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In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we're unlocking this Channel One News interview with Malala Yousafzai. We've created a two-day mini unit lesson plan that ties together the interview, along with Malala's speech on education delivered to the United Nation Youth Assembly. On day 2, students make a connection between Malala and Susan B. Anthony, with a close reading of Susan B. Anthony's speech "Women's Right to the Suffrage."

Day 1

Watch: Channel One News Interview with Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai Transcript Check for Understanding:

How did Malala manage to keep attending school after the Taliban took power?

What made Malala a target for the Taliban?

What are some of Malala's accomplishments in the years following the shooting?

Read: Print copies for students to follow as they listen to Malala's speech on education delivered to the United Nations Youth Assembly in July 2013.
Watch: Check for Understanding: Malala's speech to the United Nation Youth Assembly Argumentative Writing

What are the rights Malala is fighting for? Underline where you found this.

What obstacles currently prevent women and children from obtaining an education in some parts of the world?

What is Malala asking world leaders to do?

In her address to the United Nations, Malala said, "One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your thinking, using evidence from the videos and your own experience to support your response.

Day 2

Making a Connection: Invite students to consider the connection between Malala Yousafzai and notable women's rights activist, Susan B. Anthony. In the 1800s, women in the United States had few legal rights and did not have the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony delivered the following speech after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100, but refused to pay.

Close Reading: Susan B Anthony's speech, " Woman's Right to the Suffrage."
Vocabulary:
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Check for Understanding:

suffrage (noun): the right to vote in political elections.

indictment (noun): a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime

What is the purpose of Anthony's speech? Underline it. What does she intend to prove in this speech?
Vocabulary:
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Check for Understanding:

posterity (noun):future generations of people

ballot (noun): a system of voting, usually in writing and in secret

What important historical document does Anthony reference to support her argument? Underline where you found this information.

Which words from this document does Anthony use to support her argument?

Vocabulary:
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disenfranchisement: the prevention of a legal right

attainder: elimination of civil rights as punishment for treason or a felony

ex post facto: after the fact

posterity: all future generations

odious: extremely unpleasant

oligarchy: a small group of people having control over others

Saxon: Germanic tribes

What legal rationale does Anthony uses to support her argument?

According to Anthony, why is "an oligarchy of sex" so detrimental to society?

Vocabulary:
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Check for Understanding:

Webster, Worcester and Bouvier: popular dictionaries

abridge: to reduce or lessen

immunities: protection under the law

Why do you think Anthony includes the dictionary definition of "citizen," instead of her own words?

In the final sentence, Anthony refers to 1870 passage of the 15th Amendment, granting African-Americans the right to vote in the U.S. How does this help support her argument?

Summary

Based on Anthony's argument, does she make her case?

Which evidence do you think is the strongest?

Explanatory Writing
Additional Resources: Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2014: Malala Yousafzai Biography of Susan B. Anthony 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote
Compare and contrast Malala Yousafzai with Susan B. Anthony.

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Women's History Month Lesson Plan: Malala Yousafzai and Susan B. Anthony

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In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we're unlocking this Channel One News interview with Malala Yousafzai. We've created a two-day mini unit lesson plan that ties together the interview, along with Malala's speech on education delivered to the United Nation Youth Assembly.