Essential Question
- What rights do I have?
- Do all people have the same rights?
- When something is unfair does it affect everyone the same way?
- How have people stopped unfairness in the past?
- When will I stand up for others?
- How is my life easier or more difficult based on who I am and where I was born?
- How can we create a fair and just community?
- What can one person do to create a safe, welcoming place for all?
- Do rights and responsibilities change over time?
- How do we ensure freedom for all people?
- What additional progress has to happen for everyone to live in a just society?
- How would society be affected if no one took responsibility for standing up for others?
- Can progress take place without action?
- Is it more important to stand up to injustice when those around you do not?
- What responsibility do people have to help or defend people they don’t know?
Texts
July 3, 2014
Student Tasks
July 19, 2014
