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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT/ LESSON 9.5ACTIVITYCOMPARISON: RIGHTS DOCUMENTSUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Comparison: Rights Documents,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeCompare rights documents from around the worldto help you consider what makes national governments and their citizens similar on a global scale. You’ll also seehowpeople differ, and how different cultures or nations may place value on certain things on whichothersdo not.Process1.You’re going to comparerights documents from around the world. First,predict how these documents will compare.•What do you think will be similar between rights documents from around the world?•What do you think will be different between rights documents from around the world?2.Your teacher will either assign you two rights documents or allow you to choose. Circle the rights documents you’ll be comparing. Working alone or with apartner, read your assigned documents in the Rights Documents Excerptstocomplete the Comparison Tool. •The United States Bill of Rights•Fundamental Rights, Constitution of India•Fundamental Rights and Guarantees, Constitution of Brazil•Bill of Rights, Constitution of the Republic of South Africa•The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789, and the French Constitution of 1958 and Charter of the Environment, 2004
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.4ACTIVITYCOMPARISON: RIGHTS DOCUMENTS2Comparison ToolTopic of comparisonPart 1: Identifying and describingCases you’re comparingTime periodLocationLegal RightsWhat are the legal rights outlined in the document?SimilaritiesDifferences
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.4ACTIVITYCOMPARISON: RIGHTS DOCUMENTS3Social RightsWhat are the social rights outlined in the document?SimilaritiesDifferencesEconomic RightsWhat are the economic rights outlined in the document?SimilaritiesDifferences
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.4ACTIVITYCOMPARISON: RIGHTS DOCUMENTS4Part 2: AnalyzingYou can use the acronym ADEto determine the historical significanceof similarities and differences you identified. Amount—Think about how manypeople were impactedby the similarities/differences.Depth—Think about how stronglypeople were impactedbythesimilarities/differences.Endurance—Think about how longthesesimilarities/differencesimpacted people.Claim 1: SimilaritiesWhat was the most significant similaritybetweenthe rights documents?Claim 2: DifferencesWhat was the most significant difference between the rights documents?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.4ACTIVITYCOMPARISON: RIGHTS DOCUMENTS53.Use your claims above to write a multi-paragraphresponse to thisquestion: To what extent are these rights documents similar,and why?Use evidence from the rights documents and the Comparison Tool to support your thesis statement.