Promising Young Women A Level film study plus workbook plus PPTS

This is constructed for examination purposed for the UK exam boards for A Level
UPDATED April 7 2024 workbook - in word doc
New addition Nov 2024: theory of trauma and idealogy

[ Addition : making a link to the politics of pretty I have added a PPT which reflects students reading around the subject and idealogy - it has a quite difficult essay task but my students enjoyed it as some had read ’ women dont owe you pretty’ ]

The workbook has been updated as I continue teaching this, with real world student input. I have dipped more into ideology- gender, misogyny, continued looking at the aesthetics of cuteness, and how spectator is constructed . There is a newer section on the ‘femme fatale’

PPT1 It is a focused on how meaning is made, spectatorship and ideology and the context [67 slides0
PPT 2 is focused on the ideology of being cute and #toxicmasculinty
PPT 3 looks at some of the failures in the film - it’s a discussion prompt with several examples including the look alike to Bridget Bardot homage

PPT1 suggests viewing broken down to 3 sessions - and has short and long writing task and some discussion breaks. It also has a selection of film shots for students to explore as well in depth of how meaning is made through soundtrack, costume, context and milennial ideas of feminism - however teachers can adapt to how they teach film /length of lessons
With 67 slides - there is enough for about 10-12 one hour lessons

[It does not teach basics of film, because no one teaching this, is likely
be using it as their first text and cinematography basics would have been taught already! ]

PPT1 has some useful links - which at January 2024 are active - and a short teaching rationale for teachers
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