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Jamaica

Jamaica. Llanllechid. What did we learn about Jamaica?. History and language History and language Patois Sugar plantations Lord Penrhyn Slaves. What did we learn about Jamaica?. Music Reggae Waata come a mi y’eye Freedom Zion me wan go home. What did we learn about Jamaica?.

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Jamaica

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  1. Jamaica Llanllechid

  2. What did we learn about Jamaica? • History and language • History and language • Patois • Sugar plantations • Lord Penrhyn • Slaves

  3. What did we learn about Jamaica? • Music • Reggae • Waata come a mi y’eye • Freedom • Zion me wan go home

  4. What did we learn about Jamaica? • Food • Mango • Bananas • Ginger • Coconut • Sugar,sweet potato, melon, beans… • Bread

  5. What did we learn about Jamaica? • Children • Morning school only (7:45am-1:30pm) • Not so many electronic games • Go to the tailor for clothes or to mend bag • Darker skin colour because many have African ancestors • One church school in the video has graves in the yard

  6. What did we learn about Jamaica? • Literature • Poems and songs • We found out about the countryside and fruit • Be nice to your Turkey (Benjamin Zephania) • Looked at a video and found information about a Jamaican writer

  7. What more do we want to learnabout Jamaica? • We want to find out more about … • Homes • Their poems • Their lives (e-mail) • Songs • The Story of Sugar

  8. What did we learnabout Llanllechid? • Who we are and how we live… • We have a lot in common with Jamaican people • Noticed how rainy and cold it is here compared to Jamaica

  9. What did we learnabout Llanllechid? • History • Lord Penrhyn affected our lives • The Story of Slate and the Quarry

  10. What did we learn about Llanllechid? • Literature • Bullies and Blacklegs • Find out about our history • Slate, quarry, Lord Penrhyn • Schools in the old times

  11. What links Llanllechid and Jamaica? • One big historical link between Llanllechid and Jamaica is… • Lord Penrhyn affected our lives and the people of Jamaica • Brenda Wyn Jones told us about Lord Penrhyn’s 3 x S: Slaves, Sugar and Slate

  12. What we’ve enjoyed most • Poems by Jamaicans • Bullies and Blacklegs: Script, writing, tape • Meeting with Brenda Wyn Jones • Jamaican Songs • Lives of ordinary Jamaicans • Making the flag

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