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Resource: Human rights through poetry

Children's poetry

Overview

These lesson plans aim to help students, aged 7 to 19, explore the choices that poets make and experiment with their own.

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Resource types

Lesson plan, Poetry resource, Further education resources, Secondary education resources, Primary education resources, Creative resource, Teaching resource

Age levels

Primary education, Secondary education, Further education

Age groups

7 to 11 years, 11 to 14 years, 14 to 16 years, 16+ years

Education themes

Freedom of expression, Teach human rights

Issue

Children's rights

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What makes poetry powerful and how can you express your personal response to human rights? Poets who write about human rights can generate empathy by connecting the reader/listener to experiences of rights being enjoyed, denied or defended.

These lesson plans aim to help students explore the choices that poets make and experiment with their own writing.

Further poetry education resources are available at Words That Burn. 

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