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Human Rights Personal Charter

Imagine your school is preparing a short play about fairness and human rights. As a student adviser, you will examine a fictional situation, decide which rights matter, and write a personal charter of actions. Human rights belong to every person; responsibilities include respecting other people’s rights and helping make them real.

The Rehearsal Dilemma

During rehearsals, Diego suggests that only students with leading roles may speak at the planning meeting. Sofia wants the group to make the play accessible to students with disabilities. Madison worries that a classmate’s personal story might be shared without permission. The director must set fair rules before the next rehearsal.

1.Which statement best describes human rights?

Basic rights and freedoms that belong to all people
Special rewards given only to people with important jobs
Rules that apply only to adults
Privileges that a school can give or take away at any time

2.Which right is directly relevant to Madison’s concern about sharing a classmate’s personal story without permission?

The right to express ideas and take part in decisions
The right to privacy
The right to own the most expensive costume
The right to have every suggestion accepted

3.Diego says only leading actors should speak at the planning meeting. Explain why this rule could be unfair, and suggest one change that would make participation fairer.

4.Sofia wants the play to be accessible. Give one practical change the group could make and explain which right it supports.

5.Madison’s classmate shared a personal experience in confidence. What should Madison do before including it in the play?

6.True or false: A responsibility connected to freedom of expression is to listen respectfully and avoid using speech to threaten or demean others.

TrueFalse

7.Complete the idea: A right is a basic freedom or protection; a responsibility is an action we take to that right for ourselves and others.

Write Your Personal Charter

Choose one right that you consider important and explain why it matters to people in a school community. Then describe one action you could take at school and one action you could take in your community to support human rights. Finish by writing a short personal charter statement. Answers may vary; be specific and respectful.

8.Choose one right to include in your charter. Name it and explain why it matters to people in a school community.

9.Write one specific action you could take at school to support the right you chose. Explain how the action helps.

10.Write one specific action you could take in your community to support a human right. Explain whose rights it could help protect.

11.A friend says, “Human rights only matter when someone breaks a law.” Respond with a reasoned explanation and one everyday example of supporting a right.

12.Create a short personal charter statement: name one right you will respect, one action you will take, and one way you will check that your action is fair to others.