📋 Part 1: Understanding Human Rights

1. What is a human right? (Circle the BEST answer)

Something only adults have

Something every person deserves just for being human

Something you have to earn

Something only certain people get

2. Which of these are examples of human rights? (Check ALL that apply)

The right to education

The right to free speech

The right to own expensive things

The right to be treated fairly

The right to safety

3. Complete this sentence: A citizen's responsibility means...

A citizen's responsibility means ________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

✍️ Part 2: My Personal Charter

Instructions: Create your personal charter by identifying the human rights you value most and the actions you will take to support them.

4. I value the right to _________________________________ because

5. To support this right at school, I will:

• _________________________________________________________________

6. I also value the right to _________________________________ because

7. To support this right in my community, I will:

• _________________________________________________________________

8. One way I can be a responsible citizen of the world is:

🎨 Part 3: Found Poem Reflection

Instructions: Use words and phrases ONLY from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to create a poem about human rights.

9. List 8-10 powerful words or phrases from the UDHR that speak to you:

1. _________________________ 2. _________________________

3. _________________________ 4. _________________________

5. _________________________ 6. _________________________

7. _________________________ 8. _________________________

9. _________________________ 10. ________________________

10. Now arrange some of these words into a found poem (use the space below):

11. How will you act as a citizen to support human rights?

🎯 Success Criteria Checklist

Check off each item as you complete it:

I can identify specific rights from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

I created a personal charter with at least two rights I value

I described concrete actions I will take at school or in my community

I used only words from the UDHR in my found poem

My poem shows my understanding and feelings about human rights

Human Rights Personal Charter

Human Rights Personal Charter

📋 Part 1: Understanding Human Rights

✍️ Part 2: My Personal Charter

🎨 Part 3: Found Poem Reflection

🎯 Success Criteria Checklist

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