Lesson 3: Analyzing Advocacy
2017
This lesson plan encourages students to think about leadership and methods for advocating for change by analyzing Malala Yousafzai’s actions and texts, and to consider her impact within various contexts (change at the country level, change at the international level, change in attitudes, etc.). Students will reflect on pieces of Malala’s writing, connect her recommendations for change to the social determinants categories identified in a previous lesson, and draft their own letter to Malala. The lesson plan includes student learning goals and a suggested process for the teacher, which incorporates classroom activities and discussion questions.
This lesson is part of the “Gender, Conflict, and Education” teaching pack, which was developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. This module focuses on the intersection of gender, conflict, and education through the experience of Malala Yousafzai, who in 2012 was shot by members of the Taliban due to her educational activism. It emphasizes the connection between education and long-term health outcomes, as well as the responses that are necessary to impact social determinants of health. The teaching pack includes an instructor’s note, a short case study on Malala, four lesson plans with supplemental exhibits, an annotated bibliography, and a select glossary of terms.
Source:
Lesson 3: Analyzing Advocacy. Gender, Conflict, and Education: Teaching Pack. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University 2017. http://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/11654.