sheila birling

• English
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

sheila birling

to explore the character of sheila 

Today's lesson goals

After this lesson you will be able to:

• understand and explain the presentation of sheila

Group Task! 

In groups, brainstorm and discuss how you would describe sheila and her journey in the play 

Impact on employment and job markets

Changes in education and skill requirements

Effects on privacy and data security

Influence on healthcare and medical research

Implications for transportation and urban planning

Consequences for social interactions and relationships

Ethical considerations and decision-making

you may have discussed

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• remorseful and respectful - she takes responsibility showing desire to improve
• rebellious - she becomes a moral voice, rejecting her family's excuses
• transformative - she undergoes a dramatic change for the better
• enlightened - she becomes fully aware of the wider social issues around her 

summarise sheila's journey

sheila's journey could be described as ....

at the beginning ...

as the play progresses ...

at the end of the play ...

use quotations !!!

emotive language

what does the emotive language suggest about the impact of the inspector?

• "hysterically"
• "agitated"
• "distressed"
• "urgently"
• "frightened"

reading task

read act 2 page 30

how does the inspectors comment about making a great impression on the younger generation affect sheila?

do you agree?

"young people are the hope to a better future"

"change will happen but it is the next generation driving it"

"if you are looking for optimism, look no further than our young people"

why do you think young people are seen as symbols of hope?

how might sheila
represent generational
hope and optimism?

application

debate the following sentence

sheilas growth in self-awareness represents the possibility of  broader societal change, and preistley suggests that personal transformation can lead to a shift in society.

use next slide if help is needed

agree	disagree
her change shows that young people can drive societal progress presonal growth can challenge out dated beliefs her growth contrasts with her parents ressistance to change	sheilas growth is personal not societal societys growth needs more than one person to change her change might not be enough for others to folloe