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Putting the Characters on Trial
Students finish reading the play and participate in a court trial to decide which character is the most responsible for the death of Eva Smith.
![Sketch of Main Court Room Guildhall, Kingston.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Sketch_of_Main_Court_Room_Guildhall_Kingston_%20FH2182329.jpeg?h=36d6ba9e&itok=zHl0ebPh)
Social Systems and Individual Agency
Students identify the parts, people, and interactions of various social systems, thinking about what bearing they have on character choices and behaviour, before considering responses to injustice.
![Sketch of men and women in bicycle attire in 1894.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Bicycle_Outfits_1894_FH2182330.jpeg?h=0e20087c&itok=fsP5NMGM)
Theatre as a Call to Action
Students consider theatre as a call to action, discussing its power and limitations to spark real social change, before plotting their own play inspired by An Inspector Calls.
![Group photo of An Inspector Calls cast members.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Cast_An_Inspector_Calls_%20FH2182328.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=ZYqHzehl)
The Treatment of Edwardian Women
Students examine various resources, including excerpts from Emmeline Pankhurt’s ‘Freedom or Death’ speech, to gain an understanding of how women were treated and expected to behave in Edwardian society.
![The leader of the Women's Suffragette movement, Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London while trying to present a petition to HM King George V in May 1914.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Emmeline_Pankhurst_Suffragette_arrested_outside_Buckingham_Palace_1914_FH2182321.jpg?h=161cb7ef&itok=KpEKtdUI)
Analytical Writing: A Character Paragraph
Students write an analytical paragraph on character having generated claims, selected evidence and read a model paragraph.
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Analytical Writing: The GCSE Character Essay
Students write an essay on character having generated claims, selected and annotated evidence, and read a model essay.
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The Devastation of War
Students learn about the aftermath of the Civil War and examine primary source documents that provide insight into the difficult task of reuniting the nation.
![The ruins of Mills House and nearby buildings, Charleston, South Carolina, at end of American Civil War.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Civil_Rights_1865_MillsHouseCharleston_FH21291.jpg?h=dfc3751c&itok=xxOQb9az)
Responding to Difference
Students explore a poem by James Berry about the ways we respond to difference and complete a creative assignment about their school or community.
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Healing and Justice
Students examine President Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction and the debate it provoked with Congress while reflecting on deeper issues of healing and justice.
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Acts of Hate in Schools
Students learn about the overall rise in acts of hate in schools and examine a story that illustrates how acts of antisemitism, racism, and other forms of hate can overlap.
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Create a Toolbox for Care
This mini-lesson invites students to think about the “tools” they have access to during the coronavirus pandemic that can help them take care of themselves, others, and their wider community.
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