Bell Task: Quotation Explosion 5 minutes CHARACTER (AO1): What view does this give of the inspector? What is his function in the play LANGUAGE (AO2): What can we infer from Priestley’s use of ‘learn’, ‘lesson’ and ‘taught’? What semantic field is this? ‘We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.’ LANGUAGE (AO2): What is Priestley’s message in the image of being ‘members of one body’? LINK: Why does Priestley have the inspector leaving the play at this point? CONTEXT (AO3): What would ‘fire and blood and anguish’ refer to for an audience of the time... and a modern audience?

Integrate textual details, interpretive points and the wider context into a revision map Create a model introduction and connect key details related to the text 2 minutes to share this – edit ‘Subject Key Terms and ‘Dirty 30’ as needed. Theme Context Character Decided Necessary

STARTER: Making the Links! 5 mins Choose one person to be ‘A’, the other to be ‘B’. Person A chooses one of the items below… Person B then has to make a link to another item from the grid AND justify the link… Person A then needs to make another link and justify it… and so on. Keep going as long as you can! Arthur Birling Gender Sheila Birling Pregnant Gerald Croft Hypocrisy Consequence Jealousy Socialism Capitalism Play Middle-class Home Working class Suicide Daisy Renton Industry Factory Criticism Society Alcohol Strike Millwards Joe Meggarty Vanity Interrogation Mrs Birling Mistress Food Ring Money Palace Bar Prostitute Charity Eric Birling Blame Guilt Confession Rape Theft Inspector Goole Responsibility Sybil Birling War Lie Diary Morality Exploitation Weakness Patriarch Titanic Symbol/Metaphor Public Private Cycle Superior Greed Adulthood Lust Generation Collective Eva Smith Pride Parent Edna

The Perfect Introduction 10 minutes Using the model, create the perfect introductions for the questions: How far does Priestley present Sheila Birling as a character who changes or develops in An Inspector Calls? How does Priestley explore ideas about gender in An Inspector Calls? In ‘An Inspector Calls’, Priestley uses the character of Gerald to explore the themes of gender and power, but also to present the issue of class and exploitation in twentieth century society. A good introduction should: …be concise and clear …set up a discussion …show why the focus of the question is important / interesting / relevant …focus on ideas rather than obscure vocabulary and / or context …not repeat or paraphrase the question Students create introductions using the ‘Work Through Me’ collaborative structure. They should end up with one each. They can use the sample as a writing frame.

Mindmapping the Text 25 minutes Your task is to map as many as possible of the aspects below, adding brief notes about how they are linked.

Mindmapping the Text Birling Gerald Exploitation Palace Bar For example: Your task is to map as many as possible of the aspects below, adding brief notes about how they are linked. Symbol of judgemental, hypocritical middle class Middle-class men, Gerald on the way to being Birling Birling Gerald Birling exploits workers for his factory Gerald exploits Eva’s weakness to indulge lust / ego Meets Daisy at the Palace Bar, claims innocence… unconvincing? Exploitation Palace bar key location for middle-class men to exploit working class women Palace Bar

Plenary Traffic Lighting: Skill / Topic RAG 5 minutes Traffic Lighting: Just for your own benefit, RAG yourself on the skills and topics we’ve covered this lesson. Which areas do you feel least confident with? How could you address these? Skill / Topic RAG Understanding characters and connections between them Constructing an effective introduction Assembling a revision web Connecting narrative details, inferences and context Identifying areas to revise more thoroughly Students ‘RAG’ themselves against lesson content – how do they feel?

Integrate textual details, interpretive points and the wider context into a revision map Create a model introduction and connect key details related to the text 2 minutes to share this – edit ‘Subject Key Terms and ‘Dirty 30’ as needed. Theme Context Character Decided Necessary