This activity helps students understand what some of their rights are
and how they are applied in real life situtations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1. Give a Case Study Card to a student to practice reading silently, and a Rights Card to each of the other students.

2. After the student has read the Case Study Card aloud, two or three times if necessary, ask the students to go and stand beside the reader if they feel the right on the card they're holding has been violated in the story. (The reader should be surrounded by several students holding up Rights Cards.)

3. Instruct the students to remain where they are and discuss with the class the following sample questions:

  • How many rights were violated in this case study? Which ones?
  • Is the child in the story a boy or girl? Does it make a difference? Why or why not?
  • Where do you think the child lives? Why?
  • What assistance is available for children in such a situation?

4. Repeat the procedure with the remaining case studies.

 
  • The students can extend a case study of their choice by writing an additional paragraph describing how life for the child could improve if the situation changed.
  • Discuss who is responsible for changes, and how change happens.
  • Elicit and record further questions or issues the students would like to explore.
  • Use newspaper headlines, articles, novels, students own examples,… to develop other case studies.