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Penguin Modern Poets 3 (KS5)

Featuring Malika Booker

The latest volume in Penguin Modern Poets series - moving and unflinchingly honest poems from three different cultures about experiences of the female body, the family, sexual politics and conflict.

Your Family, Your Body features the work of Malika Booker, the Guyanese-British writer and performer behind London and Chicago-based collective Malika's Kitchen.

'Contemporary poetry has been given a shot in the arm by the relaunch of Penguin Modern Poets ... deep and funny, and sometimes both at once'

Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

Resources

Age: Key Stage 5 (A Level)

Subject: English Language and Literature

Poetry: Brixton Market, Faith, Our Last Supper and Red Ants Bite

Author: Malika Booker

The activities in this resource pack gives teachers and students in KS5 classes, who are studying Malika Booker’s poetry, or seeking an opportunity to engage with poetry for pleasure, the opportunity to engage with creative and assessment style activities and develop their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

The activities are designed to be used alongside the videos of poet Malika Booker, and the PDF extracts are taken from the text. 

Whats included in the pack?

Six videos of Malika Booker including four poem readings and two interviews.
Written copy of four poems Brixton Market, Faith, Our Last Supper and Red Ants Bite (PDF).
Teacher activity guide (PDF).

How to use the pack

Review all videos below.
Download resource pack, which includes a written copy of each poem and a teacher activity guide,
Take your students through the activities and watch the corresponding videos with the author.
NB: These poems include explicit language that should be handled sensitively when discussed in the classroom.