focusing on European culture to the exclusion of the rest of the world

showing anger or frustration at unfair treatment

a language developed from a mixture of different languages

the act of settling and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area

the people inhabiting a land before the arrival of colonists

Understanding the poem 'Checking Out Me History'

English

Revising key themes in the ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology

Refining comparative essay writing

Analysing the Poem 'Checking Out Me History'

Understanding the poem 'The Emigree'

Analysing the poem 'The Emigree'

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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

What type of education did Agard receive?

Agard sought to learn more about European history

asks the reader questions about their own history

In the italicised sections of 'Checking Out Me History', Agard...

Which stylistic choice within 'Checking Out Me History' shows Agard affirming his identity and heritage?

to advocate for more cultural awareness and diverse curriculum in schools

to encourage other people to write poetry

What could one of Agard's purposes be for writing the poem 'Checking Out Me History'?

the qualities that make a person unique or themself

regarded as perfect or better than in reality

whether a poem is written in first, second or third person

whether a poem is written in past, present of future tense

the act of settling and establishing control over an area and its people

the act of moving home for safety reasons

the interesting language choices the poet has used

the reason why a poet may have written their poem

What is included when thinking of the context of a poem?

What do you notice about the following words: 'star', 'fire', 'sunrise'?

Understanding the poem 'Checking Out Me History'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance