A fully-adaptable PowerPoint on the Initial Characterisation of the Inspector in Act 1 of an Inspector Calls for mid-to-higher level groups. Prior to the lesson, students will need to have read from the Inspector’s entrance and the subsequent interrogation of Birling’s involvement with Eva before using the resource. The resource makes use of skills such as questioning the text and making links between the characterisation of Birling and the Inspector as foils. The focus is on the language of the characters and significantly, the contrasting stage directions. Includes: LOs and skills The significance of the bell ring and what Birling is saying at that point Priestley’s characterisation of the Inspector in the stage directions as a contrast to Birling and the family Significance of the Inspector’s name Significance of the Inspector’s news (about a young woman) Significance of the Inspector’s methodology Significance of the contrasting stage directions in how Birling and the Inspector should deliver their lines. A reflection on Birling and the Inspector as foils in terms of beliefs and values A plenary slide in which to reflect on learning and skills from the lesson Under most slides there are indicative answers in the notes section for teachers to help them. Students will likely come up with other valid answers so these are only a guide. Best wishes, Englbee x

A fully-adapatble PowerPoint for mid-high GCSE English Literature students on Gerald’s involvement with Eva/Daisy and Sheila’s developing character. Slides include: LOs and Outcomes A prompt slide to read Gerald’s involvement with focus questions Pictures to explore Gerald’s involvement with Eva A discussion slide on women and class with ideas in notes for teacher to explore with class Sheila’s speech to Gerald A slide with key language highlighted on Shelia’s speech A sample written response to analyse Sheila’s characterisation which can be used partially or wholly for modelling or revision/notes A reflective actvity as a plenary Best wishes, Englbee.

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint on the significance of the ending An Inspector Calls for mid-to-higher level groups. Prior to the lesson, students will need to have read to the end of the play Includes: LOs and skills Gerald’s debunking of the Inspector and is signifiance The differences in attitude between the older and younger generation after the first inspector leaves The significance of Eva Smith as a symbolic character The significance of the ringing of a second bell, the second Inspector and Birling’s continued lack of character development Under most slides there are indicative answers in the notes section for teachers to help them. Students will likely come up with other valid answers so these are only a guide. Best wishes, Englbee x

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint on Sheila’s involvement with Eva Smith in Act One of An Inspector Calls. The resource is suitable for a mid-high level group studying the text for GCSE Literature. The resource contains: LOs/Skills slide A quick exploration of the Inspector’s sardonic language and why Priestley uses this method to characterise him (might be done prior to lesson as a homework; could be done as a separate lesson prior to the ‘Sheila’ lesson; answer slide could be given as handout if pushed for time) A slide to briefly note down Sheila’s involvement with Eva Smith A slide to explore Sheila’s characterisation and role in the play at this point An exemplar answer slide to previous An exploration of the play’s structure and its symbolic significance (parts making the whole) A plenary in which students reflect on Sheila’s role and the skills of noticing, analysing and making links made today to further understand Priestley’s methods. As well as answer slides, other slides have teacher notes underneath with sample ideas and answers. Best wishes, Englbee x

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint which explores the changes in Sheila and Eric from the start of the play for mid-high level GCSE groups. Resource includes: LOs and outcomes A prompt slide to read pp.57-61 with focus question A blank table to complete comparing language choices from Act 1 and Act 3 A completed table of ideas with a prompt question A short sample response exploring the changes in Sheila and Eric, and their juxtaposition to Gerald in Act 3. A plenary slide Best wishes, Englbee x

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint for the opening of An Inspector Calls before the Inspector arrives aimed at higher-level groups. Prior reading up until the stage-direction ‘We hear the sharp ring of a front door bell’ will need to have occurred before the PowerPoint is used. The PowerPoint contains: LOs followed by a slide outlining the four key themes in this section: Privilege, Class Struggle, Snobbery and Self-Serving Idealism. Foreshadowing and Dramatic Irony are also introduced and will need to be explored by the teacher. A table in which students are asked to consider key character language and place the language under either Privilege, Class Struggle, Snobbery or Self-Serving Idealism. This can be done either as a cut-and-paste activity or on the computer as a drag and drop. The slide could be printing out and students could write answers in also if the two above options are not available A completed slide of the above task for the teacher to talk through/take feedback etc. Further discussion of Foreshadowing and Dramatic Irony A table in which students explore key language from the opening act and decide whether it is an example of foreshadowing or dramatic irony. They then need to give an insightful comment as to what the device is demonstrating/why it is an example of such a device. There are two differentiated slides here. The harder one asks the students to identify who said the line before analysing it, and there are no hint questions. The other identifies the speaker and asks ‘Withholding of further information or contextual events the audience would have knowledge about?’ as a guide for students to explore which of the two devices the language is an example of The next slide gives example ‘insightful comments’ which students can check against their own or add to during a class discussion / feedback. The final slide is a reminder of their LOs and some questions to explore the skills they used in the lesson to analyse the play today. Best wishes, Englbee x

A high-level analysis of the Inspector’s Final Speech in the play, An Inspector Calls. The analysis is 600 words long approximately. Offered as both an adaptable Word doc. and PDF. The short essay offers a high degree of close analysis of language and method as well as conceptualised interpretations in order to hit those top levels (7-9). Useful for any high-ability class studying A Inspector Calls. Best wishes, Englbee x

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint which explores Eric’s involvement with Eva and the Inspector’s final speech Resource includes: LOs and Outcomes A prompt-slide to read pp.50-56 with focus questions A slide to complete the ‘chain of events’ (with a following completed slide) An exploration of Birling and Eric’s relationship (with sample ideas for teacher in notes) An exploration of the Inspector’s commanding use of language (with sample ideas for teacher in notes) A prompt slide for discussion regarding what or who the Inspector actually is (with ideas in notes for teacher) A Word cloud of key language ideas to explore in the Inspector’s final speech A two-slide exemplar essay exploring and analysing the Inspector’s final speech Plenary slide The PowerPoint is likely to take two lesson so split between focus on Eric followed by focus on the Inspector if necessary. Best wishes, Englbee x

Six PowerPoint exploring Act 3 ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes. The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Children; Appearance and Reality; Kingship; Gender & Identity; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored. The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires. Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching. Best wishes, Englbee x

Four PowerPoints exploring Act 2 of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes. The PowerPoints contains exploration of themes: Kingship; Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Appearance and Reality; Gender & Identity; and Children Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored. The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires. Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching. Best wishes, Englbee x

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint on the significance of the opening stage directions of An Inspector Calls Prior to the lesson, students will need to have read to the opening stage direcitons Includes: LOs and skills Whole class modelling activity Group work and discussion to explore the opening stage directions Model Answers Best wishes, Englbee x

A comprehensive scheme of work on Much Ado about Nothing for high-ability GCSE groups aiming for grades 6-9. There are 17 PowerPoints, one for each scene. Each PowerPoint has discussion, analysis and exploration of at least three themes with very detailed notes under each slide for teachers. There are further slides on each PowerPoint on Dramatic Comedy Genre; Shakespeare’s Method; and Context. Again, there are comprehensive notes relating to these areas so that you can teach with confidence. You will find the following… Themes: Love and War Gender and Identity Appearance and Reality (Constructive, Destructive & Self-Deception) Private Desire and Social Approval Legitimate and Illegitimate Behaviours Theatre of War and Domestic Sphere Miscommunication Transformation Dramatic Comedy Genre: Metadrama Metalanguage Significance of Structure Pairs and Parallels Antithesis Low Comedy Comedy Endings Shakespeare’s Method: Characterisation and conceptualisation Significance of Structure Significance of language inc. imagery, symbolism, classical references, self- reflexive language, malapropism, poetry, and prose Shakespeare’s use of stagecraft Shakespeare’s drawing attention to theatre as artifice Context: Women, identity, sexual behaviour within the 16th Century The importance of reputation Ontological death Patriarchal Hegemony Elizabethan Fashion/Significance of Clothing The social significance of marriage in the 16th Century Chivalric Love Renaissance Humanism The role of the Church within the play and the 16th Century The importance of legitimacy and the ‘problem’ of illegitimacy 16th Century ‘Police Force’ (The Watch) Hierarchical structure of society

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint on Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith in Act One of An Inspector Calls. The resource is suitable for a mid-high level group studying the text for GCSE Literature. The resource contains: LOs and learning skills outline Reading and note-making on Birling’s involvement with Eva An exploration of the skill of distilling evidence from a text which will be practised today A table to complete on language used to demonstrate Birling’s views on Eva as a contrast to that of Eric, Sheila and the Inspector A slide with a completed table for pupils to fill in any gaps or offer other suggestions of evidence they might have An exploration of what Eric and Sheila’s views are and who they most closely align with An exploration of the significance of Eric and Sheila siding with the Inspector’s views rather than their father’s A plenary in which students can reflect on wider themes and issues explored in Birling’s involvement with Eva, and the two side of the argument (capitalist vs socialist) A reflection on the skill of distilling information today and what students did to achieve this. Under most slides also are detailed indicative comments or answers for the teacher which can be shared as appropriate with students or simply used to aid the teacher during discussion. These could be collated and printed off separately if the teacher needs extra support and notes during the lesson. Kind regards, Englbee x

A fully-adapatble PowerPoint for mid-high GCSE English Literature students on the contrasting language and characterisation of Shelia and Mrs Birling. Slides include: LOs and Outcomes A slide-prompt to read pp. 27-33 with a focus question A table with the contrasting language of Shelia and Mrs Birling; in the notes section, ideas for teachers on how to tackle a question on contrasting language as a written task A sample response (five paragraphs) on Shelia’s language focusing on Priestley’s method and message A sample response (five paragraphs) on Mrs Birling’s language focusing on Priestley’s method and message A reflective plenary task in which students are asked to sort various adjectives into two groups to reflect the contrasting characterisations of Shelia and Mrs Birling and their links to the play’s wider themes and ideas. Best wishes, Englbee x

Three PowerPoints exploring Act 4 of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes. The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Appearance and Reality; Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Gender & Identity; Kingship; and Children Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored. The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires. Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching. Best wishes, Englbee x

A free pre-teaching lesson on An Inspector Calls for AQA English Literature Paper 2 Part A. For high-ability students aiming for Band 6 (grades 7-9). The lesson contains the following: *Learning Objectives which also incorporate some learning skills (can link to Learning to Learn or Building Learning Power, or any other such learning skills) *A link to the AQA mark scheme with exploration of what skills are needed for Band 6 linked to AOs 1 2 &3 *Keyword word-clouds in order to introduce differences in society’s mores and attitudes between 1912 and 1945/6 *A brief description of changes in society and JB Priestley’s roles and beliefs *A paired activity in which students explore the differences between 1912 and 1945/6 further. This can be done as a paper and glue exercise, a written task or as a whole class using IT drag and drop if preferred *Further exploration of context between 1918 and 1945. Further explanation of writer’s intent *A task exploring form as a mode of context, which can be worked through in pairs or individually . Exploration of what a morality play and a detective drama might contain with whole-class feedback. *A link to an YouTube video (no affiliation) which students might listen to for homework and make notes upon to further understand context *A plenary in which learning skills used to explore ideas are reflected upon Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Best wishes, Englbee x