Hesford o n october 9, 2012, fifteenyearold malala yousafzai, an advocate for the educational rights of girls, was shot by a masked taliban gunman while she was riding home from school on a bus in mingora, pakistan, a region in the swat valley from which the pakistani army had. Malalas heroic stand against the taliban level 1 mary sanchez a staff writer for the kansas star, mary sanchez writes about immigration and foreign affairs. And we hold leaders accountable for their promises to girls. Afghanistan china india iran pakistan turkmenistan tajikistan i n d u s r i v e r arabian sea h i n d uk s h i m a l a y a s 0 100 mi area of map swat valley mingora islamabad. First, it helps activate prior knowledge and prepare students for the concepts to be found in the reading.
In this activity, you will identify central ideas and text evidence in malala the powerful. Malala yousafzai was born in the swat valley region of pakistan on july 12, 1997. Pdf in some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. I am malala is a story about a young girls campaign for human rights, especially a womans right to education. How one girl stood up for education and changed the world by malala yousafzai with patricia mccormick. From the strong women of today to the ones to fought from the very beginning for gender equality and feminism, these 50 best quotes pay respect to the greatest women in history. Malala the powerful scholastic staar formatted questions by. Malala yousafzai is seventeen years old and the youngest person ever to receive a nobel peace prize.
Even if you are not able to use this article as your anchor, there is tons of information on malala available online. Malala yousafzai is a pakistani student who fought for education and womens rights in swat valley where the taliban had banned girls from attending school. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by. Malala the powerful in the article malala the powerful by kristen lewis, a teenage girl named malala yousafzai stands up to a terrorist. The product contains an editable file and a pdf copy. This article was first published in 2012 in the kansas star. Malala the powerful scholastic staar formatted questions. Two, they only keep the resources in their archives for a year. As cofounder of malala fund, she is building a world where every girl can learn and lead without fear. Pdf malala yousafzai youngest nobel peace prize winner. Online library answers to malala the powerful scholastic answers to malala the powerful scholastic answers to malala the powerful as it turned out, malala had her own powerful weapon.
Malala yousafzai youngest nobel peace prize winner. Malala attended a school that her father, ziauddin yousafzai, had founded. My students were reading an article about malala and were inspired to do something to help her with her dream of helping all kids around the world to have an education. Malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world jk rowling moving and illuminating observer inspirational and powerful grazia her story is astonishing spectator category. Read the claim below and check 4 pieces of text evidence that supports the claim. She grew up in the city of mingora with her two younger brothers. For the first few years of her life, her hometown remained a popular tourist spot that was known for its summer festivals.
I use it as an assessment after reading the selection in my class. Feb 19, 2020 malala yousafzai is a pakistani education advocate who, at the age of 17 in 2014, became the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize after surviving an assassination attempt by the taliban. Her family practiced the religion of islam and was part of an ethnic group known as the pashtuns. Students should arrive at a definition similar to a crusader is a person who fights for a cause. That morning had begun like any other, though a little later than usual. Pdf pakistani teenage rights activist and nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzais journey to the nobel. The story of the girl who stood up for education and.
I am malala will make you believe in the power of one persons voice to inspire change in the world. We invest in developing country educators and activists, like my father, through malala funds education champion network. Do you believe that pens are our most powerful weap ons. Its humbling and powerful to look back to the strongest women in history during womens history month every year. In 1880 there was a war between britain and afghanistan. My students were reading an article about malala and were inspired to do something to help her with her dream of helping all kids around the world to have. Article pdf available january 2015 with 4,666 reads how we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication. I ordered after the school year started, so i did receive the magazines at a prorated cost. Starting in 2007, the taliban began taking control of swat.
Second, it gives them practice at speaking to their peers in a structured way, and listening to their responses. Malala is a popular name in afghanistan in honour of a 19th century heroine also called malala. Npr at this point, i know what my students think collectively. She shares the prize with kailash satyarthi, a childrens rights advocate from india. Students can think about crusaders from mythology or literature to help them with this response.
I am malala, written from malala s point of view, is a beautifully written, brutally honest and heartwarming tale of a girls innocence and will to make a positive difference, and how she was almost lost to the hands of a brutal and suppressive body who attempted, and still continue to threaten, to kill her. The selection can be found in the scholastic storyworks magazine, but the questions are my own. A normal, yet powerful girl a year after she was shot in the head by the taliban, malala yousafzai was nominated for the nobel peace prize. You only have 10 minutes so remember to use the powerfullearning and notetaking tips we talked about in lesson 1. She argues for the value and power of education again and again, making it clear that it is the most powerful weapon against terrorism or extremism. This made malala famous, and a wellknown crusader for girls rights. Malala fund is working so that their stories, like mine, can be heard around the world. During one particularly difficult battle, during which the men from afghanistan were losing and giving up, so the heroine malala took off her veil and shouted from the battle field, that they should not be cowards and give up. The article discusses how pakistani education activist malala yousafzai managed to survive the october 9, 2012 attack by members of the taliban terrorist group while on a school bus in mingora, pakistan. Malala s big ideas a central idea is a main point that the author is making. Article of the mouth article of the mouth malala the. On october 10, 2014, it was announced that malala yousafzai won the 2014 nobel peace prize.
See scopes glossary of nonfiction terms for definitions of the words that appear in bold. Before the taliban 1 a daughter is born 2 my father the falcon 3 growing up. Oct 07, 20 a year ago, schoolgirl malala yousafzai was shot in the head by taliban gunmen. Her crime to have defended the right of girls to be educated. In the name of god, the most merciful, the most beneficent. I am malala, a girl like any other although i do have my special talents. Sixth grade lesson reading malala the powerful betterlesson. After the taliban began attacking girls schools in swat, malala gave a speech in peshawar. This product includes 5 staar formatted comprehension questions for the nonfiction passage malala the powerful. She fought for her rights and the rights of all girls in pakistan to be able to get an education. Their members followed an extreme form of the religion islam. Yo soy malala le libros descargar libros en pdf, epub y mobi. Malala yousafzai born 1997 is a pakistani activist for female education and the youngest ever winner of the nobel peace prize. Article of the mouth m alala the powerful m ax k eith in the article malala the powerful by kristin lewis is about a brave girl that stands up against the taliban with not force but her voice.
Download pdf malala yousafzai free online new books in. To get him released she walked forty miles alone over mountains to appeal to a powerful cousin. Pdf let us pick up our books and pens, they are our most powerful weapons. Shot pakistan schoolgirl malala leaves uk hospital. However, the area began to change when the taliban tried to take control. The true story of a teen girl who almost died for her right to go to school. List of articles, books, and websites about malala.
The author starts off the article with malala s shooting to show the readers how cruel the taliban were, a grabber topic, and to show how passionate malala is about education. At this point, i know what my students think collectively. The taliban were not part of pakistans government, but their forces were powerful. It can always be supported with details from the text. Malalas father did not care that his first born was a girl and he told people, i know there is something different about this child. Malala is a crusader for the right of all children to go to school. Most muslimspeople who follow islamdo not agree with the taliban. In 2009, using a pseudonym, malala began writing for a british blog. Use text evidenceor details from the articleto answer the questions below.
The girl who was shot for going to school bbc news. American actress angelina jolie wrote an article about. Malala yousafzai education is the most critical area of. Like most pakistanis, malala and her family do not support the talibans version of islam. Why do you think the author begins the article with malala s shooting. Biography of malala malala yousafzai was born on july 12, 1997, in mingora, pakistan, located in the countrys swat valley. Mingora, the main city of swat, but also those like the taliban who think girls should not go to school. A normal, yet powerful girl npr interview with malala yousafzai. Malala yousafzai, 17, is the first pakistani, and youngest ever recipient of the nobel peace prize. What are some words that describe malalas expression or the mood of the. Article pdf available january 2015 with 4,642 reads. To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced. Now, i want them to work independently, so students will complete a multiple choice and short answer quiz produced by scholastic to go with the article malala the powerful this task requires students to go back and use text evidence to determine the answers to the multiple choice questions, but even better requires them to use text.
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