J.B. Priestley (1894-1984)

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Text

Read, discuss, highlight, and annotate…

• Highlights should be short, precise and focussed on key words and phrases.
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Summary

Respond concisely…

• Summarise all the main events and character developments. </aside>

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Quiz

Respond in one carefully composed sentence…

• Ensure the question is implied in the answer.
  • Question: Who wrote the play?
  • Answer: An Inspector Calls was written by J.B. Priestley in 1945. </aside>

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Explain

Respond verbally or in one carefully constructed paragraph…

• Select the most significant or revealing quotation(s) from the provided text.
  • Quotations should be embedded into your own writing and should probably not be used in their entirety.
    • Mr Birling’s description of the workers’ strike as a “pitiful affair” suggests that Priestley wants the audience to regard Birling as aloof, condescending, and lacking empathy. </aside>

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Answer

Respond convincingly and at length...

• Quotations should be embedded into your own writing and should probably not be used in their entirety.
• Answers should be more than one paragraph and contain more than one quotation. </aside>