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AQA A-Level Sociology PLCs (ALL UNITS) - EDITABLE
** EDITABLE - on a word document**
Personal Learning Checklists for the following AQA A-level Sociology syllabus:
Education
Family
Religion
Media
Crime
Theory and Methods (includes separate PLCs for each sub-topic and a combined PLC.
Methods in context
PLCS for Theory and Methods, Methods in context and Famiy include and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one and two and Ken Browne ���Sociology for AQA volume 2’ book (for media) for content that students might find hard to find in the textbook(s).
Topic numbers included for all PLCS.
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AQA A-Level Sociology Theory and Methods PLC (EDITABLE)
Personal Learning Checklist for the Theory and Methods unit in the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus. PLC includes topic and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one and two for content students my find hard to locate.
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AQA A-Level Sociology Methods in Context PLC (EDITABLE)
Personal Learning Checklist for the methods in context unit in the the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus. PLC includes topic and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one for content students my find hard to locate.
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Nature vs nurture - How might we explain behaviour?
Detailed student-led lesson that 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. Comes with worksheet used for two of the activities and key term sheet for the lesson. Can be used for both GCSE and A-level.
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AQA A-level Sociology Families: Theories of the family – Parson’s view of the family
Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines, analyses and evaluates functionalist Parsons view of the family (functional fit theory) and his functions (mainly stabilisation of adult personalities – NOT primary socialisation).
Lesson explores the key terms: Functional fit theory, Stabilisation of adult personalities (Warm Bath Theory), Functional fit theory, Geographic mobility, Social mobility, Unit of production and Unit of consumption.
Lesson makes links to general functionalist key terms and family key terms that students might have previously been taught.
Main activity makes reference to AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend
***** MOST ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ANSWERS****
Starter assesses prior learning on family topics: couples, childhood and Murdock’s functions.
***** WORKSHEETS AT THE END OF THE PPT**
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WRITING FRAME - AQA A-level Sociology: Families – Topic 3 Theories of the family 20 marker
Detailed writing frame that scaffolds (from introduction to conclusion) a full answer for a 20 marker on the family being beneficial (family -topic 3 theories of the family). Models how to use the item to select points or arguments to answer the question.
*** Based on AQA specification**
Supports students with planning the 20 marker (using the item) - using planning success criteria.
Outlines the success criteria and provides sentence starters for the full essay (intro, main body and conclusion). Success criteria used for paragraphs in main body of essay is PEELE/A
Outlines the key terms, sociologists, theories that can be used when answering the question.
Supports students who need support and guidance with writing essays whilst providing students who are already good at writing essays opportunities to further improve their essay skills.
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How to answer 10 markers for Sociology Education Class differences in achievement (external factors)
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores how to answer 10 markers, in particular for education topic 1 - class differences in achievement (external factors). Can also be used as a revision lesson for topic 1 (class diff in achievement -external factors) Includes student friendly success criteria PERD (Point+Explanation+Research+Develop) success criteria and student-friendly mark-scheme.
ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED
**Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson **
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AQA A-Level Sociology Education PLC (EDITABLE)
Personal Learning Checklist for the education unit in the the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus.
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AQA A-level Families- Couples: Intro to the family structures/ types
Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines and analyses the following key terms to introduce students to the main family structures: Family, Household,Family structure/ type, Nuclear family, Lone-parent family, Same-sex family, Reconstituted family (or blended family) , Beanpole family, Extend family (horizontally and vertically) , Empty-nest family, Cohabitating couples, Contemporary society, Traditional, Family diversity, Living Apart Together/ LATs (extension)
***** ANSWERS for MOST MAIN activities INCLUDED****
***** ALL RESOURCES INCLUDED AND CAN BE FOUND OUT THE END OF PPT *****
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AQA A-LEVEL Sociology Family Topic 2 Childhood - LESSONS, KEY TERM SHEET AND REVISION LESSON
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.
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AQA A-level Sociology: Education Topic 3 Ethnic differences Revision
Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student led lesson that:
uses scaffolding to guide students in making a mind-map of the topic as a revision material
-recaps the success criteria for 10 markers with item
-provides a model paragraph for a 10 marker item on this topic
-uses scaffolding to help students write their own 10 mark (item) paragraphs or full answers.
-includes 4 different 10 markers (with item). for this topic
NOTES -RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT.
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Introduction to Marxism
Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores capitalism, ownership, interests, structuralism, conflict theories, exploitation as a way to introduce students to the main Marxist views and ideas. Can be used for ANY SPEC. Catered towards A-level students but can easily be simplified and/ or cut down for younger students. Comes with key term sheet.
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AQA A-level Sociology: Education Class differences in achievement - Streaming and pupil subcultures
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores labelling, streaming, differentiation, polarisation, anti-school subcultures, pro-school subcultures, pupil subculture, A-C ecnonomy, educational triage to enable students to understand the role of streaming and pupil subcultures in causing class differences in achievement/ working-class underachievement/ middle-class achievement. Also covers and supports students in answering 4/6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes.
ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED
**COMES WITH FREE A-LEVEL HELP SHEET AND KEY TERM SHEET FOR TOPIC 1 & 2
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**Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson **
Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook
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GCSE Sociology – Introduction to Feminism
explores sex, gender, gender roles, patriarchy, gender inequality as a way to introduce students to the main feminist views of society and ideas.
Includes answers for main activities
3 marker with a success criteria and student friendly mark-scheme
Resources can be found at the end of the PPT (worksheet is in folder).**
Made to meet the AQA spec but can be used (and edited if needed) for other exam boards
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Intro to GCSE Sociology
Lesson to introduce the AQA GCSE Sociology course (but can be easily edited to meet the needs of other specs) and to the sociological imagination or line of inquiry. The lesson includes:
an overview of the course, exam and curriculum
An activity on how to create and maintain a safe space for discussions
suggested revision websites and youtube channels that students can use to develop their knowledge and understanding of key ideas and concepts.
activities to introduce students to Sociology and sociological thinking/ inquiry.
Expectations
** Edited from A-level version to meet the needs of KS4 students. **
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Introduction to feminism
Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores sex, gender, gender roles, patriarchy, socialisation, gender inequality as a way to introduce students to the main feminist views of society and ideas. Can be used for ANY SPEC. Catered towards A-level students but can easily be simplified and/ or for younger students.
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KEY TERMS SHEET - AQA A-level Sociology Education: Topic 5 Role of Education
Alphabetical key term sheet for AQA A-level Sociology Education Topic 5 Role of education that requires students to fill out the definitions themselves.
*** Includes some sentence starters to model to students how to incorporate key sociologists into their definitions. **
*** Key terms separated into Functionalist, New Right and Marxist key terms. **
*** Includes a section with key terms that students should know from previous learning (intro to sociological theories and topic 1-4 of education) that link to this topic. **
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
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Sociology Education Class differences in achievement - Cultural capital
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores cultural, educational and economic capital and compensatory education to enable students to understand the role of cultural capital in causing class differences in achievement/ middle-class achievement. Also covers and supports students in answering 4/6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes.
ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED
COMES WITH FREE A-LEVEL HELP SHEET AND KEY TERM SHEET FOR TOPIC 1 & 2
**Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson **
Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook
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KEY SOCIOLOGISTS SHEETS AQA A-level Sociology Media: Topics 1-4
Detailed and scaffolded (e.g. SOME sentence starters/ prompts, separating sociologists who comment on different aspects of each topic, SOME page numbers for sociologists that might be more difficult to find, etc.) key sociologists sheets that requires students to write done what key sociologists from topics 1-4 say.
Contains the main key sociologists in Topics 1-4 of the media unit for AQA A-level Sociology:
Topic 1 - Ownership and control of the media output
Topic 2 - The media, globalisation and popular culture
Topic 3 -the processes of selection and presentation of the content of the news
Topic 4 -media representations of age, social class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
**REQUIRES textbook - 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law **
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KEY TERMS SHEET - AQA A-level Sociology Families: Topic 1 Couples
Key term sheet for AQA A-level Sociology Family Topic 1 Couples that requires students to fill out the definitions themselves. Includes some sentence starters for more difficult topics.
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