I am MALALA - Yr 9J by indhu rebecca https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64 Summary and Analysis en-us 2019-10-21 19:54:37 UTC 2019-11-21 05:44:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Chapter 1 - A Daughter Is Born - Kaitlyn and Abbey https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628140 In this chapter we learn about Malala's name and origin. We learn about the culture of the people in Swat including honour and respect. We continue to learn about the different ways people are treated and how it affects them in their daily lives.
We believe the author included this chapter to give an insight of Malala's life in Swat and culture of the people who live there.
The main themes in this chapter are religion and gender roles.

'For most Pashtuns, it's a gloomy day when a daughter is born.'
''Taking a rifle from a Pashtun is like taking away his life'

]]> 2019-10-22 00:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628140 Chapter 2 - My Father the Falcon - Abbey and Kaitlyn https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628259 In this chapter we are learning about Malala's father, Ziauddin, and his relationship with Malala's grandfather, Rohul Amin. We learn about Pakistan's history and the rift between Pakistanis and Afghans. We also learn of the religious differences and how that has an impact of people involved. 

The author included this chapter to show the life of Malala's father and how that impacted and empowered him. It was also used to show the impacts the past has had on the present. 

The main themes of this chapter are courage and resilience.
'but when he spoke, the words came out fluently like beautiful butterflies taking flight.'
'he instructed my father to open his mouth and then spat into it'

]]> 2019-10-22 00:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628259 Chapter 13: The Diary Of Gul Makai(Alan) https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628440 Summary

Malala was doing blog posts for the BBC to discuss about her life under of the Taliban. her class had reduced to ten girls by January of 2009. Madam Maryam was married off to be able to stay in Swat valley. Malala participated in having her life documented by cameras in her room. The documentary would be posted on New Yorks Time website. Develops into some ideology of the Taliban and  Dr. Afzal and Ziauddin Yousafzai and Malala going to Islamabad with Adam Ellick and her father. Page 137 is probably the most important page in chapter 13.

Why did the author include this chapter in the book?
The author include this chapter in this book(I am Malala) as this covers her fighting back and the approaching the' innermost cave' part of the hero's cycle. This chapter reinforces Malala's beliefs in education where it is seen, ''education is education" when it was discuss that the Taliban thinks that people reading English or studies science would make them Westernised.

Themes:
Extremist, "Do not wear colourful clothes."(pg.130)
Education, "education is education"(pg.136)


]]> 2019-10-22 00:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628440 Chapter 18: The Women and the Sea https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628770 In this Chapter Malala and her family go to the beach whilst visiting the city of Karachi. They travelled to the city because Malala had been invited to speak to the press after a school had been named in honour of her actions. They also visit Najma (who is their Aunt) who has yet to visit the sea despite living there for 30 years. This is a result of the Taliban's edict that women could not leave their homes if unaccompanied by men. This chapter is important as Malala and her family are informed that the Taliban threatened to kill her. 

An important quote to note in this chapter is when her Father states his opinion on how the Taliban treat people like him and Malala. He states, 'Now the Talibanisation is especially for us, for those like you and me who continue to speak out'.

A major themes in this chapter are discouragement and desperation, Malala wonders about the Taliban and their impact in so many places . This makes her feel Helpless in a sense but this does not discourage her completely.  ]]> 2019-10-22 00:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400628770 Chapter 17: Praying to be Tall (Lucy) https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629086
Malala finds that she is the shortest in the class which impacts her confidence as a public speaker. Malala sees that Pakistanis are turning against each other and murderers were being praised. Her father starts receiving death threats and Pakistan starts blaming America for their problems. Malala also receives a lot of acknowledgement for her activist for women's rights and education.

The author included this chapter as it shows how Pakistan's order of society is breaking down due to Fazlullah and his influence on the people. It also shows how Malala's father's reputation isn't going to protect him for long as increasingly more people turn against him. The title used also refers to how Malala wants to be physically tall and to regain her ability to speak out confidently.

The major themes in the chapter would be the importance of fame and power, women's rights and the power of education. 

Malala states, "Our country was going crazy. How was it possible that we were now garlanding murderers?" this shows how the fame and power of Fazlullah and the Taliban are influencing and changing the people of Pakistan.

"I knew that any of the girls in my class could have achieved what I had achieved
if they had had their parents’ support." This shows how Malala appreciates her parents as if she hadn't had the support from her parent's she wouldn't of been at the place she is at now.

]]> 2019-10-22 00:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629086 Chapter 11 - The Clever Class (Alex) mareo https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629088 Chapter 11 covers how Malala is now in high school and is reminiscing about all the past events she loved during school and how "school is a haven from the horrors outside". She then talks about school bombings, how you need to speak out before its too late using a poem written by Martin Niemöller, someone who lived in Nazi Germany. "First the came for the communists, I didn't speak out because I wasn't communist..." The rest of the chapter talks about how they will continue to retaliate against the Taliban to closing their schools. The chapter then ends with a quote from Malala, "The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn't stop our minds from thinking."

I think they included this chapter in the novel because this shows how even though radical groups are present, they can still think of a way to fight back and how they're able to learn on their own accord.

I believe the theme that surrounds this chapter is one of Education, Resilience, Courage, Freedom of Speech and Youth & Activism. I chose these because I believe that the students and ideas spoke about in this chapter show how they're youthful and still are able to learn and speak out, how you can talk even if someone is oppressing you, having the COURAGE to speak out, being resilient if something goes astray and Education as this is one of the largest themes covered in "I am Malala".

]]> 2019-10-22 00:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629088 Chapter 16: The Valley of Sorrows (Katrina) https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629217 In this chapter Malala explains what she saw when she returned back to Swat Valley, after it was used as a war ground to fight the Taliban. After being gone for almost 3 months Malala described her precious valley as 'rubble of blown-up buildings...and piles of wreckage'. Malala included this chapter into the book to highlight how destructive war be and how it negatively affects a community. After checking on their home, Malala and her father visited their school and found a note left by the army. The letter expressed how they army had 'lost so many precious lives of our [their] soldiers' and how it was 'due to your [the people of Swat Valley's] negligence'. This shows how the people of Swat are being accused for causing the outburst of violence and many deaths in the Valley, which exemplify the injustices and mistreatment of the citizens. ]]> 2019-10-22 00:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629217 Chapter 9 - Radio Mullah (Arjun) https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629256 Fazlullah has introduced himself in this chapter as an "Islamic reformer and an interpreter of the Quran". He introduced new religious practices and asked for some reforms of common things like no more heroin, weed and no more tobacco. People believed him to be a scholar who was wise and benevolent. As Fazlullah molded society into a following for himself, he begun to slowly talk about and implement Taliban practices and beliefs into his radio speeches. Near the end of the chapter some people are beginning to realise that he doesn't have good intention and is actually an evil man.

Question 1 - The author included this chapter because it introduces a major enemy in Malala's fight for right's to education. She questions why the Taliban don't want women to go to school;  "Why don’t they want girls to go to school?" she asks to her Father.

Question 2 - A major theme in this chapter is Manipulation and Deceit. The people of Swat are being manipulated into following Taliban practices;  "One good thing Fazlullah is doing is banning ladies and girls from going to the Cheena Bazaar, which saves us men money".]]> 2019-10-22 00:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629256 Chapter 10 https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629734 "First the Taliban took [her] music, then [our] Buddhas, then our history." The Taliban destroyed Buddhist statues, girls were not seen outside and bombed the police station in the valley. Fazlullah was corrupted the people with  his podcast. They bomb the army truck 

This chapter was included to the book because it would show how corrupted the Taliban are.

The major theme of this chapter is corruption]]> 2019-10-22 00:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400629734 Chapter 5 Bob Jr. Nguyen https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400632855 Malala is the top of her class in terms of smartness. She is also active in extracurricular activities such as music, art, drama, and sports. A girl named Malka-e-Noor joins their class. Malala loses the first-place spot to her. She is very, very sad and cries until her mother comforts her. A young girl called Safina is slightly younger than Malala and has many possessions, including toys and jewelry. Malala discovers that Safina has a pink plastic phone and that her own is missing, but Safina claims to have purchased hers at the bazaar. Malala steals Safina's pink telephone toy.

The author may have included this chapter to show that Malala is an ordinary person who has her flaws and yet becomes a hero.
The theme is Youth
'Though I felt bad, I was also relieved it was over. Since that day I have never lied or stolen. Not a single lie nor a single penny, not even those coins my father leaves around the house, which we’re allowed to buy snacks with.'

]]> 2019-10-22 01:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400632855 Chapter 12 - The Bloody Square Wall870234983427987342 https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634355 Throughout chapter 12 the author talks about how the square is where the Taliban dumped dead bodies, about how Shabana was killed, about killings and punishment for not doing what the Taliban wanted them to do and how the Taliban has a lot of power and its only growing because no one wants or tries to stop them.The author included this chapter to show how the Taliban was big and powerful and people were scared. "No one understood why we were not being defended". This chapter has the theme of violence because there is a lot of killings and punishments handed out by the Taliban and no one try's to stop them.

]]> 2019-10-22 01:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634355 CHAPTER 14 https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634593 Malala remembers that her classmates pretend to be back in school as they miss the feeling of school. The Taliban agreed to stop fighting ]]> 2019-10-22 01:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634593 Chapter 4 - Georgio https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634849 Growing up, Malala’s parents noticed that she had the qualities of both of her grandfathers: like Rohul, she was vocal, and like Tor Pekai's grandfather, she was calm and wise. Malala loved to spend time with Rohul, whom she knew as Baba. Baba would sing Malala songs and tell her stories.

Growing up, Malala looked forward to the Eid holidays, a biannual celebration of Abraham’s sacrifice to God—the founding event of monotheism. Malala and her family would walk many miles to Barkana, a neighboring village, and Malala savored the sights of trees and animals while she walked. Occasionally, she would see a plane or helicopter flying high above the ground. Malala believes that it was her father who gave her a love for nature. Whenever Malala visited Barkana, she was surprised to find that her cousins and relatives who lived in Barkana found her snobbish and overly sophisticated. Malala read books and believed in women’s rights—two qualities that struck her extended family as pretentious.


]]> 2019-10-22 01:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634849 Chaper 15 https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634881 In May 2009, Z makes the difficult decision to take his family out of Mingora. The area has become too dangerous for a family to live in. Malala is particularly heartbroken with the news of leavingsh (e loves her home). On May 5, the family leaves together: Malala, her siblings and parents, her grandmother, her cousin, his wife, and their child. Before leaving, the family says a prayer to Allah, asking for protection and guidance. Afterwards, they leave Mingora in cars provided by their neighbor Safina's parents and some of Ziauddin's friends. In Mardan, there are camps set up for refugees. Amazingly, Malala notes, 75 percent of the people who came from Swat were sheltered by families in Mardan.]]> 2019-10-22 01:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400634881 Chapter 6 Summary https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400635191 Malala was moved by her father’s description of the child in the rubbish mountain, and she begged her father to offer the girl a free place at his school. Ziaddin agreed—over the years, he’d given away many free places because Malala and Tor Pekai asked him to do so. At this point, Ziauddin’s school had more than 800 students, and three locations. More than 100 students attended the school for free. One side effect of this was that the richer students left Ziauddin’s school, as their parents didn’t want them associating with the poor. Nevertheless, Ziauddin remained a powerful, respected man in his community, despite the fact that he had little money and few family connections.

ANALYSIS AND QUOTES?]]> 2019-10-22 01:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400635191 Chapter 7 Summary (TienB) https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400635790
Ghulamullah, a mufti began a campaign of intimidation against Ziauddin after he observed girls attending the Khushal School. Ghulamullah proclaimed that Ziauddin's school was haram, or forbidden under Sharia law he even tried to manipulate the school's landlady into breaking Ziauddin's lease. The landlady refused, and Ghulamullah eventually turned up at Ziauddin's home with a delegation of religious leaders.

ANALYSIS AND QUOTES?]]> 2019-10-22 01:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400635790 Chapter 20 https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400636787 In 2010, Miss Shazia tells Ziauddin that she had a nightmare. In the nightmare, she saw Malala walking around with a severely burned leg. Malala is convinced that danger is coming and she began to pray more often. Malala’s season exam began and on the third day of the exam, her school bus got stopped by two men and he asked who is Malala and they shot her in the head.

5b)
Q1. Malala included this chapter to the book because it shows the leading events before Malala got shot.
Q2. The themes included in this chapter
THEMES]]> 2019-10-22 01:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/400636787 Chapter 19: A Private Talibanisation https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401254375 Summary:
During this chapter Malala goes on a school trip with her classmates to an area called Marghazar. During this trip Malala and her father discuss a series of threatening notes claiming that the the practices taught by her father are 'obscene' and 'vulgar'. In the messages sent out by Taliban various threats are made and as a result of this many of the students feel uncomfortable attending school and start to question their actions.

Following these events Malala's Father feels more vulnerable as his close friend became a victim to the Taliban. He remains fearful as it becomes evident that the Taliban have full intent on attacking him.

Themes:
The important themes in this chapter are the following:
Islam and its interpretations
The Taliban consistently misinterpret what is said to be the true understandings of Islam.
Womens Rights
Women are restricted in the daily lives but this chapter showcases how severe the limits are on education in Pakistan and in SWAT.

Important Quotes:
“Go and ask the manager of the White Palace Hotel and he will tell you what these girls did…”
This was said in the note written from the Taliban about the girls trip when in actuality the manager had no recollection of this at all. It was simply used to make others believe that they (the Taliban) were right.]]> 2019-10-23 03:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401254375 Chapter 23 - The Girl shot in the head, Birmingham https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401255452 During this chapter Malala wakes up in the Queen Elizabeth hospital a week after being shot, and is experiencing the side effects of the medicine she is taking. She is worried about her family, especially her father and was worried she couldn't pay the medical fees and they are poor. She was confused and high on medication causing her to not think straight. She was writing messages in her diary, which include "where is my father?".

Question 1 - The author included this chapter in the book because it explains the aftermath of her being shot and how she recovered from a near-death state.

Question 2 - The themes in this chapter are Familial Love and Rebirth, quotes that express this are, " There was my father’s voice. I couldn’t talk because of the tube in my neck. But I was so happy to hear him. I couldn’t smile because of my face, but it was as if there was a smile inside," and " I hadn’t felt any problem with my arms or legs in bed apart from my left hand which was stiff because the bullet had ended up by my shoulder so I didn’t realise I couldn’t walk properly. My first few steps were such hard work it felt like I’d run a hundred kilometres. The doctors told me I would be fine; I just needed lots of physiotherapy to get my muscles working again."]]> 2019-10-23 03:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401255452 Chapter 8- The Autumn of the Earthquake https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401255671 Another peaceful day in swat valley. When Malala was 13 years old in 2005, there was an earthquake. Mingora had a big earthquake with many injuries and alot of damage. The earthquake did damage to nearby cities like Kashmir and Kabul. Some children and elderly died from the earthquake, which was unfortunate. Some time after the earthquake had disappeared, Malala's family campaigned to raise money to help the families of the victims of the earthquake.  ]]> 2019-10-23 03:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401255671 Chapter 3 - growing up in a school - Kaitlyn and Abbey https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401256501 In this chapter, Malala goes on to talk about her mother, Tor Pekai. She explains that she went to school until she was 6 and then decided to stop as she was the only girl and didn't think that education was that important. Malala explains that her father did not get approval from her grandfather to work in education as he wanted him to become a doctor. the grandfather also refused to pay for his further education as he didn't see the point if his son was not to become a doctor. she then talks about many important historical events that have happened like general Zia dying in a plane crash caused by a bombing, etc.

the author included this chapter to give a backstory on how her mother and father lived with/without education and how it impacted their futures. we are told about the historical events so that we can see how it has impacted the country and the people. 

the main themes of this chapter are women's right and power of education.
'she was the only girl in a class of boys.' 
'my father quickly got involved in student politics and become known as a talented speaker and debater.']]> 2019-10-23 03:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401256501 Malala remembers that many of her classmates pretended to be Year 4 students so that they could return to school. Then, on February 16, 2009, the Pakistani government brokered a temporary truce with the Taliban. In exchange for instituting Sharia law in the Swat Valley, the Taliban agreed to stop fighting. It looks like there is peace but there is not because they remember things about the Taliban. https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401257357   CHAPTER 14 ]]> 2019-10-23 03:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401257357 Chapter 24 - They Have Snatched Her Smile https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401258181 2019-10-23 03:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401258181 Chapter 24 - They Have Snatched Her Smile https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401259244 Malala parents arrived in England. From Malala injured, she was placed in a  huge room with windows, so that she can see the beauty of England for the first time. As soon as Malala is reunited with her parents, she can help but cry. Malala and her parents have went to 4 hospitals across few of thousands of miles. As soon as she sees her parents, shes also glad that she has reunited with her brothers. As they were hugging it out, Malala had already knew that her parents were tired and haggard.]]> 2019-10-23 03:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401259244 Chapter 22 - Journey into the unknown (Alex, Alan and Will) mareo https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401259780 Chapter 22 covers some of the events that occur after her shooting. It talks about how everyone around feels and what they’re doing, like how Malala’s father is so convinced that Malala is going to die, he told Malala’s uncle (Faiz Mohammed) to /prepare a funeral. To back up this she was in an induced coma, her vital signs were deteriorating and that her lungs and kidneys were failing. Her father said to himself, “It’s too early, she’s only 15, Is her life to be so short?” Her mother was praying so much she had barely slept. The chapter then transitions to how doctor Fiona delayed her flight to try and save Malala’s life since the doctors in Peshawar took no heed to her recommendations and warnings and due to that she gained an infection. Malala was then flown to an army hospital and it was put down in lockdown. Only close relatives and doctors in uniform could be let in. Malala’s family lived in an army general’s hostel until Malala would be better. Fiona later said that if Malala wasn’t airlifted to Birmingham she would die, and since that Malala’s family didn’t have passports but her father, they would have to stay in Pakistan. Malala’s father refused to come to stay with his family and told Fiona, “Fiona, I trust you. Please take care of my daughter.” The chapter then ends with Malala’s family waiting for their passports.

I think the author included this chapter because Malala wanted the readers to experience what she experienced in the first few days after her shooting. To see how close to death she got and the events took to get to Birmingham.

I believe that the themes in this chapter are Resilience and Familial love. I chose these because Malala and her family had to be resilient to get past these days and Familial love because a lot of this chapter talks about how Malala’s family cares and thinks about her including the time where Khushal said that “the dining table felt empty with only the four of them.”


]]> 2019-10-23 03:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401259780 Chapter 21-God, I entrust her to you(Alan and Will) https://padlet.com/indhu1011/k7x8l2uovm64/wish/401261270
Chapter 21 takes place just after Malala was shot. Malala’s father finds out about a school bus school bus shooting worried for his daughter. Malala is getting hospitalised. The two other girls were hurt as well. Malala’s family is sad and concerned about Malala. Some pray. Malala taken away by helicopter. People started to realise the damage Malala had taken was worse than they originally thought.  The bullet had entered near the Malala brain,  bones and had shattered from the impact of the bullet. Malala had a surgery taking the bullet out. Doctor Javid Kayani and Fiona. Talked about what needs to be further taken as Malala was “salvageable” 

The reason why Malala added this chapter was because it is important to explain about the major events of Malala state drifting around life and death. 

Theme: Family: ‘My daughter, you are my brave daughter, my beautiful daughter,’






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