‘Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes’ by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and ‘Nothing’s Changed’ by Tatamkhula Afrika are two powerful and evocative poems which highlight the issue of racism and the class divide across the world. Designed specifically to prepare students for answering a question in the NCEA Short Written Texts external examination, this collection of powerpoints and photocopiable resources delves deeply into the issues conveyed through the poems, encouraging students to think about both the poets’ experiences and the relevance of the texts to their own lives.
| Poetry Display (PPT) | Democracy Quotes (PPT) |
| A Question of Violence (PPT) | Exploration of ‘Two Scavengers..’ (PPT) |
| Meaning, Language and Structure ‘Two Scavengers…’ (PPT) | ’Nothing’s Changed’ Annotation of the Poem (PPT) |
| HOT Questions (PPT) | Comparison Grid (PDF) |
| Ferlinghetti’s Use of Language (PDF) | ’Nothing’s Changed’ Imagery (PDF) |
| ’Nothing’s Changed’ Meaning and Language (PDF) | ’Nothing’s Changed’ Sequence of Events (PDF) |
| ’Nothing’s Changed’ Story Writing Frame (PDF) | ’Nothing’s Changed’ Structure (PDF) |
| Planning a Response to an examination question (PDF) | Setting Writing Frame (PDF) |
| South Africa Research Grid (PDF) | The Class Divide (PDF) |
| Research Chart ‘Two Scavengers…’ (PDF) | ’Two Scavengers… Colour Coding Sheet (PDF) |
| ’Two Scavengers.. cloze (PDF) | What am I thinking? (PDF) |
| Who said that? (PDF) | Who said that? Teacher Copy (PDF) |