Description
I Am Malala Yousafzai by Brad Meltzer Literature Unit:
This literature companion for I Am Malala Yousafzai by Brad Meltzer was created for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade students. This is one of several literature units from the “Ordinary People Change the World” series.
You can use this unit without the book I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education, but students may have to dig a bit to find answers to the comprehension questions. It is definitely beneficial to have a copy of the book.
In this literature unit, you will find the following:
- Teacher Tips – 1 page
- Malala Yousafzai Biographical Sketch – 1 page
- Comprehension Questions for I Am Malala Yousafzai – 1 page
- All About Malala Yousafzai – 1 page
- Malala Yousafzai Discussion Question Task Cards & answer sheets – 3 pages
- Malala Yousafzai Writing Prompts – 2 pages
- Newspaper Template – 2 pages
- Vocabulary – 1 page
- Growth Mindset – 1 page
- Writing a Friendly Letter – 2 pages
- Overcoming Obstacles Worksheet – 1 page
- Create Your Own Speech Project – 3 pages
- Answer keys where appropriate – 5 pages
- Digital Links and Instructions – 6 pages
- Terms of Use – 1 page
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This file contains 33 pages + Google Slides.











Carolyn’s Book-tique –
Great to use for Women’s History Month activities!
Melanie S. –
My students loved learning about Malala! This resource accompanied a biography that we read together in class. Very well done. Merci 🙂
Stephanie B. –
Good activities to use with students for the novel. Some were engaging for my students and some were not as much, but overall good resources.
Myrna S. –
My students loved using this resource. They were very engaged with it. Thank you!
Tracy E. –
This was a nice resource to use to add extra information to a story that we read in our HMH textbook.
Jessica A. –
I really enjoyed this resource. The students were engaged and it was easy to use!