situations in which people who don’t live in urban areas lack financial stability and necessities for day to day living

when there is a focus on European culture or history, ignoring or excluding cultures and history from the wider world

when you make people believe something; a less formal synonym is to brainwash

when a country establishes control over another country, exploiting it for economic gain

The value of education to Enid in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

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Del and Viv’s experiences with education in ‘Leave Taking’

The importance of the character of Brod in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

Viv's relationship with the education system in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

Winsome Pinnock’s messages about education in ‘Leave Taking’

Analysing model responses on the theme of education in 'Leave Taking'

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

In 'Leave Taking: the power of education', pupils explored how a lack of Black representation in education and literature impacts sense of identity. In 'Leave Taking: an intersectional analysis', pupils focus on the specific experiences of Black Women in the play.

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

In this unit, pupils do a deep dive into the role of education in 'Leave Taking'. They first look at how education is presented, and how Viv and Del experience it differently. They then think about what Pinnock might be communicating about education, before preparing and writing an essay about it.

Modern text: first deep dive

Teaching and learning that happens in institutions and follows a particular curriculum.

The learning that occurs outside formal settings; a lifelong education in which you learn about yourself and the world.

An experience that has a profound (deep) and lasting influence on a person.

A condition that affects the skills used to read fluently and accurately.

Who you are; the qualities that make you. Understanding, finding and accepting your identity can be a life’s work.

something that causes a change or event to occur

a character who contrasts with another character

an international association of 56 independent countries, many of which used to be British colonies

the learning that occurs outside formal settings; a lifelong education in which you learn about yourself and the world

teaching and learning that happens in institutions and follows a particular curriculum

an English poet (1887-1915) remembered particularly for his poetry about World War One

the way in which a character changes, transforms or develops over the course of a text

When there is a focus on European culture or history, ignoring or excluding cultures and history from the wider world.

A system in which items are ranked according to their rank or value.

When you make people believe something; a less formal synonym is to brainwash.

a process by which someone becomes a citizen of a country which they were not born in

when many citizens who had migrated to Britain between 1948 and 1973 were facing deportation under a discriminatory immigration system

in relation to context, when you embed it into paragraphs rather than including it as a series of isolated facts

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

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

These are quotations which support your topic sentence, and that require analysis.

These are quotations which support your topic sentence, but don’t require analysis.

The final sentence of a paragraph. It draws together the main idea in the paragraph, and links to writer’s intentions.

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