The woman in the picture to the left is named Benazir Bhutto The woman in the picture to the left is named Benazir Bhutto. If you know who she is, then write a few sentences explaining what you know about her. If you do not know who she is, then make up a few sentences about who you think she might be. Bellringer

Facts about Benazir Bhutto English II

Bhutto’s father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party, was president and then prime minister of Pakistan from 1971 until a military coup ousted him in 1977. He was hanged in April 1979. Bhutto was 29 when she took the helm of the Peoples Party.

In 1988, Bhutto was the first woman ever elected to lead a Muslim state. She served twice, from 1988 to 1990, and from 1993 to 1996. She was expelled from office both times by the president of Pakistan for alleged corruption. Bhutto left Pakistan voluntarily in 1999. She returned in October 2007 and, during her homecoming parade, a suicide bomber detonated in the crowd. More than 140 people were killed. Bhutto survived, noting at the time, "We will not be deterred," according to media reports.

On Dec. 27, 2007, she was killed at a campaign rally by a 15-year-old suicide bomber. Twenty others in attendance at the rally also lost their lives that day. Years later, it's still unclear who was behind the assassination – even though arrests have been made, official reports have been filed, and certain outsider groups have claimed responsibility.

In 2010, the United Nations concluded Bhutto was probably killed by al-Qaida and its Pakistani Taliban allies who recruited the 15-year-old suicide bomber. It also said that the government of military leader Musharraf ignored Bhutto's requests for better security and then tried to cover up the alleged crime. In 2013, Musharraf was arrested on treason charges including alleged involvement in Bhutto's murder. As of May 2014, the cases were still pending.

In the 2013 book "Getting Away with Murder: Benazir Bhutto's Assassination and the Politics of Pakistan," Chilean diplomat Heraldo Munoz, who oversaw the U.N.'s investigation, noted that some believe Bhutto's family and her security detail were behind her killing. Others say Musharraf ordered her death.

“Ideas Live On” By Benazir Bhutto

Unit Objective In this unit, students first read “Ideas Live On,” a speech that Benazir Bhutto delivered in 2007. Students will consider how Bhutto introduces and develops central ideas in the text, such as exercise of power and the relationship between the individual and the state, paying particular attention to her use of rhetoric.

Guiding Question What is the central idea of the text and how is it conveyed throughout the text?

Objective TLW determine how central idea is strategically developed throughout the course of the text.

Let’s Take a Listen… As you hear the first section of this text for the first time, annotate your copy for main ideas and supporting details. Use arrows to indicate supporting details and the main ideas they relate to.

Group Work Number a piece of notebook paper 1-10. Summarize the ideas Bhutto presents in each paragraph. Continue drawing arrows that connect main ideas and supporting details in the text. Annotate for examples of RHETORIC throughout the text. NOTE: EACH GROUP MEMBER SHOULD PRODUCE HIS OR HER OWN COPY OF THE WORK.

Group Discussion How does Bhutto use rhetoric to establish her point of view in the opening of her speech? What point of view does Bhutto establish in paragraphs 1–3? What is the impact of Bhutto’s use of quotes in the first two paragraphs on the meaning of her speech? How does Bhutto’s question in paragraph 7 develop the point of view Bhutto establishes in paragraphs 1–3?

Homework Identify an idea that is common to both paragraphs 3 and 11. Read paragraphs 11-23 of “Ideas Live On” by Benazir Bhutto. Be prepared to discuss the following questions when you come to class tomorrow. Identify an idea that is common to both paragraphs 3 and 11. Which areas does Bhutto identify as key to Pakistan’s future in paragraph 11? How does Bhutto support her criticism of the military in paragraphs 12–23? How does Bhutto develop her criticism of the political system in paragraph 14? What criticisms does Bhutto make of the military dictatorship’s economic approach in paragraphs 18–23? In paragraph 18, what kind of relationship does Bhutto suggest that the military government has with its citizens? How does Bhutto's criticism of military rule develop a central idea? Based on Bhutto’s statement in paragraph 13, what can you infer about the purpose of her speech?