Monday, October 28, 2013

Tuesday: Vocabulary and Malala's speech at the United Nations

I will be at the district office on Tuesday.  Here are your two tasks:

1. Take notes on your new set of vocabulary words from Lesson 6. Lesson 6 quizlet


2. Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for demanding education for girls, gave a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday in July, 2013 where she spoke about the importance of education. 

Watch the video below and write a response, attempting to answer the following questions:  What words or phrases stand out to me as I listen?  What is her attitude about education?



Here is the full text of her speech:Malala's speech (video and text)

Please turn it in to the substitute when you are finished.

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