I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
3 pages of quiz cards for Romeo and Juliet to use as part of revision with answers.
Each question has a quotation and requires students to:
1. identify who said it
2. identify a technique used by Shakespeare
3. Answer a deeper question relating to the effect of the technique
When printed off and photocopied back to back each card will have the answer on the reverse.
I use these in folders (as shown in the image attached) and students spend the first 5-10 mins of certain lessons revising silently.
Every correctly answered question moves a step back in the folder. Any question answered incorrectly moves back to the front. This is known as the Leitner method for retaining knowledge as part of regular testing.
A resource to expose students to a range of poetry and to practice analysing an unseen poem.
Students will be exposed to the following poems:
- If
- The Tyger
- Funeral Blues
Students will use ARTWARS to analyse the poem in groups or independently
Differentiation:
purple = lower
blue = middle
yellow = higher
2 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of 19th century extracts taken from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nickleby. The focus of these lessons is school life and students will consider the presentation of school in the 19th century and compare this to school life in the 21st century. Opportunities to compare the two 19th century texts.
Extracts are taken from the AQA new specification 9-1, 19th century texts booklet and is included in this resource pack.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Two fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 scene 3.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore writer's methods
- assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria
- explore Catholic marriage
- work on writing skills for language paper 2
4 fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of extracts taken from 19th century texts with paper 2 comparison skills incorporated. (Theme of education)
Students will study an extract from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nickleby on the theme of education and will analyse language and explore context. Students will look at the presentation of school life and compare to modern society. (Extracts included)
Students will then read a modern news report on behaviour in schools and draw comparisons.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources to support the teaching of audio production. Lesson were planned to teach BTEC first unit 6 audio production but are equally suitable to help students understand audio for any Media studies course.
Students work towards a brief and will create audio (a radio programme) by following industry practice.
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore a variety of audio - music, noise, silence, speech, special effects
- explore audio files - mp3, mp4, wav, AIFF, CD, DAB, FM
- explore mono and stereo
- monitor own audio consumption
- explore broadcast audio and non broadcast audio
- explore uses and gratifications - Blumler and Katz
- explore microphones
- edit audio using editing software
- follow a Media brief to create a radio programme (broadcast audio)
- explore and create radio sweepers, promos, idents, music beds etc.
- conduct research - primary and secondary
Differentiation using a points system. Students complete tasks to earn points, Difficult tasks have the most points attached to them.
A work book is included for students to use while studying.
Resources to support the teaching of Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy.
A range of activities are included for students of all abilities including cloze exercises, and quote searches. Some resources are differentiated by colour.
Revision guide to support student revision of 'Of Mice and Men'
This resource could be useful as an ongoing homework project as students read the novella in class.
8 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that re numbered for ease of use.
Resources support the teaching of the following poems:
1. Half Caste
2. Limbo
3. The Class Game
4. Blessing
Resources provide opportunities to:
- Compare poetry
- Explore context
- Analyse language, form and structure
Over 10 fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support an introduction to Media studies for students beginning a course whether at GCSE, BTEC or A level.
The lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use and expose students to a wide range of Media from the outset.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore connotation and denotation
- explore camera angles and make inferences
- analyse movie posters
- analyse magazine covers
- explore radio audiences
- explore mass and niche audiences
- explore demographics, geo-demographics and psychographics
- conduct primary and secondary research
- gather qualitative and quantitative data
- create questionnaires
- investigate media language and signs
- explore representation
- analyse own media consumption
- investigate audience profiles for television
- investigate newspaper audiences
Over 8 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) to support the teaching of TV News. These lessons are ready to go and are differentiated for ease of use.
These resources could be useful as an English or enrichment project. Students investigate TV news and then create their own TV news broadcast following the codes and conventions.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- research the variety of TV news programmes and channels & their target audiences
- investigate visual techniques
- investigate verbal techniques
- investigate selection, composition and combination (structuring news broadcasts)
- create own news broadcast
- script news broadcasts
Resources to support the teaching of presentation techniques in Media studies. Resources were created to support the teaching of the BTEC national Media studies unit on presentation techniques. 4 assignments that encourage students to look back at the history of presenting styles and create their own style for a specified purpose.
Resources provide opportunities for students to:
- study skills needed to be a presenter
- explore the image of presenters
- explore a variety of radio presenting styles - personality presenter, format presenter, specialist presenter
- compare the skills needed of radio and TV presenters
- analyse the visual techniques of news presenters
- explore the history of presenting styles on the BBC
- explore the verbal techniques used by news presenters
- explore British Pathe
- receive an industry standard brief to create a 12 minute programme foe children on presentation techniques
- conduct primary and secondary research
- create a proposal for a new pilot as per industry standard
- study example proposals
- present in a specified role for a specified purpose
- reflect on own presentation work
Resources to support the teaching of speech writing.
Resources provide opportunities to:
- structure speeches using the 6 part structure
- develop persuasive skills
- write speeches on the theme of the increase in legal driving age
- write speeches on the theme of TV talent shows
Students will study speeches by the following people as a stimulus:
- Winston Churchill
- Elizabeth I
- Earl spencer tribute to Diana
- Barack Obama
- George Bush
- Martin Luther King
- Nelson Mandella
These resources allow aspiring middle and senior leaders to track their progress in gaining evidence and experience in the following areas:
- Leading in the community
- Leading people
- Leading strategically
- Leading teaching and learning
- Leading the organisation
Each document lists the skill areas necessary to be a successful leader in each area listed above.
Ideal for teachers who are working towards progressing to leadership and for interview preparation.
A variety of resources to support the teaching of anti bullying as part of English context or as part of PSHE.
Resources include:
- national anti bullying week ideas
- Who wants to be a millionaire anti bullying game
- pledge cards
- analysis of anti bullying posters
- create own anti bullying speeches/posters etc.
- forms of bullying
-research lesson ideas
Power point resources to support the teaching of the following poems on the theme of conflict:
1. The Class Game
2. Parades End
3. Belfast Confetti
4. Our Sharpeville
5. Exposure
6. Catrin
7. Half Caste
These resources are useful for preparing students for unseen poetry or as part of key stage 3 schemes of work. or as part of the teaching of conflict poetry clusters.
All resources are fully differentiated by colour. (Purple = low ability, blue = mid ability, yellow = higher ability)
There are 2 to 3 power point presentations per poem which cover context, language, form and structure and contain assessment opportunities.
This is bundle one. There is 1 other bundle which covers the poems listed below. (15 poems in total)
1. Your Dad did what
2. Cousin Kate
3. Hitcher
4. The Drum
5. Conscientious Objector
6. Invasion
7. August 6 1945
9. Oh what is that sound
A six week activity book that could be used independently in class or for homework.
Over the course of the six weeks students will work on strategies for effective writing which culminates in producing a piece of writing to argue in the final week.
Each week’s work begins with a retention quiz.
Students develop confidence in:
Understanding and identifying the GAP
Opening hooks
Language devices for effect
Punctuation
Planning for writing
Resources to support the teaching of Audio production originally planned for the BTEC course unit 4.
Lessons provide opportunities for students to explore and analyse:
- types of audio - music, speech, silence, noise etc.
- why audio is used - create mood, ambience, rhythm, reinforce images, introduce era etc. YouTube link examples to help students understand different purposes.
- the difference between pleonastic and contrapuntal audio
- Acoustics in different locations including theatres, empty & full rooms, open spaces etc.
- digital audio file formats - mps. dvd, AIFF etc.
- mono and stereo
- direct sound and reverberation
- interior and exterior recording
- record own audio using editing software
- a range of microphone types including: lavalier, boundary, direct connected, parabolic, noise cancelling etc.
- polar response in microphones
Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Poppies' by Jane Weir.
3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover:
- context of the poem
- language analysis
- form and structure exploration
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow - higher ability
Over 9 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) to support the analysis and creation of science fiction programmes and films. Lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore Todorov's theory
- explore Propp's theory
- explore Bordwell's theory
- explore the science fiction genre and sub genres
- Analyse science fiction films and programmes
- Create ideas for a new science fiction film
- explore the 'what if' theory
- explore science fiction audiences and pleasures
- compare science fiction films
- analyse media language
- explore uses and gratifications
- explore representation
Resources use the following science fiction as a stimulus:
- The Matrix
- The Hunger Games
- Jurassic World
- The Maze Runner
- Star Trek
Assessment materials also included