Social Studies

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, was the result of the experience of the Second World War. With the end of that war, and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow atrocities like those of that conflict happen again. World leaders decided to complement the UN Charter with a road map to guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere.

From Kosovo to the United States

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The firsthand account of Isau Ajeti.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Plain Language Version.

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This plain language version is only given as a guide. For an exact rendering of each principle, refer students to the original. This version is based in part on the translation of a text, prepared in 1978, for the World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace, by a Research Groyp of the University of Geneva, under the responsibility of Prof. L. Massarenti. In preparing the translation, the Group used a basic vocabulary of 2,500 words in use in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

A Short History of Human Rights

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A web site about human rights and the history of human rights.

Teaching Nepalis to Read, Plant, and Vote

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Lesley Reed, “Teaching Nepalis to Read, Plant, and Vote,” in Faces 21 (April 2005, Issue 8) 26–28.

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Website for the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

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The Susan B. Anthony Museum and House web site has a learning section with a biography, a photo gallery, teacher resources, a timeline of her life, and other interesting information. This is a great local resource that can help support the Grade 4 Module about Susan B. Anthony and Women's Suffrage.

Aaron Shepard's RT Page

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Here are resources for reader’s theater (or readers theatre)—including the acclaimed series of free scripts Reader’s Theater Editions—all from children’s author Aaron Shepard. If you’re looking for a perfect combination of education and fun, this is it!

Stepping on the Cracks (Unabridged)

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Margaret and her best friend Elizabeth both have brothers fighting the war against Hitler and, like everyone else they know, they are filled with feelings of patriotism. But the girls are also involved in their own personal war at home. Gordy Smith, the worst bully in the sixth grade, teases and torments them, and Margaret is scared to death of him.

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Mary Downing Hahn

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

780L

Length:

05:50