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Human rights education: Child Soldiers

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Amnesty International

Subject Social Studies

Grade Level Grades 6-8

Resource Type Lesson Plan

Standards Alignment

Common Core State Standards

License

Attribution Non-commercial NoDerivative

CC (BY-NC-ND)

About This Lesson

A human rights education resource on child soldiers, based on a talk by a former child soldier, Ishmael Beah. For use with young people aged 11-14 across a range of subject areas. Aligned to Common Core State Standards: RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.6

Lesson Plan for Middle School

Lesson Plan Ideas

Lesson Plans for Middle Schools

Middle School Lesson Plan

Resources

Files

Child soldiers lesson plan.pdf

Lesson Plan

May 26, 2021

506.08 KB

External resources

Link to Lesson Video Clips

Website

Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6

Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

Reviews

4.0

3 Reviews

SML Member

July 04, 2016

SML Member

January 30, 2016

A good resource for teachers to use when teaching about conflict in other countries. The use of clips from a child soldier's life in Sierra Leone is a good way to get the students interested in the topic.

rebwade

June 28, 2014

This is a good resource for teachers, containing a Human Rights Lesson Plan and activity links based on a child soldier's life in Sierra Leone. It contains links to film clips from Ishmael Beah's session in the human rights center.