Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lessons that help students to develop their knowledge and understanding from previous lesson(s). L2 uses page 8 from AQA Book 1 by townsend but CAN BE USED FOR ANY SPEC using resources within lesson (see below). Comes with key term sheet for the lesson. 1. Introduction to Sociology - provides an overview of Sociology course (spec to AQA A-level but can easily be edited to suit ANY SPEC and GCSE) and the sociological imagination. 2. How do sociologists explain behaviour? -Nature vs Nurture lesson -explores the nature vs debate, norms, values, socialisation (primary/secondary) and social control as an introduction to Sociology. Uses page 8 of the AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend to introduces students to the nature vs nurture debate but this can be replaced and the rest of the lesson can still be used. 3. Introduction to functionalism -explores value consensus, social order, biological/ organic analogy, structuralism, consensus theories to introduce students to the key functionalist views and ideas. 4. Introduction to Marxism -explores capitalism, ownership, interests, structuralism, conflict theories, exploitation as a way to introduce students to the main Marxist views and ideas. 5. Introduction to feminism - explores sex, gender, gender roles, patriarchy, socialisation, gender inequality as a way to introduce students to the main feminist views of society and ideas. 6. Quiz lesson - small revision activity 25 min quiz (on nature vs nurture, key functionalist, Marxist, feminist’s ideas and terminology) —LESSONS CAN BE FOUND ON MAIN PAGE. Includes: answers/ mark-scheme scaffolding for students to peer assess (but quiz can also be marked by teacher) Made for AQA but can be used for ANY SPEC Can be differentiated down for GCSE, but I recommend purchasing the GCSE Intro lessons bundle which have alread been edited to meet the needs of KS4 students.

LESSONS L1 - Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores childhood​, social constructionism, industrialisation (briefly), the globalisation of western childhood , western notion of childhood as a way to introduce students to the idea of the social construction of childhood. Mostly focusses on cross-cultural differences in childhood but briefly covers historical differences of childhood in Britain. Explores the views of sociologists such as Pilcher​, Benedict​, Wagg​, Punch, Holmes, Firth and Malinowski. AQA A-level Families Topic 2 Childhood- Lesson 1 L2 - Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores Pre-industrial society​, Industrialisation​, Modern western notion of childhood, ‘cult of childhood’, Child-centredness/centred society , Infant mortality, as a way to examine Aries views and explanations of the historical differences in western childhood. L3 - Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores Information hierarchy , Postmodernity/ postmodern society/ contemporary society​, Modernity/ modern society/ industrial society​, Accordion family​, Boomerang children as a way to examine the changes to the modern western notion of childhood in contemporary society. Covers the views of Postman and Jenks. L4 - Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores march of progress theory​, Toxic childhood​, Conflict theory​, Age patriarchy​, Child liberationism as a way to examine the different views (march of progress and conflict views) of whether childhood has improved over time. Includes views of Gittins, Palmer, Firestone and Holt, Aries etc. KEY TERM SHEET Alphabetical key term sheet for AQA A-level Sociology Family Topic 2 Childhood that requires students to fill out the definitions themselves. Includes some sentence starters for more difficult key terms. **Good form of revision for students and can be used as a revision resource to develop AO1 once filled out. ** **BASED ON CONTENT in textbook - AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook **REVISION LESSON **- Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student led lesson that supports students in recapping the main theories, views and explanations of the position of childhood; examines how march of progress, conflict, child liberationists and postmodernist theories’ view society and how this might influence their approach or view of childhood and its changes over time. Also highlights the key sociologists (Katz, Postman, Aries, Palmer, Jenks, Gittens) in this topic. The lesson then requires students to apply this knowledge to plan (using a success criteria) a 20 marker and write at least one paragraph for it.