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

Leave Taking: a sense of belonging

Unit Summary

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.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain what happens in Scene Five of 'Leave Taking', and how its action was foreshadowed.

Key Notes

  • Del has moved in with Mai.
  • Del seems increasingly interested in obeah.
  • Scene One foreshadows the development of Del and Mai's relationship.
  • Del did not enjoy school, perhaps because she was not offered the support she needed with reading.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • obeah: A series of spell-casting and healing traditions found in the Caribbean.
  • stage directions: Instructions written in a play script (often in italics) which explain something about the staging or how an actor should deliver a line.
  • foreshadowing: Foreshadowing is a literary device. It gives the reader or audience a hint or indication of what might happen later in the story.
  • charm: An object that is thought to have magical powers.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Del is as rude as ever about obeah.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

Del has moved in with Mai. Del seems increasingly interested in obeah.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'obeah'

A series of spell-casting and healing traditions found in the Caribbean.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Del is as rude as ever about obeah. Correction: Del is rude in this scene, but she also asks questions and watches Mai's practices.

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