Step Two (Tues. 5/17- Mon. 5/23)

• Begin research on the topic.
• Each night you should assign yourself homework (Read and take notes on the articles you found during in class research.)
• Begin to select the images that will help illustrate the central points of your talk.
• All notes will be done on noodle tools and shared with Tom and Karyn.

Below are some websites that will provide a place to start.

Freedom House, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization, is a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world. Through a vast array of international programs and publications, Freedom House is working to advance the remarkable worldwide expansion of political and economic freedom. http://www.freedomhouse.org/

Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption, brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world.  TI’s mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption. http://www.transparency.org/

Amnesty International: Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. Section of Amnesty International. http://www.amnestyusa.org/

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization based in the United States. Human Rights Watch researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. Human Rights Watch then publishes those findings in dozens of books and reports every year, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. This publicity helps to embarrass abusive governments in the eyes of their citizens and the world. Human Rights Watch then meets with government officials to urge changes in policy and practice. http://hrw.org/

U. S. Department of State: The protection of fundamental human rights was a foundation stone in the establishment of the United States over 200 years ago. Since then, a central goal of U.S. foreign policy has been the promotion of respect for human rights, as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United States understands that the existence of human rights helps secure the peace, deter aggression, promote the rule of law, combat crime and corruption, strengthen democracies, and prevent humanitarian crises. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/

United Nation: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights deals with all human rights issues for the United Nations.

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx#

The Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting:  Mission is to promote in-depth coverage of international affairs, focusing on topics that have been under-reported, mis-reported – or not reported at all.

http://pulitzercenter.org/

FRONTLINE/World features two or three “short stories” told by a diverse group of reporters and video journalists. These first-person stories will take viewers on adventurous journeys to foreign lands from Argentina to Zimbabwe. Taking advantage of easily portable digital cameras, our correspondents roam widely, observe closely, and when necessary, film surreptitiously.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/

Global Issues This site presents numerous global issues, aiming to show how they are inter-related.

http://www.globalissues.org/

Global Post The GlobalPost Mission is to provide original international reporting rooted in integrity, accuracy, independence and powerful storytelling that informs, entertains and fills the void created by diminished foreign coverage by American media.

http://www.globalpost.com/

Step One (Due Tues.  5/17)

• Chose a topic and write a proposal outlining your interest.
• The Proposal should answer the following: What is the issue, activist, organization? (Give an overview) Why are you interested in the subject?

Step Two (Tues. 5/17- Mon. 5/23)

• Begin research on the topic.
• Each night you should assign yourself homework (Read and take notes on the articles you found during in class research.)
• Begin to select the images that will help illustrate the central points of your talk.
• All notes will be done on noodle tools and shared with Tom and Karyn.

Step Three (Mon. 5/23- Mon. 5/30)

• Begin to write the script for your talk.
• Organize the visuals that will accompany the presentation.
• Make an appointment with Tom and Karyn to rehearse your talk. (Meetings must be scheduled for Mon. 5/30 -Thurs. 6 /2)
• Tom will check on the progress of your notes.

Step Four (Mon. 5/30 -Thurs. 6 /2)

• Each student will meet with Tom and Karyn to present the drafts of their talks.
• At each meeting you will present your script.
• Revise the script and continue to prepare the talk.
• A final review of the talk will be possible on reading day.

Step Five (TBA)

• Students will present the talk during the assigned exam time.
• The final script will be handed before the presentation.

Directions: Complete the following tasks.

Overview: Students focus on a specific human rights issue, NGO involved in the struggle for human rights, or a human rights activist. After thoroughly researching the topic, organization, or activist students will give a ten minute presentation in the style of a TED talk.

For Monday:

1. Explore the following websites and develop tentative focus of the talk. You may propose issues organizations not found on the website. This is just a starting place. Global Issues (Browse the Issues list on the right side of the home page)
2. Watch the following TED talks. Take notes how the talks were organized and how visuals were used.

Jacqueline Novogratz on escaping poverty

Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery