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GCSE English Literature: An Inspector Calls

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5 lessons · 40 slides · English Literature · GCSE · AQA · Used by 7 teachers

AQA GCSE English Literature - J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls, context, characters, themes and exam technique.

  1. gas lamp glowing Victorian city street night
    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
    8 slides

    An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting

    English Literature · GCSE · AQA

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

    Used by 1 teacher
  2. Mr Birling: Character and Themes
    AQA GCSE English Literature | An Inspector Calls Character, Theme and Context | Assessment Objective Focus
    8 slides

    Mr Birling: Character and Themes

    English Literature · GCSE · AQA

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

    Used by 1 teacher
  3. Victorian London street gaslight fog
    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

    Themes of Responsibility and Class — AQA GCSE English Literature

    English Literature · GCSE · AQA

    How Priestley explores collective responsibility and the class divide.

    Used by 1 teacher
  4. 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?
    empty theatre stage red seats
    9 slides

    Dramatic Devices and Structure

    English Literature · GCSE · AQA

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

    Used by 1 teacher
  5. empty exam hall rows of desks
    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?
    7 slides

    Exam Skills: Essay Structure for An Inspector Calls

    English Literature · GCSE · AQA

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

    1 taught this

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