This document provides advice for analyzing and summarizing a given text. It suggests considering how the text might manipulate, engage, reassure, amuse, move, or remind the reader. It also notes the relationship between the reader and writer.

1. Lost for Words?
Here are a few to start your analysis…
PERSONAL RESPONSE
Personally, I think that this helps to manipulate/engage/reassure/amuse/move/remind the
reader…
THE READER THE WRITER

2. Revision Grid

3. Mock Exam: English Literature
Monday 20th June 2016
Paper 2 Section A
45 minutes
Choice of 2 questions
34 marks 30 plus 4 for SPaG
AO1: 12 MARKS CRITCIAL
RESPONSE USING QUOTES
AO2: 12 MARKS (LANGUAGE
STRUCTURE AND
FORMUSED BY WRITER TO
CREATE EFFECT)
AO3: CONTEXT
AO4: 4 MARKS SPaG

4. Explore Priestley's presentation of the inspector.
How does the role of the inspector add to the
dramatic impact of the play?
1. dramatic entrance just after they were celebrating – unexpected
2. Suicide – something unpleasant and not initially connected with higher
class Birlings
3. He systematically explores the role each character had to play in the chain
of the events which led to Eva Smith’s death
4. He is not intimidated by any of the Birlings e.g. Arthur or Sybil – he’s a
contrast as he appears to be a socialist
5. He changes the younger generation’s views Sheila and Eric
6. He leaves dramatically after ‘fire, blood, and anguish’ speech

5. 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.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

6. How and why does Sheila
change in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• how Sheila responds to her family and to
the Inspector
• how Priestley presents Sheila by the
ways he writes.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

7. How and why does Eric change
in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• how Eric responds to his family and to the
Inspector
• how Priestley presents Eric by the ways
he writes.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

8. How is Arthur Birling presented
in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• how Arthur responds to his family and to
the Inspector
• how Priestley presents Arthur by the ways
he writes.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

9. How is Sybil Birling presented in
An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• how Sybil responds to her family and to
the Inspector
• how Priestley presents Sybil by the ways
he writes.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

10. How is Gerald Croft presented
in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• how Gerald responds to the Birling family
and to the Inspector
• how Priestley presents Gerald by the
ways he writes.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

11. How is Inspector Goole
presented in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• how the Inspector responds to the Birling
family and to Gerald
• how Priestley presents the Inspector by
the ways he writes.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

12. Priestley criticises the
selfishness of people like the
Birlings. What methods does he
use to present this selfishness?
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
Write about:
• how the audience come to understand
the Birlings are selfish
• how Priestley presents the Birlings’s
selfishness by the ways he writes.

13. How important do you think
social class is in An Inspector
Calls and how does Priestley
present ideas about social
class?
Write about:
• how Priestley explores social class
• how Priestley presents these ideas by the way
he writes
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]

14. How is
Arthur Birling
presented in
An Inspector
Calls?
Write about:
• how Arthur
responds to
his family
and to the
Inspector
• how
Priestley
presents
Arthur by the
ways he
writes.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4
marks]

15. How can I revise?
1. Re-read the play
2. Watch Mr Bruff or Stacey Rea Youtube help videos
3. Visit BBC Bitesize websites
4. Look at my Blog – Hastings English Blog
5. Create notes on each character with 3 quotes minimum
6. Create notes on each theme with at least 3 quotes per theme
7. Practise – set an alarm – and use 45 minutes to do a response