16+
Medium (5-11 activities)
This six-lesson series for students aged 16+ uses short clips from the absorbing documentary He Named Me Malala to consider the importance of unity, peace and education in the face of terrorism. Learners will develop English skills, including writer's purpose, and stimulate creative and non-fiction writing.
Lesson One - Introducing Malala
Introduces Malala to students, comparing an extract of her autobiography with that of Nelson Mandela's to better understand the writer's craft, culminating in a comparative essay.
Learning Objective:
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 1: Malala's Story
Lesson Two - Finding Forgiveness
Explores the power of forgiveness across history and the vital role it can play in progress, inspiring students to write creative, powerful narratives on the theme, using imagined narrative perspectives.
Learning objective:
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 2: Malala's Prognosis
Lesson Three - Malala Campaigns in Nigeria
Highlights the importance of positive communication in dealing with complex political issues, using Malala's visit to Nigeria to campaign for the return of 219 kidnapped schoolgirls to develop a socratic discussion.
Learning objective:
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 3: Malala in Nigeria
Lesson Four - Malala's Visit to a Refugee Camp
Examines newspaper coverage of refugee camps, inviting students to develop their analysis of language and tone, before writing their own non-fiction composition, based on independent research that learners undertake.
Learning objective:
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 4: Malala Visits Syria
Lesson Five - Speaking Out
Students examine the unequal nature of girls' education in developing countries, before focusing on persuasive writing skills to chat a powerful piece of writing that uses Malala's activism as a platform for ideas.
Learning objective:
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 5: Malala Speaks Out
Lesson Six - United Nations
Explores the power of public speech and the impact that carefully phrased language features can have, using talks by both Malala and her father, culminating in a persuasive redraft of one of Malala's striking speeches.
Learning objective:
Clip(s) to Use - Clip 6: Malala's UN Speech
The full six-lesson unit for 11-16 English.
Size: 2.34 MB
Introducing Malala.
Size: 292 KB
Finding forgiveness.
Size: 526 KB
Malala campaigns in Nigeria.
Size: 244 KB
Malala's visit to a refugee camp.
Size: 928 KB
Speaking out.
Size: 140 KB
Learn about Malala and what happened to her in Pakistan.
Duration: 1:14 mins
Malala talks about her recovery and forgiving those that harmed her.
Duration: 1:15 mins
Malala travels to Nigeria to meet the parents of abducted girls.
Duration: 2:10 mins
Malala visits a refugee camp in Jordan and meets girls from Syria.
Duration: 1:32 mins
Malala and her father decide to make their voices heard.
Duration: 4:55 mins
Malala addresses the United Nations.
Duration: 3:53 mins
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