Lesson 5
| Human Rights as Workers Rights
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Learning from Labour |
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Task Component
Instruction
Assessment Focus
Look Fors
Notes for Teachers*
After
(Reflecting/Connecting/
Consolidating)
10 minutes
Hand out or display the Simplified
version of the United Nations
Declaration of Human Rights
found on the Youth for Human
Rights website: http://www.
youthforhumanrights.org/what-
are-human-rights/universal-
declaration-of-human-rights/
articles-1-15.htm.
Assessment of Learning
Student responses in the
third portion “L” of the KWL
chart should indicate a solid
understanding of the relationship
between human rights and
workers’ rights.
Point out that Human Right #23
deals specifically with workers’
rights and the right to belong to a
union.
Ask students to fill out the “L”
portion of the chart, outlining
their new knowledge acquired
from the video, website and class
discussions.
The information gathered in this
portion of the KWL chart will
form the bulk of their response to
the individual practice question.
As you circulate the room,
encourage students to spend the
most time and effort in thoroughly
completing the “L” of the KWL
chart.
You may consider having a whole
class discussion where you record
the findings of the class on a chart
at the front of the room so that
students can refer back to it as
they write their responses.
Individual
Practice
(A question for
extension that students
can do independently to
assess understanding of
the concept(s).)
Have students answer the
following question in their history
journal/notebook:
• “How did the events and
outcomes of the 1872 Toronto
Printers Strike and the Trade
Union Act have an impact on
the lives of working people in
Canada?”
Assessment of Learning
Evaluate how well students used
the information gathered on the
KWL chart to clearly articulate an
answer to the individual practice
question.
Differentiation
(Modifications/
Extensions)
Students may be permitted to
respond to their questions in the
form of a poster or illustration
instead of in writing.
Reflection
Ask students to reflect on the following question in their journal: How has your understanding of human
rights changed after viewing the various videos and reading the simplified version of the United Nations
Declaration of Human Rights?”
Next Steps
As a follow up activity, students can view the video: “The Story of Human Rights” from the Youth for Human
Rights website: http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights.htm and then draft their own
“Declaration of Worker’s Rights.”
Working in groups of two or three, students will draft a 10 item list of rights that all workers should be
guaranteed and present their findings to the class.