The overarching argument to an essay, supported by the entire text.

The first sentence of a paragraph. It states the paragraph’s main idea.

The tools a playwright uses to create drama. Examples are setting, stage directions, dialogue and language choices.

Quotations which support your topic sentence, and that require analysis.

Quotations which support your topic sentence, but don’t require analysis.

Model responses for a ‘Leave Taking’ essay about identity and belonging

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An introduction to Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

The significance of Windrush to Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

Exploring the presentation of 1980s Britain in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

Why did Winsome Pinnock write ‘Leave Taking’ and how do audiences respond to it?

An exploration of Scene Three of Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

An exploration of Scene Four of Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

An exploration of Scene Five of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

Scene Five of Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’: the relationship between Viv and Del

An exploration of Scene Six of Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

An exploration of Scene Seven of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

An exploration of Scene Eight of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’: the character of Enid

'Leave Taking': an exploration of shame and guilt through the character of Enid

Exploring the character of Del across the eight scenes of ‘Leave Taking’

Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’: the character of Del

Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking': the character of Brod

The relationship between Mai and Del in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking': Enid’s relationships with Jamaica and England

‘Leave Taking’: annotating essay questions and writing thesis statements

Planning an essay on the theme of belonging in Winsome Pinnock's  ‘Leave Taking’

Using context effectively in 'Leave Taking' essays

Planning an essay about the character of Brod in ‘Leave Taking’

Introductions and conclusions in a ‘Leave Taking’ essay on the character of Mai

Writing a ‘Leave Taking’ essay on the character of Viv and ideas of belonging

Exploring model responses to an essay about Viv and belonging in ‘Leave Taking’

In 'Leave Taking: A Sense of Belonging', pupils explore the themes of immigration and identity in the play. In 'Leave Taking: The Power of Education', pupils explore how a lack of representation in literature and other educational materials negatively impacts on sense of self.

in 'Small Island', pupils explore the themes of identity, race, colonisation - shedding light on the experiences of Jamaican immigrants in post-war Britain. In 'Leave Taking: A Sense of Belonging', pupils explore the experiences of second generation immigrants and the difficulties they face in 1980's Britain.

In this unit, pupils start their exploration of Winsome Pinnock's play, 'Leave Taking'. They first learn about the play's context of 1980s Britain and the Windrush generation before then reading and exploring the full play. They finally explore themes and characters before working on essay writing.

Modern text: first study

Expressions that are regarded as coarse or otherwise unacceptable, including swear words and rude words.

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

They should include one to two quotations.

They should include analysis of dramatic methods.

They should develop ideas you have set out in your thesis.

When planning an essay on 'Leave Taking', you will create topic sentences. What is true of topic sentences?

A {{ }} explains the focus of an individual paragraph.

Pinnock is a playwright. When analysing her play 'Leave Taking', you will explore her dramatic methods. Which of the following are not dramatic methods?

into quotations with dramatic methods and those without dramatic methods

into quotations you will use in your topic sentence, and those you won't

into interesting quotations and simple quotations

into main quotations and supporting quotations

When collecting quotations to write an essay on 'Leave Taking', how should you divide them?

selecting your main quotations and your supporting quotations for each paragraph

Before writing an essay on 'Leave Taking', you should create a plan. What is part of the planning process?

overarching argument supported by whole text

first sentence of a paragraph, stating its main idea

the tools a playwright uses to create drama, e.g. dialogue

quotations you will analyse for their dramatic methods

quotations you will embed into analytical sentences

Match the essay terms to their definitions.

A summary of the text you are writing about.

Your overarching argument for the essay, supported by the entire text.

A statement about the dramatic devices Pinnock uses.

An essay on 'Leave Taking' will start with a thesis statement. What is a thesis statement?

Winsome Pinnock wrote 'Leave Taking'. Pinnock's parents moved from Jamaica to England, which is where Pinnock was born and grew up. This makes Pinnock a {{ }} generation migrant.

They explain the focus of an individual paragraph.

They should list the dramatic devices you will explore.

When writing a 'Leave Taking' essay, you will include topic sentences. What is true of topic sentences?

She is torn between two cultures or worlds.

In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', how does Pinnock describe Enid’s experience of migration and identity?

In Scene Six of 'Leave Taking', Mai says to Del that you need to find peace within yourself and then you will feel at home "{{}}".

Starter Quiz

An essay on 'Leave Taking' will start with a thesis statement. What is a thesis statement?