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Malala: a focus on her speech
Pupil and parent learning sheetWeek beginning: 15-06-20
This week's work for Year 7 English is about the persuasive writing of Malala Yousafzai.
By the end of topic, you should be able to: • Analyse the impact of persuasion in images and letters from the wartime era.• Locate and examine the areas of the world that are effected by inequality. • Identify the key parts of the world that are affected by negative persuasion.• Utilise persuasive techniques to create your own letter to go to a new place.
Your work this week will include the following activities: (You do not need to print any resources! You will need your book or lined paper to complete the tasks.)• Review the learning from last week.• Focus on particular countries that are subjects of inequality.• Read and analyse the speech by Malala Yousafzai.• Complete some literacy exercises.
For extra help with English learning, you may also want to look at the following:https://www.malala.org/malalas-story?gclid=CjwKCAjwqpP2BRBTEiwAfpiD-3emFLH_JOi-dS6P47SyQHIz5BOuKUL8tKXGSVxpN02eijA9ZWxU2BoC6-MQAvD_BwE
If you complete all your work to a high standard, you may also want to start thinking in more detail about why there is gender inequality in countries like Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and Afghanistan. Find out some details to help you build a greater picture of the situation Malala found herself in.
Recap
Last session you identified and located countries where inequality happens in today’s society.
Now we are going to focus on Pakistan.
Look back at the work you did previously. In your books or on a piece of paper, write down five reasons why Pakistan is a difficult country to be educated in if you are female.
Malala’s speech to the world
On the next four slides (5-8) there is a copy of Malala Yousafzai’s speech.
You are going to need to use it to help you with the questions on slide 12.
Malala’s speech is very important and it helped to change the future for a lot of girls. Make sure you read it carefully and consider how it has made such a significant impact.
If you are unsure how big the impact of her speech was, look back at the statistics that were given to you from the work you completed last week.
Dear brothers and sisters, do remember one thing. Malala day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights.
There are hundreds of Human rights activists and social workers who are not only speaking for human rights, but who are struggling to achieve their goals of education, peace and equality. Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them.
So here I stand.... one girl among many.
I speak – not for myself, but for all girls and boys.
I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.
Those who have fought for their rights:
Their right to live in peace.
Their right to be treated with dignity.
Their right to equality of opportunity.
Their right to be educated.
Dear Friends, on the 9th of October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends too. They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed. And then, out of that silence came, thousands of voices. The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.
I am the same Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. My dreams are the same.
Honourable Secretary General, peace is necessary for education. In many parts of the world especially Pakistan and Afghanistan; terrorism, wars and conflicts stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways.
Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorists group. I am here to speak up for the right of education of every child. I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists especially the Taliban.
Dear sisters and brothers, we realise the importance of light when we see darkness. We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realised the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns.
The wise saying, “The pen is mightier than sword” was true. The extremists are afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women. The power of the voice of women frightens them. And that is why they killed 14 innocent medical students in the recent attack in Quetta. And that is why they killed many female teachers and polio workers in Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa and FATA. That is why they are blasting schools every day. Because they were and they are afraid of change, afraid of the equality that we will bring into our society.
In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour. Many schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. People in Afghanistan have been affected by the hurdles of extremism for decades. Young girls have to do domestic child labour and are forced to get married at early age. Poverty, ignorance, injustice, racism and the deprivation of basic rights are the main problems faced by both men and women.
Dear sisters and brothers, now it's time to speak up. So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and prosperity.
We call upon the world leaders that all the peace deals must protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the dignity of women and their rights is unacceptable.
We call upon all governments to ensure free compulsory education for every child all over the world.
We call upon all governments to fight against terrorism and violence, to protect children from brutality and harm.
We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of educational opportunities for girls in the developing world.
We call upon all communities to be tolerant – to reject prejudice based on cast, creed,sect, religion or gender. To ensure freedom and equality for women so that they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realise their full potential.
Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child’s bright future.
We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education for everyone. No one can stop us. We will speak for our rights and we will bring change through our voice. We must believe in the power and the strength of our words. Our words can change the world.
Because we are all together, united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.
Dear brothers and sisters, we must not forget that millions of people are suffering from poverty, injustice and ignorance. We must not forget that millions of children are out of schools. We must not forget that our sisters and brothers are waiting for a bright peaceful future.
So let us wage a global struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism and let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons.
One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.
Education is the only solution. Education First.
What are your thoughts?
Answer the following questions in detail on paper or in your books.
1. What is the point of her speech?2. Was it persuasive? How?3. Why did she decide to speak out?4. Do you think she thought about herself in
the speech?5. Do you think she thought about her own
personal gain when she wrote this speech?
Well done Year 7, you have completed the first part of this
week’s English work.
Make sure you take a break and then complete the second and third part of the work later in the week.
RecapThe Nobel Peace Prize Nominating Task Group is primarily guided by the following criteria:
• The candidate’s commitment to nonviolent methods.
• The quality of the candidate as a person and of her/his sustained contribution to peace.
• The candidate’s work on issues of peace, justice, human dignity, and the integrity of the environment.
• The candidate’s possession of a worldview and/or global impact as opposed to a parochial concern.
From these criteria, would you agree that she is a worthy winner of this prestigious
award?
From last lesson (on slide 9), you wrote down your
thoughts. Use these notes when you write your answer for the questions on slide 12.
READ THIS
Responding to Malala’s opinion
On a piece of paper or in your books, answer the questions about Malala’s speech. Refer back to the speech on slides 5-8 to help you.
Bronze - What are your first thoughts about the speech? (Look back at the bronze highlighted writing to help you)Silver - What do you think the purpose of the speech is?Gold - To what extent do you think it achieves its purpose?
Sentence starters for BSG questions
Bronze
• My first thoughts about the speech are…
• The role of the speech is to…
• Malala opens my eyes to… that is happening in the world. This speech is a message to…
Silver
• The purpose of the speech is to…
• Malala’s speech is a way to recognise… . This is a great speech to highlight…
• Malala proves to everyone that…
Gold
• This speech meets the purpose of addressing… .
• Malala speaks passionately about… . She gives a personal message to the audience and it shows me that…
• Malala’s speech is a selfless act because… . She wants the world to know that…
Final thoughtAfter writing and delivering her speech, Malala was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for her thoughts.
Explain, in a 100 word summary, why this is an important example of how women are being listened to and respected.
Write your summary in your book or on a piece of paper. In your summary, think about the following:
• How Malala’s upbringing may have had an impact and how she overcame the negativity to become successful.
• Discuss the expectations of girls in Pakistan in your summary.
• Link your ideas to what you learnt last week too.
ReviewIn your book or on a piece of paper, write down all the things you have
learnt about inequality in our world.
Include details about Malala and also refer back to last weeks work
to make some important links.
Well done Year 7, you have completed the second part of this week’s English work.
Next week we will be looking at Malala’s speech in more detail.
To finish this week, have a go at the literacy tasks.
Now have a go at these literacy skills
Full Stops
BEWARE!
Once you have written a
sentence, you cannot put a
comma and carry on writing. This
is called a run-on error. For
example:
I love angel cake, it is my
favourite.
(run-on error)
What is a full stop and when do I use one?
Rules:A full stop is a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation.
Copy out these sentences in your book. Can you add the capital letters and full stops to
these sentences? Highlight the words or letters you have changed
scarlet made her way down the steps to the beach her dog ran behind her wagging its tail
when she got to the bottom of the steps scarlet ran to the sea
the waves were breaking on the rocks scarlet decided to make a huge sandcastle her brother
came to help her.
the tide began to come in the waves came over the sandcastle and washed it away scarlet
and her brother went home
Task 1
Copy out these sentences. Can you add the capital letters and full stops to these sentences?
Highlight the words or letters you have changed
jacob stood on the riverbank watching the boats go by he waved to the people as they went
past the engines made a quiet chugging noise
mrs hall got the paints out of the store room she put some on each table connor covered
the tables with newspaper then karrina gave out the aprons
the old woman sat on the bench she watched the people as they went past on their way to
work it began to rain the old woman got up and went home
Task 1 continued
Copy out these sentences in your book. Can you add the capital letters and full stops to
these sentences? Highlight the words or letters you have changed
scarlet made her way down the steps to the beach her dog ran behind her wagging its tail
when she got to the bottom of the steps scarlet ran to the sea
the waves were breaking on the rocks scarlet decided to make a huge sandcastle her brother
came to help her.
the tide began to come in the waves came over the sandcastle and washed it away scarlet
and her brother went home
Task 1
Copy out these sentences. Can you add the capital letters and full stops to these sentences?
Highlight the words or letters you have changed
jacob stood on the riverbank watching the boats go by he waved to the people as they went
past the engines made a quiet chugging noise
mrs hall got the paints out of the store room she put some on each table connor covered
the tables with newspaper then karrina gave out the aprons
the old woman sat on the bench she watched the people as they went past on their way to
work it began to rain the old woman got up and went home
Task 1 continued
Task 2
Copy out these sentences. In each piece of text identify where the full stops and capital letters go. Re-write the sentences correctly in your book or on paper.
pandas are members of the bear family they have black and white fur giant pandas are one of the world’s rarest mammals a young panda is called a cub
beavers are rodents that live in North America they can live in water and on land they are powerful swimmers and can stay underwater for up to fifteen minutes a baby beaver is called a kit kits learn to swim when they are about one month old
bottlenose dolphins send messages to each other they do this by squeaking, whistling or slapping their tails on the water dolphins are mammals like us and breathe air like we do they have a poor sense of smell but very good hearing
Task 2
Copy out these sentences. In each piece of text identify where the full stops and capital letters go. Re-write the sentences correctly in your book or on paper.
pandas are members of the bear family they have black and white fur giant pandas are one of the world’s rarest mammals a young panda is called a cub
beavers are rodents that live in North America they can live in water and on land they are powerful swimmers and can stay underwater for up to fifteen minutes a baby beaver is called a kit kits learn to swim when they are about one month old
bottlenose dolphins send messages to each other they do this by squeaking, whistling or slapping their tails on the water dolphins are mammals like us and breathe air like we do they have a poor sense of smell but very good hearing
Task 3
Find three examples of a full stop in your reading book or your exercise book.
Copy them into your book and then answer the following:
• Why have they been used?
• Are there any times when you have forgotten to use a full stop in your exercise book?
Review
Record the rules for a full stop in your book.
No cheating!
• Send your pictures of your wonderful work to [email protected] with the subject title ‘English Year 7 Home Learning –Mr Storey’
• Take a good break and we will see you next week to continue looking at Malala’s speech.
• Keep reading…
Well done you have completed the work for English this week!
