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An exploration of Scene Four 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 Four of 'Leave Taking' with a focus on its main themes.

Key Notes

  • Scene Four explores Enid's immediate reaction to her mother's death.
  • Enid tells Viv about her impoverished upbringing.
  • Enid explains how her uncle migrating had a huge effect on her.
  • Enid gives Viv a cheque so that she can be financially stable when she goes to university.
  • The scene ends with Enid stating that she wants to "go home".

Vocabulary To Learn

  • impoverished: Describes a person or place that has been made poor.
  • emigrate: If you emigrate, you relocate from one country to another.
  • breed: A verb used for animals: an animal that breeds mates with another animal and produces offspring (children).
  • significantly: A synonym for importantly or notably.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Enid's husband never loved her. They had a terrible relationship.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Scene Four explores Enid's immediate reaction to her mother's death. Enid tells Viv about her impoverished upbringing.

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

Describes a person or place that has been made poor.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Enid's husband never loved her. They had a terrible relationship. Correction: Whilst there are descriptions of conflict in their relationship, the description of their moving to England shows their initial devotion.

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