Introduction
Women have always fought and are still fighting for their rights: the right to vote, free speech, the right to work and the right to education. International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th.
Read what Emmeline Pankhurst, Shirin Ebadi, Malala Yousafzai and other women did and complete the tasks.
Task
Work in group. Visit the websites given and complete the activities below.
8TH MARCH
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1870-international-womens-day
Read and find out why women celebrate their day on that date and when they celebrated it before.
Give also some examples of women who have helped the cause (names, what they did/have done)
THE SUFFRAGETTES
http://www.my-english-courses.com/projetseleves/suffragettes2/pagesuffragettes.htm THE GUARDIAN
Analyze the document from the Guardian and answer the question “Who were the suffragettes?”
http://www.biographyonline.net/politicians/uk/emily-pankhurst.html BIOGRAPHY
Read the biography and find out who Emmeline Pankhurst was, where she was born, when she was born and died, information about her family, organizations she founded, who Emily Davison was, the suffragettes’ tactics and the consequences, what women did during WW1, and the voting rights.
SHIRIN EBADI
http://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/shirin-ebadi-nobel-peace-prize-winner
Read Shirin Ebadi’s biography and find out
What is Shirin Ebadi famous for?
What’s her answer to the question “Should a woman have the same rights as a man in Iran?”
What’s her answer to the question “Does Islam call for equal rights for women and men?”
Why did the ruling power prevent women to be judges after the 1979 revolution?
What metaphor did Ebadi use to explain how she felt at that time?
Did she leave Iran after the Islamic revolution?
When did she strongly start to fight for women’s rights in Iran?
What are the most important issues to fight for in her opinion?
Who’s the Ayatollah Khamenei? What has he recently done?
How would it be possible to introduce democracy in Iran in Ebadi’s opinion?
Why has she criticised the American President Bush?
What kind of protests does she support? How does she help the victims?
When was she arrested and why?
Why did she receive the Nobel Peace Prize? What happened when Ebadi returned fromParis toTehran shortly after learning of the prize?
What did she say about the USA government while accepting the Nobel Prize in Oslo?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
http://www.slideshare.net/Neerajniaj/malala-15670973 POWER POINT PRESENTATION
http://www.biographyonline.net/women/malala.html BIOGRAPHY
Explore the website pages above and find out information about Malala
Date of birth – Birthplace - Her father -The Taliban- Girls’ right she’s fighting for - What happened in 2009 - What happened in 2011 - What happened in 2012 and why - What happened after the incident- Malala Day – Millennium Goal by 2015 - Some reactions from world leaders
Process
Prepare a group PPT presentation about your topic (WOMEN’S RIGHTS).
You'll have to use it to present the topic to your classmates.
Don't write too much on the PPT slides. Insert pictures, key words and data only.
Evaluation
Assessment of speaking skills
oral production, pronunciation, intonation, fluency, accuracy, vocabulary and voice quality.
Conclusion
EMMELINE PANKHURST, SHIRIN EBADI, MALALA YOUSAFZAI and other brave women have never given up struggling for equality and justice.
1) Are women equal to men in your opinion?
2) What are girls best at? What are boys best at?
3) Have you got as much freedom as you want in your life? Why? Why not?