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An exploration of Scene Three 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 Three of 'Leave Taking'.

Key Notes

  • A Pastor comes over to Enid's house for dinner.
  • Brod is critical of the sanitised version of the church he experiences in the UK.
  • Enid is not supportive of Viv's desire to visit Jamaica and delay her education.
  • Pinnock describes Enid's predicament as being "caught between two worlds".
  • Enid learns of the death of her mother.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • Pastor: A religious leader of a Christian church.
  • 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.
  • talking in tongues: When you speak in an unknown language during a religious service; considered communication from God.
  • predicament: A synonym for problem or difficulty.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Brod is not religious.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

A Pastor comes over to Enid's house for dinner. Brod is critical of the sanitised version of the church he experiences in the UK.

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

A religious leader of a Christian church.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Brod is not religious. Correction: Consider the admiration Brod has for Pastor Chully Johnson.

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