Warm up: Thursday, April 5th

What rights should all children have? A right is a legal or moral guarantee. Something that is due to an individual.

Child SoldiersVocabulary

• Conflict- disagreement leading to an argument or fight.

• Compromise-to give up something to gain something in an agreement.

• Cooperation- Working together to solve a problem.

• Global interaction- Economic, political and social systems between people in the world.

• International Organization- A group of people working together to solve problems in many (multiple) countries.

• Non-governmental Organization (NGO)- Group of people not connected to the government working to solve problems.

• Scope- How far reaching (influence) something has (local, national, regional, global)

• Militia- A group of citizens called to be soldiers. Not professionals-just regular people.

Child Soldiers

• What do you already know?– Work with your group and write down everything

you know about child soldiers• What would you like to know?– Work with your group and write down everything

you would like to know about child soldiers

Closure

Use one or all of the vocabulary terms in a sentence about child soldiers

Warm up: Friday, April 6th

Would you describe the issue of using children as soldiers as a political, social, or economic problem?

Learning Objective:

Be able to analyze primary source documents and make inferences regarding child soldiers so that I better understand the problem

Today…

• You will be analyzing photographs and quotes of child soldiers as you rotate through 8 stations.

• As you study the primary documents you will be making inferences using:

I See, I Say, And So

I See, I Say, And So…

Closure

• As a team add to your KWL chart– Fill in the right column with what you have

learned– Add any more questions that you have in the

middle column

Warm up: Monday, April 9th

Why is using children as soldiers considered a problem?

Today…

You will complete our primary document analysis station activity

Learning Objective:

Be able to analyze primary source documents and make inferences regarding child soldiers so that I better understand the problem

Closure

• As a team add to your KWL chart. Fill in the right column with what you have learned

• Individually complete the conclusion portion or your graphic organizer

Warm up: Tuesday, April 10th

Would you describe using children as soldiers as a local, national, regional, or global problem? Explain.

Today you will examine the global extent of using children as soldiers by creating a thematic map

Learning Objective:

Be able to create a thematic map to show where child soldiers are used in the world today so that I can understand the extent of the problem

Closure

Add to your KWL chart

Warm up: Thursday, April 12th

Why is using child soldiers considered a global problem?

Today…

• Complete your thematic map

Learning Objective:

Be able to create a thematic map to show where child soldiers are used in the world today so that I can understand the extent of the problem

Closure

• Thematic map analysis– What regions of the world seem to be most

impacted by the use of child soldiers? Why do you think child soldiers are more common in these regions rather than others?

Warm up: Monday, April 16th

What is the benefit to military leaders of using child soldiers?

Learning Objective:

Be able to identify why child soldiers are used, the impact of using child soldiers and how this problem can be solved

Today…

Reciprocal Teaching: Child Soldiers Around the World

Closure

Add to your KWL chart

Warm up: Tuesday, April 17th

Should the United States or the government of any country do something to solve the problem of child soldiers on a global level?

Learning Objective:

Be able to analyze a primary document so that I can better understand the efforts of the United Nations to solve the problem of child soldiers

Child Soldiers—The Facts

– Child Soldiers are being used in over 36 countries worldwide.

– Today, there are approximately 300,000 child soldiers fighting in armed conflict.

– Child soldiers are under the age of 18.

– Children are used as soldiers because they are easily manipulated and are too young to understand their actions.

– Child soldiers use AK-47s, M-16s and grenades because they are easy to use.Orphans and refugees sometimes see their only hope for survival is by joining a militia.

– Child soldiers are used to clear landmines and as human shields.Child soldiers are often given drugs to help them cope with their emotions making it easier for them to kill.

– Girl soldiers are often used as domestic sex slaves.

– Child soldiers carry supplies and act as messengers, cooks and lookouts.

– Child soldiers are sometimes forced to commit atrocities against their own families and villages.

– Many child soldiers are not welcome back home after a conflict ends because of cultural superstition.

– Children are the victims of conflict after witnessing or participating in murder and rape, becoming disabled, homeless or psychologically traumatized.

The United Nations• Worlds’ largest international organization• 193 member countries

United Nations—Convention on the Rights of the Child

• The Convention is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate a full range of human rights such as civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights for children. The Convention is an international document negotiated by Member States at the United Nations.

• By 2002, every Member State of the United Nations had ratified (or adopted) the treaty except the United States and Somalia, who have only signed it.

• The Convention offers a vision of the child as an individual and as a member of a family and community, with rights and responsibilities appropriate to his or her age and stage of development. By recognizing children's rights in this way, the Convention firmly sets the focus on the whole child.

Primary Document Analysis

• In your groups analyze this document• Which Articles of the Convention are being

violated when children are used in armed conflict?

Closure

Has the United Nations been successful in solving the problem of child soldiers? Why or why not?

Warm up: Wednesday, April 18th

If governments cannot solve the problem of child soldiers, who can?

Learning Objective:

Be able to describe the work being done by NGOs world wide to solve the problem of child soldiers so that I can understand one way global problems can be solved

Solving the problem of child soldiers

• Non-governmental organizations– In your groups research one of eight NGOs that

works to end child soldiering– Look for:• Name• Where it is located• The mission statement or goal of organization• How they try to achieve their goal

– Report out to the class on the work your NGO is doing

Closure

Draw a picture illustrating the work of one of the NGOs we have discussed