1. What do the religions say? How can religions help? Do religions actually help? Choose a learning question…

2. By the end of the lesson it would be… Good if you knew the meanings of key concepts ‘tolerance, justice and harmony’ Great if you could explain the value they may have on the individual and link to human rights. Even better if you consider the religious attitudes to prejudice and discrimination and apply them to a situation (impact).

3. Human Rights Declaration The basic Human Rights that people are entitled to. There to protect people, keep them safe and allow them to live freely. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nCQWwkERit4

4. Can you think of 3 rights you think every human should have?

5. Human Rights- What are they? Human rights are based on the religious belief that each individual is created by God and has a special value to him. Each person is unique Humans should treat each other as equals regardless of race, colour, religion or gender. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/ihavearightto/four_b/ all_rights.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/ihavearightto/four_b/ all_rights.shtml

6. Read through the sheet Highlight the 5 most important Extension: Can you think of any examples where a particular human right has been denied?

7. Think… Tolerance Justice Harmony What do these words mean?

8. Complete the following worksheet. Filling in the missing words.

9. Tolerance The Human Rights declaration said that all humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights, Everyone has the right to think what they want and express their opinions this is the basis of tolerance. Tolerance is accepting all people and valuing their contribution to life and society. People should be allowed to keep their own beliefs, practices and ways of life as long as they do not break the law. This does not mean agreeing with them it means respecting their rights to hold beliefs that some people belief are wrong. There are limits prejudice and racist views can harm people so cannot be tolerated

10. Justice All religions teach that people are equal. This means that all people have the same value and worth and the same rights to live and work freely and be happy and at peace. Religious believers feel that people should be treated with justice and according to the law. If laws are unjust religious people should work to change them.

11. Harmony Harmony means living at peace with others. It requires people to act justly and have tolerance and understanding of others, even if they are different. Many believers have a sense of community and feel responsible for others. They believe that by practising kindness and compassion and generosity within their religious communities will help them to live in harmony with the wider community in which they live.

12. Choose a task How does being prejudice or discriminating affect a persons human rights? If you believe in peace tolerance and harmony would you be prejudice or discriminate? How does believing in tolerance, justice and harmony change a persons behaviour?

13. Individually create an information poster that addresses this statement: “Everyone should have the right to free speech, even racists” Remember to try to think about different views and ideas. Try to guess what the religious response would be Include key words such as Prejudice, Discrimination, Tolerance, Justice and Harmony, Human Rights. Use page 54 if you need any more information.

14. Optional homework! Find examples in the news where human rights have been denied

15. Peer assess- Give a mark out of 10 for each category… How well have they included different views? Are the ideas explained fully and in a mature way? Have they used the required key words? Are the spellings of key words correct? Is it neat and presentable Give a strength, target and question. Hand the work back for them to answer your question

16. By the end of the lesson it would be… Good if you knew the meanings of key concepts ‘tolerance, justice and harmony’ Great if you could explain the value they may have on the individual and link to human rights. Even better if you consider the religious attitudes to prejudice and discrimination and apply them to a situation (impact).

18. How would believing in peace and justice affect people’s attitudes towards prejudice and discrimination Explain how do religious believers try to develop harmony