Planning an essay about coming of age in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'
I can 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.
Planning an essay about coming of age in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking'
I can 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.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- 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.
Keywords
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 misconception
Ideas for one essay question can't be used in any other essay on the same text.
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.
To help you plan your year 11 english lesson on: Planning an essay about coming of age in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 11 english lesson on: Planning an essay about coming of age in Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 4 english lessons from the Leave Taking: an intersectional analysis unit, dive into the full secondary english curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You need access to a copy of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking' published by Nick Hern Books.
Content guidance
- Contains strong language
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
when someone legally becomes an adult, or when someone matures
tension between younger and older people, often in a family
struggle and difficulty that takes place in your own mind
a sense of being out of place, or in the wrong place
connect, cross, meet