"An Inspector Calls"

Peels away the layers of a complex unabridged drama as the plot unfolds. This work, presented in an audio format, includes social and historical notes placed within the commentary to help students engage with the play. It aims to teach how to listen with a critical mind and to develop study and exam skills.

We understand how difficult it can be for a student to feel involved in the world of literature, and to evoke the excitement of live theatre through study, and so have created the SmartPass range of audio education study guides to enable students to experience, enjoy and appreciate the power of the written word in its fullest sense. Ideal for independent study, the entire play is performed by actors from the RSC, BBC and the Royal National Theatre, while entertaining and informative commentary and study notes, written by teachers, are presented as the plot unfolds, telling students all they need to understand, enjoy and appreciate the text and to maximise their potential in coursework and exams. The drama brings the play alive while the commentary and analysis explores what Priestley is saying about society and why. In addition to experiencing the full text, social and historical notes are well placed within the commentary to help students engage with the text, to understand what life was like in the time Priestley wrote and set the play. The teacher editions of the guide are used in schools.

Introduction to the guide
Drama with commentary
Introduction to the analysis
Biography of J B Priestley and its relevance
Priestley's writing
Themes
Social responsibility
Time theories
Choice and free will
Class, wealth and power
Study strategy
Essay planning and writing
Use of quotations
Sample essay
Close. The disc includes read-along scripts to view or print.