Human rights WEBQUEST

Hi class,

We hope you had a great long weekend.

Today you are going to learn about human rights by looking for information on the internet using a Webquest.

Pay attention to Virginia's explanations and HAVE FUN!


LET’S DISCOVER BY OURSELVES: HUMAN RIGHTS
 
QUESTIONS:

1. Search the definition of “human rights” and write one example.

2. Is there a list of human rights? How many rights are there?

3. What is the name of the document that compiles all the human rights? When was it created?

4. Why was this important document created?

5. How was it created?

6. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

7. When does the Human Rights Day take place? What is celebrated?

8. Who is Martin Luther King and why is his name so important when talking about human rights?

9. What is the title of his most famous speech?


WEB PAGES: 

http://blogactionday.org/2013/09/29/how-was-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-created/#.VNp4B96DPIU
 
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/martin_luther_king.shtml
 
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/what-universal-declaration-human-rights
 
http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/
 
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/hreduseries/hereandnow/Part-5/8_udhr-abbr.htm