Hello.

Welcome to your lesson today on comparing poems about home.

I'm Miss Sutherland and I'll be teaching you today.

Our learning outcome is to identify similarities and differences between poems that are about place, home, and identity.

Let's go through our three key terms for today's lesson.

The first is comparison.

A comparison is a consideration of the similarities and differences between two things.

We'll be comparing poems today.

Our next key term is correlative conjunction.

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words that work together to connect ideas in a sentence.

We'll look at examples of correlative conjunctions and how to use them later in the lesson.

And lastly, comparative conjunction.

A comparative conjunction is a conjunction used to indicate how things are different and or similar to each other.

Again, we'll be looking at exactly how to use comparative conjunctions later in the lesson.

I'll give you a moment to pause the video and reflect on those key terms. Excellent.

In today's lesson, we have two learning cycles.

In the first, we'll learn how to write effective comparative sentences using correlative conjunctions and comparative conjunctions.

And in the second learning cycle, we'll be comparing the poem ""Island Man"" by Grace Nichols and "Search for My Tongue" by Sujata Bhatt.

We'll be putting all our great knowledge of how to write comparative sentences in to practise.

But for now, let's start off with learning how to write comparative sentences.

Today, we'll be comparing two poems about place and home.

Here are the two types of conjunction you can use when writing comparative sentences.

Comparative conjunctions are the first type.

They can be used to compare ideas in a sentence and show difference or similarity.

And correlative conjunctions are our second type of conjunction today, and they're pairs of words that work together to connect ideas in a sentence.

Let's take a look at how we can use both type of conjunction.

Comparative conjunctions can be used to compare ideas in a sentence and to show similarities and differences.

For example, if you had an idea that James Berry has nostalgic feelings towards home, and another idea that George the Poet, is more critical about home, you could compare those two ideas using a comparative conjunction such as whereas or on the other hand.

So by using a comparative conjunction to compare to poems, the sentence reads, James Berry has nostalgic feelings towards home whereas George the Poet, is more critical.

The word whereas has allowed us to show there's a difference between "Childhood Tracks" by James Berry and My City by George the Poet.

Let's check your understanding of comparative conjunctions.

Which statement uses a comparative conjunction to create a comparative sentence? Is it A, James Berry and George the Poet Write about home? B, Berry and Nichols describe the Caribbean in their poems. Or C Berry focuses on vivid memories from his hometown.

However, Bhatt writes about language.

Pause at the video and select the sentence that uses a comparative conjunction to create a comparative sentence.

Off you go.

Well done if you said C uses a comparative conjunction to create a comparative sentence, a comparative conjunction used in sentence C is the conjunction.

However, and of course that is a comparative conjunction because it allows us to express a difference between the two poems. Well done.

Let's move on to correlative conjunctions now.

Correlative conjunctions are useful for expressing similarities between texts and linking ideas together.

So let's take "Island Man" and "Childhood Tracks." The author of "Island Man" is Nichols.

The author of "Childhood Tracks" is James Berry.

And I have this idea that they both describe the Caribbean.

We can use correlative conjunctions to connect those two poems and express that they indeed share similar themes.

I can use the correlative conjunction both and 'and' to connect those two poets and their ideas.

So my sentence reads both Nichols and Berry describe the Caribbean.

My correlative conjunctions 'both' and 'and' have allowed me to express a similarity.

Let's take a look at how to use another type of correlative conjunction.

So say, I've noticed that Nichols and Berry, they don't shy away from showing their nostalgia in their poems. How can I link the two ideas? I can use correlative conjunctions neither and nor to connect those two ideas.

I can say neither Nichols nor Berry shy away from showing their nostalgia.

Again, the correlative conjunctions have allowed me to express a similarity between the two poems, but this time I'm telling the reader what the poems don't do, rather than what they do.

Now let's check your understanding.

Select the sentence which uses correlative conjunctions.

Pause the video and select the sentence.

Well then if you said sentence C uses correlative conjunctions, let's have a read of it.

Both George the Poet and Nichols write about their struggles whilst living in London.

The correlative conjunctions used in that sentence are both an and, and those correlative conjunctions allow us to connect the poem in "My City" by George the Poet, and the poem "Island Man" by Nichols.

And the correlative conjunctions allow us to express a similarity between those two poems. Well done if you've got that right.

Sentence A uses a comparative conjunction whereas, and sentence B also uses a comparative conjunction, whereas.

Now let's show off our ability to write comparative sentences.

I want you to write three comparative sentences using conjunctions to compare any of the poems we've studied so far in the unit.

So you could compare "Search for My Tongue" by Sujata Bhatt with "Childhood Tracks" by James Berry.

You could compare any of those poems in your sentences.

Use the grid on the following slide to help you write your comparative sentences.

In this grid, I've given you some comparative conjunctions you might want to use such as however, contrastingly, on the other hand and whereas.

I've also given you some correlative conjunctions that you might want to use such as both X and Y and neither X nor Y.

Remember to replace the X and Y with poem or poet names.

I've also given you some key ideas on the right hand side to help you come up with some meaningful comparisons.

So to help you make these comparisons reflect on the questions here, which poems shine light on immigration, which poems use a lot of sensory language and which poems are prideful, which are less prideful? I am gonna give you two examples before you start to make sure you are extra confident.

Here's a sentence using comparative conjunctions.

George the Poet talks of inequality in London.

Contrastingly, James Berry chooses to focus on positive memories of his hometown.

And here's an example with correlative conjunctions.

Both Bhatt and Berry show pride in their home country.

Pause the video now and write your three comparative sentences using comparative or correlative conjunctions to compare the perms you've studied so far.

Pause the video and get writing.

Great effort.

Let's go through some ideas.

You could have written both "Search for My Tongue" and "Island Man" shine a light on the experience of immigration and its hardships.

Both Nichols and Berry use a lot of sensory language to paint a vivid image of their home countries.

Bhatt is full of pride about her identity and native language in "Search for My Tongue," Whereas George the Poet seems to be disdainful about the inequality in his hometown London.

Well done on writing your comparative sentences.

I now want you to reread your work.

I want you to annotate which of your sentences use curative conjunctions and which use comparative conjunctions.

Pause the video and annotate your work now.

Let me annotate my sentences to make sure you are confident with how you've labelled yours.

Sentence number one uses correlative conjunctions.

It uses the correlative conjunctions, both and 'and' to show a similarity.

Sentence number two also uses correlative conjunctions, again, both and 'and' to show a similarity.

And lastly, sentence number three, uses a comparative conjunction to show a difference, and that comparative conjunction is the term whereas.

Well done on annotating your sentences.

I hope that showed you how successful you've been at using a range of conjunctions today.

Let's move on now to compare the poem "Island Man" and "Search for My Tongue." Let's start off with a discussion.

I want you to discuss what is similar or different about "Search for My Tongue," and "Island Man." Use the sentence starters and vocabulary to help you express yourself here.

You could start by saying both poems are about, both poems refer to, both poems use.

"Search for My Tongue," whereas "Island Man," and you have all of this brilliant vocabulary to help you on your way, home, immigration, scenery, dreams, heritage, pride, imagery, and language.

So use the prompts on the screen now to discuss what is similar and or different about "Search for My Tongue" and "Island Man." Pause the video and get discussing.

I heard some really, really insightful discussions there.

Perhaps you talked about how both poems reflect on immigration.

Nichols immigrated from the Caribbean to London, whilst Bhatt immigrated from India to America.

You may have also reflected upon how both poets use dreams. In "Island Man," the man is dreaming of the Caribbean and in "Search for My Tongue," Bhatt is dreaming in her native language.

In terms of a difference between the two poems potentially, you talked about how "Island Man" is more about identity through connecting with scenery, whereas "Search for My Tongue" is more about identity through connection with language.

Well done on those brilliant discussions.

Now let's check our understanding.

Nichols shows pride for her home country by describing scenery, whereas Bhatt shows her pride through A, food, B, language, or C, festivals.

Pause the video now and complete that sentence.

Off you go.

Well done of you said Nichols shows pride for her home country by describing scenery, whereas Bhatt shows her pride through language.

We see a mesmerising image of the Caribbean in the poem "Island Man," whereas we are encaptured by the beauty of Gujarati in "Search for My Tongue." Now for our last task, I want you to write a paragraph Comparing "Island Man" and "Search for My Tongue." You are going to be brilliant on this task because of how successfully you used comparative and correlative conjunctions earlier in the lesson.

For this task, you could write about how both poets present immigration, how both poets use dreams, how both poets use imagery, how both poets show their pride and the difference in tone at the end of both poems. Pause the video and get writing now.

Off you go.

Excellent work.

Here's an idea of what you may have written.

Nichols shows the "Island Man"s pride in the Caribbean through the use of personal pronoun his to show his sense of belonging to the Caribbean.

Bhatt shows her pride for her heritage through celebration of her mother tongue, Gujarati.

Bhatt cultivates a sense of pride in her identity through writing in Gujarati and using the imagery of a flower blossoming to represent her native tongue flourishing in her mouth.

Now let's reflect upon this student's use of conjunctions.

Where could this student have used a comparative conjunction to signpost their comparison? Pause the video and answer that question.

Student could have used a comparative conjunction here.

This student could have said that Nichols shows The Island Man's pride for use of personal pronoun, however, Bhatt shows pride through celebration of her mother tongue.

That's comparative conjunction however shows the reader clearly that you are going to talk about a difference between the two poems, and it's really important to signpost what you're going to be talking about, so the reader can follow exactly what you are saying.

I want you to now reread your own work, ensure you have used comparative and correlative conjunctions throughout your work to signpost your comparison.

Pause the video now and reread your work.

Well done for adding in the comparative and correlative conjunctions where you may have missed them.

Let's go through what we've learned today.

Comparative and correlative conjunctions are useful when explaining similarities in differences.

Comparative conjunctions can be used to compare ideas in a sentence and show difference or similarity.

Relative conjunctions are pairs of words that work together to connect ideas in a sentence and "Island Man" and "Search for My Tongue," both explore immigration pride and identity.

Thank you so much for joining me in today's lesson.

I hope you've enjoyed comparing those two brilliant poems, and I hope to see you in another lesson soon.