1. Stories of Human Rights
ELA Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 6
Close Reading:
Unpacking Specific Articles of the UDHR

2. Do Now
Make a list of rights that you think should be human rights.

3. Learning Targets
I can follow our class norms when I participate in a discussion.
I can summarize Articles 2 and 3 of the UDHR.
I can use context clues to help me determine the meaning of words.
I can visualize what the authors of the UDHR wanted for all people (found in Articles 2 and 3).

4. Text Structure: Reorienting to the UDHR
You need: UDHR and your UDHR Note-Catcher
Each article, or section, identifies a right that the authors of the UDHR believed should be afforded all human beings. (We have already read Article 1)
Draw a box around Articles 1, 2, 3, 6, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 25, and 26.
These are the articles that we are going to focus on and read closely to fully understand what they mean.

5. Close Reading: Articles 2 and 3 of the UDHR
Let’s take a look at Article 2
Follow along as I read.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, nation or social origin, property, birth, or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional, or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non- self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 2 Video

6. Close Reading: Articles 2 and 3 of the UDHR
Using your UDHR Note-catcher, reread the first sentence of Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, nation or social origin, property, birth, or other status.
Entitled – should have, deserves, has a legal right to
What features of human beings does Article 2 list?
What do you think “without distinction of any kind” means?
In the second column of your note-catcher, paraphrase this Article.
In the third column, sketch an example of what keeping this promise looks like.
In the fourth column, sketch an example of what breaking this promise looks like.

7. Close Reading: Articles 2 and 3 of the UDHR
Let’s use our close reading process for Article 3:
Listen as I read the article twice.
Think silently, then turn and talk about what this article means.
Reread Article 3 on your own. Underline important words.
Liberty – to be free
Security – safety
Work with a partner to paraphrase Article 3.
Sketch what the article looks like and what it looks like when it is not upheld.
Article 3 Video

8. Exit Ticket:
What is one human right you learned about today? Explain what it means.
One human right I learned more about today is …