Starter quiz
- In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Del accuses Enid of being blind to racial discrimination. She says, "You ______ see the police vans hunting us down".
- 'don't' ✓
- An essay on 'Leave Taking' will start with a thesis statement. What is a thesis statement?
- A topic sentence.
- A summary of the text you are writing about.
- Your overarching argument for the essay, supported by the entire text. ✓
- A repetition of the essay question.
- A statement about the dramatic devices Pinnock uses.
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- Winsome Pinnock wrote 'Leave Taking'. Pinnock's parents moved from Jamaica to England, which is where Pinnock was born and grew up. This makes Pinnock a ______ generation migrant.
- 'second' ✓
- When writing a 'Leave Taking' essay, you will include topic sentences. What is true of topic sentences?
- They are synonyms for thesis statements.
- They explain the focus of an individual paragraph. ✓
- They should include main quotations.
- They should repeat your thesis.
- They should list the dramatic devices you will explore.
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- In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock describes Enid as "caught ______ two worlds."
- 'between' ✓
- In Scene Six of 'Leave Taking', Mai says to Del, "You at peace with yourself, you at home ______."
- 'anywhere' ✓
Exit quiz
- When planning an essay on 'Leave Taking', you will create topic sentences. What is true of topic sentences?
- You should write them in full sentences. ✓
- You should write them in note form.
- They should include one to two quotations.
- They should include analysis of dramatic methods.
- They should develop ideas you have set out in your thesis. ✓
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- A ______ explains the focus of an individual paragraph.
- 'topic sentence' ✓
- Pinnock is a playwright. When analysing her play 'Leave Taking', you will explore her dramatic methods. Which of the following are not dramatic methods?
- setting
- props
- Pinnock ✓
- stage directions
- analysis ✓
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- When collecting quotations to write an essay on 'Leave Taking', how should you divide them?
- into stage directions and dialogue
- into quotations with dramatic methods and those without dramatic methods
- into quotations you will use in your topic sentence, and those you won't
- into interesting quotations and simple quotations
- into main quotations and supporting quotations ✓
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- Before writing an essay on 'Leave Taking', you should create a plan. What is part of the planning process?
- writing topic sentences ✓
- annotating the essay question ✓
- writing a main body paragraph
- writing a thesis statement ✓
- selecting your main quotations and your supporting quotations for each paragraph ✓
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- Match the essay terms to their definitions.
- thesis⇔overarching argument supported by whole text ✓
- topic sentence⇔first sentence of a paragraph, stating its main idea ✓
- dramatic methods⇔the tools a playwright uses to create drama, e.g. dialogue ✓
- main quotations⇔quotations you will analyse for their dramatic methods ✓
- supporting quotations⇔quotations you will embed into analytical sentences ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Topic sentences state a paragraph's main idea.
- 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
You don't need to plan topic sentences in full.
Write topic sentences in full when planning. They give the essay structure and make sure you develop and support your thesis.
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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