An Inspector Calls Knowledge Organiser

Complete An Inspector Calls knowledge organiser: characters, act summaries, quotations, themes, context & literary form — GCSE ready.

A comprehensive 23-page knowledge organiser for J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, built to support GCSE English Literature teaching and revision (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas).

What’s included:

Character summaries for all 9 characters, including Mr and Mrs Birling, Sheila, Eric, Gerald Croft, Eva Smith, Inspector Goole, Edna and Alderman Meggarty
Act-by-act summaries covering the key plot developments and revelations in each act
Act-by-act quotation bank, organised by character and theme (e.g. class, gender, social responsibility)
Core quotations section for quick revision
Major themes explored in detail, including social responsibility, class, gender, age/generational divide, and capitalism vs socialism
Literary form section covering the play as a morality play, dramatic irony, and Priestley’s use of structure
Historical and social context: J.B. Priestley, the play’s 1912/1945 dual time setting, Edwardian society, capitalism vs socialism, and the Labour movement
A glossary of analytical vocabulary to help students write with more precision
A curated list of further reading and resources

How to use it:

As an introductory or overview resource at the start of the unit
Broken into sections for individual lessons, starters or homework
As a structured revision guide ahead of mocks or GCSEs
For retrieval practice and self-quizzing
As a stretch resource for students aiming for top-band context and analysis marks

Supplied as an editable Word document, so you can adapt the content and layout to suit your own scheme of work.