Social Responsibility & Accountability

General Essay Plan

Social Responsibility & Accountability

  • Thesis statement

    • An idea

      • Layer 1

      • Layer 2

      • Layer 3

    • Reason for idea

      • Layer 1

      • Layer 2

      • Layer 3

    • Evidence for idea

      • Layer 1

      • Layer 2

      • Layer 3

  • Layer 1

    • Topic sentence

    • Quotes

    • Context

  • Layer 2

    • Topic sentence

    • Quotes

    • Context

  • Layer 3

    • Topic sentence

    • Quotes

    • Context

Question Bank

Question Topic

Year

Document

Status

Male characters as irresponsible

2020

Character & Relationships

Past Paper

Gerald exploring responsibility

2021

Character & Relationships

Past Paper

Exploration of responsibility

Specimen

Theme & Context

Specimen

Attitudes towards accountability

N/A

Theme & Context

Extra

Importance of guilt

N/A

Theme & Context

Extra

Individual vs. Collective responsibility

N/A

Theme & Context

Extra

Past Paper Questions

2020

(2020) How far does Priestley present male characters as irresponsible in the play?

Write about:

  • one or more of the male character(s)

  • how far Priestley presents one or more of the male character(s) as irresponsible.

[30 marks]

AO4 [4 marks]

2021

(2021) How does Priestley use Gerald to explore ideas about responsibility?

Write about:

  • what Gerald says and does

  • how Priestley uses Gerald to explore ideas about responsibility.

[30 marks]

AO4 [4 marks]

Specimen

(Specimen) How does Priestley explore responsibility in An Inspector Calls?

Write about:

  • the ideas about responsibility in An Inspector Calls

  • how Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes

[30 marks]

AO4 [4 marks]

Extra Questions

Attitudes Towards Accountability

How does Priestley explore different attitudes towards accountability in An Inspector Calls?

Write about:

  • some ideas about accountability in the play

  • what some of these attitudes to accountability are

[30 marks]

AO4 [4 marks]

Importance of Guilt

How does Priestley explore the importance of guilt in An Inspector Calls?

Write about:

  • how guilt is presented throughout the play

  • why guilt is important in the play

[30 marks]

AO4 [4 marks]

Individual Responsibility vs. Collective Responsibility

How does Priestley present the contrast between individual responsibility and collective responsibility in An Inspector Calls?

Write about:

  • how individual and collective responsibility is presented throughout the play

  • how attitudes towards responsibility change and develop throughout the play

[30 marks]

AO4 [4 marks]