Lesson 22

Lesson 22

Chapters 1-23

FOCUSING QUESTION: How do Malala and her community respond to the hostile environment in Pakistan?

• CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION: Reveal: What does a deeper exploration of structure reveal in I Am Malala?

• CRAFT QUESTION: Excel: How do I improve my use of sources in research writing?

Poll

“I knew for certain now that I wanted to be a political leader. I felt the word politics had a bit of a stain on it, but I would be different. I would do the things politicians only spoke of. And I would start with education—especially girls’ education” pages (123–124).

• Politics means the decisions made by those in power.

• Malala thinks that the government has made some bad decisions and so its politics are stained by mistakes, things that people will remember for a long time.

• “Stain” has a negative connotation; you don’t want something that has a stain on it. This shows that Malala is disappointed in her government and thinks it could be more effective.

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“To what central idea are the ideas in this excerpt connected?”

Multiple Choice

How are the events in part four the same as the first three parts of the book?

• Malala recognizes when bad things are going to happen.

• Malala runs from the Taliban.

Multiple Choice

How is part four different from the other three parts?

• Malala is placed in a safe house.

• Part four is different because Malala's identity is no longer anonymous.