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Students learn about the rights and responsibilities held by citizens in several countries around the world and compare them to the rights held by U.S. citizens. Students examine the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child documents and explore rights that should apply to all children around the world. Note: This lesson contains a PowerPoint presentation (see Lesson Prep). 

Objectives

The students will...

  • participate in a whole-class discussion to analyze key provisions of the constitutions of five different countries for similarities and differences to the U.S. Constitution.
  • compare key rights the constitutions of five different countries give their citizens, by filling out a checklist to create a comparison chart.
  • use a “ballot” to decide whether the U.S. Constitution should be amended to include certain provisions found in other countries’ constitutions.
  • identify key provisions in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by reading a passage and completing a cloze activity.

Lesson Prep

PRINT
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PREVIEW
"A Trip around the World" PowerPoint presentation.
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Step by Step

ANTICIPATE the lesson by asking the following question: “What does it mean to be a citizen?” Record key words from students answers in a visual place, summarizing their thoughts when you are done taking answers. 

DISTRIBUTE one “Ballot” and one guided notes checklist to each student (ballots come two to a page; you will need to cut the pages in half).

RUN the “A Trip Around the World” PowerPoint.  Stop to help students comprehend and compare the constitutional provisions.  After each comparison, help the class decide which box should be checked. After each “But Wait!” slide, give students a minute to vote on their ballots and write a quick explanation of their vote.  

REVIEW the guided notes and the ballots as a class. Ask students to identify some of the key similarities and differences between the United States and the countries they've just learned about. 

READ about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child with the class. 

ASSIGN students the cloze activity, circulating to check for understanding.

CLOSE the class by reading though the cloze activity together as a class! 

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