Session 5 – Human Rights = Women’s Rights

Topic: Develop further knowledge and identify the importance of International Women’s Day and why it is celebrated around the world

The aim of this session is to learn more about women’s rights around the world and in students’ own country. Also, having a discussion and talking about women’s right will give students an opportunity to express their opinion, views and add and contrast ideas by using discourse markers for speaking. Famous inspirational women around the world will be identified. Also, students will complete quizzes, online tasks and take part in a breakout room discussion and talk about what these women have succeeded in. One of the true stories highlighted in the lesson will be based on Malala Yousafzai, where students will read about her incredible life story. Finally, all students will be given the chance to enter the writing stories competition of 2022 and take part in writing a story on an inspirational woman they admire.

Lesson Objectives:

10/03/22

To identify the importance of International Women’s Day and why it is celebrated
To listen to an audio for key information and identify the correct word order to make questions/statements related to women’s rights
To take part in a discussion and express their opinion/views about women’s rights in their country by using discourse markers for speaking, i.e for adding and contrasting ideas
To check comprehension of Malala Yousafzai’s key information of her incredible life story by completing an MS Form quiz
To identify a few famous inspirational women and what they have succeeded in
To listen to the details of the writing stories competition and take part in writing a story – no more than 4 A4 sides