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Exam Skills: Essay Structure for An Inspector Calls

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA · 7 slides · Used by 3 teachers

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Planning and structuring a top-band exam response on the play.

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Words on a Page, Marks in the Bank
AQA GCSE English Literature · Paper 2 · An Inspector Calls Closed-book exam: you must know the whole text Enquiry: why does structure earn marks?
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  1. 1 Words on a Page, Marks in the Bank Free to read
  2. 2 Same Quote, Different Grade Free to read
  3. 3 What the Examiner Actually Rewards Free to read
  4. 4 The Essay Skeleton: Building a Sustained Argument
  5. 5 Thesis: Answering the Question
  6. 6 Building an Analytical Paragraph: Point, Evidence, Explain, Link
  7. 7 Leave With This

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  1. 1 An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting
  2. 2 Mr Birling: Character and Themes
  3. 3 Themes of Responsibility and Class — AQA GCSE English Literature
  4. 4 Dramatic Devices and Structure
  5. 5 Exam Skills: Essay Structure for An Inspector Calls

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Themes of Responsibility and Class
AQA GCSE English Literature — two linked themes across your set texts Enquiry: who is responsible — and to whom? Assessment focus: AO1 (informed response, textual evidence) and AO3 (contexts)
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Themes of Responsibility and Class — AQA GCSE English Literature

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA

How Priestley explores collective responsibility and the class divide.

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Mr Birling: Character and Themes
AQA GCSE English Literature | An Inspector Calls Character, Theme and Context | Assessment Objective Focus
8 slides

Mr Birling: Character and Themes

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA

Mr Birling's character, his views, and how Priestley uses him to critique capitalism.

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An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting
AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 – exploring the social, historical and cultural background that shapes Priestley's meaning and fuels evaluative analysis
8 slides

An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA

Priestley's 1945/1912 context, the Birling household, and the play's dramatic setting.

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Why Does Order Matter?
Why do playwrights deliberately rearrange, delay and withhold information, and how does the order of events shape the tension we feel?
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Dramatic Devices and Structure

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English Literature · GCSE · AQA

Priestley's use of dramatic irony, structure and the Inspector as a device.

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