To consider Lord Kitchener's perspective

Key Stage 2

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London is the Place for Me by Lord Kitchener

﻿Hi, today we are going to consider Lord Kitchener's perspective and we're going to do that by looking back on the song that we've been studying, "London Is The Place For Me". And then we're also going to look at a new song, which is called, "Sweet Jamaica" and consider how his perspective and his feelings may have changed. Our agenda for this lesson. First, we're going to consider how Lord Kitchener was feeling about moving to London. Bearing in mind, he wrote, "London Is The Place For Me" before he actually arrived. Then we're going to listen to a new song. And finally, we're going to consider the similarities and differences between the songs. You will need something to write on, something to write with and you'll need to be ready to learn. Let's go. Let's consider how Lord Kitchener was feeling about moving to London. Given you the beginning of a sentence here. And we're going to build up our sentences by working together. I think Lord Kitchener was feeling. I've given you three adjectives and I've given you a reason. I think Lord Kitchener was feeling, mhh because the lyrics in the song suggest that he feels like he belongs in England. So if he feels like he belongs in England, do you think he's feeling enthusiastic, excited, hopeful. I'd like you to re-read the lyrics and pause the videos and see what evidence you can find for him feeling like he belongs in England. This is what I found. I think he feels like he belongs in England because in the text it says, "You can go to several other countries such as France and America, but you must come back to London city." This suggests that London is the best place and it's the place he feels most at home. Okay, let's see if we can use this sentence scaffold to have a look at these other pieces of evidence here. So I think he feels like he belongs in England because in the text or in the lyrics, it uses the phrase, " Mother country". This suggests that he associates England with family and feeling at home. So looking at those first two verses, how do you think Lord Kitchener is feeling about moving to London? Can you pause the video and write down a full answer, please? Okay, this is the beginning of mine. Let's read it together so you can read it at the same time as me. I think Lord Kitchener feels enthusiastic because he feels like he belongs in London. So I've made a point. Let's keep reading. I know this because in the text he compares London to five different places and implies that London is the best place by telling the reader that they must return to London. So I've made a point and I've backed it up with evidence. Did you do that in your answer? If not, you can go back and edit it. I also made a second point. Let's read it together. So can you read out loud as I read it too? In addition to this, I think he is excited because the lyrics say, "This is the place I wanted to know", suggesting that he has been looking forward to it for a long time. So I've made another point about how he is feeling. I think he's feeling excited and I've given evidence again about that. I made a final point. Gosh, this is a lot. You can just listen to this one. Finally, he refers to England as the mother country, which suggests that he thinks of London as a familiar place. And it will feel like he is returning home. That would be a really, really high quality answer. But I record your guys' skills are building up and you might be able to answer something similar for the next few verses. So we've still got that sentence scaffold. I think Lord Kitchener was feeling. We've got this feelings that he could have. Enthusiastic excited, hopeful. And our next point is because the lyrics in the song suggest that people will be welcoming. So can you read this third verse and write down and look for evidence of English people being welcoming. Pause the video and have a go. I wonder if you found the same evidence that I did. I thought "English people are very much sociable" is a piece of evidence to show us that he thinks they're going to be welcoming. "They take you here and they take you there". As if English people might show you around and show you the sites and take you round London. In fact, "They're so welcoming, that they make you feel like a millionaire." So looking at this third verse, how do you think Lord Kitchener is feeling about moving to London? I want you to say your sentence out loud. Pause the video as you do it. I reckon you all came up with some brilliant sentences. I'm going to tell you mine. I think Lord Kitchener feels hopeful that the people will be welcoming because in the text it says, "The English people are very much sociable and they will show you around London and make you feel great." I also made this point because I thought it was important. As he, Lord Kitchener, has not been to England before. I think this is what he is hoping will happen. So in this sentence or in this answer, I'm talking about him feeling hopeful. And I think we've got our evidence that he's feeling hopeful that the people will be welcoming. We've got the same sentence starter again. I think Lord Kitchener was feeling, hmm because lyrics in the song suggest that he thought he would be happy and content in England. Which feeling might be appropriate here. I think hopeful. I think Lord Kitchener was feeling hopeful because the lyrics in the song suggest that he thought he would be happy and content in England. So that is our first point that we've made together. Well done. So can you look for evidence that he would be happy or he thought he would be happy? So you might want to think about, is there evidence that he's got money? Is there evidence that he's got friends or that he's got a job, those things that make us content and make us feel happy? That's what he's hoping for. Can you find that evidence? This is what I found. That he will laugh and talk. I thought that implied that he would have friends. That London is really magnificent, that it's going to be a beautiful place and he's going to enjoy it. That he will have every comfort and every sport. And he'd have a really big house like Hampton Court. So these are all words or phrases that made me think that he would, he believed he was hoping that he would have money. He'd be comfortable. He'd have friends to laugh and talk with, he'd have activities to do, every sport. So looking at the penultimate and final versus, these two, how do you think Lord Kitchener is feeling about moving to London? Now I know you guys have a fantastic answer already prepared but I'd like you to read mine. So I'm going to reveal it and I want you to pause the video and read it out loud. Great, now we can move on. But before we move on, if you could go back in time, what questions would you like to ask Lord Kitchener? Can you pause the video and write down all the questions you'd like to ask him. These were some of mine. I wonder if we got the same ones. Did you like London as much as you thought you would? Did you miss Jamaica and your friends and family? Did you find London really cold? I often think it's really cold in England. Did you become famous in England too? So we know he was famous in the Caribbean. Did he become famous in England too? Did you ever go back to Jamaica. Now we can move on. So we're going to listen to another song by Lord Kitchener. It's called, "Sweet Jamaica". Enjoy. ♪ Thousands of people are asking me ♪ ♪ How I spend my time in London city ♪ ♪ Thousands of people are asking me ♪ ♪ How I spend my time in London city ♪ ♪ Well that is a question I cannot answer ♪ ♪ I regret the day I left sweet Jamaica ♪ ♪ I mean you would pity my position ♪ ♪ Because I nearly died there of starvation ♪ ♪ My darling is Jamaica Jamaica ♪ Why do you think Lord Kitchener can't answer how he's spending his time in London city? I think it might be because he's having such a bad time. Let's listen again. ♪ Thousands of people are asking me ♪ ♪ How I spend my time in London city ♪ ♪ Thousands of people are asking me ♪ ♪ How I spend my time in London city ♪ ♪ Well that is a question I cannot answer ♪ ♪ I regret the day I left sweet Jamaica ♪ ♪ I mean you would pity my position ♪ ♪ Because I nearly died there of starvation ♪ ♪ My darling is Jamaica Jamaica ♪ I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. My first question for you is, when do you think Lord Kitchener wrote, " Sweet Jamaica"? Do you think it was before he wrote, "London is the Place for Me" or after? I'm going to give you some options and then you can have another think. Have you decided? Well, I'm going to tell you. So he wrote, "Sweet Jamaica" while he was living in London. Do you think the language used in the song, "Sweet Jamaica" is positive or negative? Show me with your thumb. Hmm, I think it's negative. Can you find any negative words or phrases in the first verse? I want you to re-read it. Pause the video and note down any negative language. Well done. Let's see what you found. I found, cannot answer, regret, pity. And then this phrase, "Died from starvation". All of that sounds pretty negative to me. I'm going to read this verse to you. Another thing that is bugging me is the food control in London city. They say you must have a ration book, before you could put on something to cook, and friends they keep on the ration so small, in a day or two you can show it all, so before I suffer, I'm going over, for me ackee and salt fish in Jamaica. Can you do exactly the same thing. So pause the video and see if you can identify the negative words or phrases. I'll show you what I found. Bugging me, food control. I wouldn't like someone controlling my food. That the rations, so that's the size of the portions or the food that he was able to get hold of was so small. I wouldn't want tiny rations of food. And then the word suffer. We've jumped over to verse four now. It's another verse about London. Can you pause the video and read it out loud? Great, now I'm going to read it to you. Many West Indians are sorry now, West Indians is another way to describe people from the Caribbean. They left their country and don't know how, some left their jobs and their family and determined to come to London city, well they are crying now with regret, no kind of employment that they can get, the city of London they now have to roam, and they can't get their passage to go back home. Can you re-pause the video and this time identify all the negative words or phrases. What did you find? Let's see if it was the same. Sorry now, that people are feeling sorry for themselves. Now that they're crying with regret, no kind of employment. Employment is a synonym for work. So not having a job would be a real problem, won't it. And worst of all, they can't get that passage. They can't return on a ship back home. They can't afford to go back home. This sounds really sad. In this lesson so far, we have considered Lord Kitchener's feelings about moving to London and listen to a new song, "Sweet Jamaica". We are now going to consider the similarities and differences between the two songs. Can you read the question and read the options? You can pause the video as you do that and let me know what you think. So, what was your answer? Oh, two, you're right. They both describe London, but one describes it in a positive light and one describes it in a negative light. And they both of the same genre or style of music. I guess we can also, if you've forgotten, remind you that they're both written and performed by Lord Kitchener. So what is different about, "Sweet Jamaica" and "London Is The Place For Me"? They both describe London. However, can you pause the video and write a sentence using that sentence scaffold telling me how they're different. So they both describe London. However, off you go. I'm going to show you my answer now. However, in "London Is The Place For Me", London is portrayed in a good light, whereas, can you say the rest of the sentence out loud? What could the rest of my sentence be? Whereas in, "Sweet Jamaica", London is portrayed in a negative way. Did you write something similar? I reckon you did. Well done on an excellent lesson. You have done a lot of writing this lesson and read lyrics to a new song. Can you remember the name of the song? "Sweet Jamaica" by Lord Kitchener. Congratulations, you can go and tell your parents and cares about it and if you want to, you can go and listen to the song, "Sweet Jamaica" with them.

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