Starter quiz
- Duality means the state of combining __________ different things.
- many
- two ✓
- several
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- A struggle that occurs within the mind is known as ______ conflict.
- 'internal' ✓
- 'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of ______.
- 'belonging' ✓
- 'The history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society' is the definition of ______.
- 'heritage' ✓
- The word 'fraught' means which of the following?
- something worrying or difficult ✓
- something pleasant and easy
- something likely to cause problems ✓
- something mundane and boring
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- Which of the following is the definition of 'colonisation'?
- 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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Exit quiz
- 'The set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits and appearance that characterise a person' is the definition of ______.
- 'identity' ✓
- Arguably, Antrobus' title 'Jamaican British' and the poem imply that the speaker has ______ hertiage and identity.
- 'dual' ✓
- 'Having many aspects or sides' is the definition of ______.
- 'multifaceted' ✓
- The opening line of Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' implies that other people are which of the following?
- judgemental ✓
- accepting
- neutral
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- By focusing on his physical features, the speaker of Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' implies that people judge you on your ______.
- 'appearance' ✓
- Arguably, words such as "choose" and "how" imply that the speaker in Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' is experiencing ______ conflict.
- 'internal' ✓
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Key learning points
- Antrobus has a British mother and a Jamaican father.
- The poem explores what it means to have dual heritage.
- Arguably, the poem suggests that having dual heritage or identity leads to internal and external conflict.
- 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
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