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KS3 · Year 8 - Development · Term 2 - Power and Protest · Week 5
Pages: Malala Yousafzai, UN Youth Assembly (2013)
Delivered on her 16th birthday, months after being shot for advocating girls' education. Addressed to world leaders.
Lesson 1
What students do
Read speech; circle every "we", "I", "you".
Task
Tally pronouns by section; chart the shifts.
Success criteria
Notices movement from "I" to "we" to "you".
Lesson 2
What students do
Discuss: why open with personal anecdote?
Task
Pair talk - does shared experience build trust?
Success criteria
Connects anecdote to ethos and authority.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model paragraph on pronoun shift "I" → "we".
Task
Write analysis showing how "we" includes the audience.
Success criteria
Effect of inclusive pronoun explained clearly.
Lesson 4
What students do
Examine her closing call to action.
Task
Identify imperatives; rewrite one as a question - compare.
Success criteria
Explains why imperatives feel urgent.
Lesson 5
What students do
Recap: anecdote + pronoun + imperative.
Task
How does Malala move her audience to act?
Success criteria
Three techniques covered; embedded quotation.
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