An Inspector Calls Context PPT and Worksheet

A student-friendly, SEN-accessible PowerPoint that gets students up to speed on the context behind An Inspector Calls without the waffle. Covers Priestley’s own life, the 1912-vs-1945 trick the whole play is built on, Edwardian class and gender, the Titanic, the road to WWI, the Russian Revolution, the Blitz, the 1945 election, and how the play’s actually put together (well-made play structure, the Inspector as more than just a policeman). Comes with a matching worksheet so you can check it’s actually gone in.
16 slides, about an hour to get through, longer if you stop to actually discuss things, which is usually worth it.
Built for GCSE English Literature (AQA), works as a full classroom lesson or something to set for independent study.
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