Reading & Writing Tasks about
The Windrush Generation
Windrush Generation/Finding a New Home – GCSE Text Anthology
Text 1
Look for:
Imagery, nouns, verbs, facts, numbers, short/long sentences, feelings, first person, third person, contractions, quotes, triples, lists, alliteration, hyperbole.
Questions
In paragraph 1, identify one reason why people might need to be met at the train station?
In paragraph 2, how does the writer use language to describe where he lived with his family?
Text 2
Look for:
Short/long sentences, adjectives, humour, contrast, disappointment, facts, feelings, rhetorical questions, imperative (commands), quotes, similies.
Questions
In paragraph 7 identify one feature of the room which shows it has not been looked after.
How does the writer use language and structure to interest and engage the reader?
Both Texts
In the extracts, the narrators are describing their experiences of moving to a new country.
Give three similarities these experiences share.
Compare the writers’ ideas and perspectives about their lives in England.
Windrush Lenny Henry -National Treasures Live BBC One
https://youtu.be/Q4SIP7EZze4?si=8_UYSsANgIF5Sj78