1. What Can I Do to Right the Wrongs of the World? An Analysis of Human Rights Violations in History and Their Relevance to Our World

2. What are Human Rights?  Freedom of religion  Life  Food, nourishment  Equal opportunity, wage, education, recognition… To have and raise your children To have and raise your children  Shelter ?

3. Examples of Topics Discrimination Discrimination Race Race Gender Gender Age Age Religion Religion Education Education Physically and Mentally Challenged Physically and Mentally Challenged Socioeconomic Status Socioeconomic Status

4. Useful Resources Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) Human Rights Commission of Columbus Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Human Rights Organizations

5. Research Research Investigate and choose a human rights’ infringement Investigate and choose a human rights’ infringement Understand what the problem is and how you can make an impact Understand what the problem is and how you can make an impact Action Action Persuasive letters to the appropriate audience to be written through your Language Arts class. Persuasive letters to the appropriate audience to be written through your Language Arts class. Awareness – presentation Awareness – presentation Communicate the knowledge gained and the action taken to your peers Communicate the knowledge gained and the action taken to your peers Reflect on the impact your action will have Reflect on the impact your action will have

6. Rubrics How grades are determined!! Please refer to these frequently.

7. Project Expectations Research: must be thorough and include statistics to communicate the scope of the Human Rights violation(s). Research: must be thorough and include statistics to communicate the scope of the Human Rights violation(s). Visual Element: must be neat (typed), creative, organized and attractive. It “grabs” the eye of the audience. Visual Element: must be neat (typed), creative, organized and attractive. It “grabs” the eye of the audience. Three Core Subjects: must show audience how the Human Rights issue ties into 3 different subject areas. (For example: arts & humanities, languages & culture, government & civics, sciences, data & analysis) Three Core Subjects: must show audience how the Human Rights issue ties into 3 different subject areas. (For example: arts & humanities, languages & culture, government & civics, sciences, data & analysis) Communication: Communication: You need to thoroughly understand your topic after researching thoroughly understand your topic after researching clearly communicate the Human Rights violation to your audience clearly communicate the Human Rights violation to your audience communicate the action you took to make a difference communicate the action you took to make a difference reflect on what impact your action will have reflect on what impact your action will have

8. Appreciating differences… “…The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.” -Mr. J. Irwin Miller

9. “BE… …the change that you want to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi