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An Inspector Calls: scheme of learning

AQA GCSE English Literature · Paper 2, Section A

24 lessons across about six weeks, built around one big question: who is responsible for Eva Smith, and what does Priestley want his audience to do about it? Every lesson has slides, teacher notes and a student pack at three levels.

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Three levels of support in every lesson · 4 Feedback Loop kits · an end-of-unit essay with model answers

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Teacher handbookCoverUnit mapTeacher handbook, page 6Lesson notesLesson 3 in the teacher handbookSlidesLesson 3: exploding the quotationSecuringLesson 3 task, aiming for a 4StrengtheningLesson 3 task, aiming for grades 5 to 6SoaringLesson 3 task, aiming for grades 7 to 9Whole-class feedbackFeedback Loop kit 1Model answersA grade 8–9 answer with notesRevision workbookFor students

Five sequences, 24 lessons

Feedback Loop kits and the end-of-unit essay are planned into the sequence. Lesson 3 is free: choose it to read the whole lesson.

Context and the openingLessons 1 to 5

  1. 11912 and 1945Why did Priestley set a play written in 1945 in the spring of 1912?
  2. 2The Birlings at dinnerWhat does Priestley show us about the Birlings before anyone says a word?
  3. 3A hard-headed man of businessFreeHow does Priestley make the audience distrust Mr Birling?
  4. 4The Inspector arrivesHow does Priestley make the Inspector’s entrance change everything?
  5. 5Cheap labourFeedback Loop kit 1How does Priestley present Mr Birling’s treatment of Eva Smith?

Sheila and GeraldLessons 6 to 9

  1. 6Sheila at MilwardsHow does Priestley present Sheila’s part in Eva’s story?
  2. 7Sheila changesHow does Priestley show Sheila learning the Inspector’s lesson first?
  3. 8Gerald and Daisy RentonHow does Priestley present Gerald’s affair, and does Gerald change?
  4. 9The ringFeedback Loop kit 2How does Priestley use the engagement to show what has changed?

Mrs Birling and EricLessons 10 to 14

  1. 10A girl of that sortHow does Priestley present Mrs Birling’s prejudice?
  2. 11The trapHow does Priestley use dramatic irony to turn Mrs Birling’s words against her?
  3. 12Eric’s confessionHow does Priestley present Eric, and who is to blame for what he did?
  4. 13The family turns on itselfHow does Priestley show the Birling family breaking apart?
  5. 14Who is to blame?Feedback Loop kit 3How does Priestley share out the responsibility for Eva’s death?

The Inspector’s exit and the endingLessons 15 to 19

  1. 15Members of one bodyHow does Priestley use the Inspector’s final speech to deliver his message?
  2. 16Who is Inspector Goole?Does it matter whether the Inspector is real?
  3. 17The famous younger generationHow does Priestley use the two generations to show whether change is possible?
  4. 18The telephone ringsHow does Priestley use the ending to leave the audience with his message?
  5. 19The Inspector’s purposeFeedback Loop kit 4How does Priestley use the Inspector to carry his ideas?

Themes and the examLessons 20 to 24

  1. 20Responsibility and classHow does Priestley present the gap between the Birlings and Eva Smith?
  2. 21Gender, age and the stageHow does Priestley use women, the generations and the form of the play to persuade?
  3. 22Planning the exam answerHow do you plan a whole-text essay in 45 minutes with no extract in front of you?
  4. 23End-of-unit essayEnd-of-unit essayAssessment: how does Priestley explore responsibility in An Inspector Calls?
  5. 24Feedback and improvementFeedback lessonHow can you move your essay up a level?

Seven folders, ready to teach from

  • 00
    Start here4 pages: how the scheme fits together
  • 01
    Teacher handbook113 pages: intent, unit map, lesson notes, assessment guide, knowledge bank
  • 02
    Slides24 PowerPoint decks with teacher notes, and a PDF copy of each
  • 03
    Student packsSecuring, Strengthening and Soaring, 73 pages each
  • 04
    Deliberate practiceThree booklets, 22 pages each
  • 05
    Feedback Loop kitsFour kits, 6 pages each
  • 06
    End-of-unit assessmentEssay paper and teacher guide with model answers

Both licences also include the model answer pack (19 pages) and the revision workbook (30 pages). Everything arrives as zip files of editable Word and PowerPoint files, with a PDF copy of each.

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