1. 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?

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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