a person’s racial, religious or cultural background

Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ and ‘The Émigrée’

English

Revising key themes in the ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology

Refining comparative essay writing

Understanding the poem 'Checking Out Me History'

Analysing the Poem 'Checking Out Me History'

Understanding the poem 'The Emigree'

Analysing the poem 'The Emigree'

Understanding the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker

Analysing the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker

Exploring theme, message and intent across the ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology

Comparing 'Tissue' with other poems

‘Power and Conflict’ poetry: writing a sophisticated comparative response

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry' continued, pupils used a range of reading skills to aid the supported decoding of challenging poems. In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence. 

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the final three poems: *Checking Out Me History*, *The Emigree* and *Tissue*

In this unit, pupis read and analyse three more poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. At the end of the unit, pupils analyse themes from across the anthology and write a sophisticated comparative essay,

Poetry anthology: continued study

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

it neglected to teach him about his own heritage and culture

How could Agard's education be considered 'oppressive'?

they both show bitterness towards institutional power

they are both indifferent to institutional power

How do both Agard and Rumens present insitutional power in their poems 'Checking Out Me History' and 'The Émigrée'?

Both Agard and Rumens experience a __________ identity due to oppressive external factors.

What method do both Agard and Rumens use to present the power of identity in 'Checking Out Me History' and 'The Émigrée'?

Which word best describes the tone at the end of both 'Checking Out Me History' and ‘The Émigrée’?

other people will always control your identity

your identity will never truly be yours again after it is lost

What might both Agard and Rumens message be about identity through their poems 'Checking Out Me History' and 'The Émigrée'?

the fact he only learnt Caribbean history in school

the fact he only learnt European history in school

the fact he had a balanced and rich education

What does Agard present as unfair in his poem 'Checking Out Me History'?

she had a chance of a better education elsewhere

her country was at war and under cruel leadership

Why did the speaker of 'The Émigrée' leave her native country?

How do both Agard and Rumens present 'identity' in their poems 'Checking Out Me History' and 'The Émigrée'?

Both Agard and Rumens use __________ imagery to highlight the power of their heritage.

Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ and ‘The Émigrée’

Lesson outcome

Content guidance