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Essential Exam Information
Which exam is this?‘An Inspector Calls’ in assessed on GCSE English Literature Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry.
Section A: ‘An Inspector Calls’
Section B: Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
Section C: Unseen Poetry
The exam lasts 2 hours 15 minutes.
What will I have to do in the exam?For ‘An Inspector Calls’ you will have a choice of two essay questions, probably on characters or themes in the play. They will be in the following format:
You should spend 45 minutes planning and answering one question on the play. It is worth 30 marks, plus an additional 4 marks for AO4.
What is assessed?AO1: Read, understand and respond to texts. (12 marks)Students should be able to: • maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response • use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
AO2: Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate. (12 marks)
AO3: Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written. (6 marks)
AO4: Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. (4 marks)
How and why does Sheila change in An Inspector Calls?
Write about: • how Sheila responds to her family and to the Inspector • how Priestley presents Sheila by the ways he writes.
Keywords for ‘An Inspector Calls’Use the table below to practice the spellings of these keywords for ‘An Inspector Calls’. Add and practice any other keywords you know you need to work on in the spaces at the bottom.
Word Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3Priestley
socialism
capitalism
hierarchy
euphemism
independent
interrogation
social
superior
hypocrite
hyperbole
omniscient
tension
hoax
criticism
suffragette
authoritative
scandal
judgement
stereotypical
morally
arrogant
assertive
Using Keywords
Task: Look up and write down the definition of any keywords you don’t currently know the meaning of.
Task: Use each of the keywords in a sentence relating to the play.
E.g. Priestley uses the Inspector to communicate his ideas about socialism.
Character Profiles
On the following pages, make a Facebook profile for each of the main characters. For each one, you should include the following:
Basic information: age, social status, job/role, what they had to do with Eva/Daisy
Friends: who they do get on with in the play Likes: their values – the things they care about Posts: Write four posts for each character. Try to include key quotations, and things other
characters say back. You should include one conversation with the Inspector.
1. Arthur Birling
ThemesClass
Priestley is trying to show that the upper classes are unaware that the easy lives they lead rest upon the hard work of the lower classes.
Task: Complete the table below about the attitudes each character has to the lower and upper classes. Include brief quotations.
ATTITUDES TO THE LOWER CLASS: ATTITUDES TO THE UPPER CLASS:
To this character, Eva was...
At the start of the play, this character was:
Mr Birling
Sheila
Gerald
Eric
Mrs Birling
AgeThe older generation and the younger generation take the Inspector's message in different ways. While Sheila and Eric accept their part in Eva's death and feel huge guilt about it, their parents are unable to admit that they did anything wrong.
Task: Complete the table below with example of how the old and the young behave and speak differently.
The Old (Mr and Mrs Birling) The Young (Sheila and Eric)
The old are set in their ways.
For example…
The young are open to new ideas.
For example…
The old will do anything to protect themselves.
For example…
The young are honest and admit their faults.
For example…
They have never been forced to examine their consciences before and can’t do it now.
For example…
Sheila and Eric see the human side of Eva's story and are very troubled by their part in it. They do examine their consciences.
For example…
Mr and Mrs Birling have much to fear from the visit of the 'real' inspector because…
Sheila and Eric have nothing to fear from the visit of the 'real' inspector because…
Task: Gerald Croft is caught in the middle. Who does he side with by the end of the play and why do you think this is?
Task: What do you think Priestley is saying ultimately about the younger generation? Link this to the context of the play.
ResponsibilityAt the beginning of the play, the Birlings and Gerald Croft have individualistic mindsets: they are concerned with their own lives and don’t see themselves as having any responsibility for anyone outside their families.
Task: For each of the characters listed below, write down whether they do or don’t take responsibility for their part in Eva/Daisy’s death. Add a key quotation to show this.
Mr Birling
Does he take responsibility?
Key quotation:
Mrs Birling
Does she take responsibility?
Key quotation:
Sheila
Does she take responsibility?
Key quotation:
Eric
Does he take responsibility?
Key quotation:
Gerald
Does he take responsibility?
Key quotation:
Task: Explain what causes some of the characters to take responsibility for their part in Eva/Daisy’s death. Use quotations and refer to language techniques.
Task: Summarise Priestley’s overall message about responsibility. Why did he believe this? What had he experienced?
Men and WomenMen and women’s roles were very different from one another in 1912, and the expectations of how they should behave in society were different as well. At the beginning of the play, men and women fulfil very stereotypical roles. For women, this usually meant being interested in domestic (home) life and being protected from anything that might upset them. For men, this usually meant involvement in public life, maybe politics or business, and protecting women.
Task: Brainstorm how men and women are presented at the beginning of the play. Where do they go? What can they do? What do others expect them to do / not do? What do they care about? How do they speak? Try to include quotations.
Men
As the play goes on, we see Eva/Daisy and Sheila challenging the roles society has given them. For example,
Eva/Daisy questioned Mr Birling’s decision about workers’ pay, rather than just quietly accepting it.
Eva/Daisy refused to depend on a man to save her, as she wouldn’t accept Eric’s stolen money.
Sheila starts to interrupt and challenge everyone else (except the Inspector).
Task:
Explain in your own words why you think Priestley chose for his female characters to challenge the traditional roles they held in society. Try to think about the context and what you know about Priestley’s own beliefs.
Women
Revising ContextTimelineTask: Create a timeline using the key historical events from the box below. These events help us understand the ideas in the play and why Priestley wrote what he did.
You will need to:
Match the date with the event Add to your timeline a label explaining how it is relevant to the play
Events
WWI WWII ‘An Inspector Calls’ was
written General Miners’ Strike Sinking of the Titanic Women over 30 allowed to
vote Setting of ‘An Inspector
Calls’
Dates
1912
1912
1914-18
1918
1926
1939-45
1945-46
The AuthorTask: Research ten facts about J.B. Priestley’s life and beliefs. Write them below.
Task: Explain how we see some of these beliefs being expressed in ‘An Inspector Calls’. Try to give specific examples.
Key quotations with analysis Key stage directions or punctuation with analysisP4 – wealth rather than daughter’s happiness, selfish and hungry for more wealth
P7 (dramatic irony)
P10, pride in himself
P6, Sense of self importance, use of personal pronouns
P14/15 – lack of empathy
P53 inability to relate to his children
P70 inability to learn
Stage direction P1
Hints that things could go wrong
Ring of the door bell
Arrival of Inspector(lighting explained on P1)
Key QuotationsUse the following pages to collect key quotations and stage directions for each character. In the boxes, write short quotations and notes analysing them.
Mr Birling
SheilaP23, abuse of power/ bad temper
P19 ‘people’ in italics emphasis on humanity. Prepared to admit to her mistakes
P38 her use of sarcasm and irony
P49 repetition shows her much more she sees than her mother.
P70- what she has learnt/ her intelligence.
P24, stage directions show her remorse in contrast with her mother and father.
P26, cliff hanger, look at repetition of stage directions
Dramatic dashes P17, P50 and P52.
How much she’s changed: P23
P40
P71
Mrs Birling
Prejudice P 30/43/47
P31 her social standing is very important to her
P34 trying to protect Sheila, sees her as a child also ironic, protecting the wrong girl
P47 failure to see her actions are in any way to blame, same attitude as Mr Birling.
P55 “I didn’t understand” ironic because she still doesn’t.
Dramatic irony with Eric’s involvement and the killing of her own grandchild
Situational irony – she would not deal with her own family in the same way
Inspector deals with her very severely
Eric is condemned by her words
Gerald
P35 – 38 saviour?
P39, breaks in his speech show genuine remorse
Birling’s reaction p40
Dramatic end to act two
EricP3 Sheila makes an allusion to his drinking. Why is this covered up?
P6 tries ineffectively to challenge his father
P15/16 shows compassion from the start
P54 difficult relationship with his father
P64 shows what he’s learnt
P3, Socially awkward
Feels overlooked by his parents
His conscience: P15
P53
P59
P68
Inspector
Use of short sentences / questions p41
Repetition p26/7 “well?” demands an answer. Shows his confidence, no need to elaborate
P18 repetition of ‘he’ shows his importance.
P19 use of list to highlight how desperate Eva’s situation is.
P30, hope for the future another criticism of the Birlings
P55 “Stop!”
Who is the Inspector?
Instils fear p45
In control p55, various stage directions show his authority/ power.
P56, his morality speech Repetition
Eva represents more than one girl
Use of long and short sentences
Imagery
P55 Shows authority
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