An Inspector Calls revision: multiple interpretations carousel activity

I originally gave my Set 2 Yr11s 6 questions on 6 separate A3 sheets for a carousel revision activity. As they visited each table as a team, they weren’t allowed to repeat any interpretation that had already been written - they had to add another, thereby ticking the ‘multiple interpretations’ criteria for the exam. Higher level students were challenged to add their own interpretations rather than stick with the team decision.

The lesson was one of the most productive revision lessons I’ve taught as the students were fully engaged and some of the answers were phenomenal having been forced to explore other ideas! I turned their scribbled responses into speech bubbles on a fresh, digital document and now use them with other classes for revision. And here they are!

TEACHING IDEA: Cover up each statement with a post-it and have students write their own ideas in a carousel format onto the post-its, much like my original lesson. After that, have students reveal a statement underneath, one at a time, and discuss how far they agree with the student’s statement (exactly like Lang Paper 1, Q4 which you could then go into for a second, follow up lesson after this!). There is space on each question document (an empty speech bubble) for teams to add their own, finalised interpretation as they decide which one is best from all of the other teams and their own discussions.