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An exploration of Scene Six 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 Six of 'Leave Taking' and how Pinnock explores ideas of home.

Key Notes

  • Enid comes to visit Mai.
  • Enid has not seen Del for weeks and is very worried about her.
  • Enid expresses how she feels about Del, and her mother, through a 'howl of pain'.
  • Mai believes many Jamaicans feel a sense of dislocation owing to the history of the transatlantic slave trade.
  • Mai describes home as a feeling of "peace" with yourself.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • home: A place where you live. The word home is often connected to ideas of belonging, and security.
  • dislocation: A feeling of being out of place, or in the wrong place.
  • talking in tongues: When you speak in an unknown language during a religious service; considered communication from God.
  • migrate: When you relocate from one country to another.
  • identity: Who you are; the qualities that make you. Understanding, finding and accepting your identity can be a life's work.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Mai's son emigrated with her.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Enid comes to visit Mai. Enid has not seen Del for weeks and is very worried about her.

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

A place where you live. The word home is often connected to ideas of belonging, and security.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Mai's son emigrated with her. Correction: Mai's son was born in Britain, but his cultural identity is important to him and he doesn't feel at home in Britain.

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