AQA English Literature Paper 2 2 hours 15

AQA English Literature Paper 2 2 hours 15 minutes 60% Friday 25 th May

Layout of the exam Section A An Inspector Calls Section B Love and Relationships Poetry Section C Unseen Poetry 45 minutes – 30 minutes and 15 minutes 34 marks 12 understanding (what) 12 analysis (how) 6 context (why) (4 SPa. G) 30 marks 12 understanding (what) 12 analysis (how) 6 context (why) 24 marks – 30 minutes 12 understanding (what) 12 analysis (how) Choice of 2 questions One named poem compared with suitable poem of choice Analyse one unseen poem 8 marks – 15 minutes 8 compare analysis (how) Compare with another unseen poem

An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley How can we plan and write an essay about a key text? • • • Revision quiz Assessment Objectives Planning exam questions based on the AOs Sharing ideas Writing an answer

Revision Key tasks: • Re-read An Inspector Calls /AIC • Watch the film version of AIC • Use the AIC knowledge organiser to help you remember key events, characters, themes, quotations • Use BBC Bitesize to help you revise • Complete the practise exam tasks for AIC

Can you work out the character and quotation from the image? What does the quotation reveal about the character? How does it link to the context or the writer’s ideas? 1 2 4 5 7 3 8

Can you work out the character and quotation from the image? 1 2 4 5 7 3 8

What does the quotation reveal about the character? 1 2 4 5 7 3 8

How does it link to the context or the writer’s ideas? 1 2 4 5 7 3 8

Can you work out the character and quotation from the image? What does the quotation reveal about the character? How does it link to the context or the writer’s ideas? 1 2 “all mixed up together like bees in a hive” “the Titanic […] unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable” 4 3 “I felt rotten about it at the time and now I feel a lot worse” “If men will not learn that lesson, they will be taught it in fire, blood anguish”

Can you work out the quotation from the image? 5 6 “I did keep a girl last summer. I’ve admitted it” “We don’t live alone. We are members of one body” 8 7 'familiarity with quick heavy drinking' "about fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband's social superior. "

Quick Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. When was the play written? When was the play set? What does capitalism mean? What does socialism mean? Is Priestley a capitalist or a socialist? What are the key themes in the play? What is dramatic irony?

Quick Quiz 1. When was the play written? 2. When was the play set? 3. What does capitalism mean? 4. What does socialism mean? 5. Is Priestley a capitalist or a socialist? 6. What are the key themes in the play? 7. What is dramatic irony?

What’s the big idea? You can see that I support socialist ideas in this play because…. I want people to understand that Edwardian society was… I want my 1945 audience to leave theatre feeling… because… I decided to show that the Inspector is a fake because…

How does Priestley explore responsibility in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • the ideas about responsibility in An Inspector Calls? • how Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes.

The Planning and Writing Process for an essay: Mind map – think around the essay, work out your thesis (your main argument), get a range of points related to thesis. Plan – organise your ideas around your thesis – make sure each paragraph is answering the question Write – get your ideas down in clear developed paragraphs, using a range of references, discussion of writers’ methods, and exploring the writers’ ideas

Your thesis is your main line of argument based on the essay question. All of your paragraphs are points which are linked to thesis. One way in which he presents responsibility is… Priestley uses theme of responsibility to represent … Another way in which he presents responsibility is…

AQA GCSE English Literature – Paper Two, Section A JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls EITHER How does Priestly present Mr Birling in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • how Mr Birling behaves towards his family and to the Inspector • how Priestley presents Mr Birling by the ways he writes. [30 marks] AO 4 [4 marks] OR How does Priestley presents society in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • the ideas about society in An Inspector Calls • how Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes. [30 marks] AO 4 [4 marks]

AQA GCSE English Literature – Paper Two, Section A JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls EITHER How does Priestly present Eva Smith in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • how Inspector Goole discusses Eva with the Birlings and Gerald • how Priestley presents Eva by the ways he writes. [30 marks] AO 4 [4 marks] OR How does Priestley presents working class people in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • the ideas about working class people in An Inspector Calls • how Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes. [30 marks] AO 4 [4 marks]

AQA GCSE English Literature – Paper Two, Section A JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls EITHER How does Priestly present Sheila and Gerald’s relationship in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • how their relationship changes. • how Priestley presents their relationship by the ways he writes. [30 marks] AO 4 [4 marks] OR How does Priestley present marriage in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • the ideas about marriage in An Inspector Calls • how Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes. [30 marks] AO 4 [4 marks]

What Went Well? Even Better If: AO 1 You have made a range of clear points about the play. AO 1 You need to make more points about the play to answer the question. You have focussed on the question well and have a clear thesis. You need to focus more closely on the question and develop a clear thesis. AO 1 You have used well chosen references and quotations from the play to support your ideas. AO 1 You need to use well chosen references and quotations from the play to support your ideas. AO 2 You have explored the writer’s methods. You have analysed Priestley’s use of language and structure and form. AO 3 AO 2 You need to evaluate the writer’s methods. Choose examples of where Priestley uses language, structure or form to mirror the ideas you have suggested. AO 3 You have explored the context of the play. You have thought about the writer’s ideas. You need to make links to the writer’s ideas or historical context.