Understanding how Antrobus presents identity and heritage in 'Jamaican British'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Antrobus presents dual heritage in ‘Jamaican British’.
Key learning points
- Antrobus has a British mother and a Jamaican father.
- The poem explores what it means to have dual heritage.
- Arguably, the poem suggests that having dual heritage or identity leads to internal and external conflict.
- We might argue that our identities are never singular but always multifaceted.
Keywords
Identity - the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits and appearance that characterise a person
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Heritage - the history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society
Multifaceted - having many aspects or sides
Duality - the state of combining two different things
Common misconception
That our identities are a singular, unchanging thing.
Our identifies are made up of many things that can change and evolve over time.
Teacher tip
It would be useful to ensure pupils understand the concept of colonisation and how it might affect the identities of people today before reading the poem.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the Edexcel Belonging anthology for this lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Duality means the state of combining __________ different things.
Q2.A struggle that occurs within the mind is known as conflict.
Q3.'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of .
Q4.'The history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society' is the definition of .
Q5.The word 'fraught' means which of the following?
Q6.Which of the following is the definition of 'colonisation'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'The set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits and appearance that characterise a person' is the definition of .
Q2.Arguably, Antrobus' title 'Jamaican British' and the poem imply that the speaker has hertiage and identity.
Q3.'Having many aspects or sides' is the definition of .
Q4.The opening line of Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' implies that other people are which of the following?
Q5.By focusing on his physical features, the speaker of Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' implies that people judge you on your .
Q6.Arguably, words such as "choose" and "how" imply that the speaker in Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' is experiencing conflict.
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