FREEBIE: Inspector Calls grade 4 and grade 9 GCSE essays

I want to talk about Inspector Calls - a play that’s easy to understand. So easy.. that students spend ZERO time practicing past papers. Then in their mock exams they end up getting the lowest marks in this question.

Why? Students cram quotes for this “easy” play, then DESCRIBE what happens, rather than ANALYSE the exam question.

PS: I posted on YouTube a video on the difference between a Grade 4 and a Grade 9 Inspector Calls Essay - you can watch it here (click on the image): 

I found TWO student essays that I’d like you to look at:

1️⃣ One is how MOST students write about Inspector Calls in their mocks.. and then end up with Grades 3 & 4.

2️⃣ The other is what fewer students do (analysis, context, themes, message) and it got this student a Grade 9.

READ IT! (Incase this question comes up this year) and LEARN from it!

✨And don’t forget you can join my Inspector Calls October half term class where I’ll show students how to go up by 3 GCSE grades before their mocks: https://www.firstratetutors.com/october-inspector 

GCSE QUESTION: How does Priestley present the character of Gerald Croft?

I’ve colour coded the Grade 4 and 9 paragraphs (blue is the point, red is evidence, green is explanation, purple is link). Ask yourself - “is my writing closer to the 4 or 9 paragraph?”

 

 

Can you see the difference? What’s obvious is..

⭐️ The Grade 9 paragraph has LOTS of analysis and context. Even if there are less quotes, this answer immediately analyses.

⭐️ The Grade 4 paragraph describes and basically dumps a bunch of quotes in the answer - yet it’s WEAK & SHALLOW!

P.S: You just reading this answer is GCSE REVISION!

You are one step closer to getting a 6, 7, 8 and 9 because you now KNOW what top responses look like. Don’t forget in my GCSE Inspector Calls class - I will show you how to go up by 3 GCSE Grades I write a GCSE Grade 9 answer for a Past Exam Paper!

✨Sign up here: https://www.firstratetutors.com/october-inspector ✨

For just £10 a class, you will get:

⭐️ Live GCSE Class and Recording 📚

⭐️ Ask Me As Many Questions As You Want!

⭐️ Quote Bank, Context & Theme cheat sheet

⭐️ Revision Framework!

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https://www.firstratetutors.com/october-literature