Reading and Exploring 'Torture' and 'We Alone Can Devalue Gold' by Alice Walker
Reading and Exploring 'Torture' and 'We Alone Can Devalue Gold' by Alice Walker
Slide deck
Download slide deck
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore two poems by Alice Walker: 'Torture' and 'We Alone Can Devalue Gold'. We will consider the role of both resilience and materialism in our society.
Licence
This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.
Video
Share with pupils
Loading...
5 Questions
Q1.
True or False: The Civil Rights Movement was at its peak during the 1950s and 1960s.
False
Q2.
What did The Civil Rights Movement fight for?
Animal rights
Children's rights
Gender equality
Q3.
What did Rosa Parks refuse to do?
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
Q5.
How would you describe the images Dove uses throughout her poem?
Complicated
Difficult
Easy
5 Questions
Q1.
Fill in the gap: To be able to move forward when things go wrong or _______ things happen.
Funny
Good
Unusual
Q2.
Which of the following sentences uses resilient incorrectly?
I am proud of my emotional resilience.
I must be more resilient in life.
My mum is the most resilient person I know.
Q3.
What does Walker use as a symbol for resilience?
Hope
Talking
Torture
Q4.
Fill in the gap: A belief that material possessions are more important than ________/ spiritual values.
Animalistic
Emotional
Monetary
Q5.
What does Walker suggest our revolution should be?
To hate nature
To love gold
To plant trees