I am Malala Part 4,5 and Epilogue

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Let's recall the plot of "I am Malala"

• Malala is born.

• An earthquake hits Pakistan.

  • The Taliban take over the Swat district.

  Malala becomes a political activist.

• Malala is shot by the Taliban.

• Malala recovers and moves to England.

• Malala is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Introduction

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

• Introduction

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Labelling

Label the Character Map

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Malala

Ziauddin

Mother

Moniba

Maulana Fazlullah

‘My daughter, you are my brave daughter, my beautiful
daughter,’ he said over and over, kissing my forehead
and cheeks and nose. He didn’t know why he was
speaking to me in English. I think somehow I knew he
was there even though my eyes were closed. My father
said later, ‘I can’t explain it. I felt she responded.’
Someone said I had smiled. But to my father it was not
a smile, just a small beautiful moment because he knew
he had not lost me for ever. Seeing me like that was the
worst thing that had ever happened to him. All children are special to their parents, but to my father I was his universe. I had been his comrade in arms for so long, first secretly as Gul Makai, then quite openly as Malala. He had always believed that if the Taliban came for anyone, it would be for him, not me. He said he felt as if he had been hit by a thunderbolt. ‘They wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Kill Malala and silence me for ever.’ (P. 223)

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Open Ended

1. How does Ziauddin (Malala's father) react to the news of Malala's injury?

2. What emotions and actions does he express?

Open Ended

1. Explore the significance of the line, "All children are special to their parents, but to my father I was his universe."

2. How does this illustrate the bond between Malala and her father?

​Down below, my mother was watching from the roof of our house. When she heard that I had been hurt she was having her reading lesson with Miss Ulfat and struggling to learn words like ‘book’ and ‘apple’. The news at first was muddled and she initially believed I’d been in an accident and had injured my foot. She rushed home and told my grandmother, who was staying with us at the time. She begged my grandmother to start praying immediately. We believe Allah listens more closely to the white-haired. My mother then noticed my half-eaten egg from breakfast. There were pictures of me everywhere receiving the awards she had disapproved of. She sobbed as she looked at them. All around was Malala, Malala. (P. 225)

Open Ended

1. What does Malala's mother's reaction reveal about her character and her relationship with Malala?

​Read the Epilogue and answer the questions.

Multiple Choice

What extraordinary gift did Malala receive on her 16th birthday?

• She received a new car.

• She received 100 books.

• She received a new computer.

• She was invited to speak to the United Nations.

Multiple Choice

Where did Malala and her family travel so she could speak at the United Nations?

• London

• Pakistan

• New York City

• Sydney

Multiple Choice

Though many people in Pakistan have been told the United States is a dark and godless place, everyone Malala met was quite nice.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Did Malala speak out against President Obama when she met him? Why or why not?

• Yes, she believed that if God has given you a voice, you should use it.

• No, she was too scared to be disrespectful towards him.

Multiple Choice

Which of the below did Malala say to President Barack Obama?

• She did not like the drone strikes on Pakistan.

• If America spent less money on weapons and war and more on education, that the world would be a better place.

• If you kill one bad person, innocent people are killed too, and terrorism spreads more.

• all of the above

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Malala did not want to be thought of as "the girl who was shot by the Taliban. What did she want to be thought of as instead?

• "The girl whose best friend was Moniba."

• "The girl who fought for education."

• "The girl who was the top of her class."

• "The girl who was brave."

Open Ended

Malala gave a speech at the United Nations. What are a few things she said in her speech?

Multiple Choice

True or False. Malala realized that God had answered her prayer of making her taller. Her voice could reach people everywhere.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The last two lines of the text state, "I am Malala. My world has changed, ________________."

• but here I stand.

• but my brothers are the same.

• but I have not.

• Pakistan is still home.

Open Ended

What is one takeaway you have from reading Malala's story?