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Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking': Enid's relationships with Jamaica and England

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 how Winsome Pinnock presents Enid's relationships with Jamaica, England and her mother in 'Leave Taking'.

Key Notes

  • Pinnock describes Enid as "reaching out" for a different kind of life away from Jamaica.
  • Pinnock describes Enid as "haunted" by her past memories.
  • Enid's inner conflict is felt most keenly after her mother's death.
  • Britain colonised Jamaica in 1655. Jamaica achieved independence in 1962.
  • The impact of this colonisation is still felt.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • discrimination: Unjust treatment of people based on certain characteristics. For example race, gender, age.
  • cultural identity: A part of a person's identity, that can be grounded in their nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class or generation.
  • racism: Discrimination against people based on their race or ethnicity.
  • colonisation: When a country establishes control over another country, exploiting it for economic gain.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Enid wants to move back to Jamaica.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Pinnock describes Enid as "reaching out" for a different kind of life away from Jamaica. Pinnock describes Enid as "haunted" by her past memories.

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

Unjust treatment of people based on certain characteristics. For example race, gender, age.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Enid wants to move back to Jamaica. Correction: Enid is full of inner conflict; it is not as simple as wanting to move back to Jamaica, or wanting to stay in England.

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