ISBN: 978-1-4263-0510-8
Author: National Geographic
Website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Contribution By: ePals Global Learning Community
Website: http://www.epals.com/
Forward By: Mary Robinson
Website: http://www.theelders.org/elders/mary-robinson
Media Used: full color photographs with computer generated text.
Summary: The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, rewritten for accessibility to students, was the inspiration for a student writing contest. The individual declarations, winning student entries, and photographs from National Geographic were then used to create this insiprational book.
Personal Reaction: This book was very well thought out. The rewording of the Human Rights Declaration to increase its accessibilty to students was a great step in and of itself. Students often learn about the U.N. and human rights as part of the standard curriculum. ePals' development of a writing contest based on the newly worded declaration and the use of those writings in the book help to furthur connect this book with a student audience. The photographs choosen from the National Geographic database were of the high quality expected from the company. These photographs help to illustrate the people and ideas that the declarations support.
Curricular Connection: World Language & History-Social Science Grade 10 & 11
California Standard: World Language: Cultures Stage I, II, & III - Recognize, state, and describe the similarities and differences in the target cultures and between the students’ own cultures.
History-Social Science 10.10.1 - Discuss the important trends in the regions today and whether they appear to serve the cause of individual freedom and democracy. 11.9 1 - Discuss the establishment of the United Nations and International Declaration of Human Rights and their importance in shaping modern Europe and maintaining peace and international order.
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