Really? The video is good, but I just don't get how this shitty response got 27/30. In my mocks I wrote something much better than this and it got 24/30. Down with GCSEs.
I think the word this student was looking for is "impressionable" rather than 'moulded' MRS. BIRLING. ( Steps to him.) You seem to have made a great *_impression_* on this child, Inspector. INSPECTOR. ( Coolly .) We often do on the young ones. They're more *_impressionable_* .
This had made me feel so much better. Did not expect this to be top band! Guess I just have unrealistically high expectations of what you have to do for a good level
just wanted to say thank you so much for these videos. you've really helped boost my confidence for English. I was already at a decent level before but I really appreciate the amount of detail and effort you put in these videos. you really deserve more credit! just doing a little last minute prep before my lit p2 tomorrow, looking forward to it! thanks once again! :)
Hi sir, I have 2 questions: 1. Isn't a big part of AO2 about language analysis and terminology, because there didn't seem to be much of that in this answer? 2. If examiners are marked per paper won't they hate reading long responses because it will take them longer, so shouldn't we write less? Thanks for all the amazing videos, have a great day :)
You can highlight on some keywords like what chains ⛓ represents in the metaphorical image of chain of events however you don’t have to fully analyse every quote as this question is looking for your knowledge of the play (as you are not given a passage) .
This isn't my proudest essay and the AIC theme questions are my weakness so I'd appreciate it if you gave me some feedback: Even after the Inspector leaves, the play continues and we are able to see the reactions of the characters to their lessons. Disappointingly, the older generation (including Gerald) craft a theory that the Inspector wasn't a real police inspector and that there wasn't a suicide, which allows them the throw away their guilt. However, what we also see is how the younger generation "learn [their] lesson" and adopt a socialist ideology, which is presented as an important decision that the audience might feel inclined to make. The ending reveals - after the family thought the Inspector was a fraud and that "[they've] been had" - that a girl has actually died. The important of Eva's 'second' death could symbolise how there were two World Wars because "man [did] not learn [their] lesson" from the first one. The final stage direction is "as they stare guiltily and dumbfounded, the curtain falls." The adverb "guiltily" is significant because, for the first time in the play, all of the family feel guilty for what they did to Eva. This reveals that they have finally learned their lesson of social responsibility. However, this was only learned after Eva's 'second' death in their eyes. Perhaps Priestley is suggesting that if we do not adopt socialist views, then there will be more "fire and blood and anguish" (something the 1945 audience knew too much of, after two wars) until we do so. This presents change as needing to happen because there isn't a way around it; Priestley's message is that there will only be more suffering until society changes to hold a socialist ideology. Additionally, the way the "curtain falls" can be likened to the falling of a guillotine. This links to the French Revolution and how the working class rose up and executed the aristocrats. This presents the selfish, capitalist views often held by aristocrats and the wealthy as needing to be 'killed off'. At the end, Priestley presents only the younger generation as changing and realising that "it's what happened to [Eva] and what [they] did to her that matters." The facts that only the younger generation - those below "thirty" - are able to change creates a feeling of urgency to leave a good "[impression]" on the "impressionable" "young ones" so they don't develop to be as callous as the older Birlings before it's too late. Additionally, if all the characters had changed, there wouldn't be a proper example of what the audience shouldn't act like for the audience to take home after they leave the theatre. The importance of the ending here is that Priestley incites people to change as soon as they can and cause them to focus on moulding "impressionable" younger people as it will lead to a better future. The reason why Priestley 'kills' Eva again at the end is to teach a lesson to the audience and the characters. For the audience to know that the Birlings' and Gerald's actions are wrong, proper consequences must be shown; the audience, after watching the play, would be more aware of how they're acting towards those less fortunate than they are because they are now aware of the possibility that their actions may affect someone's life to the extent that the family affected Eva's. Eva's death is a warning and an eye-opener to the reality of the effects that selfish (capitalist) attitudes have on the "millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us". In a way, Eva's death was a necessary sacrifice that Priestley chose to make in order to deliver his message. Perhaps the way in which Priestley exploits the construct of Eva Smith symbolises how the capitalists abuse their power over the poor. This further emphasises the unfair treatment of the working class as, like the character of Eva Smith was used by her playwright as a tool to teach a lesson, the working class were also used and regarded as tools by the ruling classes. The importance of this was to demonstrate to the audience how their actions has consequences on others. Additionally, before the very end, Priestley presents Sheila as being faced with a choice - whether or not to accept Gerald's ring back ("What about this ring?"). Her response is "No, not yet. It's too soon." However, the ring is more than just Gerald's re-proposal; it acts almost like a portal back into time; if Sheila accepts the ring, the events of the play would return to the jovialities of the beginning as the family celebrated the engagement - completely ignorant of the working class's struggles. By rejecting Gerald, Sheila is refusing to go back into his world of capitalism and rejects capitalist views, becoming a socialist. Sheila acta as the audience's example of who to act like once the Inspector is gone; Priestley wants us to, like her, reject capitalism. The importance of the ending is here presented as a character being able to carry on in a socialist manner once the Inspector is gone. Once her main influence, the Inspector, is gone, Sheila is presented as still being able to act in a socialist way by herself. This links to how Priestley wanted the audience to think and act in a socialist and socially responsible way even after they had left the theatre. In conclusion, I think the importance of the resolution is that it clearly shows the audience what and what not to do. Any capitalists in the audience would have been ashamed of how the older generation are negatively portrayed in the way that they do not change and so these kinds of people in the audience would be more likely to question and reject their own views. The younger generation are portrayed in a good light, encouraging the audience to follow their example. The importance of Eva dying again is a very clear warning (as it can be seen to represent WWII) and Priestley's purpose is to ensure that we do not make the same mistakes again and that we learn to be socially responsible.
This is a fantastic essay, and definitely worth a grade 8. The only bit of my advice that you haven't followed is in the conclusion. When you consider the future impact of the text, it is stylistically cool to include a quotation. Thank you so much for posting the essay, and for incorporating so much of my teaching on the play in your writing. I hope other viewers give you much love! Comments below guys. And of course, I will make this into a video.
this is excellent and i love the idea of the ring representing a choice between capitalism and socialism for Sheila (and the audience). how could this answer be improved?
On this question 'How does the inspector take control?' say I was 3/4 of the page down and I had started a new paragraph, could you tell me what grade this paragraph would be looking at, I'm just curious: Another way the inspector has shown his control is in the influence he has on Sheila and Eric. This is obvious when Sheila says, "The point is, you don't seem to have learnt anything" from this the Inspector's influence is evident. He has turned Sheila from a young materialistic girl into someone who is going to stand up against her parents and their narrow minded, selfish, capitalist ways. Through this Priestley has shown that the younger generation need to stand up to the upper classes, who are set in their old ways. The word, 'anything' shows the despair she feels for her parents as the emotional and painful effects of the evening are wasted on them. The audience at this point would be siding with Sheila, enraged at the backtracking of her parents. Especially with Birling, who just moments ago had offered, 'thousands' to put things right.
Mr Salles I was just wondering, I've got a cgp book and I dislike it however I don't know whether to buy your guide or mr bruff's guide as I'm only aiming for a grade 6 and all of your videos and your book is for people aiming for grade 9s. Which one should I buy?
quick question, what if you answer the first question but do write about the writer's way of writing? does that balance out the supposed 'challenge' with the second question?
If i was a pupil in your school would you give me a detention for helping someone else complete their homework that was due in next lesson and when asked whos homework is it saying "this tall young man" instead if his name. Can you believe i got one for that and she was in complete denial that what i said wasn't rude, UNBELIEVABLE!
This is so helpful thankyou so much! amazing tips which i hope i remember for the exam. u said we should read through the indicative content but where can this be found? thankyou again!
Hannah Diedrichsen I'd say social responsibility definitely bc most themes always develop into and have a deeper meaning of looking after one another (wealth/poverty/class divides etc)
Keep dreaming. a level 6 is a B and a level 5 is a pass, but a 5 is a poor grade if you're in topset or second set. I'm taking my mocks in a few months and my current grade is an 8, which is an a*. a 9 is an a**, not a 6, (as if!!)
You guys don't get his question 😧 Level 6 is grade 8/9 Level 5 is 8/7 Level 4 is 6/5/4 (pass) The others are 4 3 2 1 But generally it depends on how the nation did.
I study the AQA Telling Tales Short Stories anthology and, in the question, it mentions one story and then asks you to write about something in that story and one other story from the anthology of your choice. In this instance, would you say it's necessary to write about both stories in equally as much detail, or should the one mentioned in the question be prioritised?
Hi Mr salles, I'm not sure whether you still mark students' work but it would be greatly appreciated if you could mark this. To what extent does Priestley present Mrs Birling as an unlikable character? Priestley presents Mrs Birling as unlikable to a large extent through how he constructs her mannerisms towards the inspector. When interrogated, Mrs Birling says "I accept no blame for it al all." This denial of responsibility angers the audience as they have heard Eva's story and feel empathetic to her situation. Furthermore, the declarative sentence highlights mrs Birling's lack of willingness to change; by stating this so openly, Priestley makes the upper class seem unfair and cruel. This promotes Priestlye's purple of removing class consciousness and creating a socialist society where "we are all responsible for each other;" the audience feel change is essential to challenge the upper-class members of society who aren't supportive of social responsibility. This relates to the time period (World War 2 had just ended) and cements the ideas that unless we reduce capitalism and selfishness in society, more war is likely. Priestley portrays Mrs Birling as foolish through his use of dramatic irony when the inspector questions her about the father of Eva Smith's unborn child. She says, "then he would be entirely responsible" and that "he ought to be dealt with most severely." This is ironic as the audience know that the father is Eric, which both makes Mrs Birling seem foolish not to realise this but also portrays how difficult it was for the younger generation to change with such intransigent parents, opposed to social change. We feel pathos towards Eric while simultaneously feeling hatred for Mrs Birling. Combined this reflects Priestley's view that the upper class are disastrous for societal harmony, since they attack treat those who they perceive to be inferior poorly. This dramatic irony could also symbolise how the audience are ahead of the upper class in 1912; he feels society has changed significantly but an example is needed to showcase how much more societal change needs to occur. This relates to how gender roles were changing due to World War 2, with women taking men's jobs it was perceived that we were becoming more equal. Priestley makes us dislike Mrs Birling and her myopic views so that we become more radical in our desire to change society. Priestley uses the differences between the younger and older generation to both make the audience dislike Mrs Birling, but also to provide hope for the future. During a rage, Eric shouts at mrs Birling saying, "yes, and you killed her." This implies that Eric despises his mother and is so overcome with rage that he can't control himself. Eric could be a portrayal of Priestley's conscience in this instance, he feels huge anger towards the upper class so shows this through his crafting of the characters' interactions. Direct address is used in "you killed her" to affirm the idea that the upper-class, older generation are directly responsible for the deaths of "millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths." By contrast, the direct address might be used to aim criticism at the audience, encouraging them to mirror their dislike for Mrs Birling's actions onto their own. This forces the likely middle-class, well-respected audience to consider changing their own attitudes towards the proletariat, encouraging the idea of social responsibility. Priestley also presents Mrs Birling a a sad character who the audience should sympathise with through how he structures the play. When Sheila complains about how Gerald "never came here me [her]," Mrs Birling replies "you'll have to get used to that Sheila, just as I have." By structurally making Mrs Birling say this after Sheila, it emphasises how the younger generation are greatly influenced by their upper-class parents since they are constantly being told what to think and how to act. The complex sentence creates sympathy towards Mrs Birling as we reflect on how she has been forced to accept her to accept her place in society. This elicits pathos from the audience as we realise how gender roles at the time were so rigid and unfair, making us want to Balme society rather than one person. This matches Priestley's purpose of transferring social responsibility to everyone, which makes the audience feel empowered to promote societal change. In conclusion, Priestley crafts Mrs Birling to make the audience realise how essential societal change The potential class-consciousness perhaps among the audience is dispelled by portraying Mrs Birling in a negative light, encouraging Priestley's socialist message. He also uses structure to reflect how the impressionable the younger generation are, confirming the need to act now. The sympathy the audience feels is used to make us want to change so that nobody has to feel contracted into unfair gender roles
how is mr briling presented? Priestley presents Mr Birling as a characted who is primarily concerned with his own wellbeing thus having no sense of awareness of the scale of suffer and mystery he is causing upon the proletariat. He believes that “a man must look after himself” suggestive of capitalist beliefs. Arguably; Priestley is suggesting that capitalist views are flawed and must be irradicated; people like the birling’s will continue to inflict mystery in society and aren’t moved by their own greedy actions. However, we the audience wouldn’t criticise Mr Birling because he is doing his duty as a fatherly figure by protecting the wellbeing of his family; insuring and laying the foundation for lasting peace and comfort in which the inspector utterly crushes. Furthermore, Priestley conveys the severity of Mr Birling’s selfishness and arrogance through is speech which is outlines his insatiable lust for power. We audience witness this behaviour form Mr Birling as he discusses with Gerald that he wants to impose “lower costs and higher prices”. This quote demonstrates Mr birling greed, a character only interest in the expansion of his already large network. Priestley here points out the consequences of greed, the birling’s are unaware that his selfish actions have repercussions amongst those people who work hard for him; depraving the lower class of money which inevitably lead to the abandonment of Eva smith because he demanded pay rise. It was these attitudes that fuelled strike movements during the early 20s. Socialist were tired and utterly beat down by the mental and physical strain put upon the by there bosses (industry owner) and therefore demand pay rise: something that Mr Birling completely rejects due to his own Avarice, being one of the deadly sins. Priestley uses Mr Birling’s assessment to ridicule his ideology, evident when he declares himself as a “hard headed” business men. Birling’s use of the term “hard headed” suggest that he is not swayed by emotion in his financial dealing. However, “hard” reflects that is relentless and lacks sympathy for his fellow human. Moreover, “hard headed” could imply to the audience that he is not prone to changed which conveys his stupidity; and idea Priestley has already established through dramatic irony when he praises the titanic. how could i improve this ?
Maybe use some context for it. And one more point Priestly is presenting him as stupid as well. This play is set before WW1 and when titanic sinks but its been watched by audients who've seen those things. Priestly then gets Mr Birling to say things like how the titanic is 'unsinkable' and how the germans would not start a war and how the labours wont go on strike. The audient would have know that the titnic have sank and WW1 did start and labors did go on strike which displays how stupid Mr Birling is. since Priestly is using Mr Birlings as a symbo of Captialism this indirectly shows how Priestly thinks Capitalisms are stupid and foolish..Priestly could also be telling us we must change the way we think inorder to advance our civilizaion. Something like that but ofcouse use some quotes to prove those points and write it more formaully
Mr Salles Teaches English it’s hard for me to put things down onto paper. I’m fantastic at speaking and can go into a full debate and analysis away but when it comes to words it’s just...impossible, which is why I’m going to fail
One of the best videos on AIC I've seen.
Really?
The video is good, but I just don't get how this shitty response got 27/30. In my mocks I wrote something much better than this and it got 24/30.
Down with GCSEs.
@@avtaras teachers mark you harshly on purpose too give you a pleasant suprise on exam day.
I think the word this student was looking for is "impressionable" rather than 'moulded'
MRS. BIRLING. ( Steps to him.) You seem to have made a great *_impression_* on this child, Inspector.
INSPECTOR. ( Coolly .) We often do on the young ones. They're more *_impressionable_* .
I've got my English lit exam in a few hours it's 6am and it starts at 9!! Nothing more like last minute revision😂😂
Lottie Relude same!! Haha
What did u get
I got mine in 40 minutes
I’ve got 95 mins until the exam!
I've got GCSE next year but I'm starting now so I don't have to cram.
Thanks you dont understand how beneficial this is for my exam
The like to dislike ratio speaks for itself. I cannot express my gratitude for your hard work, sir. *Liked and subscribed*
This had made me feel so much better. Did not expect this to be top band! Guess I just have unrealistically high expectations of what you have to do for a good level
just wanted to say thank you so much for these videos. you've really helped boost my confidence for English. I was already at a decent level before but I really appreciate the amount of detail and effort you put in these videos. you really deserve more credit!
just doing a little last minute prep before my lit p2 tomorrow, looking forward to it! thanks once again! :)
Thanks, good luck!
I generally believe this isn't 27 marks.
Hi sir, I have 2 questions:
1. Isn't a big part of AO2 about language analysis and terminology, because there didn't seem to be much of that in this answer?
2. If examiners are marked per paper won't they hate reading long responses because it will take them longer, so shouldn't we write less?
Thanks for all the amazing videos, have a great day :)
Hafnium 72 more terminology might have helped, but you can see what was missing from the video. No, length won't count against you!
so...do we not need to analyse quotes for language techniques at all in this?Also thanks for the useful video - quite long but worth it haha!
Thats what i was thinking aswell.
You can highlight on some keywords like what chains ⛓ represents in the metaphorical image of chain of events however you don’t have to fully analyse every quote as this question is looking for your knowledge of the play (as you are not given a passage) .
This isn't my proudest essay and the AIC theme questions are my weakness so I'd appreciate it if you gave me some feedback:
Even after the Inspector leaves, the play continues and we are able to see the reactions of the characters to their lessons. Disappointingly, the older generation (including Gerald) craft a theory that the Inspector wasn't a real police inspector and that there wasn't a suicide, which allows them the throw away their guilt. However, what we also see is how the younger generation "learn [their] lesson" and adopt a socialist ideology, which is presented as an important decision that the audience might feel inclined to make.
The ending reveals - after the family thought the Inspector was a fraud and that "[they've] been had" - that a girl has actually died. The important of Eva's 'second' death could symbolise how there were two World Wars because "man [did] not learn [their] lesson" from the first one. The final stage direction is "as they stare guiltily and dumbfounded, the curtain falls." The adverb "guiltily" is significant because, for the first time in the play, all of the family feel guilty for what they did to Eva. This reveals that they have finally learned their lesson of social responsibility. However, this was only learned after Eva's 'second' death in their eyes. Perhaps Priestley is suggesting that if we do not adopt socialist views, then there will be more "fire and blood and anguish" (something the 1945 audience knew too much of, after two wars) until we do so. This presents change as needing to happen because there isn't a way around it; Priestley's message is that there will only be more suffering until society changes to hold a socialist ideology. Additionally, the way the "curtain falls" can be likened to the falling of a guillotine. This links to the French Revolution and how the working class rose up and executed the aristocrats. This presents the selfish, capitalist views often held by aristocrats and the wealthy as needing to be 'killed off'.
At the end, Priestley presents only the younger generation as changing and realising that "it's what happened to [Eva] and what [they] did to her that matters." The facts that only the younger generation - those below "thirty" - are able to change creates a feeling of urgency to leave a good "[impression]" on the "impressionable" "young ones" so they don't develop to be as callous as the older Birlings before it's too late. Additionally, if all the characters had changed, there wouldn't be a proper example of what the audience shouldn't act like for the audience to take home after they leave the theatre. The importance of the ending here is that Priestley incites people to change as soon as they can and cause them to focus on moulding "impressionable" younger people as it will lead to a better future.
The reason why Priestley 'kills' Eva again at the end is to teach a lesson to the audience and the characters. For the audience to know that the Birlings' and Gerald's actions are wrong, proper consequences must be shown; the audience, after watching the play, would be more aware of how they're acting towards those less fortunate than they are because they are now aware of the possibility that their actions may affect someone's life to the extent that the family affected Eva's. Eva's death is a warning and an eye-opener to the reality of the effects that selfish (capitalist) attitudes have on the "millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us". In a way, Eva's death was a necessary sacrifice that Priestley chose to make in order to deliver his message. Perhaps the way in which Priestley exploits the construct of Eva Smith symbolises how the capitalists abuse their power over the poor. This further emphasises the unfair treatment of the working class as, like the character of Eva Smith was used by her playwright as a tool to teach a lesson, the working class were also used and regarded as tools by the ruling classes. The importance of this was to demonstrate to the audience how their actions has consequences on others.
Additionally, before the very end, Priestley presents Sheila as being faced with a choice - whether or not to accept Gerald's ring back ("What about this ring?"). Her response is "No, not yet. It's too soon." However, the ring is more than just Gerald's re-proposal; it acts almost like a portal back into time; if Sheila accepts the ring, the events of the play would return to the jovialities of the beginning as the family celebrated the engagement - completely ignorant of the working class's struggles. By rejecting Gerald, Sheila is refusing to go back into his world of capitalism and rejects capitalist views, becoming a socialist. Sheila acta as the audience's example of who to act like once the Inspector is gone; Priestley wants us to, like her, reject capitalism. The importance of the ending is here presented as a character being able to carry on in a socialist manner once the Inspector is gone. Once her main influence, the Inspector, is gone, Sheila is presented as still being able to act in a socialist way by herself. This links to how Priestley wanted the audience to think and act in a socialist and socially responsible way even after they had left the theatre.
In conclusion, I think the importance of the resolution is that it clearly shows the audience what and what not to do. Any capitalists in the audience would have been ashamed of how the older generation are negatively portrayed in the way that they do not change and so these kinds of people in the audience would be more likely to question and reject their own views. The younger generation are portrayed in a good light, encouraging the audience to follow their example. The importance of Eva dying again is a very clear warning (as it can be seen to represent WWII) and Priestley's purpose is to ensure that we do not make the same mistakes again and that we learn to be socially responsible.
This is a fantastic essay, and definitely worth a grade 8. The only bit of my advice that you haven't followed is in the conclusion. When you consider the future impact of the text, it is stylistically cool to include a quotation. Thank you so much for posting the essay, and for incorporating so much of my teaching on the play in your writing. I hope other viewers give you much love! Comments below guys. And of course, I will make this into a video.
This essay is really well-written!
this is excellent and i love the idea of the ring representing a choice between capitalism and socialism for Sheila (and the audience). how could this answer be improved?
do you reckon that thing about the second question being usually a higher grade question applies to edexcel as well?
Revision is a sticky one stylllll
Will this be the exact questions? And is it Foundation Tier?
i think you are so helpful. i think you are tje best on youtube because you know how to get full marks . love u
On this question 'How does the inspector take control?' say I was 3/4 of the page down and I had started a new paragraph, could you tell me what grade this paragraph would be looking at, I'm just curious:
Another way the inspector has shown his control is in the influence he has on Sheila and Eric. This is obvious when Sheila says, "The point is, you don't seem to have learnt anything" from this the Inspector's influence is evident. He has turned Sheila from a young materialistic girl into someone who is going to stand up against her parents and their narrow minded, selfish, capitalist ways. Through this Priestley has shown that the younger generation need to stand up to the upper classes, who are set in their old ways. The word, 'anything' shows the despair she feels for her parents as the emotional and painful effects of the evening are wasted on them. The audience at this point would be siding with Sheila, enraged at the backtracking of her parents. Especially with Birling, who just moments ago had offered, 'thousands' to put things right.
Yes, it is A quality in old money, so grade 7. Link to Priestley's purpose for more.
Mr Salles Teaches English so I would have to link it to Priestley purpose for an a* , but what would I have to do to achieve grade 9!
Mr Salles I was just wondering, I've got a cgp book and I dislike it however I don't know whether to buy your guide or mr bruff's guide as I'm only aiming for a grade 6 and all of your videos and your book is for people aiming for grade 9s. Which one should I buy?
Umar Cheema If you prefer Mr Bruff's videos, buy his. If mine, buy mine.
Yeah i get that however is your guide suitable for people aiming for lower grades like 5 and 6.
Umar Cheema Yes, it is
hello i love these types of video, can u do it for jekyll and hyde and merchant of venice and poetry(power and conflict) please, please, thank you
It's 1:30am, gotta get ready at 6am, exam at 9am, let's get this gcse boiss
this didn’t age well
@@bm7057 it really didn't
Would I lose marks if I keep repeating the word social responsibility many times in the essay?
Presence Tse no but make sure you learn more vocab for saying the same thing otherwise it will just sound bad and repetitive to read x
is there a video like this for the macbeth and the christmas carol exam
hir sir whats your predictions on the AIC question this year, according to the pattern followed by the questions in the past exams?
If you pick the first question can you not get a grade 9?
You know you can if you write about...
quick question, what if you answer the first question but do write about the writer's way of writing? does that balance out the supposed 'challenge' with the second question?
Yes
which are all the possible questions that could come up in an inspector calls?
If i was a pupil in your school would you give me a detention for helping someone else complete their homework that was due in next lesson and when asked whos homework is it saying "this tall young man" instead if his name. Can you believe i got one for that and she was in complete denial that what i said wasn't rude, UNBELIEVABLE!
how many paragraphs ? would you do?
This is so helpful thankyou so much! amazing tips which i hope i remember for the exam. u said we should read through the indicative content but where can this be found? thankyou again!
Go to the AQA website and search for the exam paper and mark scheme
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish ok thankyou
I noticed the candidate doesn't mention the technique used in their quotations. Is it simply not needed?
Solomon Alemu If you spot one, mention it to be safe
This was so helpful!!!! Thanks
what themes should we focus on in our revision and planning
Hannah Diedrichsen I'd say social responsibility definitely bc most themes always develop into and have a deeper meaning of looking after one another (wealth/poverty/class divides etc)
have you done any videos covering grammar, vocabulary and spelling.
awesome advice cheers
Will it be like this in 2018?
Luke Ayres yes
Sir, what grade would each level get you?Level 6 = A*/A?, Level 5 - B/C?
No 6 is b
Im talking about the levels in which the essays are assessed, not the overall grades
Keep dreaming. a level 6 is a B and a level 5 is a pass, but a 5 is a poor grade if you're in topset or second set. I'm taking my mocks in a few months and my current grade is an 8, which is an a*. a 9 is an a**, not a 6, (as if!!)
sorry hard
You guys don't get his question 😧
Level 6 is grade 8/9
Level 5 is 8/7
Level 4 is 6/5/4 (pass)
The others are 4 3 2 1
But generally it depends on how the nation did.
I thought we got a question on a character or a question on a theme?
You do.
Thank you so much for this
I study the AQA Telling Tales Short Stories anthology and, in the question, it mentions one story and then asks you to write about something in that story and one other story from the anthology of your choice. In this instance, would you say it's necessary to write about both stories in equally as much detail, or should the one mentioned in the question be prioritised?
For Macbeth and Inspector Calls and Poetry can u talk about what feeling it creates
Very helpful!
Sir, Will this AIC revision guide be out before the 2017 exams?
Aaron Sandhu No, sorry.
how do you get sample aqa answers like you got sir?
Check their website to see what is available. If you can't find anything, it will be on e-AQA, which your teachers can access. Ask them
Thank you these are so helpful
Last minute revision for the exam today
How did this get 31/34???
4 marks for spag x
Yes but it doesn't seem worthy of that high marks
thank you
really helped
Yaaaaaay!!!
Yaaaaaaaaay.
In the real exam, do I plan my answer on the answer booklet?
Beatrix 123 yes, to make it easier and faster to write .
I mean, do I plan it on my lined paper or on the page where it states the questions?
sir, i'm wondering is this method also applied to the edxcel exam board
Miky Pan I think so. Show your teacher
what about the effect on the audience?
Brynnvallely Did you see that mentioned in the mark scheme?
Very good video
Thank you!
Hi Mr salles, I'm not sure whether you still mark students' work but it would be greatly appreciated if you could mark this.
To what extent does Priestley present Mrs Birling as an unlikable character?
Priestley presents Mrs Birling as unlikable to a large extent through how he constructs her mannerisms towards the inspector. When interrogated, Mrs Birling says "I accept no blame for it al all." This denial of responsibility angers the audience as they have heard Eva's story and feel empathetic to her situation. Furthermore, the declarative sentence highlights mrs Birling's lack of willingness to change; by stating this so openly, Priestley makes the upper class seem unfair and cruel. This promotes Priestlye's purple of removing class consciousness and creating a socialist society where "we are all responsible for each other;" the audience feel change is essential to challenge the upper-class members of society who aren't supportive of social responsibility. This relates to the time period (World War 2 had just ended) and cements the ideas that unless we reduce capitalism and selfishness in society, more war is likely.
Priestley portrays Mrs Birling as foolish through his use of dramatic irony when the inspector questions her about the father of Eva Smith's unborn child. She says, "then he would be entirely responsible" and that "he ought to be dealt with most severely." This is ironic as the audience know that the father is Eric, which both makes Mrs Birling seem foolish not to realise this but also portrays how difficult it was for the younger generation to change with such intransigent parents, opposed to social change. We feel pathos towards Eric while simultaneously feeling hatred for Mrs Birling. Combined this reflects Priestley's view that the upper class are disastrous for societal harmony, since they attack treat those who they perceive to be inferior poorly. This dramatic irony could also symbolise how the audience are ahead of the upper class in 1912; he feels society has changed significantly but an example is needed to showcase how much more societal change needs to occur. This relates to how gender roles were changing due to World War 2, with women taking men's jobs it was perceived that we were becoming more equal. Priestley makes us dislike Mrs Birling and her myopic views so that we become more radical in our desire to change society.
Priestley uses the differences between the younger and older generation to both make the audience dislike Mrs Birling, but also to provide hope for the future. During a rage, Eric shouts at mrs Birling saying, "yes, and you killed her." This implies that Eric despises his mother and is so overcome with rage that he can't control himself. Eric could be a portrayal of Priestley's conscience in this instance, he feels huge anger towards the upper class so shows this through his crafting of the characters' interactions. Direct address is used in "you killed her" to affirm the idea that the upper-class, older generation are directly responsible for the deaths of "millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths." By contrast, the direct address might be used to aim criticism at the audience, encouraging them to mirror their dislike for Mrs Birling's actions onto their own. This forces the likely middle-class, well-respected audience to consider changing their own attitudes towards the proletariat, encouraging the idea of social responsibility.
Priestley also presents Mrs Birling a a sad character who the audience should sympathise with through how he structures the play. When Sheila complains about how Gerald "never came here me [her]," Mrs Birling replies "you'll have to get used to that Sheila, just as I have." By structurally making Mrs Birling say this after Sheila, it emphasises how the younger generation are greatly influenced by their upper-class parents since they are constantly being told what to think and how to act. The complex sentence creates sympathy towards Mrs Birling as we reflect on how she has been forced to accept her to accept her place in society. This elicits pathos from the audience as we realise how gender roles at the time were so rigid and unfair, making us want to Balme society rather than one person. This matches Priestley's purpose of transferring social responsibility to everyone, which makes the audience feel empowered to promote societal change.
In conclusion, Priestley crafts Mrs Birling to make the audience realise how essential societal change The potential class-consciousness perhaps among the audience is dispelled by portraying Mrs Birling in a negative light, encouraging Priestley's socialist message. He also uses structure to reflect how the impressionable the younger generation are, confirming the need to act now. The sympathy the audience feels is used to make us want to change so that nobody has to feel contracted into unfair gender roles
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Would you be able to look at my exam answer for Inspector Calls that I got a Level 6 on? If so would you be able to send me your email
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Hello i will have my exams next week and i need help can you help me please ?
how is mr briling presented?
Priestley presents Mr Birling as a characted who is primarily concerned with his own wellbeing thus having no sense of awareness of the scale of suffer and mystery he is causing upon the proletariat. He believes that “a man must look after himself” suggestive of capitalist beliefs. Arguably; Priestley is suggesting that capitalist views are flawed and must be irradicated; people like the birling’s will continue to inflict mystery in society and aren’t moved by their own greedy actions. However, we the audience wouldn’t criticise Mr Birling because he is doing his duty as a fatherly figure by protecting the wellbeing of his family; insuring and laying the foundation for lasting peace and comfort in which the inspector utterly crushes.
Furthermore, Priestley conveys the severity of Mr Birling’s selfishness and arrogance through is speech which is outlines his insatiable lust for power. We audience witness this behaviour form Mr Birling as he discusses with Gerald that he wants to impose “lower costs and higher prices”. This quote demonstrates Mr birling greed, a character only interest in the expansion of his already large network. Priestley here points out the consequences of greed, the birling’s are unaware that his selfish actions have repercussions amongst those people who work hard for him; depraving the lower class of money which inevitably lead to the abandonment of Eva smith because he demanded pay rise. It was these attitudes that fuelled strike movements during the early 20s. Socialist were tired and utterly beat down by the mental and physical strain put upon the by there bosses (industry owner) and therefore demand pay rise: something that Mr Birling completely rejects due to his own Avarice, being one of the deadly sins.
Priestley uses Mr Birling’s assessment to ridicule his ideology, evident when he declares himself as a “hard headed” business men. Birling’s use of the term “hard headed” suggest that he is not swayed by emotion in his financial dealing. However, “hard” reflects that is relentless and lacks sympathy for his fellow human. Moreover, “hard headed” could imply to the audience that he is not prone to changed which conveys his stupidity; and idea Priestley has already established through dramatic irony when he praises the titanic.
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It's really good but analyse the qoutes u have used by suggesting the technique and the effect of that specific technique or word
Maybe use some context for it. And one more point Priestly is presenting him as stupid as well. This play is set before WW1 and when titanic sinks but its been watched by audients who've seen those things. Priestly then gets Mr Birling to say things like how the titanic is 'unsinkable' and how the germans would not start a war and how the labours wont go on strike. The audient would have know that the titnic have sank and WW1 did start and labors did go on strike which displays how stupid Mr Birling is. since Priestly is using Mr Birlings as a symbo of Captialism this indirectly shows how Priestly thinks Capitalisms are stupid and foolish..Priestly could also be telling us we must change the way we think inorder to advance our civilizaion. Something like that but ofcouse use some quotes to prove those points and write it more formaully
there's grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.
Well....I’m going to fail
Llama Drama No way, you’ve started revision already, keep going.
Mr Salles Teaches English it’s hard for me to put things down onto paper. I’m fantastic at speaking and can go into a full debate and analysis away but when it comes to words it’s just...impossible, which is why I’m going to fail
Derogatively is not a word🙄
Lol the best you can show is 27/30? Poor.
Revision is a sticky one stylllll