Topic: Let's talk about human rights

Addressee

high school / technical school student

Core curriculum

• old curriculum

basic level:

5. Human rights.

The student:

1) briefly presents the history of human rights and their generations; lists the most important documents related to it;

2) lists basic human rights and freedoms; explains what it means that they are universal, innate and inalienable;

3) gives the most important provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child;

4) finds in the mass media (including the Internet) information on cases of human rights violations in the world.

6. Protection of rights and freedoms.

The student:

1) presents the main measures to protect rights and freedoms in Poland;

3) justifies the importance of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

advanced level:

36. Human rights.

The student:

1) presents the idea and historical origin of human rights;

4) considers, referring to historical and contemporary examples, why there is a large‑scale violation of human rights by authoritarian regimes.

37. Human rights protection in Poland.

The student:

1) presents the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, lists the means and mechanisms for their protection in Poland.

38. World and European system of human rights protection.

The student:

1) describes the system of human rights protection operating under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants of Human Rights of the United Nations;

2) assesses the importance of the International Criminal Court in The Hague for a system of protection of human rights in the world;

3) characterizes systems of human rights protection within the Council of Europe and the European Union.

• new curriculum

basic level:

IV. Human rights and their protection.

The student:

1) lists „general principles” and the catalog of human rights enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland;

2) presents judicial measures to protect the rights and freedoms in the Republic of Poland and the way the Ombudsman acts (...);

3) justifies the importance of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the context of the European Court of Human Rights; sets out the conditions that must exist to consider a citizen's complaint (...);

5) acquires in the mass media (inter alia, on the websites of human rights non‑governmental organizations) information on cases of violation of human rights in democratic countries and prepares an analysis on this subject.

advanced level:

XII. Human rights and their international protection.

The student:

1) presents the idea and historical development of human rights; distinguishes between generations of human rights, applying the concepts of negative and positive rights, and pointing to a different degree of protection;

3) lists the list of rights and freedoms from the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and from the protocols adopted to it (...);

5) characterizes the system of human rights protection of the United Nations; shows differences in the protection of rights under the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights;

6) characterizes the system of protection of human rights of the European Union (Charter of Fundamental Rights, activities of the European Ombudsman) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe;

8) acquires information on cases of confirmed violation of human rights or freedoms in the Republic of Poland; he writes a public speech on this matter.

General aim of education

The student explains the specificity of human rights and freedoms and the basic mechanisms for their protection.

Operational goals

The student:

• analyses various generations of human rights.

• classifies and presents international systems for the protection of human rights.

• indicates the types of violations of human rights, lists those particularly drastic and presents actions taken to eliminate human rights violations.

• draws conclusions based on the material being mastered.

• participates in the discussion.

Key competences

• communication in foreign languages;

• digital competence;

• learning to learn;

• social and civic competences.

Learning methods

• discussion,

• Teaching conversation with the use of interactive exercises, recordings.

Forms of work

• individual activity;

• activity in groups;

• collective activity.

Teaching aids

• e‑textbook;

• computers with internet access, or tablets;

• interactive whiteboard.

Lesson plan overview

Before classes

1. Before the planned repetitive lesson, the teacher asks all students to recall the material of the e‑textbook from „Human rights”, „Universal system of human rights protection”, „Violations of human rights”, „Human rights protection in Poland”, „European system for the protection of human rights „, in order to be able to summarize the material read in your own words and solve the tasks and take part in the discussion.

2. Volunteers get acquainted with the content of the abstract and prepare a knowledge quiz for their colleagues.

Introduction

1. The teacher presents the aim of the lesson: You will consolidate the message, skills and vocabulary regarding human rights and their protection.

2. The teacher divides the students into 5 groups. Each of them is assigned one adjective defining human rights. He informs that their task is to describe what they mean to students.

3. After the appointed time, the teacher displays Exercise 2 on the interactive whiteboard, and the groups put their explanations on the board. The teacher initiates a short discussion.

Realization

1. The teacher plays the recording from the „Violations of human rights” (exercise 5; work in groups) lesson. Students prepare up to three questions related to the content of the text they heard so that they can check if their colleagues understand it well. Their task will also be to prepare predicted answers to the questions.

2. After the preparatory phase, a competition phase begins. Each group must respond to questions prepared by other groups based on the abstract generator. The teacher controls the course of the game, checking the correctness of the answer and noting the current status of the points. The group that wins the competition should be rewarded by the teacher with the appropriate grade.

3. The teacher initiates discussions about human rights violations. Students present their opinions. Then they perform Exercise 6. Their task is to present examples of violations of human rights in various spheres of life that are known to them from history or nowadays. Proposals are placed on the interactive board and discussed.

4. Students carry out the interactive exercises checking the level of knowledge learned during the lesson. The teacher initiates a discussion during which the correct solutions for all the exercises performed by the students are discussed.

5. The teacher divides the class into groups. He informs that their task will be to analyze the problem of „Is the European system for the protection of human rights effective?” (Exercise 9). After the set time, the groups present their metaplates and compare them with the other proposals.

Summary

1. The students, selected before the lesson, present their knowledge quiz related to the topic of the lesson. The class answers questions. The teacher assesses the activity and involvement of students.

Homework

1. Listen to the abstract recording at home. Pay attention to pronunciation, accent and intonation. Learn to pronounce the words learned during the lesson.

2. Prepare 5 questions about the area that could be found on the test of the lesson.

The following terms and recordings will be used during this lesson

Terms

Texts and recordings

Let's talk about human rights

Links to the lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Links to the abstracts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Before you begin solving the exercises, review abstracts „Human rights”, „Universal system of human rights protection”, „Violations of human rights”, „Human rights protection in Poland”, „European system for the protection of human rights” to recall the most important information and vocabulary. Then you will be able to check your knowledge. Good luck!