10th Grade Recommended Reading List: "Declaration of the Rights of the Child"

Children are human too. But the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a response to the horrors of World War II, and most of its principles applied to adults. Thus, the United Nations issued a separate proclamation on November 20, 1959. Recognize your rights with this list.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 10 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Where I'm From, Funny in Farsi, Kaffir Boy, Pick One, If You Are What You Eat, Persepolis, poems about parents, Hunger of Memory, Thanksgiving: A Personal History, Time to Assert American Values, Rough Justice, On Civil Disobedience, On Surrender at Bear Paw Mountain, On Women's Right to Vote, Declaration of the Rights of the Child, School's Out for Summer, One Word of Truth, Hope, Despair, and Memory
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  1. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
    The child shall enjoy special protection, and shall be given opportunities and facilities, by law and by other means, to enable him to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity.
  2. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
    In the enactment of laws for this purpose, the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration.
  3. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
    He shall be entitled to grow and develop in health; to this end, special care and protection shall be provided both to him and to his mother, including adequate pre-natal and post-natal care.
  4. harmonious
    suitable and fitting
    The child, for the full and harmonious development of his personality, needs love and understanding.
  5. compulsory
    required by rule
    The child is entitled to receive education, which shall be free and compulsory, at least in the elementary stages.
  6. recreation
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
    The child shall have full opportunity for play and recreation, which should be directed to the same purposes as education
  7. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
    The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation.
  8. interfere
    come between so as to be a hindrance or obstacle
    The child shall not be admitted to employment before an appropriate minimum age; he shall in no case be caused or permitted to engage in any occupation or employment which would prejudice his heath or education, or interfere with his physical, mental or moral development.
  9. foster
    promote the growth of
    The child shall be protected from practices which may foster racial, religious and any other form of discrimination.
  10. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
    He shall be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among peoples, peace and universal brotherhood, and in full consciousness that his energy and talents should be devoted to the service of his fellow men.
Created on Mon Oct 13 13:12:34 EDT 2014 (updated Mon Oct 13 15:04:54 EDT 2014)

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