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John Agard describes the process of writing 'Checking Out me History'. He explores where the ideas behind the poem came from. His commentary is illustrated with school scenes and his own performance of extracts from the poem.

Teaching English Literature?

Students could be asked to consider how Agard 'carves out his identity'. Which poetic techniques does he use? Students could be asked to illustrate as many different techniques as possible, on a large sheet of plain paper, using quotes to support each technique identified. Students could be given a list of poetry techniques used by Agard to stimulate their analysis eg rhyme, repetition, metaphor, Creole, lyricism etc. Which technique do students consider to be most effective in conveying Agard's messages?

This film will be relevant for teaching English Literature. This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC KS4/GCSE in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA National 4/5 in Scotland.