Arrested clock-making teen invited to White House


Watch: Clock-Making Muslim Teen Invited To White House - YouTube

The Texas high school student who was arrested because of a clock he made for school has been invited to the White House by U.S. President Barack Obama. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was led away in handcuffs after his school alerted police that he had brought a homemade bomb to school. He was detained for several hours before authorities realised that what Ahmed had made was just a clock. Within hours of his being released, Ahmed's story went viral. The hashtag IStandWithAhmed has been retweeted hundreds of thousands of times. President Obama tweeted: "Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great."

Ahmed's arrest has once again put the spotlight in the USA on the issue of Islamophobia and of how Muslims are perceived and treated. Ahmed said that because of his religion, other kids at school called him 'bomb maker' and 'terrorist'. He said the police interrogation made him feel as though he had done something wrong. He said: "I felt like I was a criminal. I felt like I was a terrorist." To add insult to injury, his school suspended him for three days. Ahmed has caught the attention of Silicon Valley heavyweights. Twitter offered him an internship and Google invited him to a science fair and to their campus. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg said: "The future belongs to people like Ahmed."

1. PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT: What can we society to make sure everyone is treated equally? Complete this table.

Inequality based on…

Problems

What we can do

religion

 

 

skin colour

 

 

disability

 

 

accent

 

 

wealth

 

 

gender

 

 

2. GET ALONG: Students A strongly believe all religions and races will get along with each other one day; Students B strongly believe this will never happen. 

3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.

invited

a.

understood

2.

alerted

b.

thought of

3.

detained

c.

asked

4.

realised

d.

provided

5.

inspire

e.

warned

6.

spotlight

f.

make things worse

7.

perceived

g.

motivate

8.

interrogation

h.

held

9.

add insult to injury

i.

focus

10.

offered

j.

questioning

4.ROLE PLAY

Role  A – Save the environment

You think saving the environment is the thing kids should most aspire to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as good. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why).

Role  B – Treat others equally

You think treating others equally is the thing kids should most aspire to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as good. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why).

Role  C –Start a business

You think starting a business is the thing kids should most aspire to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as good. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why).

Role  D – Reject war

You think rejecting war is the thing kids should most aspire to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as good. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why).

Role E- Study Computer Science.

Role F – Give to charity.

Role G- Something not on the list.

5.AHMED MOHAMED'S CLOCK DISCUSSION

1)

What did you think when you read the headline?

4)

Would a white boy have been arrested if he had made a clock?

5)

What do you think of President Obama's invitation?

6)

What do you think of the action of the police?

7)

Did the school overreact or were their actions xxxxxxxx because of the current climate regarding security?

8)

How would you feel if Ahmed was your son?

9)

What should the authorities say to Ahmed?

10)

What advice do you have for Ahmed?

11)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12)

Why do different cultures hate and fear each other?

13)

How can we reduce Islamophobia and other racist beliefs?

14)

How much is the press responsible for promoting negative stereotypes?

15)

What should happen to kids who call other kids terrorists?

16)

What racial tensions are there in your country?

17)

Will we all live together peacefully some day?

18)

How will Ahmed's life be different from now?

19)

What else do you know about this story?

20)

What questions would you like to ask Ahmed?

6.SPELLING

Paragraph 1

1.

streared because of a clock

2.

led away in adfsnhcuf

3.

aendedit for several hours

4.

before ruithositae realised

5.

Within hours of his being edrelaes

6.

enpisri more kids

Paragraph 2

7.

the spttiolgh in the USA

8.

the issue of pohmIaibaslo

9.

how Muslims are edivreepc

10.

police trniatgoeroni

11.

his school dsuesndpe him

12.

offered him an htniiprnes

 


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