HUMAN RIGHTS MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Appendix 3 Scenario II After living for a short while on the island, your group realises that no one is coming to rescue you. Three months pass, and one day a tsunami hits the island! Now reduce the choices from 16 to 10 items only. Appendix 4 Scenario III After your group forms a community and overcomes the traumatic effects of the tsunami, a fire engulfs the island and much of the forest on it is burnt to ashes. Now your group is forced to reduce your choices to 5 items only. The questions that you need to take into account when making your choices are: • What are the factors that need to be considered when making the choices? • Does the entire group agree with the choices made? Appendix 5 Choice 1 2 3 4 5 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 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. 10