Genocide and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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December 20, 2011 by Amanda Stone

Title: Genocide and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Author: Askins, B.

Organization Affiliation: Columbia College and South Carolina Council on the Holocaust

URL: http://www.scholocaustcouncil.org/Barbara%20Askins.pdf

Keywords:

language arts, history, genocide, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, class debates, propaganda, writing, art

StudySC Subjects:

High-Culture-Literature

High-History after 1865-Great Depression & WWII

High-History after 1865-Modern Era

Suggested Grade Range: 9-12

Time: 5 class periods

Abstract: This document is a unit plan designed to follow a unit on the Holocaust. The unit plan focuses on genocides around the world and their influences on the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The unit discusses the effectiveness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the connections among the Holocaust, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the creation of the declaration, as well as its influence. The unit covers history and human rights. The unit plan includes five lesson plans, each with a description of purpose, a pre-assessment strategy, a list of needed materials, an explanation of teaching strategy, and a summary. The document contains pre-assessment student worksheets, a classroom debate rubric, an oral report rubric, a list of resources, and a list of South Carolina teaching standards to which the unit applies.