New
New
Year 10
AQA

Comparing ideas of identity in 'pot', 'The Jewellery Maker' and 'Homing'

I can explore how khan, Parker and Berry express different ideas and concepts around identity.

New
New
Year 10
AQA

Comparing ideas of identity in 'pot', 'The Jewellery Maker' and 'Homing'

I can explore how khan, Parker and Berry express different ideas and concepts around identity.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. When comparing poems it’s useful to think of the poets as in conversation with each other.
  2. Both khan and Parker express the idea that objects we create are intrinsically connected to our identities.
  3. In ‘pot’ and ‘Homing’, both khan and Berry explore ideas around constraints on identity.
  4. Both ‘The Jewellery Maker’ and ‘Homing’ imply that your identity can be created through place.

Common misconception

That you only want to focus on differences in comparisons.

When comparing poems, you want to begin by showing their overarching similarity and then explore the subtle differences.

Keywords

  • Marginalised - to be treated as if you are not important, peripheral and isolated

  • Heritage - the history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country or society

  • Colonialism - the process of one country taking control of another and its resources

  • Identity - the qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterise a person

  • Repatriation - the return of someone to their own country

You could ask the students to select which quotations they would use for each pairing as homework. You might also like to consider the lack of capitalisation in khan's name for 'pot' and whether this speaks to the idea that she too has lost part of her identity just as the 'pot' has.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of the AQA World and Lives anthology for this lesson.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
In khan's 'pot' the pot is...
with its creator.
Correct answer: in a foreign museum.
in a home museum.
Q2.
In Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker', the jewellery is...
worn by his wife.
Correct answer: worn by strangers.
kept as family heirlooms.
Q3.
In Berry's 'Homing', the subject's accent is...
celebrated.
Correct answer: hidden.
non-existent.
Q4.
The history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, society is the...
Correct Answer: heritage
Q5.
The Worlds and Lives anthology connects ideas of...
war and conflict.
Correct answer: social change and identity.
love and romance.
Q6.
Match the poem with the key word.
Correct Answer:'pot',colonial

colonial

Correct Answer:'Homing',dialect

dialect

Correct Answer:'The Jewellery Maker',marginalised

marginalised

6 Questions

Q1.
Which body part concerned with identity do both 'pot' and 'The Jewellery Maker' reference?
Correct answer: fingers
faces
eyes
Q2.
Both 'The Jewellery Maker' and 'Homing' references places of ...
Correct answer: creation.
history.
memory.
Q3.
Which two words connect 'pot' and 'Homing'?
Correct answer: "empty" and "rusted"
"empty" and "crumbling"
"empty" and "worthless"
Q4.
To be treated as if you are not important, peripheral and isolated means to be .
Correct Answer: marginalised
Q5.
What is the difference between 'pot' and 'The Jewellery Maker'?
Correct answer: 'pot' is concerned with migrant voices.
'The Jewellery Maker' is concerned with migrant voices.
'pot' is about the connection between objects and identity.
Q6.
Which of these is not an effective opening line for a comparative introduction?
Correct answer: Both poems have different ideas around belonging and identity.
Both poems explore the impact of constrained identity.
Both poems explore the connections between place and identity.