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Single Stories
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Use these slides to help students examine the human behaviour of applying categories to people and things, gaining an understanding of 'single stories' and stereotypes.
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Speaking Up and Speaking Out
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Use these slides to help students analyse a spoken word poem about bullying and consider how they might use their voices to call attention to injustice in their schools or communities.
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Standing Up to Hatred on Cable Street
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Use these slides to help students study the Battle of Cable Street in London by examining testimonies of individuals who demonstrated against fascist leader Oswald Mosley.
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Building a Classroom Community
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Use these slides to help students work together to create a contract, with the aim of developing a reflective classroom community.
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Act One Review
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Use these slides to help students consider the lessons we can learn from Act One of the play, before adopting the perspectives of a character for a piece of writing.
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Analysing Gerald’s Character
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Use these slides to help students develop their understanding of the character Gerald, exploring the differences between his treatment of Eva/Daisy and Sheila, whilst reflecting on Edwardian gender expectations.
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Bearing Witness to Eva Smith
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Use these slides to help students assess Priestley’s portrayal of Eva Smith, and consider the symbolism of Priestley’s decision to create a character who only appears in the narrative second-hand.
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The Cost of Labour
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Use these slides to help students explore the moral codes and values of the world which the characters inhabit, and participate in a debate on workers' rights.
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Developing Character Inferences
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Use these slides to help students draw inferences from the opening scene of the play, and consider what messages Priestley sends through language, character and setting.
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Differing Perspectives and Conflict
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Use these slides to help students reflect on the differences in perception emerging between the characters and consider how conflict can arise from such differences.
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Entering the World of the Play
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Use these slides to help students make predictions about the play before they begin reading, and then annotate the opening stage directions.
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