1) What do you think about animals? (15 + min)
2) Animal rights true of false quiz (10 min)
3) Our use of animals (15 – 20 min)
4) Charter of rights (15 – 20 min)
5) Questions to promote discussion
(15 min + min)
Ask students to form pairs, or small groups of four, and provide each with a copy of the What do you think about animals?
worksheet.
On this sheet there is list of statements giving different points of view concerning the use of animals. Working in pairs I’d like you to read through the statements and to tick the boxes to indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement. If you are undecided, unsure or can’t agree, tick the middle box. If you have any questions, put your hand up. See how many you can do in 5 minutes minute.
If/when groups begin to finish this, ask them to write something for the extension activity at the bottom of the sheet. One option, when most groups have been through all of the statements, is to ask all of them to circle the one statement that they feel most strongly about.
Allow time as appropriate. (5 - 10 min)
Collect feedback from the pairs of students and carry out a class discussion.
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(10 min
(10 min)
Form students into small groups, or teams, of three or four and provide each with a copy of the True or False question sheet.
Allow the students 5 minutes to complete the questions. Tell them that you will give the answers after the talk and let them know that there will be a prize for the winning groups (if you are providing these).
Tell the students to put their hand up if they have any questions.
After 5 minutes has elapsed tell students to put their pens down and tell them that you will return to it later, then commence your talk.
Answer any questions the students have following your talk and then ask them to swap their question sheets with the group next to them.
Tell them to write down the score on the right hand side of the question sheet as you go through the answers.
When you have given all the answers, tell groups to add up the total score and to hand the sheet back.
Present the winning group/groups their prize.
(15 - 20 min)
Ask students to form pairs and provide each with two large sheets of rough paper.
Ask them to write down a list off all the different ways that society uses animals on one of the sheets. Set up a competition to see who can find the most in 5 minutes. To start things off, ask the class for suggestions.

(5 min)
After 5 minutes collect feedback and compile a summary list on the board. Ask students whether there are any that they feel are cruel or unacceptable.
(5 min)
Next ask the groups to draw a line down the middle of the second sheet and then to list on one side of the line, the uses of animals that they agree with, and on the other side, the uses of animals that they consider are cruel or unacceptable.
(5 min)
After 5 minutes collect feedback and discuss.
(5 min)
(15 - 20 min)
Ask students to form pairs and provide each with a large sheet of rough paper.
Introduce the activity by explaining that after the Second World War in 1948 the United Nations passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Nations got together and agreed on a list of rights, which they thought should apply to all people.
Ask the class for suggestions for the sorts of things that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights might include. If possible create a summary list on the board and discuss suggestions to clarify what we mean by ‘rights’. See Human Rights info sheet.
(5 min)
Next ask students to imagine what rights all animals would want in an ideal world. Ask them to draw up a Universal Declaration of Animals’ Rights and to write a list of the five things that they think all animals should have a right to.
(5 min +)
Collect feedback and compile a summary list on the board.
(5 min +)
1) Ask students in pairs and to discuss what in the film surprised or shocked them.
2) Ask students to form into pairs and to think of one legislative change that that would make to help animals. Ask them to think of one initiative that they would institute. Give them one minute and then ask pairs for their suggestion and tell them to explain their choice.