Jamaica Llanllechid What did we learn about Jamaica

Jamaica Llanllechid

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

What did we learn about Jamaica? § Children § Morning school only (7: 45 am-1: 30 pm) § 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

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

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

What did we learn about 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

What did we learn about Llanllechid? § History § Lord Penrhyn affected our lives § The Story of Slate and the Quarry

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

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

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