Amal Unbound
Malala: A Brave Girl From Pakistan, Iqbal: A Brave Boy From Pakistan
Connections Between Texts
I shared some connections in the Malala and Iqbal video about the themes I saw in Amal Unbound and Malala: A Brave Girl From Pakistan, Iqbal: A Brave Boy From Pakistan. Both show bravery, gender, education, and agency. I go more in depth on these themes in the vlogs.
Teaching Connections
There are so many discussions we can have with students, no matter the age, about these books and what they teach us. In chapter 5 of Reading to Make a Difference, there are many ways listed on how to have these different discussions with the grade levels listed. For the younger student (K-2), it is important to over any background knowledge they are going to need to know before reading the book. This can be through video clips, articles, pictures, other books, etc. For older elementary grade levels, the students can connect the characters in the book to other people they have learned about to compare and contrast how the characters are alike and different. I want to read both of these books in my future classroom and think it is very important for students to hear the brave acts these characters did. It would also give the students a sense of agency and know that they too can stand up for what they believe in. In my second vlog, I included other activities I would also like to incorporate with students. One was having the students write about something they would like to stand up for, what they would say, and how they would do it.
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