An Inspector Calls Context
Context should never feel like a list of random history facts bolted onto the end of a paragraph. To earn top marks for AO3, your understanding of context must be integrated directly into your analysis of Priestley’s literary choices and political intentions.
In this video, I cover all the essential historical, social, and political context you need for An Inspector Calls, tailored to meet the requirements of every major exam board. We’ll examine Priestley’s core socialist goals, the rigid class structure of 1912, and the restricted roles of women at the time. We’ll also contrast the historical setting of 1912 with the post-WWII context of 1945, showing you exactly how to use this knowledge to enrich your analytical essays.
Timestamp
0:00 Priestley's goals
2:14 The Class System
4:33 The Role of Women
6:30 Events from 1912
14:51 Events between 1912-1945
17:38 Priestley's writing
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There are also resources to help you in the Study Materials section:
An Inspector Calls Vocabulary Bank
The words in this vocabulary bank will help you to develop a more sophisticated and high level understanding of the key ideas and concepts in 'An Inspector Calls'.
As well as providing a range of words, their definitions and an example sentence, this book also suggests a number of activities that you can use to revise and put the vocabulary into practice.
Bonus - it's completely free!
An Inspector Calls AQA GCSE Model Answers (Coming soon!)
This resource will have model answers for multiple years of AQA past papers, giving you the ability to see what high grade essays look like for a range of essay questions.
An Inspector Calls Edexcel IGCSE Model Answers (Coming soon!)
This resource will have model answers for multiple years of Edexcel past papers, giving you the ability to see what high grade essays look like for a range of essay questions.
An Inspector Calls Flipped Learning (Coming soon!)
This resource is designed for teachers and students: it is a workbook designed to be completed alongside all of my An Inspector Calls videos. It is essentially a structured way for you to take notes and ensure that you are squeezing every ounce of advice my videos have to offer.
I fully intend to add more videos and study materials on this play. If there's something in particular you're looking for, then register and get in touch to let me know what would help you.
