Transcript Lesson 1 - EAL Nexus

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Checking Out Me History
Lesson 1: Identity and history
Subject:
English
Age groups:
12–14, 15–16
Topic:
Poetry
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©British Council 2015
Lesson 1 – Learning objective:
To consider our own multiple
identities as we introduce a poem by
John Agard
We are going to look at how poets
explore character and voice.
What do these words mean?
character
voice
Why are character and voice important in poetry?
Identity is an important aspect of our
own character and voice.
 What does this word mean to you?
identity
What makes up your own identity?
personality
music you like
group you
identify with
physical
characteristics
politics or ideas
sexual orientation
country, town or
region you live in,
or come from
fashion or style
language, dialect
or accent
where your family
comes from
football team
age
gender
disability
religion or belief
What makes up your own identity?
 Working alone or in pairs, write on
Post-it notes or coloured paper
five words or phrases to describe
your own identity.
 Draw a picture, using words as
well if you like, to represent your
own identity.
How are our identities different?
 Share these with a friend.
 How are the identities that you
have drawn similar and how are
they different?
How are our identities different?
Working in small groups, share what you have
written and discuss your answers to the following
questions.
1. How are the identities you have considered in
the group similar and different? (Group the
Post-it notes to show this.)
2. Following your discussions, do you want to go
back and add anything to your drawing showing
your identity?
Our history: an important aspect
of our identity
In small groups, look at the characters
and historical events on the cards. Sort
the cards into groups.
How have you grouped them?
Our history: an important aspect
of our identity
Now look at these headings. How would you need
to change your groupings to fit these?
Nursery
rhymes and
stories
card
numbers:
2, 6, 9, 10
European
history
African and
Caribbean
history
card
numbers:
1, 4, 5, 8, 12,
13
card
numbers:
3, 7, 11,
14, 15
Write down the numbers of the
cards that you have grouped under
the three different headings, so
that you have three clear sets.
You will need these next lesson!
‘Checking Out Me History’ by John Agard
We are going to look at a poem by
John Agard, who was born in 1949
in the Caribbean country of Guyana.
He moved to England in 1977.
 What do you think the poem will be about?
 How do you think it will relate to our themes of
history and identity?
 How do you think the historical events and
characters we have looked at will be
represented in the poem?
Plenary
What have you learnt about another
person’s identity today?
Next lesson...
We will explore the meaning,
emotions and language of the poem
‘Checking Out Me History’ by John
Agard.