An Inspector Calls: perspectives on crime, justice and the role of the Inspector
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of 'An Inspector Calls' from the first deep dive. It also extends and deepens their analytical thinking, so they are able to make more nuanced and tentative responses. Pupils now start to think more about the Inspector, and they start to link that to the play's wider themes and ideas, as well as Priestly's inentions. This prepares pupils for the final deep dive, where they will look more at how Priestly uses dramatic techniques to present those themes and ideas.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the plot of the novella.
- Pupils know the main characters in the novella and their role in the plot.
- Pupils have a detailed understanding of how power and leadership are presented in the novella.
- Pupils can structure arguments clearly, using thesis statements, topic sentences and single paragraph outlines.
- Pupils have memorised numerous quotations from the novella and can select them judiciously for evidence.
- Pupils can identify the main motifs of the novella: food, the windmill and slavery.
- Pupils use the historical and social context of the novella to support their analysis.
- Pupils can use tentative language to explore alternative interpretations.
- Pupils can use superlatives to evaluate an author's choice of language or structure.
- Pupils can draw clear conclusions to their arguments.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of 'An Inspector Calls' from the first deep dive. It also extends and deepens their analytical thinking, so they are able to make more nuanced and tentative responses. Pupils now start to think more about the Inspector, and they start to link that to the play's wider themes and ideas, as well as Priestly's inentions. This prepares pupils for the final deep dive, where they will look more at how Priestly uses dramatic techniques to present those themes and ideas.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the plot of the novella.
- Pupils know the main characters in the novella and their role in the plot.
- Pupils have a detailed understanding of how power and leadership are presented in the novella.
- Pupils can structure arguments clearly, using thesis statements, topic sentences and single paragraph outlines.
- Pupils have memorised numerous quotations from the novella and can select them judiciously for evidence.
- Pupils can identify the main motifs of the novella: food, the windmill and slavery.
- Pupils use the historical and social context of the novella to support their analysis.
- Pupils can use tentative language to explore alternative interpretations.
- Pupils can use superlatives to evaluate an author's choice of language or structure.
- Pupils can draw clear conclusions to their arguments.
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An Inspector Calls: perspectives on crime, justice and the role of the Inspector
In this unit, pupils explore how Priestly presents the Inspector and crime and punishment in 'An Inspector Calls'. They first look at different ways of interpreting the Inspector, before then thinking about what messages about crime and punishment Priestly is communicating.
7 lessons in unit
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