An Inspector Calls Knowledge Organiser | AQA

A two-sided, print-ready An Inspector Calls knowledge organiser for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2. Plot, characters, context, themes, quotations and exam tips on one A4 sheet. PDF and editable Word.

A clear, visual knowledge organiser that fits the whole of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls onto one double-sided A4 sheet. It is designed for revision, homework, retrieval practice and as a reference sheet in lessons.

Side 1

• Overview of the play
• The chain of events: each character’s part in Eva Smith’s death, in order, with dates and a quotation for each
• Setting and plot summary act by act
• Eight key characters, including Edna and Eva Smith
• Context (AO3): the two time periods (1912 and 1945), class in Edwardian Britain, women’s rights, Priestley’s socialism, the Titanic and the world wars, and the 1945 Labour government and the welfare state
• Key dates timeline

Side 2

• Six key themes, each with an explanation and a quotation: social responsibility, class, age and generations, gender, guilt and blame, capitalism vs socialism
• Eleven key quotations, each with the speaker, act and short analysis, including the lighting stage directions
• Nine key terms, including dramatic irony, mouthpiece, morality play, well-made play and cyclical structure
• Exam guidance for AQA Paper 2, Section A: format, timing, the assessment objectives and their marks, how to succeed, and Priestley’s purposes

Design

Clean black text with colour photographs and simple icons. It prints well in black and white and is suitable for SEND learners. There are no names, boxes or writing lines to clutter the page.

What you get

• An_Inspector_Calls_Knowledge_Organiser.pdf (print-ready, A4, two pages)
• An_Inspector_Calls_Knowledge_Organiser.docx (editable Word version)

Print double-sided on A4. It also works well enlarged to A3 for display.