An Inspector Calls Lesson Plan

Placing the Blame

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Assessing the role each character played in Eva's death

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7

Structure:

By this point in the text, it has become clear that every member of the Birling household has had some role in the unfortunate fate of Eva Smith. Instruct students to each draw a pie chart ascribing blame to each character in the amount that the student feels they deserve. The character whom the student feels is the most responsible for Eva's death should receive the largest section of the pie chart, and so on. Once these charts have been handed in, you may display them, and have the...