‘Checking Out Me History’: Language, Form and Structure

In this lesson, we will examine some of the choices of language, form and structure Agard has made to convey his ideas about identity in the poem 'Checking Out Me History'.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Complete the quotations: "______ me to me own identity"

Bandage Block Blind Banish

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Q2.What war was Mary Seacole involved in?

World War One The American War of Independence The Haitian Revolution The Crimean War

2/4

Q3.Which combination of adjectives best describes how the speaker feels in the poem?

Neglected and angry. Angry and bitter. Ambitious and angry. Proud and upset.

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Q4.What does John Agard state that he is doing at the end of the poem?

Finding out about his own history. Telling other people to find out about their history. Forcing the British curriculum to include historical black figures.

4/4

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Complete the quotations: "______ me to me own identity"

Bandage Block Blind Banish

1/4

Q2.What war was Mary Seacole involved in?

World War One The American War of Independence The Haitian Revolution The Crimean War

2/4

Q3.Which combination of adjectives best describes how the speaker feels in the poem?

Neglected and angry. Angry and bitter. Ambitious and angry. Proud and upset.

3/4

Q4.What does John Agard state that he is doing at the end of the poem?

Finding out about his own history. Telling other people to find out about their history. Forcing the British curriculum to include historical black figures.

4/4

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'Checking Out Me History' Language, Form and Structure Quiz

A review quiz to check your understanding of the key vocabulary, the language, the form, and the structure used in the poem 'Checking Out Me History' to explore ideas of identity.

Q1.Which sentence has used diversity INCORRECTLY.

Everyone was different, there was a lot of diversity. It's really important that diversity is recognised, so that people feel they are being treated with respect. I went to a school which had very few girls at it, it was mainly boys. There was lots of gender diversity. Everyone was different, but they treated us all the same. There was no diversity.

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Q2.Which phrase is repeated throughout the poem?

"Them tell me" "Dem tell me bout 1066" "Dem tell me"

2/5

Q3.Which nursery rhyme characters are mentioned?

Jack and Jill The cow, and the dish and the spoon Humpty Dumpty Twinkle Twinkle little star

3/5

Q4.Which sentence best explains why Agard may have used the semantic field of sight?

The semantic field of sight highlights the need for the colonised British education system to shed light on the history of black ancestors. The semantic field is a criticism of people who have not "carved out" their own identity. The field symbolises the hope for a new curriculum, one without any white, Eurocentric knowledge.

4/5

Q5.True or false: The indented stanzas represent the other side of history - the side he has already been taught.

True False

5/5

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'Checking Out Me History' Language, Form and Structure Quiz

A review quiz to check your understanding of the key vocabulary, the language, the form, and the structure used in the poem 'Checking Out Me History' to explore ideas of identity.

Q1.Which sentence has used diversity INCORRECTLY.

1/5

Q2.Which phrase is repeated throughout the poem?

"Them tell me" "Dem tell me bout 1066" "Dem tell me"

2/5

Q3.Which nursery rhyme characters are mentioned?

Jack and Jill The cow, and the dish and the spoon Humpty Dumpty Twinkle Twinkle little star

3/5

Q4.Which sentence best explains why Agard may have used the semantic field of sight?

4/5

Q5.True or false: The indented stanzas represent the other side of history - the side he has already been taught.

True False

5/5

Lesson summary: ‘Checking Out Me History’: Language, Form and Structure

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