate of brutal attacks and killings of people with albinism, linked to myths and witchcraft. In an effort to protect this vulnerable group, the East African nation has rounded up children with the condition in 13 centers throughout the country.
The Human Rights Office has voiced concern about the institutionalization and segregation of people with albinism in the centers. The UN Fund for Victims of Torture is supporting a local non-governmental organization to provide psychological and medical services to victims of attacks.
a) albinism (c) a person who sees something (such as a crime) happen.
b) witchcraft (e) a large number of things that appear or happen in a short period of time. c) to witness (a) people with little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair.
d) effort (b) magical things that are done by witches: the use of magical powers obtained especially from evil spirits.
e) spate (d) work done by the mind or body: energy used to do something.
f) throughout (g) to gather in or bring together from various quarters
g) to round up (f) in or to every part.
2. Circule a resposta incorreta.
a) Os albinos na Tanzânia sofreram muitos ataques brutais recentemente. b) Os ataques sofridos pelos albinos estão ligados ao misticismo e à bruxaria. c) Os albinos foram enviados a 13 centros em partes diferentes do país.
d) As famílias das pessoas que sofreram os ataques receberam assistência psicológica. 3. Circule a resposta correta.
a) O Fundo das Vítimas de Tortura acha que os albinos estarão seguros nos centros espalhados pelo país. b) Apenas crianças albinas estão sendo enviadas aos centros.
c) Os pais das crianças albinas têm sido mortos nos ataques.
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4. Watch the movie and answer True or False. a) Mwigulu is the eldest child in his class. T b) He was attacked when he was leaving home. F c) His arm was cut off during the attack. T
d) Albino body parts are used in witchcraft in Tanzania to bring prosperity. T e) The attacks don’t qualify as torture. F
f) The UN Human Rights Office provides only psychological support. They don’t provide prosthetic work. F g) Mwigulu occasionally goes home. T
Photocopiable – Student’s copy Human Rights Day – December 10th
1. Read the text and match the columns.
Recently, Tanzania has witnessed a spate of brutal attacks and killings of people with albinism, linked to myths and witchcraft. In an effort to protect this vulnerable group, the East African nation has rounded up children with the condition in 13 centers throughout the country.
The Human Rights Office has voiced concern about the institutionalization and segregation of people with albinism in the centers. The UN Fund for Victims of Torture is supporting a local non-governmental organization to provide psychological and medical services to victims of attacks.
a) albinism ( ) a person who sees something (such as a crime) happen.
b) witchcraft ( ) a large number of things that appear or happen in a short period of time. c) to witness ( ) people with little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair.
d) effort ( ) magical things that are done by witches: the use of magical powers obtained especially from evil spirits.
e) spate ( ) work done by the mind or body: energy used to do something.
f) throughout ( ) to gather in or bring together from various quarters g) to round up ( ) in or to every part.
2. Circule a resposta incorreta.
a) Os albinos na Tanzânia sofreram muitos ataques brutais recentemente. b) Os ataques sofridos pelos albinos estão ligados ao misticismo e à bruxaria. c) Os albinos foram enviados a 13 centros em partes diferentes do país.
d) As famílias das pessoas que sofreram os ataques receberam assistência psicológica. 3. Circule a resposta correta.
a) O Fundo das Vítimas de Tortura acha que os albinos estarão seguros nos centros espalhados pelo país. b) Apenas crianças albinas estão sendo enviadas aos centros.
c) Os pais das crianças albinas têm sido mortos nos ataques.
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4. Watch the movie and answer True or False. a) Mwigulu is the eldest child in his class.____
b) He was attacked when he was leaving home.____ c) His arm was cut off during the attack.____
d) Albino body parts are used in witchcraft in Tanzania to bring prosperity.____ e) The attacks don’t qualify as torture.____
f) The UN Human Rights Office provides only psychological support. They don’t provide prosthetic work. ____ g) Mwigulu occasionally goes home.____
