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'An Inspector Calls': exploring class and power in a model essay

I can use model responses to refine my own writing about 'An Inspector Calls'.

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'An Inspector Calls': exploring class and power in a model essay

I can use model responses to refine my own writing about 'An Inspector Calls'.

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Key learning points

  1. A successful essay will have a clear overarching argument.
  2. Select main quotations and supporting quotations to support your overarching argument.
  3. Main quotations should be analysed; supporting quotations don’t need to be analysed.

Keywords

  • Judiciously - in the context of using quotations in a essay, means selecting and using quotes carefully and wisely to effectively support your analysis or argument

  • Societal - anything related to society

  • Encapsulates - to express or show something clearly in a small or concise way

  • Exploitation - taking advantage of someone or something unfairly, often for personal gain or profit

Common misconception

All quotations in an essay require analysis.

Some quotations are useful for supporting your argument but do not require detailed analysis. These should embedded directly into pupils' sentences.


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You will need access to a copy of ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestley, Heinemann 2014 edition.

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Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of mental health issues
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Supervision

Adult supervision required

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the essay terms to their definitions.
Correct Answer:thesis,overarching argument supported by whole text
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overarching argument supported by whole text

Correct Answer:topic sentence,first sentence of a paragraph, stating its main idea
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first sentence of a paragraph, stating its main idea

Correct Answer:dramatic methods,the tools a playwright uses to create drama e.g. dialogue
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the tools a playwright uses to create drama e.g. dialogue

Q2.
J.B. Priestley is a playwright. When analysing his play 'An Inspector Calls', you will explore his dramatic methods. Which of the following are not dramatic methods?
setting
props
Correct answer: Priestley
stage directions
Correct answer: analysis
Q3.
When writing an essay on 'An Inspector Calls', you will include topic sentences. What is true of topic sentences?
They are the same as thesis statements.
Correct answer: They explain the focus of an individual paragraph.
They should include main quotations.
They should repeat your thesis.
They should list the dramatic devices you will explore.
Q4.
Before writing an essay on 'An Inspector Calls', you should create a plan. What is part of the planning process?
Correct answer: writing topic sentences
Correct answer: annotating the essay question
writing a main body paragraph
Correct answer: selecting your main quotations and your supporting quotations for each paragraph
Q5.
When writing an essay on 'An Inspector Calls', your quotations should ...
come from just one act.
come from one character monologue.
come from just the dialogue.
come from just the stage directions.
Correct answer: come from across the play.
Q6.
When using context in an essay you should ...
Correct answer: ensure it's woven throughout your answer.
include it in every paragraph.
make sure it goes at the end of your paragraph.

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete this sentence: A successful essay will have a clear argument.
Correct Answer: overarching, over arching, over-arching
Q2.
What can be used to support your explanation of a writer's method in an essay?
Correct answer: language devices
historical context
Correct answer: structural choices
Q3.
Which elements below contribute to a successful essay?
Correct answer: topic sentences and concluding sentences are focused on argument
Correct answer: interesting and clear thesis
quotes are always long and detailed
Correct answer: always linking back to writer’s intention
Q4.
Match the different elements of an essay to their definition.
Correct Answer:topic sentence,states the paragraph’s main idea and links to overarching argument
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states the paragraph’s main idea and links to overarching argument

Correct Answer:main quotations,quotations which support your topic sentence and require analysis
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quotations which support your topic sentence and require analysis

Correct Answer: supporting quotations,quotations which support your topic sentence but don’t need analysis
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quotations which support your topic sentence but don’t need analysis

Correct Answer:concluding sentence,the final sentence of a paragraph which links to your topic sentence
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the final sentence of a paragraph which links to your topic sentence

Q5.
Which statements are true of supporting quotations?
They should be analysed in detail with reference to methods.
Correct answer: They can be embedded into sentences.
They don’t need to support your topic sentence.
Correct answer: They don’t need to be analysed for methods.
Q6.
Complete the sentence: When writing an essay you should always aim to link back to the writer's .
Correct Answer: intention, intentions, intent

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