Starter quiz
- Del moves out of home in Scene Two of 'Leave Taking'. Where does she end up living?
- with Brod
- with friends
- with Viv
- with Mai ✓
- with the Pastor
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- 'Leave Taking' is a play. Pinnock employs dramatic methods to convey her messages. Which of the following are dramatic methods?
- Pinnock's introduction
- stage directions ✓
- foreshadowing ✓
- stanzas
- scenes ✓
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- Match the description of the relationship to the pairs of characters from 'Leave Taking'.
- Enid and Del⇔full of intergenerational conflict ✓
- Del and Viv⇔siblings ✓
- Del and Mai⇔developmental, for Del ✓
- Del and Brod⇔somewhat close, but mistrustful of each other ✓
- Brod and Enid⇔life long friends ✓
- Enid and Mai⇔client and consultant ✓
- In Scene Seven of 'Leave Taking', Mai realises that Del has the gift of obeah. She says, "And now I ______ it plain plain."
- 'see' ✓
- In Scene One of 'Leave Taking', the Matthews family prepares to leave Mai's house. The stage directions read, "Enid and Viv go. Del ______ back."
- 'hangs' ✓
- The idea of belonging is very important to 'Leave Taking'. What does this word mean in the context of the play?
- knowing what belongs to you - explored when Del steals from Mai
- feeling a sense of security - explored when Del feels "hunted" by the police
- feeling you are accepted somewhere - explored when Del faces discrimination ✓
- feeling you long to be someone else - explored when Viv criticises Enid
- feeing you belong to someone else - explored through Enid's husband
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Exit quiz
- What would you say to a pupil who told you, "You should include just one quotation per paragraph when writing an essay on 'Leave Taking'"?
- correct - so you can analyse in sufficient detail
- correct - jumping around the play is confusing
- correct - but you can include more than one quotation in your introduction
- incorrect - you should include multiple quotations per paragraph ✓
- incorrect - you should include three quotations in every paragraph
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- Imagine an essay question on 'Leave Taking' was, "How does Pinnock use the character of Viv to explore ideas about education?" What does the word 'How' tell you must be included in your essay?
- how you reacted to the play
- biographical detail
- a summary of the plot
- references to context
- analysis of dramatic methods ✓
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- You will write a number of essays on 'Leave Taking'. Match the essay term to its definition.
- thesis⇔Overarching argument to an essay, supported by whole text ✓
- topic sentence⇔First sentence of paragraph; states paragraph’s main idea ✓
- dramatic methods⇔The tools a playwright uses to create drama ✓
- main quotations⇔Quotations which require analysis ✓
- supporting quotations⇔Quotations which don’t require analysis ✓
- Essays about 'Leave Taking' will include main body paragraphs. These main body paragraphs will include quotations. What is the purpose of quotations in a main body paragraph?
- to help retell the story
- to support your topic sentence ✓
- to allow for analysis and interpretation ✓
- to show you know the play off by heart
- so that you can analyse each word and make your paragraph more detailed
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- Imagine a question on 'Leave Taking' was, "How does Pinnock use the character of Brod to explore ideas of isolation?" What would serve as the strongest topic sentence?
- Brod is presented as isolated when he says Enid "turn me outta the house".
- Pinnock explores the effects of isolation through Brod's dependence on Enid. ✓
- Ultimately, Brod could help examine the isolation felt by those who migrate.
- Pinnock uses many dramatic methods when creating the character of Brod.
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- Imagine a question on 'Leave Taking' was, "How does Pinnock use the character of Enid to explore ideas of shame?" What would serve as the strongest topic sentence?
- Pinnock says she was "fascinated" by the character of Enid.
- Enid feels shame, guilt, unhappiness and despair throughout the play.
- Pinnock shows Enid feels shame when Brod teases about her "crack foot-bottom".
- Pinnock connects Enid's feelings of shame with her impoverished upbringing. ✓
- Pinnock uses dramatic methods to present Enid's shame, like "howl of pain".
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Key learning points
- A thesis statement is a clear, overarching argument.
- Topic sentences give focus to individual paragraphs.
- Topic sentences should support the overarching thesis.
- Select main quotations and supporting quotations to include in an essay.
- Main quotations should be analysed; supporting quotations don’t need to be analysed.
Common misconception
Every quotation you write about should be analysed in detail.
Main quotations should be analysed, but you should also include supporting quotations that are embedded into sentences without analysis.
Keywords
Thesis - The overarching argument to an essay, supported by the entire text.
Topic sentence - The first sentence of a paragraph. It states the paragraph’s main idea.
Dramatic methods - The tools a playwright uses to create drama. Examples are setting, stage directions, dialogue and language choices.
Main quotations - Quotations which support your topic sentence, and that require analysis.
Supporting quotations - Quotations which support your topic sentence, but don’t require analysis.
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