6.1 – Warmup and Introduction

Thinking Ahead:

First: watch the VIDEO.

Next: Remember the word “rights” from a past module. In your own words, what are rights? “Rights are _____________________________________________________.”

Then: Read the following sentences and discuss your answers in small groups or as a class.

• Some laws are passed to give people rights, like freedom of speech or religion. In your home country, or a country you know well, name one right people have because of the law.
  In the country of ____________________, people have the right to _______________________________.
• Other laws are passed to limit people’s rights, such as having or carrying a gun, criticizing a leader, or getting a fair trial if arrested. In your home country, or a country you know well, what is one right people do not have because of the law?
  In the country of ____________________, people do not have the right to ________________________.
• In the United States, name one right people have AND one right people do not have because of the law.
  In this country, people have the right to __________________ but don’t have the right to __________________________. 

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What do you see in these pictures? What do you feel about them?