REVISION WORKBOOKENGLISH LIT – MODERN TEXTS

George, tell me the dream again, you know the one where the whole

class get A*s

You should buy your own copies of the texts, but in the meantime full copies of the texts are available here:

http://www.westfieldschoolsheffield.org.uk/media/faculty-english/Steinbeck,%20John%20-%20Of%20Mice%20and%20Men.pdf

http://www.thehazeleyacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/An-Inspector-Calls-Full-Text.pdf

Week 1

READING THIS WEEK: Of Mice and Men, chapters 1-3.

Activity 1 (30 mins)On the pieces of ‘candy’ write down four quotations from the text that describe him. In the spaces around the sweets, annotate the quotations and explain what they tell the reader

Answer the following questions:How is Candy connected with the theme of destiny?

Why do you think Candy offers George and Lennie all of his money to be part of the dream?

What do the other characters think of Candy?

Fancy a bit more revision? Go to Sparknotes and BBC Bitesize research the character of Candy.

Activity 2 (45 mins)

Remember to annotate your text and underline important

quotations.

Annotate the extract below with the following question in mind:

Part (a) What methods does Steinbeck use in this passage to present Candy?

Answer the question on the following pages.

Part (a) What methods does Steinbeck use in this passage to present Candy?

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Week 2READING THIS WEEK: Of Mice and Men, Chapters 4-6. Activity 3 (30 mins)

On the left-hand side you’ll see a list of the characters in Of Mice and Men. On the right-hand side you’ll see a list of themes in Of Mice and Men. Draw lines to show connections between the characters and themes. Write on the lines details about the connection

George Prejudice

Lennie Women

Slim Loneliness and isolation

Crooks Dreams

Candy Destiny

Carlson and WhitDeath

Curley

Curley’s wife

Activity 4 (45 mins)Find evidence in the text Of Mice and Men to support the statement below. Make sure you explain why your evidence supports the statement.

Remember to annotate your text and underline important

quotations.

“COMPANIONSHIP = DANGER”

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Week 3

Activity 5

Slim says to George it’s “Funny how you an’ him string along together”. With this in mind, answer the question on the following page.

How does Steinbeck use their relationship in the novel as a whole to convey ideas about America in the 1930s?

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Week 4

Activity 6

Sheila changes more than any other character. At first she is playful and self-centred, enjoying the attention her engagement brings. But when she hears of the girl’s death she shows a sensitive side to her nature: she responds to the girl as a person, not as cheap labour, and criticises her father.

She understands the Inspector’s message and goes stronger as the play goes on. Gather quotes to show her development. In the ‘analysis’ column, explain what the quotes show about her developing character. Remember you can use dialogue and stage directions as evidence.

Activity 7

DO YOU THINK SHEILA AND GERALD SHOULD GET MARRIED? WHY/WHY NOT?

Quotations Analysis

Write down reasons ‘for’ and ‘against’ in the columns below. Back up your reasons with evidence from the text.

Week 5Activity 8 (45 mins)

Priestley’s methods

Look at the lengthy stage directions at the start of Act 1. Gather 5 quotations and annotate them with what you think they show.

YES, THEY SHOULD… NO, THEY SHOULDN’T…

Quick questions

1) What is the effect of having the play set in one room?

2) Give one example of how Priestley delays the action to build tension?

3) What are the two stage directions that show how the lighting should change over the course of the play?

4) The Birlings start off seated and well behaved. How does this change?

5) What is it important that the front door slams every time someone comes in or goes out?

Activity 9: Answer the following exam question:

Priestley criticises the selfishness of people like the Birlings. What methods does he use

to present this selfishness?

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Week 6READING THIS WEEK: Inspector Calls, Act 1 and half of Act 2. Activity 10 (30 mins)

The play’s purpose is to show the importance of social responsibility – the idea that people should act in a way that helps less privileged people rather than hurting them.

Find at least one quote for all the characters in which they either talk about or show responsibility.

Character QuotesInspector

Remember to annotate your text

and underline

Mr Birling

Mrs Birling

Sheila

Eric

Gerald

Priestley was a supporter of socialism – his plays promote social responsibility and criticise the problems caused by the class divide.

Look in the text at these examples of occasions when you can see the characters’ attitudes towards responsibility:

Mr Birling’s speech on page 9-10 and Eric’s echoing of the speech on page 58 Mrs Birling’s views, towards the end of Act 2, on who’s to blame for the girl’s death What we learn of Eric’s behaviour towards to the girl in Act 3

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Half-termREADING THIS WEEK: Inspector Calls, the rest of Act 2 and Act 3.

Activity 11

You’ll need the internet for this activity. Revise the context of both Of Mice and Men and An Inspector Calls. Write notes in the boxes. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ to see video clips relating to the context of both texts.

OF MICE AND MENTHE GREAT DEPRESSION

TRAVELLING FARM WORKERS 1930s AMERICARACISM 1930s

Remember to annotate your text and underline important quotations.

AMERICA

THE AMERICAN DREAMAN INSPECTOR CALLSBRITAIN IN 1912

SOCIALISM

SOCIAL CLASS EARLY 20TH CENTURYMORALITY PLAY

GENDER ROLES

Activity 12 (30 mins)

Now you’ve re-read both texts. Summarise what happens in each chapter/act.

OF MICE AND MEN AN INSPECTOR CALLSCHAPTER 1 ACT 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3 ACT 2

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5 ACT 3

CHAPTER 6

Activity 13 (1 HOUR)You are going to be required to write an essay style response in which you have to include quotes, make references to context and show an appreciation of the writer’s language and structure. It’s not easy. Identify your weak areas and revise those in the lead up to the exam. If you have the CGP guides, just sit and read sections; make notes while you go. Finally, practise answering at least one of the questions below for each text.

OF MICE AND MEN

1) How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Lennie in Of Mice and Men?

2) Explain how Steinbeck presents racism in Of Mice and Men?

3) Look at the passage in Chapter 5 from “I get lonely, she said” to “Don’t you think of nothing but rabbits?”. How does Steinbeck present the significance of loneliness in this extract?

4) How does Steinbeck’s structuring of the novel and its events contribute to its tragic nature?

5) Read the first two pages of Chapter 6. How does Steinbeck’s description help the reader to visualise the scene?

AN INSPECTOR CALLS

1) ‘Sybil is perhaps the most umsympathetic character of them all.’How does Priestley present the character of Sybil Birling to the audience during the play?

2) Which character is most responsible for the death of Eva/Daisy?Use details from the play to explain your answer.

3) How does Priestley explore the relationships between men and women in An Inspector Calls?

4) How does Priestley make An Inspector Calls such a dramatic, suspenseful play?

5) How does Priestley use stage directions to create an effect on the audience?

EXTRA REVISION FOR THOSE KEEN BEANS!Below are pictures of the characters from both Of Mice and Men and An Inspector Calls. In red pen, write significant quotations; in green pen, annotate those quotations; and in blue or black pen, write about your own personal response to the character.

OF MICE AND MEN

Lennie

George

Curley’s wife

Crooks

Curley

Candy

Slim

AN INSPECTOR CALLS