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Understanding how Antrobus presents identity and heritage in 'Jamaican British'

I can explain how Antrobus presents dual heritage in ‘Jamaican British’.

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Edexcel

Understanding how Antrobus presents identity and heritage in 'Jamaican British'

I can explain how Antrobus presents dual heritage in ‘Jamaican British’.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Antrobus has a British mother and a Jamaican father.
  2. The poem explores what it means to have dual heritage.
  3. Arguably, the poem suggests that having dual heritage or identity leads to internal and external conflict.
  4. We might argue that our identities are never singular but always multifaceted.

Common misconception

That our identities are a singular, unchanging thing.

Our identifies are made up of many things that can change and evolve over time.

Keywords

  • Identity - the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits and appearance that characterise a person

  • Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group

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

  • Multifaceted - having many aspects or sides

  • Duality - the state of combining two different things

It would be useful to ensure pupils understand the concept of colonisation and how it might affect the identities of people today before reading the poem.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of the Edexcel Belonging anthology for this lesson.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • 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.
Duality means the state of combining __________ different things.
many
Correct answer: two
several
Q2.
A struggle that occurs within the mind is known as conflict.
Correct Answer: internal, inner
Q3.
'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: belonging
Q4.
'The history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: heritage
Q5.
The word 'fraught' means which of the following?
Correct answer: something worrying or difficult
something pleasant and easy
Correct answer: something likely to cause problems
something mundane and boring
Q6.
Which of the following is the definition of 'colonisation'?
Correct answer: The act of taking over another country and instilling your people and rules.
The act of trading with a country with mutually beneficial results.
The act of declaring war on another country.

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6 Questions

Q1.
'The set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits and appearance that characterise a person' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: identity
Q2.
Arguably, Antrobus' title 'Jamaican British' and the poem imply that the speaker has hertiage and identity.
Correct Answer: dual
Q3.
'Having many aspects or sides' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: multifaceted
Q4.
The opening line of Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' implies that other people are which of the following?
Correct answer: judgemental
accepting
neutral
Q5.
By focusing on his physical features, the speaker of Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' implies that people judge you on your .
Correct Answer: appearance, looks
Q6.
Arguably, words such as "choose" and "how" imply that the speaker in Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' is experiencing conflict.
Correct Answer: internal, inner