a term describing how certain social categories (for example ethnicity, class, gender) can combine together to create unique combinations of disadvantage or advantage

when society treats a person or group of people as if they are unimportant, isolating and disempowering them

unjust treatment, often of a group of people

when audiences, regardless of time period or circumstance, can relate to the ideas or characters in a text

Understanding intersectionality in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

English

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 this unit, pupls complete an intersectional analysis of 'Leave Taking'. They first learn about intersectionality, and then apply it to 'Leave Taking'. They look at 1980s Britian, matriarchy, male characters and Black British experiences before writing an essay about coming of age in the play.

Modern text: second deep dive

a term describing how certain social categories (for example ethnicity, class, gender) can combine to create unique combinations of disadvantage or advantage

a text which explores and critiques particular problems in society

the unjust treatment of people based on the colour of their skin

unjust treatment of people based on their social class

a way of grouping people who share certain attributes for example ancestry or language

In what ways is ‘Leave Taking’ a social commentary on 1980s Britain?

an academic who explores how texts present the role and place of women in society

a woman who rules, leads or controls a family

a short quotation at the beginning of a text which suggests some of its important themes

the quality of being the most important or significant to something, or being central to it

The presentation of the matriarchy in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

the purpose of the character: how they help a playwright develop, emphasise and reveal certain ideas

something that causes a change or event to occur

a character who contrasts with another character

the ability to gain precise and profound (deep) understanding of someone or something

The presentation of the male characters in Winsome Pinnock's in 'Leave Taking'

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

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

whereby slave traders enslaved African people and transported them, often to America

a colony which was controlled by the British Crown with a governor representing the Crown in the colony

The presentation of Black British experiences in Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

tension between younger and older people, often in a family, for example a parent and child

a person who was born in one country, but moves to live and establish their life in another country

people who have grown up in a country that at least one of their parents was not born in

when you are willing to do what other people want because you feel you are less important than them

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

Using context in a 'Leave Taking' essay about intergenerational conflict

when someone legally becomes an adult, but also used to describe when someone matures and develops

struggle and difficulty that takes place in your own mind

a sense of being out of place, or in the wrong place

Modern text: second deep dive

Leave Taking: an intersectional analysis

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