Objectives:• To identify and evaluate messages in poems of different cultures

Homework

Write three quiz questions based on ‘Flag’ – Thursday

How are flags being used in these images?

Why?

How are flags more than pieces of cloth?

Flag - John AgardWhat's that …………….. in a breeze?Its just a piece of cloththat brings a nation to its …………... What's that unfurling from a pole?It's just a piece of cloththat makes the guts of men grow ………. What's that rising over a ………..?It's just a piece of cloththat dares the ………… to relent. What's that flying across a field?It's just a piece of cloththat will ………… the blood you bleed. How can I possess such a cloth?Just ask for a flag my friend.Then bind your ……………… to the end.

Fill in the gaps by closing listening to the audio clip.

How are flags used in the poem? (Clue – tents, fields)

What is the poet’s message about the use of flags?

What vocabulary suggests this negative view of flags?

What can they do to some men?

In what ways can flags be used as a negative symbol?

Do you agree or disagree with the poem’s message on flags?

What is your opinion about how flags can be used by cultures?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/john-agard-flag-poem-only/12255.html

Flag What's that fluttering in a breeze?Its just a piece of cloththat brings a nation to its knees. What's that unfurling from a pole?It's just a piece of cloththat makes the guts of men grow bold. What's that rising over a tent?It's just a piece of cloththat dares the coward to relent. What's that flying across a field?It's just a piece of cloththat will outlive the blood you bleed. How can I possess such a cloth?Just ask for a flag my friend.Then bind your conscience to the end.

Identify the message/s intended by poems from different cultures.

‘Blessing’

‘Island Man’

‘Search For My Tongue’

‘Hurricane Hits England’

‘Night of the Scorpion’

‘Flag’

Plenary:

Feedback your group opinion on:‘Which poem has the most important message for British culture to learn?

What could different cultures learn from British culture?• • • •