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This film is from the series Poets in Person available on BBC Teach.
Poet John Agard describes the process of writing his poem ‘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.
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We are pleased to let you know that your resource KS3 and KS4 English - 'Checking Out Me History' by John Agard, has been hand-picked by the Tes resources content team to be featured on https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/black-history-month in August 2024. Congratulations on your resource being chosen and thank you for your ongoing contributions to the Tes Resources marketplace.
Great resource will being using this next year with the year 10 students.
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