Ready Steady Read Together
A Poem for Every Summer Day: Poetry Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
Blind me to my own identity.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
B) What does the poet suggest is overlooked in the teaching of history in schools?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Checking Out Me History
by John Agard
On 7 July 1801, Toussaint Louverture became governor-general of Saint-Domingue (later renamed Haiti), having successfully led the enslaved people of the island to freedom. Agard’s poem is about Louverture, but is also about the fact that the history of marginalised people has largely gone untaught in British schools.
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Dem tell me
Dem tell me
Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to me own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture
no dem never tell me bout dat
Toussaint
a slave
with vision
lick back
Napoleon
battalion
and first Black
Republic born
Toussaint de thorn
to de French
Toussaint de beacon
of de Haitian Revolution
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Dem tell me bout de man who discover de balloon and de cow who jump over de moon
Dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon
But dem never tell me bout Nanna de maroon
Nanny
see-far woman
of mountain dream
fire-woman struggle
hopeful stream
to freedom river
Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo
but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu
Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492
but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too
Dem tell me about Florence Nightingale and she lamp
and how Robin Hood used to camp
Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul
but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica she travel far
to the Crimean War
she volunteer to go
and even when de British said no
she still brave the Russian snow
a healing star
among the wounded
a yellow sunrise
to the dying
Dem tell me
Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me
But now I checking out me own history
I carving out me identity
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
enslaved
battalion
marginalised people
beacon
Haitian Revolution
de Caribs and de Arawaks
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
enslaved
Explore
Find Read Talk
Checking Out Me History
by John Agard
On 7 July 1801, Toussaint Louverture became governor-general of Saint-Domingue (later renamed Haiti), having successfully led the enslaved people of the island to freedom.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
enslaved
marginalised people
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
battalion
beacon
Haitian Revolution
de Caribs and de Arawaks
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Checking Out Me History
by John Agard
On 7 July 1801, Toussaint Louverture became governor-general of Saint-Domingue (later renamed Haiti), having successfully led the enslaved people of the island to freedom. Agard’s poem is about Louverture, but is also about the fact that the history of marginalised people has largely gone untaught in British schools.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dem tell me
Dem tell me
Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to me own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture
no dem never tell me bout dat
Toussaint
a slave
with vision
lick back
Napoleon
battalion
and first Black
Republic born
Toussaint de thorn
to de French
Toussaint de beacon
of de Haitian Revolution
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dem tell me bout de man who discover de balloon and de cow who jump over de moon
Dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon
But dem never tell me bout Nanna de maroon
Nanny
see-far woman
of mountain dream
fire-woman struggle
hopeful stream
to freedom river
Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo
but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu
Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492
but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too
Dem tell me about Florence Nightingale and she lamp
and how Robin Hood used to camp
Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul
but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica she travel far
to the Crimean War
she volunteer to go
and even when de British said no
she still brave the Russian snow
a healing star
among the wounded
a yellow sunrise
to the dying
Dem tell me
Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me
But now I checking out me own history
I carving out me identity
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Dem tell me
Dem tell me
Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to me own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture
no dem never tell me bout dat
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Dem tell me
Dem tell me
Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to me own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture
no dem never tell me bout dat
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Dem tell me
Dem tell me
Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to me own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture
no dem never tell me bout dat
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Dem tell me
Dem tell me
Wha dem want to tell me
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
Reveal Explainer
The repetition of ‘Dem tell me’ suggests the speaker was repeatedly taught the same narrow version of history in school. The words ‘Wha dem want to tell me’ imply that when the speaker was in school, people in authority chose which histories were considered important and prioritised, while other histories and perspectives were ignored or left out.
Teach
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
B) What does the poet suggest is overlooked in the teaching of history in schools?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence dem tell me wha dem want to tell me
suggests the speaker was taught history from a narrow or selective perspective
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - bandage up me eye with me own history - blind me to me own identity
suggests the speaker’s education prevented the speaker from understanding their own heritage, culture and identity
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in teaching of history in schools?
Text Mark Evidence - dem tell me bout 1066 - Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492
suggests British and European history is prioritised in schools
Text Mark Evidence - dem tell me about Dick Whittington - dem tell me man who discover de balloon - dem tell me about Lord Nelson - dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492 - dem tell me about Florence Nightingale
suggests the speaker’s education focused mainly on white historical figures and their achievements or discoveries
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - dem tell me bout…de cow who jump over de moon - dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon - dem tell me…how Robin Hood used to camp
suggests childish nursery rhymes, legends and traditional stories were prioritised over important Black historical figures and contributions
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - bandage up me eye with me own history - blind me to me own identity
suggests the speaker’s education prevented the speaker from understanding their own heritage, culture and identity
B) How does the second version of the poem show the theme of empathy and compassion?
Text Mark Evidence - but Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat - but dem never tell me bout Nanny de maroon - but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu - but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
suggests Black history and Black historical figures were overlooked when the speaker was in school
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - Toussaint a slave with vision lick back Napoleon battalion - Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution - fire-woman struggle…to freedom river
suggests stories of resistance, rebellion and freedom were overlooked when the speaker was in school
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks
suggests the suffering and histories of Indigenous peoples were overlooked when the speaker was in school
B) How does the second version of the poem show the theme of empathy and compassion?
Text Mark Evidence even when de British said no…she (Mary Seacole) still brave the Russian snow…a healing star among the wounded
suggests the achievements and bravery of Black historical figures were overlooked when the speaker was in school
Text Mark Evidence - now I checking out me own history - I carving out me identity
suggests the speaker had to independently research his own heritage, culture and identity
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘beacon’?
Which One's Right?
Agard’s poem is about Louverture, but is also about the fact that the history of marginalised people has largely gone untaught in British schools.
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The word ‘marginalised’ suggests people are treated…
A) equally.
B) unfairly.
D) generously.
C) respectfully.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘a group of soldiers’:
Toussaint
a slave
with vision
lick back
Napoleon
battalion
and first Black
Republic born
Toussaint de thorn
to de French
Toussaint de beacon
of de Haitian Revolution
Discuss then check
battalion
Link Me
Link each important figure in Black history with the correct achievement:
A) united and strengthened the Zulu Kingdom in southern Africa
1) Toussaint L’Ouverture
Check
Click if correct
B) helped enslaved people fight for freedom during the Haitian Revolution against the French
2) Nanny de Maroon
C) travelled to the Crimean War between Britain and Russia to care for wounded soldiers
3) Shaka
D) helped people in the mountains of Jamaica to escape slavery and find freedom
4) Mary Seacole
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
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This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Poem for Every Summer Day: Poetry Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
Blind me to my own identity.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
B) What does the poet suggest is overlooked in the teaching of history in schools?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Checking Out Me History
by John Agard
On 7 July 1801, Toussaint Louverture became governor-general of Saint-Domingue (later renamed Haiti), having successfully led the enslaved people of the island to freedom. Agard’s poem is about Louverture, but is also about the fact that the history of marginalised people has largely gone untaught in British schools.
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Dem tell me Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me Bandage up me eye with me own history Blind me to me own identity Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat But Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat Toussaint a slave with vision lick back Napoleon battalion and first Black Republic born Toussaint de thorn to de French Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Dem tell me bout de man who discover de balloon and de cow who jump over de moon Dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon But dem never tell me bout Nanna de maroon Nanny see-far woman of mountain dream fire-woman struggle hopeful stream to freedom river Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492 but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too Dem tell me about Florence Nightingale and she lamp and how Robin Hood used to camp Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica she travel far to the Crimean War she volunteer to go and even when de British said no she still brave the Russian snow a healing star among the wounded a yellow sunrise to the dying Dem tell me Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me But now I checking out me own history I carving out me identity
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
enslaved
battalion
marginalised people
beacon
Haitian Revolution
de Caribs and de Arawaks
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
enslaved
Explore
Find Read Talk
Checking Out Me History
by John Agard
On 7 July 1801, Toussaint Louverture became governor-general of Saint-Domingue (later renamed Haiti), having successfully led the enslaved people of the island to freedom.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
enslaved
marginalised people
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
battalion
beacon
Haitian Revolution
de Caribs and de Arawaks
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Checking Out Me History
by John Agard
On 7 July 1801, Toussaint Louverture became governor-general of Saint-Domingue (later renamed Haiti), having successfully led the enslaved people of the island to freedom. Agard’s poem is about Louverture, but is also about the fact that the history of marginalised people has largely gone untaught in British schools.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dem tell me Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me Bandage up me eye with me own history Blind me to me own identity Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat But Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat Toussaint a slave with vision lick back Napoleon battalion and first Black Republic born Toussaint de thorn to de French Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dem tell me bout de man who discover de balloon and de cow who jump over de moon Dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon But dem never tell me bout Nanna de maroon Nanny see-far woman of mountain dream fire-woman struggle hopeful stream to freedom river Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492 but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too Dem tell me about Florence Nightingale and she lamp and how Robin Hood used to camp Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica she travel far to the Crimean War she volunteer to go and even when de British said no she still brave the Russian snow a healing star among the wounded a yellow sunrise to the dying Dem tell me Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me But now I checking out me own history I carving out me identity
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Dem tell me Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me Bandage up me eye with me own history Blind me to me own identity Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat But Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Dem tell me Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to me own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Dem tell me Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me Bandage up me eye with me own history Blind me to me own identity Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat But Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Dem tell me Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
Reveal Explainer
The repetition of ‘Dem tell me’ suggests the speaker was repeatedly taught the same narrow version of history in school. The words ‘Wha dem want to tell me’ imply that when the speaker was in school, people in authority chose which histories were considered important and prioritised, while other histories and perspectives were ignored or left out.
Teach
From: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in the teaching of history in schools?
B) What does the poet suggest is overlooked in the teaching of history in schools?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence dem tell me wha dem want to tell me
suggests the speaker was taught history from a narrow or selective perspective
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - bandage up me eye with me own history - blind me to me own identity
suggests the speaker’s education prevented the speaker from understanding their own heritage, culture and identity
A) What does the poet suggest is prioritised in teaching of history in schools?
Text Mark Evidence - dem tell me bout 1066 - Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492
suggests British and European history is prioritised in schools
Text Mark Evidence - dem tell me about Dick Whittington - dem tell me man who discover de balloon - dem tell me about Lord Nelson - dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492 - dem tell me about Florence Nightingale
suggests the speaker’s education focused mainly on white historical figures and their achievements or discoveries
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - dem tell me bout…de cow who jump over de moon - dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon - dem tell me…how Robin Hood used to camp
suggests childish nursery rhymes, legends and traditional stories were prioritised over important Black historical figures and contributions
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - bandage up me eye with me own history - blind me to me own identity
suggests the speaker’s education prevented the speaker from understanding their own heritage, culture and identity
B) How does the second version of the poem show the theme of empathy and compassion?
Text Mark Evidence - but Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat - but dem never tell me bout Nanny de maroon - but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu - but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
suggests Black history and Black historical figures were overlooked when the speaker was in school
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - Toussaint a slave with vision lick back Napoleon battalion - Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution - fire-woman struggle…to freedom river
suggests stories of resistance, rebellion and freedom were overlooked when the speaker was in school
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks
suggests the suffering and histories of Indigenous peoples were overlooked when the speaker was in school
B) How does the second version of the poem show the theme of empathy and compassion?
Text Mark Evidence even when de British said no…she (Mary Seacole) still brave the Russian snow…a healing star among the wounded
suggests the achievements and bravery of Black historical figures were overlooked when the speaker was in school
Text Mark Evidence - now I checking out me own history - I carving out me identity
suggests the speaker had to independently research his own heritage, culture and identity
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘beacon’?
Which One's Right?
Agard’s poem is about Louverture, but is also about the fact that the history of marginalised people has largely gone untaught in British schools. Which answer best completes the sentence? The word ‘marginalised’ suggests people are treated…
A) equally.
B) unfairly.
D) generously.
C) respectfully.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘a group of soldiers’:
Toussaint a slave with vision lick back Napoleon battalion and first Black Republic born Toussaint de thorn to de French Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution
Discuss then check
battalion
Link Me
Link each important figure in Black history with the correct achievement:
A) united and strengthened the Zulu Kingdom in southern Africa
1) Toussaint L’Ouverture
Check
Click if correct
B) helped enslaved people fight for freedom during the Haitian Revolution against the French
2) Nanny de Maroon
C) travelled to the Crimean War between Britain and Russia to care for wounded soldiers
3) Shaka
D) helped people in the mountains of Jamaica to escape slavery and find freedom
4) Mary Seacole
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.