Students looked at the United Nations definitions for what is human development, and how it is used to assess global quality of life. They also looked at the definition of poverty. Students had to then define global quality of life and determine important things that can be done to help improve global quality of life.
Students started an assignment (essay) on "Reasons for Emigration". This is due on Friday, March 9.
The essay should state three main reasons that people may choose to emigrate in today's world. They need to back up their factors with real examples from around the world. Their examples should be from current issues or news. Their essay should have a conclusion stating what they have learned about the role of seeking a better quality of life through emigration, or the relative influence of various factors on quality of life for immigrants.
Students are now learning about universal human rights.
- United Nations Universal Declaration of Human rights
- the Declaration of the Rights of the Child
- the principles of a charter (we worked on creating our own classroom charter of responsibilities)
- What is genocide? (definition)
- Amnesty International
- People who have played a part in promoting human rights
