Date: Wednesday 17th February 2021

Date: Wednesday 17th February 2021

Lesson four

10.00am: Opening prayer

10.00am: Discuss and answer questions
about ‘An Inspector Calls.’
11.00am: Independent tasks
12.00nn: Angelus, closing prayer and lesson
ends.
Date: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Opening prayer
Self Assessment
Read your previous essays and tasks
Give yourself a target to improve your writing, think about the
following:
To improve I must...
•Punctuation
•Paragraphs
•Use of quotations
•Explaining quotations
•Add your own interpretation
•Evaluation
 Who is Inspector Goole?

1.Is he a ghost?.
2.Is he the voice of Priestley?
3.Is he the voice of God?
4.Is he the voice of our consciences?
5.Do you have any other suggestions?
 1912 (SET)
WW1 would start in two years
time.
Mr Birling’s optimistic view that
there would not be a war is
completely wrong.
Strong distinctions between
upper and lower classes.
Women were subservient to
men. No real role except wife
and mother (high class).
Ruling classes felt nothing need
to change with the ruling of the
country.
VS 1945 (WRITTEN)
WW2 ended 8th May 1945.
People were recovering from
nearly 6 years of warfare,
danger and uncertainty.
Class distinctions had been
greatly reduced due to the 2
wars.
As a result of the wars, women
had earned a more value place
in society.
Great desire for social change.
After 2WW Labour won victory
over the Conservatives –
Socialism began.
1912 vs. 1945: Importance?
Priestley deliberately chose to set his play in 1912.
He chose this because the date represented an era that was very different to when
he was writing in 1945.
In 1912, there were rigid class and gender boundaries that made sure that nothing
would ever change.
Yet, by 1945, most of those class and gender divisions had been broken.
Priestley wanted to make the most of these changes.
Through his play, An Inspector Calls, he encourages people to seize the opportunity
given to them by the end of the war, to build a better, more caring society.
 1. What do we learn about
the Birlings?
2. What do you think about
Mr Birling?
3. How does Priestley present
Mr Birling’s relationship
with the other family
members?
4. Do you agree that Mr
Birling is meant to be a
character we immediately
like? Why?

TASK: Write down all the

wrong predictions that Mr
Birling makes in his speech
from p.9-10.
 ‘Public men, Mr Birling, have
responsibilities as well as privileges.’

2) How might the above quotation be a

mouthpiece for Priestley's own ideas about
social responsibilities? (Analyse language
and punctuation for effect).
1) How does Act Two bring to light
the corruption of power in
society?
2) Explore how Priestley uses the
character of Sheila to
demonstrate the role of the
younger generation in the play.
Discussion - use evidence from p53.

TASK 1: How does the Inspector’s final speech convey

Priestley’s own ideas about social equality and
responsibility? ( Explore what the inspector is saying,
who he is saying it to, when he is saying, analyse use
of simple and complex sentences.)

TASK 2: How does the Inspector’s final speech contrast

to Arthur Birling’s speech in Act One? Why does
Priestley do this? (Explore Priestley’s audience and
purpose).
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Independent tasks!
Work on your tasks now, until 12nn.
Email completed tasks to me by
Tuesday 16th February.

lmktutor@gmail.com
Write down how these characters are different
Sybil Sheila
Bullet point the differences between these characters.

Mr Arthur Inspector
Birling Goole
Date: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Prelim exam preparation (Weds 24th Feb)
Make notes and plan your essay answer to one of
the following questions:

1. Who is most to blame for the death of Eva

Smith? How does each character share the
blame?

2. The play, ‘An Inspector Calls,’ is a play of

contrasts. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

3. Ask your own question about 'An Inspector Calls,'

then answer your own essay question.
Date: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Next week: Wednesday 17th February 2021

10.00am: Opening prayer

10.00am: ‘Macbeth’
11.00am: Independent tasks
12.00nn: Angelus, closing prayer and lesson
ends.
 English Literature
Date: Wednesday 17th February 2021