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KS3 · Year 9 - Mastery · Term 3 - Conflict: Poetry and Modern Drama · Week 9
Pages: An Inspector Calls Act 2
Eva's story unfolds via each Birling. Sheila ("we really must stop these silly pretences") emerges as Priestley's generational hope.
Lesson 1
What students do
Close read Sheila's arc in Act 2 (interruptions, sharper language).
Task
Annotate her transformation markers.
Success criteria
Reads character arc.
Lesson 2
What students do
Discuss: is generational hope realistic or didactic?
Task
Structured argument.
Success criteria
Argues analytically.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model contrast: Sheila vs her parents.
Task
Comparative paragraph.
Success criteria
Compares characters.
Lesson 4
What students do
Analyse Mrs Birling's refusal of responsibility.
Task
Paragraph on solidarity's refusal.
Success criteria
Sustains control.
Lesson 5
What students do
Plan a thesis on Sheila as Priestley's mouthpiece.
Task
Thesis + paragraph.
Success criteria
Thesis is conceptual.
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