Ideal for AQA GCSE Media Studies SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers for core areas of two-year course (exams from 2023 onwards- updated CSPs). 13 included- perfect for revision and retrieval! What’s included? An introduction to media Tier 2 + 3 vocabulary Media theories Key media theories Camera shots + angles Advertising Magazines Radio (BBC Radio 1) Radio (KISS FM) Film marketing Music videos Newspapers TV drama

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Christina Rossetti’s ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Fully-resourced lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! What’s included? LO: To critically engage with an extract from ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ by applying the mark scheme and exploring the source (AO1, AO2, AO3). ‘Do Now’ interleaving literature recall task (Macbeth, ACC, AIC, P&C) Mini creative writing (Q5) progress check task with a focus on strutural techniques + self-assessment Q1-style comprehension task Q4-style evaluation task with scaffolded support to form complete answers

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Fully-resourced lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! What’s included? LO: To critically engage with an extract from ‘Lord of the Flies’ by applying the mark scheme and exploring the source (AO1, AO2, AO3). ‘Do Now’ interleaving literature recall task (Macbeth, ACC, AIC, P&C) Q1-style comprehension task Q4-style evaluation task with scaffolded support to form complete answers Mini creative writing (Q5) progress check task with a focus on strutural techniques + self-assessment

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! Revision of structural techniques Space to collate a vocabulary bank/ cliches to avoid/ magpied phrases/ ways to start a sentence 4 x image stimuli and space to write opening of a description OR narrative

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Owen Sheers’ ‘On Going’ and Seamus Heaney’s ‘Clearances’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ and John Cooper-Clarke’s ‘I Wanna Be Yours’. Learning objectives displayed Literacy- vocabulary booster Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Jessie Pope’s ‘Who’s for the Game’. Learning objectives displayed Knowledge retrieval- poetic techniques Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

4 X dual coding revision grids for students to link their own quotations from key set texts with the provided images/ symbols. 1 x Macbeth 1 x A Christmas Carol 1 x An Inspector Calls 1 x Power & Conflict Poetry Ideal for quotation recall, interleaved practice and as ‘do now’ activities!

Introductory lesson on Hall’s reception theory- ideal for GCSE/ A-Level media studies (non-exam board specific). Big Question Key terminology Do Now task- terminology recall activity Theory details + summary task Mind-map of key details of the theory included and editable Application of the theory to the reception of the BLM movement. Cornell Notes task based on article on the topic Hinge questions to assess understanding Application of understanding- applying the theory to the USA Women’s National Football Team’s promotional video for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

Analysis and persuasive writing activities ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework task for a non-fiction unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, paragraph structures, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled examples. This project focuses on Michael Sheen’s persuasive speech in support of the Welsh football team in the 2022 World Cup. Resource tasks: Read the speech. Highlight and annotate any persuasive techniques on the sheet. Select one quotation from the speech and write a short analytical paragraph to answer the question: How does Michael Sheen use language to persuade and motivate his national team? There are structures and a modelled example on the sheet to follow. Write a short persuasive speech to rally support for a team for the 2022 World Cup from a country of your choice.

Rhetoric analysis activity ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework task for a non-fiction unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, paragraph structures, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled example. This project focuses on Martin Luther King Jr’s infamous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. Resource tasks: Read the speech. Highlight and annotate any persuasive techniques on the sheet. Select one quotation from the speech and write a short analytical paragraph to answer the question: How does Martin Luther King Jr. use rhetoric to gain support from his audience? There are structures and a modelled example on the sheet to follow.

Persuasive speech writing activity ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework or classroom task for Blood Brothers unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled example.

Ideal for Christmas homework projects A menu of 15 tasks for students to select from, focussing on research, informative writing, narrative writing, persuasive writing and vocabulary.

Completed AQA GCSE Media Studies (exams/CSPs from June 2023) 2-year learning journey/ curriculum map with links to curriculum intent, dual-coding, assessment objectives, key assessment points and KS3 prior skills/ knowledge. PowerPoint file to allow for editing and adapting. Perfect for displaying in classrooms, providing to students and assisting in rationalising curriculum intent/ progress.

Fully resourced lesson that would be ideal as part of KS3 English curriculum, citizenship, as an introduction to Media Studies or as part of teaching AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 LO: To develop an understanding of media literacy and explore different article formats. Big Question: What is media literacy and why is it important? Literacy ‘Do Now’ activity Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Viewpoint writing practice based on thought-provoking Al Margen artwork on media consumption Key questions of media literacy Spotting fake news Hinge questions Article formats and assessing news bias Plenary- checking understanding

Ideal resource for GCSE Media Studies Christmas/ Winter homework projects Research into Christmas advertising Exam-style questions on advertising conventions, advert narrative structures and features, and the influence of social/historical/cultural contexts

For AQA GCSE Media Studies (assessment from 2023 onwards) Fully resourced lesson on comparing/ contrasting the marketing strategies behind I, Daniel Blake and Black Widow, complete with exam-style questions and grade 7-9 wider-reading extension tasks.

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Brian Bilston’s ‘The Caveman’s Lament’ and ‘You’re the One’ (Anon). Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis WAGOLL example of analytical paragraph Space for analytical writing practice

Ideal for AQA GCSE Media Studies advertising SOWs. Fully resourced lesson on Christmas adverts (print and audio-visual). Key vocabulary ‘do now’ task Practice exam-style questions on an unseen Christmas print advert from Age UK (2 marks, 2 marks, 12 marks) Peer assessment task with clear links to assessment objectives and exam mark scheme Analysis of the John Lewis 2016 Christmas advert (focus on narrative structure, theories, mise-en-scene and representation) Planing of a television Christmas advert for a brand/ company of students’ choice by creating a storyboard, building on learning from prior lesson activities