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Character Insights: Mr Birling as a construct

February 24, 2020February 21, 2020Oxford English Team 1 Comment
Mr Birling: An Inspector Calls

Learning to ‘face a few responsibilites’ Working with a student the other day, I realised that writing about the character of Mr Birling in ‘An Inspector Calls’ is probably the most difficult. When teachers who have taught AIC for years tell me it is ‘too clumsy’, ‘too obvious’, ‘too preachy’, they are referring in part […]

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Character Insights: Gerald Croft

November 29, 2019February 21, 2020Oxford English Team
Character Insight: Gerald Croft & the Inspector

Part of our series of posts that focus on a key character from exam set texts. Offering alternative interpretations and insights, these are ideal for sharing with students as they revise and prepare for their English Literature exams. ‘Everything’s all right now, Sheila.’ For me, Gerald Croft is in many ways the most interesting character […]

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What’s the point? By Jill Carter

October 7, 2019March 26, 2020Oxford English Team
points?

I have noticed that students often don’t know why they are studying English Language or the overall requirements of the final exams they are approaching. They have a vague notion that they have to get a GCSE in English but they have no real idea of what they should be doing or what their everyday […]

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