The commentary is an assignment that requires creativity, research, and spoken-word narration. The first step is to review HUMAN RIGHTS websites and videos on the course website to understand the connection between health and human rights. Pick a human rights issue that you are interested in and willing to learn more about. Your commentary must be personally meaningful and resonate with larger social themes. Commentaries don’t have to be “objective,” but they do have to be true. The best commentaries offer nuanced points of view grounded in compelling evidence from lived experience and research. The commentary is 300 words & usually runs around two minutes. You must read your commentary outload in class to get full credit. Express yourself conversationally, this is NOT an academic paper. Practice before delivering in class. Think about your tone, volume, rhythm and pace. Can your audience hear and understand you?
Grading Rubric
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Provide a title for your commentary; write in the 1st person; 300 words (+/- 10)
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Start with a “hook” that identifies the human rights issue you are addressing and its connection to health.
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Do you believe health is a human right? Say so, make the point and connect to at least one reading/video/website from Canvas. https://socialself.com/loneliness-statistics/
https://phr.org/
https://www.theconsciouschallenge.org/ecologicalfo…
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declarati…
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2015/0… and https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/14/breaking-pover…
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Name larger social themes and incorporate personal experience. Why does this matter to you?
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End with a call to action & why this issue should matter to others. What do you want from your audience? What can be done? What is your contribution?