Words that Burn session 4: Change

Eleanor Roosevelt holding poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (in English), Lake Success, New York. November 1949.

Overview

Part 4 of our 10-part Words That Burn education series for secondary and further education students.

This session encourages students to explore how everyone has a role to play in upholding human rights in their school, community and wider world, using poetry that acknowledges struggle whilst also recognising the possibility for change.

Resource details

Publication date

22 January 2018

Resource types

Lesson plan, Poetry resource, Further education resources, Resource pack, Creative resource, Teaching resource, Words that burn, Secondary education resources

Age levels

Secondary education, Further education

Age groups

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

Education theme

Freedom of expression

Issue

Everyday rights

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