GCSE English Literature 'An Inspector Calls' Drama / Role-play Court Trial of Birlings.

GCSE English Literature 'An Inspector Calls' power-point introducing a court scene you can set up in the classroom using role-play to put the Birling family and Gerald Croft on trial for 'being the biggest accessory contributing to the suicide of Eva Smith'.

There is a script for the judge to open and close the trial (so the student can read off it, or change it as required). There are also questions for both the defence lawyer and prosecution lawyer to ask students role-playing Sheila, Eric, Sybil, Arthur and Gerald to respond to. There are no scripted responses for the 'suspects' so stronger, more able students who can improvise on the spot are better for these roles.

Roles include judge, each of the Birlings, Gerald Croft, prosecution lawyer, defence lawyer, the jury (and you can add extras e.g. police officers / members of the public gallery).

Hope you have fun with it!