Malala: Female Education in the Developing World Home Based Learning Time: 1 Hour This task should be completed individually

Objectives To understand the importance of education for all and to have an overview of the range of obstacles that can prevent universal access to education in some countries. To produce a creative response to the issue of education for all

Education: What is its value? To begin your thinking about education, consider the following questions before you start. (You do not need to write down your answers but take a few moments to reflect on each one.) How important is education to you? – (Why?) What would you do to get an education? – (How far would you go to ensure this?) How might being prevented from getting an education affect you?

Malala Biography -Malala Yousufzai, born 12 th July 1997 (age 16) -From the Swat Valley in north western Pakistan -Campaigner for female education -Targeted by the Taliban for assassination in October 2012

Malala Yousufzai Largely educated by her father Ziauddin, who ran a private girl’s school in Swat. Began speaking publically at the age of just 11 when in 2008 she addressed the Peshawar press club with the speech: “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education.”

A Taliban edict stated that no girls could attend school after the 15 th January Malala ignored the edict and she began to receive death threats, posted online or delivered to her home. In the summer of 2012 a Taliban council decided unanimously to kill Malala who was still only 15 years old. Malala Yousufzai

On October 9 th 2012 a Taliban gunman entered Malala’s school bus and demanded “Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all”. Malala was hit with one bullet which went through her head and neck ending in her shoulder near her spinal cord. Malala was left in a coma, with swelling on her brain and deafness in one ear. Malala Yousufzai

Video The following video was taken from Malala’s address to the UN on 12 th July Answer the following questions based on the video and the biography you have just read.

Viewing exercise TASK: Answer these five questions as you watch the video: 1.What surprised you about Malala’s speech? 2.What impressed you about her story? 3.How do you think you would react if someone threatened you for going to school? 4.Why do you think Malala is so passionate about female education – can you pick out any examples from the video which show this? 5.Is education as important to you – why?

Malala’s Address to the UN

Post Viewing Task After hearing Malala’s story, you should now have some understanding of what it is like to be part of a marginalized segment of society who are denied the basic right to education. Malala Yousufzai risked her life so that girls in places like Pakistan could get an education and enjoy an enriched existence. For her, it was inconceivable that one’s gender could be the limiting factor to one’s opportunity in life.

Post Viewing Task TASK: You have to conduct your own research on one country that denies education to certain segments of the population. You need to find out how these groups of people are not entitled to the privilege of receiving education and how this impacts them. Some countries you may want to consider are: Afghanistan Sudan Somalia Mali Pakistan Nepal More instructions on the next slide.

Post Viewing Task Some questions to guide your research: Why are these groups of people not given the privilege of education? How do they feel? How are they marginalized as a result? What is the resulting impact on the nation as a whole? Please consider the social, political and historical implications. Research these questions briefly and collect the information to produce a creative response

Creative Response TASK: Now you have a more in-depth understanding of the core issue, you need to make a stand on how bring about the utopian ideal of “Education for All”. You now have three options for how you will use your research. To produce: 1.A Narrative 2.A Poster 3.A Slideshow Completed work should be posted onto the iVLE assignment folder by 20:00 Friday.

Narrative: (Use the structured handout to help you) Imagine you are living in a society where you are banned from going to school. Many accept this as the status quo and much of your society has been encouraged to think this is normal. Write a narrative detailing your experiences across one normal weekday. How you would feel? What questions you would ask? How you might spend your time? How might people treat you?

A Slideshow Present your research findings in the form of a slideshow. Include suitable images: backgrounds, visual aids (e.g. maps) and effects to make your slideshow interesting, attractive and informative. The objective of your slideshow is to highlight the plight of those not given the right of education and the struggles they go through.

A Poster Create a A4-sized poster for a campaign that aims to remove the cultural barriers that are impeding the ideal of “Education for All”. The poster should be visually bold, attention grabbing and communicate a clear message through its choices of colours, text and images. Your poster must reflect the unique situation of the country you researched.

Lesson Complete All narratives, posters and slideshows must be posted into the iVLE assignment folder by Friday, 20:00. Good luck and enjoy!