Starter quiz
- Brod is one of the five characters in 'Leave Taking'. What is true of his character?
- he is the only male character in the play ✓
- he is Enid's partner
- he migrated to England when he was younger ✓
- he visits Mai to ask for an obeah reading
- he is Del's father
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- In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod tells Enid off for not sharing her Jamaican roots with her children. He says, "They going ______ where they come from."
- 'forget' ✓
- In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod tells Enid off for calling her children "English girls" and ignoring their "Caribbean souls". He says, "You ______ these children up, Enid."
- 'mix' ✓
- In Scene Three of 'Leave Taking', Brod imitates talking in tongues. Why does he do this?
- he is having a religious experience
- he is engaging with his memories of a religious service in Jamaica ✓
- he wants to scare the Pastor
- he wants to anger Enid
- he is mocking those who talk in tongues
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- In Scene Seven of 'Leave Taking', Brod tells Del that her father faced daily racial discrimination at work. He says her father's colleagues didn't treat him like he was a "______".
- 'human' ✓
- In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Enid and Brod discuss having to pay to become a citizen of Britain in a process called naturalisation. How has this process affected Brod?
- negatively - this is why he has begun drinking
- negatively - now he can no longer visit his family in Jamaica
- negatively - it has made him decide to move back to Jamaica
- negatively - his sense of his own Britishness has been destabilised ✓
- negatively - he is angry at the Home Office ✓
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Exit quiz
- When writing main body paragraphs in an essay on 'Leave Taking', you should include main quotations. What is the meaning of the term main quotation?
- the most important quotation in the play
- a quotation which supports your topic sentence and requires analysis ✓
- a term for a quotation you should embed in a sentence, but not analyse
- a quotation which you will use in every paragraph because it is your main one
- a quotation that the main character in a play says
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- When writing main body paragraphs in an essay on 'Leave Taking', you should include supporting quotations. What is the meaning of the term supporting quotation?
- a quotation which supports multiple arguments and topic sentences
- a quotation you use in your thesis that supports your argument
- a quotation which requires analysis
- a quotation that a supporting character in a play says
- a quotation you should embed in a sentence, but not analyse ✓
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- When you write essays about 'Leave Taking', you will include a thesis and topic sentences. What are some of the differences between the two?
- a thesis starts every paragraph; topic sentences don't
- a thesis starts your essay; topic sentences start each paragraph ✓
- a thesis requires main quotations which you analyse; a topic sentence doesn't
- a thesis is your overarching argument; a topic sentence presents one idea ✓
- a thesis offers both sides of an argument; a topic sentence presents one idea
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- When you write essays about 'Leave Taking', you will include concluding sentences at the end of each paragraph. What should a concluding sentence do?
- make it clear the paragraph has reached its conclusion ✓
- be at least three sentences long
- focus on writer’s intentions ✓
- include analysis of main quotations
- link to, but not repeat, your topic sentence ✓
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- Each essay you write on 'Leave Taking' will include a thesis statement. What is true of a thesis statement?
- it focusses on a specific scene of a play
- it is the overarching argument of the entire essay ✓
- it lists each of your topic sentences in order
- it is supported by the entire text ✓
- it starts each of your main body paragraphs
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- There are some key essay terms which are useful to know and understand before you write any essay on 'Leave Taking'. Match the key terms to their definitions.
- thesis⇔overarching argument to an essay, supported by whole text ✓
- topic sentence⇔states the paragraph's main idea ✓
- concluding sentence⇔comes to a conclusion about the paragraph's main idea ✓
- main quotations⇔quotations which require analysis ✓
- supporting quotations⇔quotations that don't require analysis ✓
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Key learning points
- Annotate an essay question so you know its focus.
- A successful plan follows a clear structure.
- A thesis is a clear overarching argument supported by the whole text.
- Topic sentences state a paragraph's main idea.
- Concluding sentences focus on the writer’s intentions and link to your topic sentence, without repeating it.
Common misconception
Concluding sentences are the same as conclusions.
Concluding sentences conclude a single paragraph. Conclusions come at the end of a full essay.
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.
Concluding sentence - The final sentence of a paragraph. It comes to a conclusion about the paragraph’s main idea, focusing on writer’s intentions.
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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