Tomorrow we will compare ‘Checking out me History’ (Agard) and ‘Singh Song!’ (Nagra). To prepare for this, here are some activities to complete:
Read each poem: both a few times, add to your annotations.
Visit BBC Bitesize for useful analysis videos: Checking out me History Singh Song!
Consider these questions:
How do both poets structure their ideas and what effect does this have?
How do both poets use dialect in to create distinctive voices?
How do the ideas/themes in each poem contrast with each other and to what effect?
Which poem do you personally prefer and why?
