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Dramatic Devices and Structure

English Literature · GCSE · AQA · 9 slides · Used by 1 teacher

Priestley's use of dramatic irony, structure and the Inspector as a device.

Why Does Order Matter?

Why do playwrights deliberately rearrange, delay and withhold information, and how does the order of events shape the tension we feel?

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1 Why Does Order Matter? Free to read
2 Dramatic Structure Free to read
3 Five-Part Structure Free to read
4 Key Dramatic Devices
5 Dramatic Irony
6 Structure Shapes Meaning
7 Check Your Understanding
8 Check Your Understanding
9 Dramatic Devices and Structure: What to Take With You

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1 An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting
2 Mr Birling: Character and Themes
3 Themes of Responsibility and Class — AQA GCSE English Literature
4 Dramatic Devices and Structure
5 Exam Skills: Essay Structure for An Inspector Calls

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Words on a Page, Marks in the Bank

AQA GCSE English Literature · Paper 2 · An Inspector Calls Closed-book exam: you must know the whole text Enquiry: why does structure earn marks?

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Exam Skills: Essay Structure for An Inspector Calls

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA

Planning and structuring a top-band exam response on the play.

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Mr Birling: Character and Themes

AQA GCSE English Literature | An Inspector Calls Character, Theme and Context | Assessment Objective Focus

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Mr Birling: Character and Themes

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA

Mr Birling's character, his views, and how Priestley uses him to critique capitalism.

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An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting

AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 – exploring the social, historical and cultural background that shapes Priestley's meaning and fuels evaluative analysis

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An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA

Priestley's 1945/1912 context, the Birling household, and the play's dramatic setting.

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Themes of Responsibility and Class

AQA GCSE English Literature — two linked themes across your set texts Enquiry: who is responsible — and to whom? Assessment focus: AO1 (informed response, textual evidence) and AO3 (contexts)

8 slides