Comparison – Rights Documents
STUDENT MATERIALSSTUDENT MATERIALSS-1COMPARISON – RIGHTS DOCUMENTS WORKSHEET WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.5 ACTIVITYPreparation• Download the Comparison—Rights Documents excerpts• Download the WHP Writing RubricPurposeIn this final activity in the comparison progression, you’ll compare rights documents from around the world. These documents all include references to a source of government or power, individual rights, accountability of leaders or government, and information about the structure of governments. Comparing these documents will get you to think about what makes national governments and their citizens similar on a global scale. However, it can also show you where people differ, and how different cultures may place value on certain things that other nations do not.PracticesContextualizationAnalyzing the context in which these documents were created tells us a lot about why certain nations adopted these constitutional rights at specific times in history.ProcessIn this activity, you’ll read a collection of human rights documents from a variety of different nation-states, compare them, and then write an essay in response to a comparison prompt.First, your teacher will break up the class into small groups and assign two articles to each group. Your teacher will either hand out or have you download the Comparison—Rights Documents worksheet along with the Comparison—Rights Documents excerpts. Read your assigned documents on your own and then answer the questions for your articles in Part 1: Identifying and Describing of the Comparison Tool (included in the worksheet). Discuss your answers to these questions with your group members and then work together to complete the similarities and differences column.Once all groups have completed Part 1 of the tool for their assigned documents, each group will share their similarities and differences by writing them on the chart your teacher creates on the board. Take a few minutes to read what the other groups found and look for similarities and differences across all the documents.Next, use these similarities and differences to write to thesis statements in response to the prompts: • What is the most significant similarity between these rights documents?• What is the most significant difference between these rights documents? Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Comparison - Rights Documents Worksheet”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/
STUDENT MATERIALSSTUDENT MATERIALSS-2COMPARISON – RIGHTS DOCUMENTS WORKSHEET WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.5 ACTIVITYRemember to use the acronym ADE (amount, depth, and endurance) to help determine historical significance. Consider if all people were affected by these similarities and differences (amount); if people were deeply affected by these similarities and differences (depth); or if these similarities and differences were long lasting (endurance).Finally, use your thesis statements to write a comparison essay in response to the prompt To what extent are these rights documents similar and why? The essay should be five- to six-paragraphs long, and you should use evidence from the rights documents and the Comparison Tool to support your thesis statement. To ensure you meet your writing goals, review the WHP Writing Rubric before turning in your paper to your teacher.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-3COMPARISON – RIGHTS DOCUMENTS WORKSHEETWORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.5 ACTIVITYPart 1: Identifying and Describing1. Write the topic of comparison at the top of the chart, and then add the cases you’re comparing and their associated time periods. 2. Respond to the questions in the Part 1 chart for each case you’re comparing using the resources provided for this comparison. 3. After responding to the questions for each case, identify and describe the similarities and differences between these cases. Part 2: Analyzing1. If you were going to write two essays about the similarities and/or differences you’ve identified for this topic, what are two thesis statements you might use? Write one thesis statement about similarities and one about differences in spaces provided.2. If required, use your thesis statements to craft a response to the comparison prompt for this activity.Topic of ComparisonPart 1: Identifying and DescribingCases You’re ComparingTime PeriodLocation
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-4COMPARISON – RIGHTS DOCUMENTS WORKSHEETWORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.5 ACTIVITYLegal Rights What are the legal rights outlined in the document? SimilaritiesDifferencesSocial RightsWhat are the social rights outlined in the document?SimilaritiesDifferencesEconomic Rights What are the economic rights outlined in the document?SimilaritiesDifferences
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-5COMPARISON – RIGHTS DOCUMENTS WORKSHEETWORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.5 ACTIVITYPart 2: AnalyzingThesis Statement 1: SimilaritiesThesis Statement 2: DifferencesResponse