Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore The Civil Rights Movement before considering Rita Dove's presentation of Rosa Parks in her poem 'Rosa'.

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5 Questions

Q1.
When was McKay writing?
Early 1800s
Correct answer: Early 1900s
Late 1800s
Late 1900s
Q2.
True or False: The Harlem Renaissance was led by African-American artists.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
What form is 'America' written in?
Ballad
Haiku
Love
Correct answer: Sonnet
Q4.
What technique does McKay use throughout his poem, 'America'?
Alliteration
Correct answer: Juxtaposition
Similes
Sonnet
Q5.
Fill in the gap: McKay calls America a 'cultured _______'
Country
Heaven
Correct answer: Hell
Place

5 Questions

Q1.
True or False: The Civil Rights Movement was at its peak during the 1950s and 1960s.
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
What did The Civil Rights Movement fight for?
Animal rights
Children's rights
Gender equality
Correct answer: Racial equality
Q3.
What did Rosa Parks refuse to do?
Correct answer: Give up her seat on a bus
Go to a different restaurant
Go to prison
Use a separate bathroom
Q4.
Fill in the gap: 'the time right inside a place so ________'
Dirty
Full
Right
Correct answer: Wrong
Q5.
How would you describe the images Dove uses throughout her poem?
Complicated
Difficult
Easy
Correct answer: Simple

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UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Revolutionary and Protest poetry

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