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Analysing model responses on the theme of education in 'Leave Taking'

Leave Taking: the power of education

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils do a deep dive into the role of education in 'Leave Taking'. They first look at how education is presented, and how Viv and Del experience it differently. They then think about what Pinnock might be communicating about education, before preparing and writing an essay about it.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to evaluate model responses about the theme of education in 'Leave Taking', and use them to refine your own analytical writing.

Key Notes

  • Topic sentences should link to the question.
  • References to the text should link to your topic sentence, come from across the play, and be rich in methods.
  • Writer's methods should be explored without always relying on single word analysis.
  • Context should be woven into analysis, not bolted on to the end of a paragraph.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • catalyst: something that causes a change or event to occur
  • naturalisation: a process by which someone becomes a citizen of a country which they were not born in
  • Windrush scandal: when many citizens who had migrated to Britain between 1948 and 1973 were facing deportation under a discriminatory immigration system
  • weave: in relation to context, when you embed it into paragraphs rather than including it as a series of isolated facts
  • colonialism: when a country establishes control over another country, exploiting it for economic gain

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Context should be the final sentence of each analytical paragraph.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Topic sentences should link to the question. References to the text should link to your topic sentence, come from across the play, and be rich in methods.

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

something that causes a change or event to occur.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Context should be the final sentence of each analytical paragraph. Correction: Context should be woven in to paragraphs where relevant; context should help develop and enrich your ideas.

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