
Unpack Priestley’s Language Techniques with This Differentiated An Inspector Calls Resource
Designed for inclusive classrooms, independent learners, and alternative provision, this multi-tiered resource explores how Priestley uses dramatic irony, euphemism, and imagery to shape meaning and provoke moral reflection. With five readability levels, it ensures every learner can access, analyse, and evaluate the language that drives the play’s social message.
Whether you’re teaching GCSE English Literature or supporting literacy and critical thinking, this resource makes language analysis essential, not optional.
What’s Included:
Five differentiated versions of the same core content, focused on Priestley’s use of language techniques.
Each version includes:
Concise summary of dramatic irony, euphemism, and imagery in the play.
Six key takeaways to reinforce understanding of how language reveals character and theme.
Tiered vocabulary banks with definitions to support subject-specific literacy.
Exam-style questions aligned to AO1–AO4, encouraging retrieval, explanation, analysis, and evaluation.
Pedagogical Value:
Vocabulary scaffolding supports EAL, SEND, and lower-attaining learners while reinforcing academic language for all.
Thematic progression across tiers builds understanding of morality, class, and responsibility.
AO alignment ensures readiness for GCSE-style responses, with clear links to knowledge, interpretation, and critical engagement.
Language analysis fosters empathy, ethical reasoning, and deeper literary insight.
Why This Resource Is Essential:
This is a core teaching tool for differentiated and inclusive English instruction. It enables:
Whole-class teaching with flexible grouping
Independent learners to access rigorous content at their level
Alternative provision students to engage meaningfully with GCSE texts
From Mr Birling’s ironic ignorance to the Inspector’s apocalyptic warnings, students will explore how Priestley’s language techniques challenge social norms and promote collective responsibility.
Equip your learners to decode language, analyse ideology, and reflect on morality — with a resource that adapts to every learner’s needs.
Co-Pilot use to support design.
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