Grade 9 An Inspector Calls Gerald Lesson

This lesson covers key context, an audience and reader’s expectations and reactions, writing a thesis statement, extensive analysis and questioning of key ideas, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, as well as a writing frame to support all students.

Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for debate, a second writing question template, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work.

Quotes include:

“We’re respectable citizens and not dangerous criminals”
“I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women.”
“We’ve no proof it was the same photograph”
“Everything’s all right now, Sheila. What about this ring?”

Works towards:
How does Priestley present Gerald’s character throughout the play?