I Am Malala Chapter 19

Malala compares the Taliban to vampires because when they arrive they are wearing a kind of armor that makes them sparkle.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

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Malala talks about reading the Harry Potter series and how she and her friends used to play Quidditch on the rooftops.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Fazlullah is able to manipulate his people with his interpretations of the Quran because not many people are able to understand the original Arabic in which it is written.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

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CCSS.RI.9-10.7

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Malala is confused by Fazlullah’s speeches because she knows some of the things he says are false, and yet people believe him.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The people of Swat wholeheartedly support Fazlullah when he first starts to take over. Some women even give up their wedding jewelry to help fund his mission.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When the Taliban start to threaten Malala’s father’s school, he decides to close the doors in order to keep the children safe.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Malala’s mother supports her husbands decision to close the school and teach the girls privately from their living room.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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The Taliban started blowing up schools in order to force students, girls in particular, to stay home.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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Malala was so scared to go to schools some days that she would pretend to be sick so she could stay home.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.1.1

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Malala vows to start speaking up for her education because she wants to protect her future career as a writer. She knows that if she isn’t educated properly now, no one will want to hire her in the future.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3