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WRITING FRAME - AQA A-level Sociology: Families – Topic 5 Changing patterns (divorce) 20 marker
Detailed writing frame that scaffolds (from introduction to conclusion) a full answer for a 20 marker on divorce (family -topic 5 changing family patterns). 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 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.
WRITING FRAME - AQA A-level Sociology: Families – Topic 2 Childhood 20 marker
Detailed writing frame that scaffolds (from introduction to conclusion) a full answer for a 20 marker on divorce (family -topic 2 childhood. Models how to use the item to select points or arguments to answer the question.
*** Based on AQA specification**
*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.
PAGE NUMBERS From Webb et al Book 1 textbook included for 3/4 of paragraphs in main body.
WRITING FRAME - AQA A-level Sociology: Families – Topic 6 Family diversity 20 marker
Detailed writing frame that scaffolds (from introduction to conclusion) a full answer for a 20 marker on evaluating the view that individual choice in personal relationships has made family life less important in the United Kingdom today (family -topic 6 family diversity).
*** Based on AQA specification**
Models and supports students with how to use the item to select points or arguments to answer the question and how to plan essays 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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AQA A-level Sociology Revision lessons for family unit
Detailed and differentiated (up and down) revision lessons for each topic within the family unit of AQA specification. Includes:
Topic 1 - Couples - also focusses on exam techniques - AO1, AO2 & AO3
Topic 2 - Childhood
Topic 3 - Theories of the family - focusses on AO1 & AO3
Topic 4 - Demography - briefly focusses on all AOs but mainly AO2 for 10 markers
Topic 5 - Changing Family patterns - focusses on AO2
Topic 6 - Family diversity
Topic 7 -Families and Social policy - focusses on planning essays using the item.
Sociology Education Class diff in achievement (external & internal) Folder organisation lesson
Explores the importance of organisation and guides and supports students in organising their classwork for class differences in achievement external and internal factors (Topic 1& 2 AQA A/ AS-level spec)
Includes:
Assessment tracker
Example of how folder might be organised
Reflection activity
Education folder dividers - to help students separate and organise their class and home learning.
Made for AQA A/AS-level Sociology but can be used for ANY SPEC
AQA A-Level Sociology Crime and Deviance PLC (EDITABLE)
Personal Learning Checklist for the Crime and Deviance unit in the AQA A-level Sociology syllabus.
Introduction to the Mass Media (& informal and formal controls of output/ content)
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that introduces students to the different forms of mass media and formal and informal methods used by the government to control media output formally and informally.
Examines the following concepts:Mass media, Media technologies , Media institutions, Media products.
**Made for AQA A-level **but can be easily used for other specs
ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED
RESOURCES FOR LESSON CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PTT
**Based on content in textbook - 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law ** - BUT LESSON REQUIRES NO TEXTBOOK
AQA A-level Sociology Families: Theories of the family – Feminist views of the family (UPDATED))
Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines and evaluates Liberal (Somerville), Radical (Greer), Marxist (Ansley) and Difference feminist views and functions of the family.
Lesson explores the concepts: Political lesbianism , Separatism, Reserve army of labour, Oppression
Lesson makes links to general feminist key terms and other key terms that students might have previously been taught, e.g. Patriarchy, Capitalism, Proletariat, Bourgeoisie, Conflict theory, Exploitation, Alienation, Gendered socialisation Canalisation Gender roles, Warm Bath Theory, Structuralism, etc.
Main activity makes reference to AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend
***** ALL ANSWERS INCLUDING ANAYSIS FOR TABLE ACTIVITY NOW INCLUDED ****
NOW INCLUDES MODEL PARAGRAPH FOR 10 MARKER
***** WORKSHEETS AT THE END OF THE PPT****
AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY: Learning Journal -Exam Skills, Techniques and Revision Support Booklet (V1)
Detailed student SKILLS booklet that models and provides guidance on how to develop exam skills (AO1, AO2 & AO3) and how to use these to answer the different exam questions in the AQA A-level Papers (4, 6, 10, 20 & 30 markers). 40 page pdf document provides success criteria for the different exam questions with a model answer for each (20 and 30 markers have the same model answer – booklet specifies difference between the two), techniques for further improving answers once students are able to meet the success criteria for each exam question (A*-A answers), tips and suggestions to support and promote independent revision outside of class lessons, revision websites and channels, and podcast and a reading list to develop student’s knowledge outside of the topic.
Includes the following:
Help sheet – including the main issues students have and steps to take to tackles these; develops independence
Contents page - to help students navigate booklet
Course overview –written out for family, education, media, theory and methods (sepearately and combined), methods in context and crime ***EDITABLE COURSE OVERVIEW DOCUMENT– to allow you to edit the units you teach
Personal Learning Checklist (PLCs) for the following: Education, Methods in context, ‘Theory and methods’ (separate and combined versions), Family, Media, Beliefs and Crime - **PLCS APART FROM BELIEFS AND CRIME HAVE PAGE NUMBERS ** -for the Ken Brown textbook for media and Webb et al Book 1 and 2 for the rest .
Assessment Objectives – information on these and how to develop these skills in lessons and outside of lesson.
Exam questions – Success criteria, sentence starters, links to AOs and MODEL ANSWERS for each exam question -4 & 6 markers 10 markers 20 & 30 markers
Success criteria NOTE - ‘(D)’ IN PEELE/A (D) stands for Develop (which means to evaluate and/ or analyse) - so paragraph success criteria can be PEELE/A (I use for year 12) or PEELD (for year 13)
Further developing your answers – how to further develop answers using the AOs, improving explanation, analysis, evaluation and links - INCLUDES MODEL EXAMPLES.
Focusses on:
• Improving your explanations
• Improving your analysis
• Improving your criticisms
• Going beyond PEELE – Demonstrating more AOs
• Going beyond PEELE – Make more use of ‘Links’ to improve AO2
Other resources that might help – YouTube websites, Podcast and revision websites
Developing sociological skills outside the lesson -mind-map for umbrella theories (yr 12 – consensus vs conflict, modernism vs postmodernism structural vs interactionism in relation to functionalism, Marxism, Feminism Personal life perspective), reading list that explores sociological themes learnt throughout the course.
**BOOKLET (apart from ‘Course overview’ NOT EDITABLE - PDF DOCUMENT
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GCSE Intro to Sociology QUIZ
Includes:
small revision activity –that looks at the similarities and differences between functionalism, Marxism and feminism
25 min quiz (on basic sociological concepts, key functionalist, Marxist, feminist’s ideas and terminology)
answers/ mark-scheme for quiz
scaffolding for students to peer assess (but quiz can also be marked by teacher)
SAME as A-level intro quiz but excludes questions on the nature – nurture debate.
Can be used for any spec
AQA GCSE & A-LEVEL Sociology Intro Key term Sheet
8 page key term sheet that includes:
Basic sociological terms needed to understand behaviour
Basic functionalist terms
Basic Marxist key terms
Basic feminist key terms
Includes some images that illustrate some of the key terms above
Made to meet AQA GCSE spec but can be used (and easily edited) for other exam boards AND for A-level
AQA A-level Sociology: Education Class - Material deprivation
Detailed and diiferentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores class differences in achievement the role of material deprivation in causing or contributing to it. Introduces students to material vs cultural factors and external vs internal factors. Also introduces students to how to answer 4 and 6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes.
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 **
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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Sociology Education AS/A-level Sociology Education Class differences in achievement Topic 1 (external factors) &2 (Internal factors)
Lessons:
L1 Material deprivation
Detailed and diiferentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores class differences in achievement the role of material deprivation in causing or contributing to it. Introduces students to material vs cultural factors and external vs internal factors. Also introduces students to how to answer 4 and 6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes.
L2 Cultural deprivation
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores collectivism vs individualism, elaborate vs restricted code, subculture, fatalism vs meritocracy, deferred vs immediate gratification, meritocracy, present-time vs future orientated vs compensatory education to enable students to understand the role of cultural deprivation in causing class differences in achievement/ working-class underachievement. Also covers and supports students in answering 4/6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes.
L3 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 deprivation in causing class differences in achievement/ working-class underachievement. Also covers and supports students in answering 4/6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes.
L4 - How do I answer 10 markers?
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.
L5 Labelling
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores labelling, self-fulfilling-prophecy/ pygmallion effect, determinism and interactionism to enable students to understand the role of labelling in causing class differences in achievement/ working-class underachievement/ middle-achievement.
L6 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.
L7 Class identities
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores pupil identity, class identities, habitus, symbolic capital, symbolic violence, nike identities, style performances to enable students to understand the role of class identities 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.
L8-9 How do I answer 20/30 markers?
Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores:
the main assessement objectives - AO1, AO2,AO3
how to answer 30 markers
allows studeNts to revise class differences in achievement (external and internal factors).
L10-11 Assessment & FEEDBACK (DIRT) Lesson
Asessment questions for A-level Sociology (4, 6, 10, 30 markers) AND detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led feedback DIRT lesson that explores recaps how to answer4, 6, 10 & 30 markers and provides answers for assessment. Includes student friendly success criteria mark-schemes.
**L12 - Folder lesson **
Explores the importance of organisation and guides and supports students in organising their classwork for class differences in achievement external and internal factors (Topic 1& 2 AQA A/ AS-level spec)
Includes:
Assessment tracker
Example of how folder might be organised
Reflection activity
**ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED
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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
GCSE Sociology - How might sociologists explain behavior?
Explores, norms, values, culture, socialisation (primary/secondary) and social control, agencies and agents of socialisation and social control as an introduction to Sociology.
Also looks at the importance of primary socialisation and the consequences of it inadequately performed.
3 marker with a success criteria and student friendly mark-scheme
Resources can be found at the end of the PPT.
Answers included for main activities
Made to meet the AQA spec but can be used (and edited if needed for other spec)
Sociology Display - A-Z Key terms (YEAR 1)
A-Z list of key sociological terms for:
Education
Family
Research Methods
Could not think of key terms for letters: W, K, J, Z, Y, Z
Made for AQA A-level but can be modified for ANY SPEC and for GCSE.
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KEY TERMS SHEET - AQA A-level Sociology Education: Topics 1-5
Alphabetical key term sheet for AQA A-level Sociology Education Topics 1-5. Contains the main key terms used in Topic 1-6 of the education unit for AQA A-level Sociology:
-Topic 1 - Class differences in achievement (external factors)
-Topic 2 - Class differences in achievement (internal factors)
-Topic 3 - Ethnic differences in achievement
-Topic 4 - Gender differences in achievement
-Topic 5 - Role of education
-Topic 6 - Education policy
*** Includes scaffolding, e.g. some sentence starters (to model to students how to incorporate key sociologists into their definitions) and prompts to help students remember how key term links to the topic. **
*** Includes a section with key terms that students should know from previous learning (for topic 3 sheet ethnic differences - this would be terms that link to key terms covered in class differences in achievement, e.g. labelling, pupil identities, material deprivation, speech codes etc) 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 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
AQA A-level Sociology Families: Theories of the family – Marxist functions of the family
Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines, analyses and evaluates Marxists Althusser, Zaretsky and Engels’ views and functions of the family.
Lesson explores the concepts: Marxist Warm Bath Theory, Monogamy , The monogamous nuclear family , Unit of consumption, Pester power, ideology, ideological function, false consciousness
Lesson makes links to general Marxist key terms and other family key terms that students might have previously been taught.
Main activities makes reference to AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend
Includes exam questions and guidance for answering them.
***** MOST ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ANSWERS****
Starter assesses prior learning on Parson’s functions of the family
***** WORKSHEETS AT THE END OF THE PPT****
AQA A-level Sociology Families: Theories of the family – Personal life perspective of the family
Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lesson that examines and evaluates Liberal (Somerville), Radical (Greer), Marxist (Ansley) and Difference feminist views and functions of the family.
Lesson explores the concepts: The personal life perspective, Donor-conceived children
Lesson makes links to other key terms students might have previously been taught: Interactionism vs Structuralism, Family diversity, Same-sex families
Main activities makes reference to AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend
***** ANSWERS FOR SOME ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ****
Starter assesses prior learning on functionalist, Marxist and feminist theories of the family
***** Starter sheet at the end of PPT****
KEY TERM SHEETS AQA A-level Sociology Media: Topic 1-4
Detailed and scaffolded key term sheet that requires students to fill out the definitions themselves. (e.g. SOME sentence starters/ prompts, separating key terms in term of social groups for topic 4, identifiy the key terms that relate to media stereotypes for topic 4, etc.)
Contains the main key terms used in Topic 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.
The bottom of the sheet has a section dedicated to the key terms learnt in previous units and topics that might link to this topic. Good form of revision for the students and allows for a spiral curriculum.
**REQUIRES textbook - 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law **
AQA A-level Sociology: Media Topic 1 Ownership and control Revision lesson
Detailed and diiferentiated (up and down), student led lesson that recaps:
patterns of ownership
the mainpulative, hegemonic and plurlaist approach to media ownerhsip and control
formal and informal controls of media output or content.
References the following concepts: Agenda-setting Gate-keeping News values Marxism Structuralism vs Interactionism
Ownership Ideology Capitalism False consciousness Neo-Marxism
Lords of the Global Village Formal and informal methods of control.
ANSWERS INCLUDED FOR SOME MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED**
RESOURCES FOR LESSON CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PTT
Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook)
**Based on the content in 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law **