PPT-‘An Inspector Calls’ Revision

Act 1 Opening Stage Directions   At rise of curtain the four Birlings and Gerald are seated at the table with Arthur Birling at one end his wife at the other Eric downstage and Sheila and Gerald seated upstage. By. JB Priestley. Connector . Complete the. . old . vs. young . cardsort. .. LO –To study the character of Arthur . Birling. and compare him to other characters in the play. Old Vs Young. Age. : The older generation and the younger generation take the Inspector's message in different ways. While Sheila and Eric accept their part in Eva's death and feel huge guilt about it, their parents are unable to admit that they did anything wrong.. A focus on the characters within the play. By J.B. Priestley. LO’s: To summarise each character effectively . Key words:. Gender Stereotypes (how men and women were expected to behave). Social class (position in society). An Inspector Calls . has been called ‘a play of contrasts’.. Write about how Priestley presents some of the contrasts in the play.. Plan and Ideas. This shows some of the most important contrasts highlighted by Priestley. He uses these contrasts to express his views and opinions.. An Inspector Calls. . For IGCSE English Literature. Mr Elkin-Jones, Late November 2011. imej@cokethorpe.org. . This PowerPoint will not…. Tell you the plot. Describe characters. Let you sit there and say nothing – engage!. What you will need to know. Context. When the play is set and when it was written. Historical/social factors that are relevant to the time it is set and the time it was written. How the context affects the plot, characters and themes. An Inspector Calls. Each question is worth 30 marks. You should spend 45 minutes per question:. Introduction. 3/4 x PEELA paragraphs. Conclusion. Higher Questions. Question 17 . What . do you think is the importance of Inspector Goole and how does Priestley present him. Year 11: . An Inspector Calls. Revision. GCSE Revision: An Inspector Calls.. Miss L. Hamilton. Extend your Learning @ Bishop Justus . An Inspector Calls is on Unit 1 of your English Literature GCSE.. To investigate Inspector Goole’s character. To explore Priestley’s intentions. Monday, 16 October 2017. Mouthpiece. “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 no learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.” . by J.B.Priestley. Revision PowerPoint. RCH. J. B. Priestley. The playwright. J. B. Priestley. John Boynton Priestley was born in Bradford in 1894,. When the First World War broke out, Priestley immediately joined the British Army. After being wounded and affected by a gas attack, Priestley was withdrawn from active service and became part of the Entertainers Section of the British Army. . SBe. Who was J.B Priestley?. John Boyton Priestley was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1894 to a Victorian family. Sadly, his mother died the same year and his father remarried when he was a toddler.. Context . Stage Directions and Location . Character Analysis. Themes. Plot and Analysis. Context - What can you remember? . PRINT OUT: . Who was J.B. Priestley and what do we need to know about him? . To analyse the development of characters in the play. To explore the different uses of symbolism and themes in Act Two. Monday, 02 October 2017. Character development. Symbolism. “No, he's giving us the rope – so that we'll hang ourselves.” . Although she doesn’t physically appear in the play, you could be asked a question about the presentation of Eva Smith.. Explore the presentation and significance of Eva Smith in ‘An Inspector Calls’. . What key quotations could you use?. Consider:. Plot. Character and . themes. Theorist: . Karl Marx. Key ideas:. . Society is capitalist as it is based on making profit, rather than by the interests of all people..