John Agard is another very famous Black English poet. Most British school children study his poems, especially Half-Caste.
1- First of all, listen to what students say about it and answer the questions ( see "John Agard_Student worksheet"). e ready to feed back to the class
2-Before discovering the written form of the poem, read the information below
"Half-Caste : the context of the poem"
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John Agard came to England from Guyana in 1977. Like many people from the Caribbean, he is mixed race: his mother is Portuguese but born in Guyana, and his father is black. One of the things he enjoys about living in England is the wide range of people he meets: 'The diversity of cultures here is very exciting'. However, one of the things he doesn't like is the view of racial origins, which is implied in the word 'half-caste', still used by many people to describe people of mixed race. The term is now considered rude and insulting. |
3- Now read the poem and get some help with some reading guidelines.
Don't forget to take notes of your comments and reactions
Here are some information on Caribbean English
All the documents are attached below
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