This lesson plan is for a Year 9 class studying Act Two of An Inspector Calls. The learning goal is for students to critically analyze pages 30-34 of the play. Students will annotate their copies of the text. Formative assessment will include teacher questioning to check understanding of terminology and Mrs. Birling's character. Students will recap the play for the class. Annotating the play and teacher questioning are intended to help students progress in comprehending individual utterances. Collaborative learning will be used as students share ideas in identifying and analyzing the play. Key terminology includes An Inspector Calls, capitalism, J.B. Priestley, and Mrs. Birling. Resources are the play book. Homework is to write a summary

1. Lesson Plan pro forma
Class: 9AS (ii)
Set ability (around level 5/6
in the old NC levels)
indicate levels of attainment
Date:
10/5/2016
Time: 12:20 –
13:25
No. of pupils:
23
Unit /SoW: An Inspector Calls – Act Two
Key Learning Goals:
ref. to exam board criteria/NC as appropriate
20th
century text for GCSE English Literature
… in pupil-friendly format:
LO: To critically think about Act Two,
specifically pp. 30 – 34
Expected Learning Outcomes:
all pupils? some pupils? a few pupils?
Pupils will annotate pages 30 – 34 of their
An Inspector Calls book.
Opportunities for Assessment:
Formative & summative
 Teacher questioning – teacher will ask students questions to check for understanding on
terminology and the features of Mrs. Birling
 Recap of the play – students will recap the play to the rest of the class, so that the class
knowwhat is going on
Cognitive challenges:
Desirable difficulties for all abilities; how will students progress?
Annotating the play – students will be annotating the play so that they
have a set of comprehensive notes for their GCSE exams. To progress, the
teacher will question students about individual utterances.
EBT strategies:
e.g. APK, reciprocal teaching, collaborative learning, advance & visual organisers,
similarities and differences, goals, repetition and practice, meta-cognition, feedback,
cognitive challenge, subject knowledge, summaries and note-taking
 Collaborative learning – sharing their ideas when identifying and
analysing the play
Key Terminology:
 An Inspector Calls
 Capitalism
 J.B. Priestley
 Mrs Birling
Resources:
 AIC book
Homework and practice:
 Act Two Summary
 Due 16th
May 2016