An Inspector Calls IGCSE Revision Guide | Edexcel 4ET1 | Interactive

A fully interactive, two-part revision guide for J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, designed specifically with neurodivergent learners in mind. Information is chunked, colour-coded, and presented visually – no walls of text.Delivered as a single HTML file. Students open it in any web browser on any laptop or desktop. No internet connection required, no app to download, no login needed.Part 1 – Survival Guide includes:
Story map – 10 expandable plot stages, colour-coded by theme, with detail hidden until the student is ready
Character cards – tap to expand, covering all 7 key figures including Eva Smith (whose invisibility is itself explained as a deliberate dramatic technique)
6 key themes – what Priestley is actually arguing, not just the theme name, with a top quote for each: social responsibility, class and inequality, age and change, power and guilt, gender, morality and dramatic justice
12 key quotes – filterable by theme, with priority stars so students know where to focus first
Part 2 – Exam Toolkit includes:
12 interactive flashcards – quote on the front, analysis tip and AO4 context link on the back, filterable by theme
Edexcel IGCSE 4ET1 Paper 2 Drama mark scheme – all assessment objectives explained in student-friendly language, with level descriptors from Level 1 up to Level 5, and specific guidance on drama technique (stage directions, lighting, dramatic irony, structural effects)
PETAL essay planner – 5 practice exam questions, each with model examples for every step and a space for students to write their own attempt
Context guide – 8 cards covering the 1912/1945 time gap and why it matters, the Edwardian class system, Priestley’s socialism and his wartime Postscripts, the 1945 general election and welfare state, women’s rights in 1912, Inspector Goole as a possible supernatural figure and the morality play tradition, the play’s cyclical dramatic structure, and the significance of the lighting change – each with an explicit exam link
This guide is built specifically for the Edexcel IGCSE specification. The mark scheme reflects Paper 2 Drama assessment, and the AO2 guidance emphasises dramatic technique alongside language analysis throughout.Suitable for: IGCSE students (Years 10–11), private tutors, SEN/SENCO support, home educators, intervention groups
Works on: Any laptop, desktop, or Chromebook with a web browser