A series of spell-casting and healing traditions found in the Caribbean.

The process by which something may change over time, including people understanding and accepting who they are.

Who you are; the qualities that make you. Understanding, finding and accepting your identity can be a life’s work.

The first sentence of a paragraph. It states the paragraph’s main idea.

Exploring the character of Del across the eight scenes of ‘Leave Taking’

English

An introduction to Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

The significance of Windrush to Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

Exploring the presentation of 1980s Britain in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

Why did Winsome Pinnock write ‘Leave Taking’ and how do audiences respond to it?

An exploration of Scene Three of Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

An exploration of Scene Four of Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

An exploration of Scene Five of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

Scene Five of Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’: the relationship between Viv and Del

An exploration of Scene Six of Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’

An exploration of Scene Seven of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

An exploration of Scene Eight of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’: the character of Enid

'Leave Taking': an exploration of shame and guilt through the character of Enid

Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’: the character of Del

Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking': the character of Brod

The relationship between Mai and Del in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'

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

‘Leave Taking’: annotating essay questions and writing thesis statements

Planning an essay on the theme of belonging in Winsome Pinnock's  ‘Leave Taking’

Using context effectively in 'Leave Taking' essays

Planning an essay about the character of Brod in ‘Leave Taking’

Introductions and conclusions in a ‘Leave Taking’ essay on the character of Mai

Model responses for a ‘Leave Taking’ essay about identity and belonging

Writing a ‘Leave Taking’ essay on the character of Viv and ideas of belonging

Exploring model responses to an essay about Viv and belonging in ‘Leave Taking’

In 'Leave Taking: A Sense of Belonging', pupils explore the themes of immigration and identity in the play. In 'Leave Taking: The Power of Education', pupils explore how a lack of representation in literature and other educational materials negatively impacts on sense of self.

in 'Small Island', pupils explore the themes of identity, race, colonisation - shedding light on the experiences of Jamaican immigrants in post-war Britain. In 'Leave Taking: A Sense of Belonging', pupils explore the experiences of second generation immigrants and the difficulties they face in 1980's Britain.

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.

Modern text: first study

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of sexual or domestic abuse or violence, including  threats of or the aftermath of.

Depiction or discussion of sexual violence

moves in with Mai; increasing interest in obeah

continues living with Mai; believes her mother "hates" her

finds out her father used to beat her mother

becomes an obeah woman and reads Enid's palm

Match Del's scenes from 'Leave Taking' to their plot points. 

The deep relationship between Viv and Mai.

The more positive relationship between Enid and Del.

Del's actions, establishing how much she has developed.

Enid's desire to help and support her daughter.

'Leave Taking' ends with a set of stage directions. Who and what is the focus?

In scene eight of 'Leave Taking', the final stage directions see Del do an obeah reading for her mother. It says, "[Del] examines the palm for a moment then {{ }} into her mother's eyes."

In scene eight of 'Leave Taking', Del struggles with the idea of doing a palm reading for Enid. Still, the stage directions read, "[Del] {{ }} Enid at the table" and Del begins the reading.

In scene six of 'Leave Taking', Mai tells Del about her own son's unhappiness, saying "If instead a going round like a madman he could find some peace in himself, {{ }} inside himself".

complicated relationships with their mothers

complex relationships with their children

At the end of 'Leave Taking', Pinnock establishes that the characters of Enid and Del have what in common?

one that summarises each of the ideas that you will write about

one that includes quotations from the text

one that summarises the text you are writing about

one that has one main idea, which will be the focus of your paragraph

one that analyses, at word level, a quotation

If you were writing an essay on 'Leave Taking', you would start each paragraph with a topic sentence. What makes a good topic sentence?

with Brod telling Del about her father's abuse of her mother

with Del deciding to visit the West Indies

In scene eight of 'Leave Taking', Enid comes to Mai's house for an obeah reading. Who does she find there?

She feels some kind of connection with Mai.

The friends she spoke of in scene one are not reliable.

Del is determined to become an obeah woman.

In scene five of 'Leave Taking', we find out Del has moved in with Mai. What inferences could we make about Del given this plot development?

that Viv is going to study Black Studies at university

In scene seven of 'Leave Taking', what does Brod tell Del?

In scene seven of 'Leave Taking', Brod accuses Del of thinking of her mother as what?

Starter Quiz