Protest speeches, songs and poetry.

There are 38 slides in this lesson on Protest speeches, songs and poetry.

• Students observe a speech and listen to some songs and read poems that protest against an issue.
• Students answer a number of questions on these and make decisions about their effectiveness of creating change.

Lesson outline is below: 

• Watch Malala Yousafzai’s UN speech, and answer the comprehension questions.
• In pairs, discuss adjectives to describe Malala Yousafzai
• Listen and take note of the key information presented about the song/s the teacher has selected for the class to explore.
• Listen to the song/s.
• Individually or in pairs, complete the comprehension questions about the song/s.
•  As the teacher reads, follow the printed version of poem ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou. Consider the poems message
• Complete Worksheet lessons 14–15 ‘Caged Bird’ storyboard.  
• Complete the Worksheet lessons 14–15 Speech and poem comparison to compare and contrast the poem ‘Caged Bird’ with Yousafzai’s UN Speech.

 The worksheets will be uploaded on the USB.