Plot
Setting
Narrative Writing Techniques
100

Malala hopes to bring what to the world?

Peace

100

Where does the story take place?

New York

100

What point of view is the following quote being told from?

"On my sixteenth birthday, I was given the most extraordinary gift..."

First Person

200

Who did Malala write her speech for? (pg. 1)

For every person around the world

200

Why is Malala in New York with her family?

To address/give a speech at the United Nations (UN)

200

"During my second trip, I met one of my favorite people in the United States: a man named
Jon Stewart..."

John Steward would be an example of what type of character?

Supporting Character

300

What significant event happened to Malala on October 9, 2012?

She was shot by the Taliban on her way home from school

300

Where is Malala originally from?

Swat Valley, Pakistan

300

"During my second trip..." is an example of what type of pacing technique?

Transitions

400

DOUBLE POINTS: What are some examples of how Malala is still the same girl she always was? (pg. 1) 

She cracks her knuckles, draws, hates
pasta, likes cupcakes, her mother’s rice, and fish fingers. She stays up late studying and
who worries if her best friend is mad at her

400

Who took control of the Swat Valley when Malala was growing up?

The Taliban

400

Malala discusses the Taliban's attack on her in her speech to the UN. What type of pacing technique is that?

Flashback

500

DOUBLE POINTS: What are some examples of how Malala's world has changed? (pg. 1)

She met people (Obama, Prince Harry and Queen of England), she was addressing the UN, she was getting room service, going on talk shows.

500

Where does Malala get her sense of what America is like before visiting? hint: tv

Through shows like Ugly Betty

500

"I had once asked God to make me taller...But I know that with the immeasurable
height, God has also given me a responsibility and a gift: the responsibility to make the world a more peaceful place."

This is an example of which type of reflection technique?

Realization