I'm a black fella work

 Over the past few weeks, we have been working on this poem. We had to do all questions then we had to perform it to our teacher and principal

I’m a blackfella - Steven Oliver

VOCABULARY

1. Place each word from the box in a gap to complete one of the six sentences below. See if you can do this without a dictionary.

condone

stereotypes

savage

beseech

noble

formulate

1. We decided not to - formulate- a new mathematical solution - one that no one had ever done before.

2. If you say, “All the people from that country are lazy”, you are only using   -stereotypes- .

3. We do not -condone- such naughty and unnecessary behavior in this school.

4. The soldier was extremely violent and we soon began to see that he was just a savage.

5. I beseech you, please do not misbehave in class. Be sensible and help the teacher!

6. When someone is of high standing and always behaves well, we call them noble.

2. Decide whether each of these words is a verb, adjective or noun. Highlight your choice.

1. condone verb/adjective/noun

2. stereotypes verb/adjective/noun

3. savage verb/adjective/noun

4. beseech verb/adjective/noun

5. noble verb/adjective/noun

6. formulate verb/adjective/noun

LANGUAGE AND LAYOUT

1. Does this poem rhyme?It does. If so, what is the rhyme scheme - that is., is the rhyme in pairs (aa,bb and so on) or is it irregular? Irregular sometimes it rimes aa bb. What effect does the rhyme have on the poem as you read and listen to it?It is like a rap and it is intresting it drows you in. 

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2. Look for examples of internal rhyme - where words on the same line rhyme. What effect does this have on the way you read and listen to the poem?                                                                                               Slake fella and smack fella” It makes the poeme cachy

3. Can you identify any slang words? What effect do they have on this poem? Ain’t and fella they make the story more realistic.

4. Which line is repeated? Why does the poet repeat it?

           I’m a blackfella not a drunk criminal.He repeted this line to make a statement and get it in our brane.

5. This poem has no stanza or verse breaks. What effect does this have when you read through the poem? No the poem has no stanza breaks in it. It makes the poem flow better.

UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATION

1. What does the poet say he is throughout this poem? Not a blackfella.

2. What does the poet say he is not throughout this poem? a drunk criminal.

3. How would you describe the poet’s emotions throughout this poem? Angry strong.

4. What does the poet say about how other people see him? That he is just a drunk black criminal.

5. Who do you think you are throughout the poem? What does the poet want them to do? Listen to what has to say and not to make fun of him because he is just a person.

6. What do you think the poet is saying with these lines: But the drunk white man who stumbles and falls/Oh, he’s not a reflection of a race at all? 

 That most of the time they don’t pick out the white men and women but they pick out the black men and women.

7. What is the problem the poet refers to in his final line? What is the solution? Think back to your discussion in the warm-up section.

That this world can be very unfear and he is telling us that we need to stand up for each other and face the problem.

8. What two lines do you think sum up the poet’s overall theme? The first and the 4 to last lines.

9. Evaluate this poem in one or two sentences. That is, state if you like the poem or not and why.                                                                  

Yes, I do like this poem it is a very real problem that is not being fixed. 

FOLLOW UP

Practice and perform this poem in small groups.