When we think of dramatic irony, we tend to think of plays like Othello and focus on the idea of a response to the plot derived from the superior knowledge which the audience has over the characters involved. However, in …
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Surely we are all Arthur Birling? A discussion piece
https://anchor.fm/jonathan-peel/episodes/Surely-we-are-all-Arthur-Birling--A-discussion-piece-e1aom3r OK, so maybe not, if only on gender terms, but my point is this: for Priestley's play to succeed in its aim of persuading the electorate to ditch the Conservative party which had led the war coalition, he needed …
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Arthur Birling: Fit for purpose?
https://anchor.fm/jonathan-peel/episodes/Teaching-AIC-Arthur-Birling---fit-for-purpose-es99ig A link to a podcast:https://anchor.fm/jonathan-peel/episodes/Teaching-AIC-Arthur-Birling---fit-for-purpose-es99ig Read More "Arthur Birling: Fit for purpose?"
AIC webinar 17/02/21 18.00 (UK)
Please feel free to follow this link to register for an AIC webinar, hosted by David Didau. We will be speaking about the text and answering questions when it is broadcast. https://academy.learningspy.co.uk/event/making-meaning-in-english-an-inspector-calls-with-the-jonathan-peel/ Read More "AIC webinar 17/02/21 18.00 (UK)"
(I)GCSE Boost: AIC
This You Tube channel is the brainchild of a Twitter colleague Haili Hughes. It is a great addition to our arsenal of supporting resources. I offer my AIC thoughts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTwgHGcapbA&feature=youtu.be Read More "(I)GCSE Boost: AIC"
Considering Gerald Croft… the original cad
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 …
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 …
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