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Year 10
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Understanding heritage and marginalisation in Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker'

I can understand how Parker presents the craft of the jewellery maker and how it might relates to ideas of heritage and marginalisation.

New
New
Year 10
AQA

Understanding heritage and marginalisation in Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker'

I can understand how Parker presents the craft of the jewellery maker and how it might relates to ideas of heritage and marginalisation.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The craft of the jewellery maker is implied to be precise, focused and potentially dangerous.
  2. ‘The Jewellery Maker’ tells the narrative of an old man who makes beautiful jewellery in the sweltering heat.
  3. The jewellery maker dreams of giving his creations to his wife, but instead they are bought by rich women.

Keywords

  • Deft - neatly skilful and quick in one's movements

  • Craft - an activity involving skill in making things by hand

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

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

Common misconception

Context has to be a specific historical event or fact.

Considering the themes in the poet's other work is a valuable consideration of context.

You may wish to spend more time explaining marginalisation.
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).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does a surgeon do?
Correct answer: operate on patients
fly planes
strategise military intelligence
Q2.
The word 'slap' creates a __________ impression.
Correct answer: negative, violent
warm, positive
neutral, predictable
Q3.
The history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, society is the...
Correct Answer: heritage
Q4.
If you have crafted something with your hands then you likely feel...
Correct answer: connected to it
indifferent to it
wary of it
Q5.
If your only piece of jewellery is 'worn thin' and 'plain' we might assume...
Correct answer: you can't afford more
you could afford more
you don't care about jewellery
Q6.
Sitting 'straight-backed' implies...
Correct answer: you are paying attention
you are indifferent
you aren't focusing

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following words from Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker' implies an element of danger?
"deft"
"straight-backed"
Correct answer: "hot"
Q2.
In 'The Jewellery Maker', words such as "dance" and "dragonflies" imply a __________ to Parker's jewellery maker.
sadness
Correct answer: lightness
contemplative air
Q3.
In 'The Jewellery Maker', Parker compares the jewellery maker to a surgeon which implies...
Correct answer: we should respect them
we shouldn't respect them
we should fear them
Q4.
Describing someone as "deft" means...
they are clumsy in their movements
Correct answer: they are skilful in their movements
they are slow in their movements
Q5.
In Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker', the women who buy the jewellery are described as having...
"wrinkled skin"
Correct answer: "unlined skin"
"powdered skin"
Q6.
To be treated as if you are not important is to be...
Correct Answer: marginalised