Includes questions for discussion. Lesson plan addresses the issue of government responsibility for street children. Includes relevant articles from the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Ethiopian Constitution. Uses a case study, in addition to facts and myths, to discuss related issues of domestic violence. Examination of a situation without authority helps students explain how authority and government can be used to deal effectively with problems that arise in the absence of authority.
Learners gain experience applying governmental responsibilities to hypothetical scenarios.
Activity asks learners to evaluate the criminal content of certain scenarios and to rank them from most to least serious. Learners are expected to act as a governing commission that evaluates laws, thereby experiencing one of the responsibilities of government. Official Documents Can be used to provide background information and to create materials. Full text version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Full text version of the UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.