This is jam-packed SOW that covers THREE areas: research & planning, production of short film/ digital stills, and evaluative analysis. Within the research & planning unit, topics covered are: analysis of all eight specified short films, narrative structure (McKnee), mise-en-scene and genre. As for the production unit, topics covered are: scriptwriting, dialogue, location recce, risk assessment, character development, costume, make-up, casting, lightin, editing, composition, shooting scripts, storyboarding and screen testing. Lastly, within the evaluatuve analysis unit, lessons are focused on: planning (with planning sheets), developing a writing style, scaffolding for writing introduction, main body paragraphs and the conclusion. I have used current resources from Studiobinder, Masterclass and many more online articles and videos to keep the unit current. Enjoy!

This unit of work facilitates young new reporters. Students will have the opportunity to explore reading, watching, listening and writing a range of mediums. From food adverts, current newspaper articles and advertising campaigns; all of the tasks aim to support students having a better understanding of different media platforms that shares news and information. Tried. Tested. Taught!

The SEVEN page booklet has everything you need to set students a mini in-class assessment. The exam question this focuses on is '…explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a ruthless and aggressive character. The extract is from Act 4 , Scene 1 - after the second prophecy. This booklet includes: Warm up activity Scaffolded planning sheet PEEZL structure for practice Effect of the audience: focus on four quotation that support the question. Self assessment sheet with each AQA AO broken down. Language analysis sheet Click. Download. Print!

Printable on ONE A4 sheet, these character flashcards focus on three areas: Summary Quotations Contextual Links There is one bonus flashcard with information on Shakespeare. These flashcards have been designed to support weaker learners grasping key information for the AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam.

Check out this range of 15 poems that focus on wars from different cultures. From World War One to the Iraq war, this anthology aims to capture the thoughts, feelings and emotions of individuals across the world. Each poem has information about the poet. PLUS! There are pages dedicated to contextual information, where students can research and better understand the wars that have impacted the poets. See the selections of poems below: Anthem for Doomed Youth, Wilfred Owen Dulce et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen Who’s for the Game?, Jessie Pope The Gift of India, Sarojini Naidu Untitled, Takijiro Onishi War Baby, Pamela Holmes We are Not Blessed, Nikolay Mayorov The Butterfly, Pavel Freidmann High Flight, John Gillespie Magee All of Us or None, Bertolt Brecht Songs of Love and War, Sayd Bahoudine Majrouh The Brutal Game, Alex Cocker Helmand, John Hawhead Landays, Rashila Mushka War Sees No Colour, Donna Zephrine Click. Download. Print!

Get this FULL SOW with 18 lessons! This SOW will give students the opportunity explore writing a script/ screenplay as well as writing in prose. With regular self and peer assessment sheets, students will be guided through collaborative writing practices. This SOW includes: Writing descriptions Defamiliarisation Pathetic fallacy Reading a script Writing a script Developing their use of vocabulary Settings Characterisation Playing with structure Drafting Proofreading SO MUCH MORE! Click. Download. Teach!

Tried and tested in the classroom! Use this two-page summary on Macbeth, to get students consolidating what they know! Comment and review!

Everything you need to start teaching Slumdog Millionaire with WJEC GCSE Film Studies.

A well-developed lesson that supports students in depth study of language, structure and contextual links made in the poem. Embedded in the lesson is a lovely reading of the poem by John Agard. Later, in lesson students are encouraged to make links to the theme of conflict.

There are two quiz sheets, one that has actual answers and one that is blank.

These presentation slides, worksheet and self-reflection sheet has been designed to warm up exam skills. This lesson work well as starter and a way to consolidate the basic! The exam question is: How has Dickens presented Scrooge as a cold-hearted character? Included is: Contextual knowledge YouTube Video links: Scrooge Character Analysis Extract from Stave One PEE structure and guidance Scaffolded PEEZL structure with modelled paragraphs Self-reflection sheet: plus, minus and improve.

There are a range of 40 stickers that each have a key quotation from Priestley’s famour play! Each character has been included, with quotation for Eva Smith too! Click. Dowload. Review!

This booklet is jam-packed with 45 pages of revision activities. From beginning to end this booklet aims to support students revising each character, understand each of the assessment objectives and practice a range of exam questions with scaffolds to facilitate. This booklet includes: 5+ exam questions Quotation analysis PEEZL scaffolds Thematic analysis Flashcards Character analysis 30 day revision challenge SO MUCH MORE! Click. Download. Revise!

Don’t want to get the full booklet? Get this mini booklet to practice Question one and two for Unseen Poetry with AQA. With a supporting guide for writing too! Scaffolded practice Sentence starters Colour coded Self assessment using AQA AOs Writing guide Click. Download. Print!

This is step-by-step guide for students in understanding when to use a full stop and how to use a full stop. There are activities for students to explore using a full stop in their own writing too! All the best!

Get students revising A Christmas Carol over 30 days! Click. Download. Print!

Get students naming the characters that have said the following lines. This worksheet is a great revision tool that can be used after reading the play! Click. Download. Print!

A research journal for all those looking to embed a little bit of research in to their practice. From flipping the classroom to case studies. The focus for this issue is memory retention, where we have outlined the aims of our investigations. If you are interesting is collaborating, feel free to drop an email!