Objectives:Objectives:

To undertake some preparatory To undertake some preparatory tasks for our next coursework tasks for our next coursework piecepiece

To explore the opening stage To explore the opening stage directions of ‘An Inspector Calls’directions of ‘An Inspector Calls’

COURSEWORK EXAMS

Original Writing

Media

Shakespeare

20th Century Drama (play)

Prose Study (Novel)

3 Speaking & ListeningAssessments

Eng Paper1Sec A: Questions on Non

Fiction & Media textsSec B: Writing to Argue

Persuade or Advise

Eng Paper 2Sec A: Other Cultures PoetrySec B: Writing Inf/Ex/Descr

Lit Paper: ‘Of Mice & Men’And Poetry (Heaney & Clarke)

Lang: 40%

Lit:30%

Lang:60%

Lit:70%

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20% of the 40%

Doing the wrong thing…Doing the wrong thing…

Can you think of a situation where Can you think of a situation where you did or said the ‘wrong thing’you did or said the ‘wrong thing’

Where you realised you had made a Where you realised you had made a bad moral choice…bad moral choice…

What were the effects of your words What were the effects of your words and/or actions?and/or actions?

How many people were affected?How many people were affected?

WHAT I DID; OUTLINE THE SITUATION

IMMEDIATE IMPACT/EFFECT

WHO OR WHAT ELSE WAS AFFECTED

WHO OR WHAT ELSE WAS AFFECTED

ULTIMATE IMPACT OR ‘PRICE’ OF WORDSAND/OR ACTIONS…

Key Term:Key Term:

Dramatic irony.Dramatic irony.

Definition:Definition:

WHEN THE WORDS AND ACTIONS OF A CHARACTER HAVE A DIFFERENT

MEANING FOR THE READER AS THEY DOFOR THE CHARACTERS. THIS IS

THE RESULT OF THE READER HAVINGA GREATER KNOWLEDGE THAN THE

CHARACTERS THEMSELVES.

Rubbish dramatic irony:Rubbish dramatic irony:

“Something Picasso? He’llnever amount to anything!”

Effective dramatic irony:Effective dramatic irony:

THE CHORUS ALLOWSTHE AUDIENCE TO

KNOW THE FATAL ENDING.ROMEO AND JULIET

DO NOT KNOW THEIR FATE…

Task:Task:

A short piece of play scriptA short piece of play script Two or three characters talking in a Two or three characters talking in a

particular locationparticular location The ‘play’ is set in 2000, but obviously is The ‘play’ is set in 2000, but obviously is

being written todaybeing written today What words and/ or actions could show What words and/ or actions could show

dramatic irony?dramatic irony? Try and avoid the ‘Titanic’ level of Try and avoid the ‘Titanic’ level of

obviousness! obviousness!

Feedback:Feedback:

Can we identify the dramatic Can we identify the dramatic irony?irony?

During this unit, you will:During this unit, you will:

Explore and discuss the characters in Explore and discuss the characters in the playthe play

Identify important themes and issues Identify important themes and issues raised in the playraised in the play

See the play as a piece of drama, not See the play as a piece of drama, not just words on the pagejust words on the page

Explore the social and historical Explore the social and historical contextcontext

Explore the staging of certain key Explore the staging of certain key scenesscenes

ExploreExplore the the rolerole of the of the Inspector in J B Priestley’s ‘An Inspector in J B Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’. Consider Inspector Calls’. Consider howhow

he is he is usedused by Priestley, his by Priestley, his importanceimportance in the play, and his in the play, and his

effecteffect on other on other characterscharacters. . Refer to Refer to two or threetwo or three particular particular

scenes scenes in detailin detail..

WHAT MIGHT WE EXPECTFROM A PLAY WITH THIS

TITLE? WHAT DO WEOFTEN FIND IN DETECTIVE

STORIES IN GENERAL?

The opening stage directions…The opening stage directions…

How are you going tofill this space?

What does Priestleydescribe?

Use the A4 plain to plan the stage design,use quotes to justify your choices