I Am Malala Lesson Plan

Act Locally

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will discuss a social issue raised in the book as it applies to their own lives.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1

Structure:

Begin by posing the following question to your students: do you believe there are any threats to women's education here in the United States?

Students may be somewhat divided on this question. Clearly the situation in the US isn't nearly as bad as in Pakistan. Women and girls are not physically punished for seeking out education, their families are not threatened with violence, and schools that teach girls aren't blown up. However, girls and women still go...