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Understanding Class
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Use these slides to help students develop their understanding of the sociohistorical context of the play, focusing specifically on class, status, etiquette and hierarchy.
![Attentive uniformed students sit at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/High_school_students_FH137506.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=4mkiOSJA)
Arrests during Kristallnacht
Jewish men are arrested by the SS during Kristallnacht in Baden-Baden, Germany, and forced to march through the streets to a nearby synagogue to see it destroyed.
![People walk down the street in rows accompanied by SS officers](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Arrests%20during%20Kristallnacht.jpg?h=312fc7ac&itok=bLMWvUB2)
Arrested Anti-Fascist Demonstrator
Demonstrators at the Battle of Cable Street gathered to protest against Fascist leader Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts.
![Woman struggling with police as she is arrested for being an anti-fascist](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Arrested%20Anti-Fascist%20Demonstrator.jpg?h=5265ff56&itok=lPmk0zI3)
Antisemitic Display at Der Ewige Jude
Women examining a display at the Der Ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew) exhibition in the Reichstag building in November 1938
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Anti-Fascist Demonstrators Charged
Demonstrators at the Battle of Cable Street gathered to protest against Fascist leader Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts.
![Demonstrators flee at the Battle of Cable Street](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Anti-Fascist%20Demonstrators%20Charged.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=dWgRugCQ)
Understanding Mr Birling
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Use these slides to help students critically assess Priestley’s presentation of Mr Birling.
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Understanding Mrs Birling
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Use these slides to help students consider what factors impacted Mrs Birling’s treatment of Eva Smith and create a universe of obligation for her character.
Understanding Sheila
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Use these slides to help students use the character of Sheila to further their understanding of the interplay between one’s identity and one’s choices, and write an analytical paragraph concerning Priestley's presentation of her character.
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What Lessons Can We Learn?
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Use these slides to help students discuss the essential question in a people's assembly, and consider what lessons we can learn from the play.
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