AQA GCSE English Language: ‘An Inspector Calls’- Key Stage 4

‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestly – Act 1

Twenty resources which give an introduction to each the characters and the importance of staging.
‘One of the happiest nights of my life’ explores each character’s sense of unease at the beginning of the play.
‘Power Game’ plots and reports the power struggle between the inspector and Mr. Birling
‘Birling’s Speeches’ - sum up what it is about, annotate and comment on dramatic irony
‘First impressions’ - rank the characters in terms of how favourably you see them.
‘Function of the Inspector’- What is the Function of the Inspector in ‘An Inspector Calls’?
‘Sheila’s Change’ - Use evidence from the play to contrast Sheila’s change.
‘Establishing Action’ – Questions PowerPoint
‘Review of Act 1 – PowerPoint – Who said What?
‘Act 1 – Staging the play’
‘Act 1 – Review of Events’ – Reflecting on the play.
‘Act 1 – Stage Directions’ – the importance of playwright’s craft.
‘Act 1 – The Importance of Symbolism’ complete the grid
‘Act 1- Social Responsibility and Consequence- ‘The Coffee Scenario’- who is to blame?

There are six extra lessons which also consider aspects of the play in relation to the AQA paper on ‘An Inspector Calls’, each of the lessons is one hour long and focus upon the following topics:

Stage direction and character
Dramatic irony
Family Relationships
Mr Birling – A character analysis
Structure- Mr. Birling and the Inspector