1. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
On your mini whiteboard, draw part of the play (which you have a quote for!) Don’t tell anyone which it is, as we are going to guess. Mini whiteboards please.
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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2. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
AO1 – Read, understand and respond to texts (12 marks)
AO2 – Analyse language, structure and form (12 marks)
AO3 – Relationship between text and context (6 marks)
AO4 – Vocabulary and sentence structure, spelling and punctuation (4 marks)
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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3. Mark scheme descriptors:
An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Mark scheme descriptors:
Band 4 – level 5 – clear understanding
Band 5 – Level 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration
Band 6 – level 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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4. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Remember, you will have the choice of two questions.
Make sure you answer the one we have studied!
You will need to talk about the play as a whole.
Quotes are important, but don’t let them restrict you.
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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5. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
How does Priestley show the difference in the generations in ‘An Inspector Calls’?
AO1 – Read, understand and respond to texts (12 marks)
AO2 – Analyse language, structure and form (12 marks)
AO3 – Relationship between text and context (6 marks)
AO4 – Vocabulary and sentence structure, spelling and punctuation (4 marks)
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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6. Level: AQA banding, not GCSE!
These responses tend to… 6
Focus on the text as a conscious craft
Present a coherent argument and really use the text to develop their argument / interpretation
Analyse aspects of writer’s craft: really look closely at the effects of a writer’s choice, linked closely to meanings
Present a clear overview of text in terms of writer’s purpose and context 4
Sustain a focus on an idea, or the task, or a particular technique
Start to unpick how the text works and what the writer is doing
Use references effectively to support their idea / point
Explain the effect of a writer’s method on the text with a clear focus on it having been consciously written
Show an understanding of ideas / themes, linked to abstract terms 2
Support comments by explanation or references to / from the text
Make comments generally relevant to the task – a clear attempt to answer the question
Identify at least one method and possibly make some comment on the effect of it on the reader
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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Level: AQA banding, not GCSE!

7. AO2 – Analyse language, structure and form (12 marks)
An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Work in pairs
Read the extract
A – highlight the quotes
B – highlight the AO2 comments
WWW?
EBI?
Level achieved?
AO2 – Analyse language, structure and form (12 marks)
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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8. Priestley shows lots of differences between the older and younger generations in An Inspector Calls. At the start of the play Mr Birling spends a lot of time saying what he thinks and giving advice. He says; ‘there is a lot of silly talk about these days’ about the war. He also says that ‘we’ve passed the worst of it’. This shows that he isn’t right because the war happened, so Priestley is showing that Mr Birling isn’t going to be right about everything. He then gives another long speech to Eric and Gerald. He says; ‘you’ve got a lot to learn yet.’ This makes his sound as if he thinks he’s better than Eric and Gerald. He also says he is a ‘hard-headed man of business’. Then he says; ‘a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own’. His famous quote is about the Titanic where he says ‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’. At the end of the play he says ‘the whole story’s just a lot of moonshine’. He also says ‘the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even take a joke. Mrs Birling is the same because she tries to say that Eric and Sheila are just tired at the end of the play as if they are just children. ‘They are over tired’. Sheila and Eric are different because they learn things from the Inspector. Eric learns because he says ‘we helped to kill her’ and Sheila says ‘I suppose we’re all nice people now’.

9. What do you think we could alter / change? What was missing?
This needs improving
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
What do you think we could alter / change?
What was missing?
How could we improve this?
Remember to use the AQA mark scheme to support.
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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10. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
You are going to be allocated a different section of the essay to improve.
Remember the advice from the exam board: squeeze as much information from a quote as you can.
How does Priestley show the difference in the generations in ‘An Inspector Calls’?
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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11. Priestley shows lots of differences between the older and younger generations in An Inspector Calls. At the start of the play Mr Birling spends a lot of time saying what he thinks and giving advice. He says; ‘there is a lot of silly talk about these days’ about the war. He also says that ‘we’ve passed the worst of it’. This shows that he isn’t right because the war happened, so Priestley is showing that Mr Birling isn’t going to be right about everything. He then gives another long speech to Eric and Gerald. He says; ‘you’ve got a lot to learn yet.’ This makes his sound as if he thinks he’s better than Eric and Gerald. He also says he is a ‘hard-headed man of business’. Then he says; ‘a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own’. His famous quote is about the Titanic where he says ‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’. At the end of the play he says ‘the whole story’s just a lot of moonshine’. He also says ‘the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even take a joke. Mrs Birling is the same because she tries to say that Eric and Sheila are just tired at the end of the play as if they are just children. ‘They are over tired’. Sheila and Eric are different because they learn things from the Inspector. Eric learns because he says ‘we helped to kill her’ and Sheila says ‘I suppose we’re all nice people now’.

12. Level: AQA banding, not GCSE!
These responses tend to… 6
Focus on the text as a conscious craft
Present a coherent argument and really use the text to develop their argument / interpretation
Analyse aspects of writer’s craft: really look closely at the effects of a writer’s choice, linked closely to meanings
Present a clear overview of text in terms of writer’s purpose and context 4
Sustain a focus on an idea, or the task, or a particular technique
Start to unpick how the text works and what the writer is doing
Use references effectively to support their idea / point
Explain the effect of a writer’s method on the text with a clear focus on it having been consciously written
Show an understanding of ideas / themes, linked to abstract terms 2
Support comments by explanation or references to / from the text
Make comments generally relevant to the task – a clear attempt to answer the question
Identify at least one method and possibly make some comment on the effect of it on the reader
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
Ability groupings
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Level: AQA banding, not GCSE!

13. An Inspector Calls Compare response 2 to response 1.
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Compare response 2 to response 1.
What is the student now doing better?
Where have they addressed the AOs?
What level would you give them?
Can you suggest even further improvements?
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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14. In An Inspector Calls, Priestley uses the contrast between the younger and older generations to explore his ideas about society and responsibility. As the play progresses, the contrast gets more extreme. At the start of the play, Eric is shown to be irresponsible through the presentation of him as a drinker. Sheila is getting engaged and is shown to be very excited about her engagement ring, although Priestley uses stage directions to hint that there is a more serious side to her ‘half serious, half playful’. Because of what we later find out about Gerald and his similarity to Birling, this direction shows Sheila is quite wise and has good instincts. On the other hand Mr Birling is shown to have very bad instincts in Act One. He keeps telling the ‘youngsters’ to listen to him, as if he is drawing attention to the wisdom of his years and experience. This repetition forces the audience to pay attention to the differences between the older and younger generations, as if Priestley is indicating that this is an important idea in the play. This is then highlighted even further with Birling’s confident statements about the Titanic and the War: ‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’ and ‘The Germans don’t want war’. These statements in particular allow Priestley to demonstrate the arrogance of people like Birling who think they know it all but are completely wrong. The language Birling uses is blunt and to the point, as if there is no room for argument in what he thinks. However, Priestley is using irony here to show how wrong he is and therefore not to be trusted, in contrast with Sheila who has very good instincts.

15. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Create an action plan for yourself to write your own response to the question.
Remember, you only have 45 minutes to plan AND write your answer.
Full answers: Due in Tuesday 17th October (a week and a day, so don’t forget!)
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
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16. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
How does Priestley show the difference in the generations in ‘An Inspector Calls’?
AO1 – Read, understand and respond to texts (12 marks)
AO2 – Analyse language, structure and form (12 marks)
AO3 – Relationship between text and context (6 marks)
AO4 – Vocabulary and sentence structure, spelling and punctuation (4 marks)
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
Ability groupings
today

17. An Inspector Calls
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration