There are countless people in the world who risk their lives to improve the lives of people in their communities. One such person is Shabana Basij-Rasikh who opened a school for girls in her village in Afghanistan. We are going to watch a video of her giving a speech at a TED conference.
Dare to Educate Afghan Girls
http://www.ted.com/talks/shabana_basij_rasikh_dare_to_educate_afghan_girls.html
As we watch the video, take notes in your notebook; make three columns in this way:
What I notice: What I think: What I want to know more about?
After the video, write for 10-15 minutes about something the video inspires in you.
Here are some ideas:
- choose 1 or more genres to write in: list, web, poem, story, illustration, article, personal narrative, etc. or create a synthesis page
- choose a topic - write about Shabana or another person who makes a difference in society; write about one of the social issues raised: access to education, developing nations, war, immigration, Afghanistan, the Taliban; connect the video to other texts that you have seen or read
Other related videos and resources:
- http://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_warne_being_young_and_making_an_impact.html
Dare to Educate Afghan Girls
http://www.ted.com/talks/shabana_basij_rasikh_dare_to_educate_afghan_girls.html
As we watch the video, take notes in your notebook; make three columns in this way:
What I notice: What I think: What I want to know more about?
After the video, write for 10-15 minutes about something the video inspires in you.
Here are some ideas:
- choose 1 or more genres to write in: list, web, poem, story, illustration, article, personal narrative, etc. or create a synthesis page
- choose a topic - write about Shabana or another person who makes a difference in society; write about one of the social issues raised: access to education, developing nations, war, immigration, Afghanistan, the Taliban; connect the video to other texts that you have seen or read
Other related videos and resources:
- http://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_warne_being_young_and_making_an_impact.html
Related topics and ideas:
ReplyDelete- Girl Rising - documentary about girls in 3rd World countries struggling for education
- What is 10x10? What do they do?
- Why are girls unable to do what boys are in certain countries? Why were girls not allowed to go to school during the Taliban rule?
- perhaps Taliban were scared, felt intimated, feared an uprising, perhaps because of misinterpretation of or manipulation of religion, tradition or culture, girls are expected to do house work and stay home, inequality of genders, people don't like change, control/power
- Breadwinner - book dealing with this issue