SECTION B
MODULE 2: ISSUES IN CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT
Question 2.
Specific Objectives: 6 (A)
With reference to TWO of the movements listed below, explain how EACH
movement contributed to Black identity in the Caribbean and beyond in the
early twentieth century.
- Pan Africianism
- Negritude
- Rastafari
Total 20 marks
Knowledge and Comprehension
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Movements
Black Identity
Pan Africanism
Marcus Garvey
Jomo Kenyatta
Julius Nyerere
Negritude
Leopold Senghor
Langston Hughes
Claude McKay
Leon Damas
Rastafari
Leonard Howell (The Gong)
Black Star Line
UNIA
Bob Marley
Black expression
CLR James
V.S. Naipaul
John Agard
Derek Walcott
Slavery
Colonialism
Anti-colonial Stance
Imperialism
Caribbean Intellectual Thought
Post Emancipation
[7 marks]
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Empire
Aimes Cesaire
Haile Selassie
Harlem Rennaissance
Stokely Carmichael
Walter Rodney
Black consciousness
George Padmore
African-Caribbean Literature
Use of Knowledge
[8 marks]
Caribbean’s Literary resistance fight for identity.
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Reference should be made to early Caribbean writers such as CLR
James, V.S. Naipaul, Claude Mc Kay, John Agard and Derek Walcott.
Poetry, literature, visual arts.
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Group formation of like-minded Caribbean scholars at Oxford and
London universities with intentions to return and contribute to the
region’s art, literature, and politics.
Pan Africanism
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Pan-Africanism - Marcus Garvey’s contribution – UNIA, the Negro World
newspaper, a shipping company called Black Star Line and contribution
to Pan Africanism.
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The contributions of Jomo Kenyatta, Julius Nyerere to Pan-African
movement.
Negritude
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Contributions of Leopold Senghor both to Pan-Africanism and
Negritude.
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Aime Césaire – Negritude: Along with Authors such as Claude McKay and
Langston Hughes laid groundwork for black expression. Senghor, Damas
- Césaire drew influence from their works.
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The Negritude movement responded to colonialism, global politics of
the early 20th century and the alienation of Black identity through
literary means.
Rastafari
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Rastafari – The continuous religious link between Africa and the
Caribbean since the 1930 coronation of HIM Haile Selassie as Emperor
of Ethiopia.
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The Rastafari movement and its anti-colonial stance espousing Black
identity. Rastafari has Marcus Garvey as part of the Trinity.
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Rastafari contributions to music and other cultural spheres of the
Caribbean and the world.
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Way of life- ital food, dress smoking Ganja
Oppression because of anti-colonialism stance e.g the coral Gardens
Massacre
Enquiry and Communication
[5 marks]
Candidates are expected to show very clear knowledge of the two movements
selected, their origins, time period and major players. Students are also
expected to link each of the movements to the construction of a black
identity and social issues impacting blacks during the early 20th century.
Total 20 marks
MARK SCHEME FOR PAPER 02 ESSAYS
Sections A and B
MAXIMUM 20 MARKS
A.
Knowledge
[Maximum 7 marks]
Level 1.
The candidate shows little or no understanding of the
concepts critical to the discussion.
Where concepts are
identified, they are presented largely by means of discrete
pieces of information which are not at all, or only
tangentially, related to the question asked.
[1–3 marks]
Level 2.
The candidate shows adequate understanding of some concepts
critical to the discussion and demonstrates how these
concepts are relevant to the issue being addressed.
[4–5
marks]
Level 3.
The candidate shows a sound understanding of all the
concepts critical to the discussion and consistently shows
their relevance to the issue being addressed.
[6–7 marks]
B.
C.
Use of knowledge
[Maximum 8 marks]
Level 1.
The candidate presents a poor discussion of the issues.
Arguments are neither logical nor clear for the most part.
Little supporting evidence is provided for positions taken.
[1–2 marks]
Level 2.
The candidate presents an adequate discussion of the issues.
Arguments are, in some cases, logical and clear. Some
supporting evidence is provided for positions taken.
[3–5 marks]
Level 3.
The candidate presents a sound discussion of the issues.
Arguments are logical and clear; strong supporting evidence
is provided for positions taken.
[6-8 marks]
Enquiry and Communication
[Maximum 5 marks]
Level 1.
The candidate demonstrates a weak command of the skills of
communication.
The candidate shows little mastery of
vocabulary essential to conducting the discussion. Sentence
structure is weak to the point where it obscures the meaning
the candidate wishes to convey.
[1-2 marks]
Level 2.
The candidate has, to some extent, mastered the vocabulary
appropriate to the explanation and shows an adequate command
of mechanics.
There may still be instances of flaws in
sentence structure and paragraphing, but the candidate
adequately conveys the ideas and arguments.
[3-4 marks]
Level 3.
The candidate demonstrates a sound command of the skills
necessary to convey meaning. Ideas are clearly sequenced,
and the candidate is able to manipulate vocabulary, sentence
structure and paragraphing to convey ideas effectively.
[5 marks]