Year 11 - English
Understanding the poem 'The Emigree'
Power and conflict poetry continued
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis read and analyse three more poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. At the end of the unit, pupils analyse themes from across the anthology and write a sophisticated comparative essay,
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand 'The Emigree' and map the big ideas within the poem.
Key Notes
- The title of the poem allows the poem to relate to the general experience of all that emigrate.
- There are feelings of nostalgia, regret and fear within the poem.
- Rumens explores the displaced feelings of people driven from their home country and the enduring impact of tyranny.
- The poem explores the big ideas of identity, memory and power of place.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Identity: the qualities that make a person different from others.
- Emigrate: to leave one's own country to settle in another, usually for political reasons.
- Idealised: regarded as perfect or better than in reality.
- Permeate: spread through something.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that the speaker is Rumens herself.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The title of the poem allows the poem to relate to the general experience of all that emigrate. There are feelings of nostalgia, regret and fear within the poem.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Identity'
the qualities that make a person different from others.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that the speaker is Rumens herself. Correction: Rumens herself did not experience the emigration that the poem describes. She may have written the poem based on her fascination with people and culture. She may have written the poem to appeal to all that have experienced a story of emigration.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'Power and Conflict' poetry: writing a sophisticated comparative response Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Checking Out Me History' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'The Emigree' Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker Study Guide
- Comparing 'Checking Out Me History' and 'The Émigrée' Study Guide
- Comparing 'Tissue' with other poems Study Guide
- Exploring theme, message and intent across the 'Power and Conflict' anthology Study Guide
- Refining comparative essay writing Study Guide
- Revising key themes in the 'Power and Conflict' anthology Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Checking Out Me History' Study Guide
- Understanding the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker Study Guide
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