An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft

An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft

By Katarina Ule

L.O.: To describe how Gerald and Sheila feel differently about the Inspector

KEY VOCABULARY:

Stage directions

Foreshadowing – Hinting to the audience about what will happen in the future

Historical context – Because this play is set in the Edwardian era (in 1912) but performed just after the Second World War (1945) the characters could be allegorical and represents ideas like sexism and gender equality.

​Suspense – The audience are waiting for something inevitable to happen

Catalyst – A device which makes a change happen quicker

Multiple Choice

What helps us understand the play better (e.g. the characters could be allegorical and represent ideas like sexism and gender equality) ?

• Historical Context

• Suspense

• Catalyst

• Foreshadowing

Multiple Choice

When the author hints to the audience about what will happen in the future

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

• Stage Directions

• Catalyst

• Challenge: What Sheila says to Gerald.

• Extra Challenge: How Sheila’s attitude to Gerald about the Inspector is so different.

• Mega Challenge: Why JB Priestley gives Sheila and Gerald this brief scene together and what it tells the audience. 

As we’re reading, think about and make notes on:

We’ll read the part of the play just BEFORE the Inspector interviews Gerald.

Poll

Who should read the part of the inspector?

• Bella

• Henry

• Ollie

• Kehllan

Poll

Who should read Sheila's lines?

• Arty

• Ruby

• Daniella

• Willow

Poll

Who should read Gerald's lines?

• Tara

• Barnaby

• Harrison

• Dan

Now we’ll work in groups to analyse three key quotes from the end of Act One with a focus on Gerald

We will spend five minutes on each quote before moving onto the next. Use your quote sheet to make notes on each quote.

You can choose which questions you answer – the green ones are the most challenging. In your group you can choose to answer different questions if you wish, but try to answer as many amber or green questions as possible.​

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First 3 to answer correctly, get to choose their team members!

Get ready...

Multiple Choice

QUESTION: Who says this: '...you'd think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense.'

• Gerald Croft

• Eric Birling

• The Inspector

• Arthur Birling