Checking Out Me History

Question 1

Author

Answer 1

John Agard

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

Talks about black people being forgotten in history while only white people are credited

Question 3

Title

Answer 3

Checking out seems to be the idea of looking at history less formal and he’s doing this in his own time rather than learning at school

Question 4

Speaker

Answer 4

Implied to be living under British colonial rule
First person narrative 

Question 5

Form

Answer 5

Italics used to separate the distinct standards regarding European history and figures in black history

Question 6

Tone

Answer 6

Accusatory tone

Question 7

Repetition showing speakers anger

Answer 7

Dem tell me dem tell me

Question 8

Speaker feels he has been hurt by his sheltered upbringing

Answer 8

Bandage up me eye

Question 9

Semantic field of childhood implies a speaker feels he has lost his childhood and stuck in the past

Answer 9

De cow who jump over de moon

Question 10

Turning point and he’s taking his own actions to learn his identity

Answer 10

I carving out me identity