HUMAN RIGHTS MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Implementation steps Activity 1 1. The students are divided into groups of 6. 2. Each group is given a set of pictures based on needs and wants. 3. Each group discusses and selects the pictures, based on consensus among the group members, that represent the differences between needs from wants. 4. Each group is asked to list and classify the pictures under the categories of needs and wants on a sheet of mahjong paper. Activity 2 1. The students are asked how they classified those pictures as their needs and wants. 2. Based on their lists of needs and wants, the students are asked to rank the items in the order of their importance to them. 3. The students are asked to express their views as to why they chose those items. 4. The students are asked if the choices were made individually or by consensus of the group members. Reflection: The students are able to identify what needs and wants are based on their understanding of the terms. Reference notes for the teacher: i. Human rights are fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to every human being. These rights are stated in the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948. ii. The UDHR declares that every human being is born equal in dignity and rights, regardless of race, religion, colour, gender and status. iii. Children’s rights are stated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). iv. There are 54 articles in the CRC. v. Children are persons who are 18 years of age and below. The following are among the articles in the CRC that are relevant to the activity: • • • • • • • 68 Article 2, CRC. Non-discrimination Article 18, CRC. Parental responsibilities Article 24, CRC. Right to health and health services Article 12, CRC. Views of the child Article 13, CRC. Freedom of expression Article 3, CRC. Best interests of the child Article 19, CRC. Protection from exploitation and neglect