Year 11 - English
Planning an essay about coming of age in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'
Leave Taking: an intersectional analysis
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupls complete an intersectional analysis of 'Leave Taking'. They first learn about intersectionality, and then apply it to 'Leave Taking'. They look at 1980s Britian, matriarchy, male characters and Black British experiences before writing an essay about coming of age in the play.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan an essay about ideas of coming of age in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking' by creating a thesis, topic sentences and selecting relevant evidence from the play.
Key Notes
- A thesis statement is a clear, overarching argument.
- Topic sentences give focus to individual paragraphs.
- Select main quotations and supporting quotations to include in an essay.
- Main quotations should be analysed; supporting quotations don't need to be analysed.
- Concluding sentences can focus on a writer's intention and draw your paragraph to a close.
Vocabulary To Learn
- coming of age: when someone legally becomes an adult, but also used to describe when someone matures and develops
- intergenerational conflict: tension between younger and older people, often in a family, for example a parent and child
- internal conflict: struggle and difficulty that takes place in your own mind
- dislocation: a sense of being out of place, or in the wrong place
- intersect: connect, cross, meet
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Ideas for one essay question can't be used in any other essay on the same text.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A thesis statement is a clear, overarching argument. Topic sentences give focus to individual paragraphs.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'coming of age'
when someone legally becomes an adult, but also used to describe when someone matures and develops.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Ideas for one essay question can't be used in any other essay on the same text. Correction: By the end of exploring and writing about a text, you will realise that there are certain ideas and references which you can rely on over and over.
More Lessons In This Unit
- In what ways is 'Leave Taking' a social commentary on 1980s Britain? Study Guide
- The presentation of Black British experiences in Pinnock's 'Leave Taking' Study Guide
- The presentation of the male characters in Winsome Pinnock's in 'Leave Taking' Study Guide
- The presentation of the matriarchy in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking' Study Guide
- Understanding intersectionality in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking' Study Guide
- Using context in a 'Leave Taking' essay about intergenerational conflict Study Guide
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