Detailed and differentiated set of student-led lessons made for AQA A/AS-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY but can be differentiated for GCSE (see below-L2) and any SPEC (as it goes through the main methods, terms, issues for social research in general: Intro to Methods Explores primary vs secondary methods, quantitative vs qualitative methods, validity and reliability as a way to introduce students to the main main research methods. Explores practical (time, cost, research opportunity, requirements of funding body & subject matter), ethical (informed consent, confidentiality, harm to participants, vulnerable groups & covert research) and theoretical issues (validity, reliability, representativeness, methodological perspectives, interpretivism & positivism). *** Catered towards A-LEVEL AQA sociology but if main activity can be replaced, the rest can be used for GCSE and ANY SPEC.** *** Main activity uses pages 92-94 of the AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend** explores sampling methods, sampling frame, representative (sample), generalising (findings) and the relationship between these and positivism vss interpretivism and theoretical issues LESSON COMES WITH ANSWERS

** 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.

Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lessons that help students to develop their knowledge and understanding from previous lesson(s). L2 uses page 8 from AQA Book 1 by townsend but CAN BE USED FOR ANY SPEC using resources within lesson (see below). Comes with key term sheet for the lesson. 1. Introduction to Sociology - provides an overview of Sociology course (spec to AQA A-level but can easily be edited to suit ANY SPEC and GCSE) and the sociological imagination. 2. How do sociologists explain behaviour? -Nature vs Nurture lesson -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. 3. Introduction to functionalism -explores value consensus, social order, biological/ organic analogy, structuralism, consensus theories to introduce students to the key functionalist views and ideas. 4. Introduction to Marxism -explores capitalism, ownership, interests, structuralism, conflict theories, exploitation as a way to introduce students to the main Marxist views and ideas. 5. Introduction to feminism - explores sex, gender, gender roles, patriarchy, socialisation, gender inequality as a way to introduce students to the main feminist views of society and ideas. 6. Quiz lesson - small revision activity 25 min quiz (on nature vs nurture, key functionalist, Marxist, feminist’s ideas and terminology) —LESSONS CAN BE FOUND ON MAIN PAGE. Includes: answers/ mark-scheme scaffolding for students to peer assess (but quiz can also be marked by teacher) Made for AQA but can be used for ANY SPEC Can be differentiated down for GCSE, but I recommend purchasing the GCSE Intro lessons bundle which have alread been edited to meet the needs of KS4 students.