Human Rights Education Associates

Using Fiction to Explore Human Rights: The Bone Sparrow

Author

Book: Zana Fraillon / Lesson: Amnesty International

Publisher

Amnesty International

Place of Publication

Online

Year of Publication

2019

Language

English

These notes have been created to support students aged 12+ to explore the characters, storyline and issues in the book, The Bone Sparrow, including refugees, human rights abuses, courage, freedom and protest. The notes contain: • Characters – questions and talking points • Themes – discussion questions on the main themes and their importance • Activities – each theme includes a suggested activity which covers art, writing, web research, photography and taking action for Amnesty International.
MMA: Written & spoken word
Freedom of assembly and association, Right to asylum, Human rights-based approach

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