Medium term plans that prepare students for 9-1 AQA English language paper 1 and paper 2 reading and writing. The medium term plans attached are highly detailed and include: - weekly homework tasks - clear explanation on what should be covered and analysed - weekly assessments These updated medium term plans have been created to interleave the literature texts. Specific links are made to Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls and Jekyll & Hyde. E.g. - students will read articles on arranged marriage for their paper 2 study which creates links to Juliet. They will also explore the gender pay gap to create links to AIC. Most extracts are included. Some extracts are taken from the literature texts. Any missing texts and extracts are available in the Oxford University press AQA text books 1 and 2. MTP for paper 2 also included the new speaking and listening component. Resources also available.

Detailed long term plans (LTPs) for year7,8,9,10 and 11 that have been created to reflect the new GCSE specification 9-1 skills. These detailed long term plans contain the following information: - The key concepts that are specific to that unit. - A clear outline of additional skills that are to be taught as part of the unit that help students to work towards the skills needed for other GCSE 9-1 examination components - speaking and listening is signposted The year 10/11 LTP contains interleaving strategies. Medium term plans available for the units outlined

A power point presentation covering major theorists in Media studies with opportunities for students to watch videos, conduct research and analyse media images as part of their revision. Theorists and theories covered: - audience positioning - Representation and readings - Stuart Hall - Roland Barthes - Action code & enigma code with video clip examples - Claude Levi Strauss - Binary opposition - with video example - Vladimir Propp - character theory with vide example - Todorov - Narrative theory - Syd Field - 3 act plot structure

Resources to support the exploration of Todorov's narrative theory. Identify the theory within: - The Titanic - Film/TV trailers - Dr Who

Resources to support the teaching of the radio industry. Resources include opportunities to: - explore radio ownership - explore the differences between commercial, community and BBC public radio - produce a report on the structure and organisation of the industry - explore the difference between analogue and digital - explore digital technologies: DAB, DRM. freesat, wifi - explore digital play out systems, CD, DAT - explore station formats - explore job roles and plan for career progression within the industry - case studies included - explore job descriptions - plan to launch a new station - investigate the role of the regulatory body: Ofcom - investigate radio and the law - investigate the broadcasting code and examples of breeches - including Russel Brand and Jonathan Ross case study - Explore the role of Ofcom in investigating ownership, and competition

Resources to support the exploration and then creation of radio drama. Resources provide opportunities to: - work to a brief as per industry standard - explore existing radio dramas - listen to radio drama with focus on The Archers - explore the history of radio dramas - explore symbolic codes - explore cultural codes - explore technical codes - explore conventions of radio drama - explore style and structure of radio drama - explore representation in radio drama

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 exploration of research techniques. Over 70 power point slides and activities to support students through the process of conducting research. Resources will support students in doing the following: - explore the effectiveness of and create questionnaires - understand the difference between primary and secondary research - use the NRS website (secondary research) to investigate print media audiences - gather qualitative and quantitative data - explore mass and niche audiences - conduct audience research, market research and production research - research attitudes and preferences in TV - Use the BARB website (Secondary research) to investigate viewing figures - Gather research to gain data ahead of creating a new media product - present the results of research Differentiation by points. Tasks have a varying number of points attached. The higher the number of points: the more complex the task.

Resources created for teaching unit 21 BTEC First diploma 'Creative Media production project.' These resources are useful for helping support students through any Media production project and cover the 3 stages of production. (pre-production, production and post-production) Resources include: - completing pre-production - completing production - completing post production - generating of ideas for a production project on any topic - analysing existing proposals - examples taken from new TV show proposals - creating proposals inline with industry standard - pass, merit, distinction success criteria - giving a pitch - exploration of legislation that affects work in Media including libel, defamation and slander - exploration of equality laws, privacy laws, copyright and the data protection act A work book is also included for students to complete as they study

Resources to support the teaching of video game design. An example maze game is provided that was made using power point. Resources include: - investigating audiences - researching ahead of creating a game - investigating and designing game characters - become the concept artist - pitching ideas to a client - create asset lists - explore avatars - apply Propp's character theory - storyboard the game

Resources to support the teaching of Media audiences and products. Resources provide opportunities to: - investigate the audiences of a variety of media - magazine, newspaper, news etc - explore mass and niche - explore demographics, geo-demographics and psychographics - explore advertising and impact on audience - use the NRS website to explore print media audiences - conduct primary and secondary research - gather quantitative and qualitative data - explore the 4Cs (Media theory) - explore codes and conventions - explore and create audience profiles A work book is also included for students to complete while studying.

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.

Over 12 resources to support the teaching of advertising production. The resources were created for students studying BTEC First in Advertising production (Unit 18) but can easily be used to help students with their studies of advertising as [art of GCSE. Resources allow students to work to a brief and end up creating an advertising campaign by following industry practices. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore how adverts play on our fears and dreams - explore persuasive language in advertising - explore presentational features - analyse adverts across 3 mediums (TV, radio and web) - explore synergy - study advertising across a range of mediums - plan own advertising campaign - conduct risk assessments and planning document as would be the case in the industry - give a pitch for the campaign created - explore legal and ethical - investigate the ASA (advertising standards agency) - consider budgets - conduct primary and secondary research - gather qualitative and quantitative data A work book is also included for students to complete as they study the course.

Resources to help get started with teaching video games and gamers. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore arcade gaming - explore institutions - explore platforms - consoles, tablets etc. and specifications - explore game types - shoot-em-ups, first person shooter, strategy etc. - explore video game audiences - demographic, geo-demographic, psychographic - explore types of gamer - casual, mid-core, hard-core, social niche etc. - explore audience profiles - explore the 4Cs (media theory) - explore the history of games consoles

Resources to support the teaching of TV Crime drama. Lessons are numbered for ease of use and provide opportunities to: - explore the genre - explore characters types - explore representation of the police force - analyse opening sequences - create opening sequences - explore scheduling strategies - explore technological developments - explore film noir - explore Todorov's theory - explore Propp's theory - explore institutions - explore mise en scene - create pitches for own crime drama ideas - job roles included as per the industry to relate t the world of work - explore codes - explore narratives including multi strand - explore crime drama audiences - geo-demographics, demographics - psychographics - explore camera angles - explore connotation and denotation

Over 10 fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of print and TV advertising and the creation of own advertising campaign. Lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use. These lessons were planned in order for students to complete AQA assignment 1 coursework but can be used to meet any advertising success criteria. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore media language - explore media audiences of print advertising - identify and analyse presentational and persuasive techniques - analyse the narratives of adverts - print and TV - Explore how products promote themselves across three mediums (TV, print and web) - explore synergy - use a brief to create an advertising campaign for a new fizzy drink - conduct primary and secondary research - gather qualitative and quantitative data - analyse existing fizzy drink adverts including diet coke and pepsi - explore how adverts play on consumer fears and dreams - create an advertising campaign - evaluate own production work - peer and self assess regularly

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 get you started looking at talk radio. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Resources provide opportunities to: - investigate target audience - investigate station formats (included in bundle) - explore brand identity through listening to the station and studying websites - Analyse LBC and 5 Live - investigate the regulatory body

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