Checking Out Me History

Where was John Agard born?

• London
• Jamaica
• Guyana
• United States

What is the main theme of the poem?

• Power
• Control
• Identity
• Conflict

Why does Agard make reference to past British history? Choose all which apply.

• To emphasise what he has been taught.
• He's taking a test and needs to remember.
• To ridicule British history.

• To emphasise how Britain has colonised his history and heritage.

Bandage up me eye with me own identity' is using which poetic technique?

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Simile
• Monologue

The image of Agard 'carving out' his own identity has connotations of what kind of process? Choose all which apply.<br />

• Time-consuming
• Quick
• Taking effort
• Easiness

What is significant about the Caribbean history stanzas?

• They have longer lines and use Standard English to make them seem more serious.
• They are irregular and don't make sense. Agard is ridiculing his heritage.
• They have shorter lines and brokwn syntax (grammar) to make them seem more serious.
• They are just normal and don't differ to show how his culture is more important than others.

By alternating between Caribbean and British history, Agard is emphasising the differences between them.

• true
• false

What links many of the Caribbean figures in them poem?

• Light
• Darkness
• Shadows
• Fire

What is an ethnocentric curriculum?

• Topics taught in school that focus on one school/culture.
• A curriculum that covers all cultures and history.

What's the message of the poem?

• That we should learn about lots of different cultures in school.
• That schools are good at teaching about lots of different cultures.
• That the British culture is best and that's all we need to know.