Gerald: On the face of it the charming and elegant man about town who gives Eva sanctuary from the hellish pit of the Theatre Bar and who is upset at the story of her demise... or the calculating womaniser, using …
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Eric, rape and authorial intention.
For some years I have taught students An Inspector Calls and when we disucss Eric's behaviour in Act 3, I suggest that we can assume rape as a result of Priestley's description of his entry to Eva's rooms: 'I was …
An Inspector tweets 2
I have worked my way through the whole text, tweeting ideas and snippets of alleged wisdom to help anyone working on the text. Actually, as a way of refreshing my awareness of a text taught over many years, this was …
An Inspector tweets…
If you are studying Priestley's play, a twitter feed might be for you. @aninspectortho2 promises to post thoughts and stimuli about the whole text over the next few weeks and months: https://twitter.com/Aninspectortho2/status/961124375784296453 Surely worth a follow. https://twitter.com/Aninspectortho2/status/953915676023910400 This trend was …
Year 10 discuss AIC
A group of short discussions on AIC. The class have read Acts 1&2 in detail at this stage.... 1: Why is it important to read this play in Year 10? https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/180129_001.mp3 2: What does Arthur Birling represent? https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/180129_002.mp3 3: Eva …
On that BBC Inspector Calls
Disclaimer: I would watch and listen to Ken Stott and David Thewlis read a telephone directory to each other. This is not about them... Yesterday I watched the first 20 minutes or so with my Year 10s who have read …
Priestley, politics and AIC – a talking head
This is a suggestion of a colleague - Caroline Spalding - for a series of talking head lectures to contextualise various texts taught at GCSE/IGCSE. My effort looks at JB Priestley and his 'very English Revolution' as I call it. …
‘You ought to like this port, Gerald.’
Another 10 minute planner... "How does Priestley present the character of Gerald as an upper class young man?" Again taken from the January 2014 Edexcel Certificate paper. The same title will not reappear this summer, but I hope this will …
Is “An Inspector Calls” an effective title?
A 10 minute planning screencast to assist my yr 11 students. The question comes from the Edexcel Certificate January 2014 paper, but the ideas and thoughts are valid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADzf46PMaGQ&index=2&list=PLyPrb5LbqEDMiB95kwwRaKpEySNbYJVti Read More "Is “An Inspector Calls” an effective title?"
Inspector Calls: character conversations
Year 10 have been chatting about the characters in Priestley's play as part of their group S+L assignments (IGCSE still has an oral component at the moment). These sound files are their thoughts. I should add that the discussions are …
