Aut1 Y10 Aic 1
Aut1 Y10 Aic 1
Aut1 Y10 Aic 1
Year 10 Autumn 1
Unit title and brief synopsis National Curriculum Strand (if Assessment opportunities
not referenced elsewhere)
Skills and Knowledge Literacy focus – Opportunities for Opportunities for Opportunities for
knowledge retrieval/ links Oracy Cultural Capital
● Vocabulary development (Key terminology
to prior learning (may be mapped
● Range of reading for year)
GCSE essay skills will be Students should be building vocabulary to describe key Fortnightly MCQ Students can take Political
revised and developed themes and characters. parts and read aloud awareness
Link to prior essay skills -
Knowledge includes but is Minimum students should know is: topic sentences, Students can discuss Canonical
not limited to: quotations, terminology, portrayal of playwright
Socialism, Capitalism, social responsibility,
analysing theme/character and
-Plot of AIC
debate Priestley’s
-Characters intentions
Students will also revise and explore dramatic techniques
-Context of Priestley’s including:
beliefs ,1912 and 1945
lighting, dramatic irony,
Week By the end of the week students will know and be able to do
1 Context Lesson
2 Cold Read
Lesson 1 – What do we learn about the Birlings in the opening of the play?
Reading: Page 1-6 (he holds them for a minute before continuing)
Vocabulary: tone
Reading: Page 6 (I’m delighted about this engagement) –p10 (we hear the sharp ring of a front door bell)
Focus:
Dramatic device – Use of dramatic irony to influence our perception of Birling. Birling’s first speech is full of inaccuracies. This makes us question the
reliability of his capitalist judgements.
Dramatic device - The doorbell interrupts Birling’s speech on his capitalist ideas that community is ‘nonsense’. The inspector disrupts this.
Reading: Page 10 (Somebody at the front door)-16 (Sheila has now entered)
Focus:
Contrast between the reaction of Birling and Eric to the news about Eva Smith
Lesson 3 – How does Priestly build the themes of gender and social class?
Focus:
Theme of gender
MCQ Quiz
3
Lesson 1 Hoe does Priestly build the themes of responsibility and age?
Lesson 2 – How does Priestly present the development of the Birling family?
Focus: Contrast between parent child interactions in this part of the play and the beginning
Theme of responsibility
Impressions of Gerald
Priestley’s mouthpiece?
Ambiguous ending. The final denouement is a shocking surprise to the characters on stage and the audience – a ‘twist in the tale’
● Attitudes
● Themes: capitalism
● Vocabulary: Arrogant, controlling, avaricious, ignorant, obstinate, static, uncaring, unapproachable, capitalist,
Analytical paragraphs
● Topic sentences
● Quotations
● Analysis
Analytical Paragraph Diagnostic: How does Priestley present the attitudes of Mr Birling?
MCQ Quiz
● They can teach the old how to be more socially responsible, have power to change society
● Attitudes –
● Change in her character
● Vocabulary: Immature, spoilt, envious, petulant, naïve, altruistic, compassionate, penitent, guilty.
● Attitudes
● Vocabulary: Immature, reckless, dishonest, naïve, shy, lacks confidence, culpable, penitent, altruistic, humbled, transformed.
● Attitudes
● Attitudes
Vocabulary: Noble, humbled, socialist, authoritarian, omniscient, influential, moral, Priestley’s mouthpiece, Righteous, powerful,
unconventional, imposing, sardonic and mysterious.
Lesson 2 -
Unseen essay
Lessson 3 –