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Flag by John Agard
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Flag by John Agard
These children are holding poppies in memory of fallen soldiers for Remembrance Day.This day reflects how War is a terrible,tragic thing. However,if you look closely at their t-shirts,you can see they say "future soldier." Are these children with poppies being used for remembrance or a recruitment tool?
Much like these children,is the person in the poem being blinded by their conscience?
A First Look at the poem
Meaning:-
-The literal meaning is just a flag
-The implicit meaning is about the idea of patriotism and if it is positive or negative
Imagery:-
-the cloth is a representation of a flag, which we see as a flag of our country, throughout the poem the writers makes the flag seem insignificant however we as the reader we know the flag is worth more
Patriotism-a positive or a negative?
L.O. To understand how the writer uses language to explore views of patriotism.
Patriotism-the quality of being patriotic,extreme support for one's country
- Challenge 1 - Find at least 3 techniques throughout the poem
- Challenge 2 - Highlight words that link in with the imagery of the cloth
Debate:Divide into two sides to argue whether being patriotic is good or bad. Present ideas to support your arguments. Bonus-use examples from the poem to help!
You have 2 minutes to decide your view and come up with ideas to back up your answer
Emotion:-
- The causal tone can persuade the audience to agree with the audience because he is acting in a natural humane manner.
-But also the causal manner makes have an trusting emotion with the reader like they know each other.
Structure:-
- The continuous use of the same amount of lines and paragraphs shows a controlled and direct attitude of some like in the military
- The question at the end of certain lines shows this is a conversational text where he is talking to some else in the text.
Challenge 3 - How did John Agard think negatively towards patriotism?
Quiz Time!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-wnWT7zAysv9_33AdE5tYrF2JSpyz54edJshMRb8GDQ/edit#slide=id.g1f5a554dbf_0_404