Newly updated August 2024. Designed for Media Studies students who are studying The Archers as part of their course. 15 pages of information and activities based on The Archers including industrial, social and historical context. Key terms, facts, sample writing – everything you need for this part of your Media exam. Print at home or read on your tablet or e-reader.

A 9 page booklet covering context, structure, effects and terms for William Blake’s poem London.

A double sided handout on this difficult area of Film Studies analysis. Including information on acting techniques and performance styles plus ideas about what to focus on when studying key scenes. Download and print out or share on your school intranet. Print out at any size for classroom display.

A two page guide to Nick Broomfield’s documentary making approach. With a selected filmography, information about his style and a discussion of how truthful his documentaries are. Download to your phone/e reader or print at home. Print at any size to use for classroom display. A photocopiable resource for teachers to share within their institutions.

A sample essay comparing the presentation of emotional effects in Jane Weir’s Poppies and Simon Armitage’s Remains. Students are asked to analyse the argument created and identify key elements of essay writing.

Focus on mise-en-scene with this powerpoint. A selection of stills are presented for class analysis. There is the opportunity to consider an exam style question. The lesson starts with a link to an existing kahoot (not written by me) which gets students revising surrealism.

A powerpoint with introductory activities before screening L’Age D’or. Intended to be used after students have already studied Un Chien Andalou and have some knowledge of surrealism. Contains basic information about the film and some discussion tasks.

A powerpoint which re-caps the key ideas of surrealism and asks students to create their own surrealist text. Group analysis of the opening of the film with a particular focus on the importance of editing. Towards the end of the lesson students work in groups to analyse other key moments in the film.

Use this double sided handout alongside our Youtube video to complete a character study of Mr Birling in An Inspector Calls.

A powerpoint looking at the context of Macbeth, in particular the source material - Holinshed’s Chronicles. Students compare the two texts and consider how to write about key moments and key characters. There is some sample writing for students to use as a model.

A powerpoint which introduces audience theory (Reception thoery, Uses and Gratifications and ideas by Annette Hill) and asks students to apply them to different documentary clips. Students should understand how watching a documentary is a different experience to watching a fiction film. The end of the powerpoint has a sample essay question and some example writing.

A powerpoint with lesson activities, sample essay writing and extension tasks. Students explore 3 key contrasts - The Birling’s world vs Eva’s world, Sheila vs Eva and The Inspector vs Mr Birling. Tasks are scaffolded with example sentences, paragraphs and key quotes. Students move on to essay writing tasks, again with examples.

8 page booklet featuring teacher notes and a selection of student worksheets based on the poem ‘Eat Me’ by Patience Agbabi from the ‘Poems of the Decade’ anthology. Contains ideas for tackling unseen poetry, sample essay writing, extension tasks and notes for teachers to support you through the delivery of this poem. Use with our ‘Eat Me’ video Fully photocopiable and shareable within your institution.

A revision powerpoint starting with a Kahoot to test student knowledge of key ideas. Also included are some film stills for analysis and a link to our ‘5 Frames from Stories We Tell’ Youtube video. Then there is some sample essay writing for discussion and to act as scaffolding for students writing their own essays.

Could be used as a starter activity to check knowledge and understanding. Contains a number of statements for discussion. Teacher ‘answer’ sheet included.

A revision powerpoint starting with a Kahoot to test student knowledge of key ideas. Also included are some film stills for analysis and a link to our ‘5 Frames from Searching for Sugarman’ Youtube video. Then there is some sample essay writing for discussion and to act as scaffolding for students writing their own essays.

True or false activity that could be used as a starter and to check understanding. Students discuss a series of statements deciding whether they are true or false. The statements should allow plenty of discussion. Teacher notes included.

A series of true or false statements about District 9. Students discuss their answers. Statements encourage debate - many could be both true and false. Can be used as a starter activity. Teacher answer sheet also included.

This powerpoint begins to examine representation of disability in the media. It asks students to consider Channel 4’s impact on these representations. Lots of analysis of texts, discussion and some theory.