Lesson 5: Speaking Out for Children's Rights - Part A
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Unit 1
What Does it Mean to Show Respect?
Reader's Notebook
Speaking Out for Children's Rights
Think of something you believe strongly in.
Maybe it is that all animals should be treated well or that everyone deserves to have clean, safe water to drink. In the story, "Speaking Out for Children's Rights" on pages 23 to 27 of Literacy in Action 5, you will read the story of Craig Kielburger. Craig felt so strongly about children's rights that he created the group, " Free the Children", when he was only twelve years old!
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Think About It
Before you begin to read this story, write down your thoughts on the question, "Why is it important to care about other people, even if they live far away in another country?"
Go to pages 23 to 27 of Literacy in Action 5.
Look at the headings and pictures in the story.
What do you think this story is going to be about? Write down two predictions you have for this story in the Reader's Notebook: Speaking Out for Children's Rights.
Download PDF
- Download the document, Reader's Notebook: Speaking Out for Children's Rights.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document, Reader's Notebook: Speaking Out for Children's Rights.
- Print the document.
Read the story section by section. Be sure to do these things as you read:
- Pause at the end of each section. Revise your predictions, and check your understanding.
- If there are words you don't understand, use context clues to find meaning.
- Try saying the sentences in your own words to help find meaning.
- If there is any part of the story that you don't understand, be sure to ask your teacher for help.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook: Speaking Out for Children's Rights file in this format: jsmith_speakingout and save the file to your Documents folder.
When you have finished reading, fill in the Speaking Out for Children's Rights Timeline.
For this timeline, you must find six events in Craig Kielburger's life. Add these events to the timeline in the order they happened. Add the year they happened if you can find it. For each event, you must have at least one complete sentence the explains what the event was, including the year it happened.
Download PDF
- Download the document Speaking Out for Children's Rights Timeline.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document Speaking Out for Children's Rights Timeline.
- Print the document.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Speaking Out for Children's Rights Timeline file in this format: jsmith_childrentimeline and save the file to your Documents folder.
Websites
The Golden Rule is to do to others what you would have them do to you, or love your neighbour as yourself. If you are interested in reading more stories about kindness, you can read "The Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop here. "Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler"
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