Something inside so strong

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

English

12-05-22

Today

A Poem:

Something inside so strong

by

Labi Siffre

Goal

Today you will study a poem titled "Something inside so Strong"

You will learn to interpret emotions from the text, understand how it's linked with historic events and think of any other situations that it can also relate to.

Task 1

Read the Poem and underline any words you don't know

When you're done dicuss with your neighbour which words you both underlined. Explain words that one person doesn't know but the other one does

Difficult words

Barriers - obstakels

To deny - ontkennen

Cos = Because - omdat

Tho = Although - Ook al

Pride - Trots

To refuse - weigeren

Walls of Jericho - de muren van Jericho (de eerste stad op aarde)

Tumbling - vallen

To squander - verspillen

To insist - volhouden

Wealth - rijkdom

Task 2

Listen to the Poem and read along.

Work together with your neighbour and discuss which emotion you think fits with the Poem. 

Think of emotions such as:

Happy, Sad, Angry, Frustrated, Scared, Proud, Fear, Disgust, Love, Joy, Hopefull, Hopeless, Troubled, Miserable, Worried, Confused, Stressed, Annoyed, Mad, Insulted, Determined etc etc etc

Task 3

You've read and listened to the Poem.

What do you think this Poem is about?

Watch

This poem/song was written in response to the system of "Apartheid" in South Africa.

Have a look at the following video and pictures

Lyrics

• The higher you build your barriers, The taller I become
• The further you take my rights away. The faster I will run
• The more you refuse to hear my voice. The louder I will sing
• You thought that my pride was gone. Oh no, something inside so strong
• Brothers and sisters
  When they insist we're just not good enough
  Well we know better
  Just look 'em in the eyes and say
  We're gonna do it anyway

Task 4

You've read and listened to the poem,

You know why it was written en you know what it's about.

Did you choose the right emotion(s) in task 2? Are there any you want to add?

Task 5

Something to think about.

Do you think this song can apply to any current events or situations?

Task 6

Have a look at the following pictures.

What lines in the Poem could apply to these?

Well done!

You analysed your "first" English Poem.

You discovered what it meant

You looked into the history

You thought about how it can apply to today.