Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and explain how Hillary Clinton uses time and place in her speech, ‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’.
Key learning points
- Hillary Clinton is an American politician and advocate for women’s rights.
- The United Nations is an international organisation aimed at increasing cooperation and peace between nations.
- Hillary Clinton’s speech is about the struggles facing women around the world.
- She uses time and place references to show the scale of the problem and to establish a sense of urgency.
Keywords
Persistently - continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
Inequality - difference in size, degree, circumstance
Deprivation - a damaging lack of the basic necessities of life
Apartheid - South Africa’s former system of segregation on grounds of race
Undervalued - not appreciated for its actual worth
Common misconception
That you need to be personally affected by something to make a speech about it.
Draw attention to Hillary Clinton as an advocate.
Teacher tip
Students could watch parts of Hillary Clinton's speech.
Equipment
You will need a copy of Hillary Clinton’s speech to the United Nations, delivered in September 1995. It's available in the additional materials.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is the best definition of a speech?
Q2.Which of the following is an antonym for passionate?
Q3.What word beginning with A describes the people listening to a speech?
Q4.Which of the following is the best definition of "global issues"?
Q5.Which of the following is the best definition of a summary?
Q6.Which three things are the most important components of a speech?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
relentlessly
lack
imbalance
downplayed
Q2.For how long does Hillary Clinton say she has been working for women's rights?
Q3.Which of the following is the best definition of "statistics"?
Q4.How does Hillary Clinton use references to time in her speech?
Q5.Why does Hillary Clinton mention several countries in her speech?
Q6.By referring to "this gathering" and "here," Clinton establishes a sense of...
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