What could be the message of the poem?

Question the version of history you've taught

What is the poem "Checking out ma history" about?

how biased teaching of history suppresses black identity

Why does he sing the parts about being taught White history and culture?

to show he learned it in a childish, rote type of way

What is one thing Agard shares with Tom Leonard?

non-standard phonetic spelling (written as a word sounds)

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1
How is the voice of persona in the poem?
nerdy
confident
gloomy
satirical
2
Which historical event, figure or incident is not mentioned in the video?
Shaka de great Zulu
Sitting bull
Waterloo
Columbus
3
What could be the message of the poem?
History lessons suck
Message box empty
Question the version of history you've taught
History is his story
4
Who is the man in the pic?
Simon Armitage
Philip Larkin
Maya Angelou
John Agard
5
The repetition of "Dem tell me" throughout the poem creates _______
annoyance
a solid poem
who knows what!
sense of rhythm
6
What is the poem "Checking out ma history" about?
how one's identity is independent from historical events
how much Columbus loved history lessons
how biased teaching of history suppresses black identity
how history repeats itself
7
Why does he sing the parts about being taught White history and culture?
to emphasise the need for leaving a better world for kids
to make the reader feel he is still a childlike man
to show he learned it in a childish, rote type of way
to show how much he hates white culture and history
8
How does Agard mainly portray black historical figures in the poem?
through gustatory similes
through alliterative lines
through nature metaphors
through heat metaphors
9
What is one of the poem's of John Agard?
Advice to a prisoner
Checking out ma history
I'm listening to London - eyes closed
I sing for you, my love
10
Where was John Agard born?
Yorkshire
London
British Guiana
Algeria
11
What is the tone of the poem?
acerbic & rebellious
devil-may-care
accusatory & celebratory
whimsical & gloomy
12
What is one thing Agard shares with Tom Leonard?
non-standard phonetic spelling (written as a word sounds)
using auto cue format
Love of Glaswegian working class culture
they both watch 6 o'clock news

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