2014 Role of United Nations and
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights Lesson Plan
Academic A
Date your papers:
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Day One: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---Working with your partner and using your graphic
organizer notes from the previous three lesson plans, complete the Main Idea Graphic
Organizer.
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• In the THREE horizontal boxes, identify THREE different ideas that we have today that can be
traced back to the Age of Enlightenment:
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Equality
Religious Freedom
Human Rights
Capitalism
Importance of Education
Democratic Structure of Government
Etc…
• Then in the THREE vertical boxes for each of the THREE different ideas, identify specific
examples of how you can see this Enlightenment idea, belief, or practice in present
American or global society.
• DO NOT REPEAT!
Day One: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
• Class: Have the some of the pairs share their ideas. Discuss which they think is
most important and why. Transition to the creation of the United Nations.
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• Class: To introduce us to the United Nations, we are going to watch a few film
clips from You Tube. As we do, you are to take notes in the provided United
Nations Graphic Organizer. You should take notes in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR
BLUE PEN.
• “The United Nations: It's Your World” by United Nations with running time of
6:51 minutes
• “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” by
jcsolomon1 with running time of 9:59 minutes
Day One: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
• Individual: For the rest of class, read the following pages in the class textbook
and add to your United Nations Graphic Organizer Notes. You should take the
Textbook Notes in EITHER RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE PEN.
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• “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” page 145
• “Creation and Role of United Nations” pages 1048-1049
• “The UN Millennium Development Goals” Infographics Primary Source page
1052
Day One: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
• Homework: Continue to work on your Age of Enlightenment A
through Z Review Summative Assessment following the chunking.
Due Friday, October 10, 2014.
Day Two: Wednesday, October 8, 2014
• Class: The teacher is going to begin the United Nations PowerPoint, and you
should add to the You Tube and Textbook notes in the graphic organizer.
• You should take notes in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.
• Homework: Continue to work on your Age of Enlightenment A through Z
Review Summative Assessment following the chunking. Due Friday, October
10, 2014.
Day Three: Thursday, October 9, 2014
• Class: The teacher will finish the United Nations PowerPoint, and you should finish adding to the You Tube and
Textbook notes. You should take notes in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.
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• Pairs: We will be using the Jigsaw Method. You will be assigned one of the Case Studies to read and fill out the
H-O-H DISCUSSION SHEET on. You will be teaching the information to your classmates.
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• H-O-H stands for Hands-On-History Activity. The objective is to help you feel comfortable with reading,
analyzing, and discussing intelligently historical issues through different types of supplemental historical
readings.
• I want to see evidence throughout the Case Study that you have engaged in Active Reading Strategies----you
have underlined or highlighted key passages.
• Your comments, questions, and connections should be on the H-O-H Discussion Sheet.
• You should be having an “intellectual conversation” with the supplemental reading.
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a) Case Study Three: Human Rights
b) Case Study Four: Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity
• Homework: Continue to work on your Age of Enlightenment A through Z Review Summative Assessment
following the chunking. It is Due Friday, October 10, 2014.
Day Four: Friday, October 10, 2014
•Groups: You are going to be broken up into groups
with a Case Study Three Human Rights Pair being
matched up with a Case Study Four Genocide and
Other Crimes Against Humanity Pair.
•You will be teaching each other the material and
adding to your H-O-H DISCUSSION SHEET NOTES.
Day Four: Friday, October 10, 2014
• Groups: Once both pairs have finished their presentation, your group will then
take the CLASS SET OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS and
breakdown how the different ideas of the Age of Enlightenment are found in
the articles.
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• You will do this in the last part of the United Nations Graphic Organizer.
• You will either take a DIRECT QUOTE or PARAPHRASE from the Preamble and
the Articles.
• Then make connections between that and what we have learned about the Age
of Enlightenment.
• YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF SEVEN!
Day Four: Friday, October 10, 2014
• Universal Declarations of Human Rights Aspect
• ---Quotes From Preamble
• ----Articles Summarized
Specific Enlightenment Connection Explained
----Main Belief or Key Idea of Enlightenment
or Specific Philosophe and Belief
----Main Belief or Key Idea of Enlightenment
or Specific Philosophe and Belief
Day Five: Monday, October 13, 2014
• Class: The A through Z Review Summative Assessment will be collected.
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• Groups: Finish the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Enlightenment
Connections Activity.
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• Homework: Get your notebook in order, revise all work, make sure complete.
It is due the next class period Tuesday, October 14, 2014!
• There is no end of unit test.