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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.

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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.
AQA power and conflict 9-1 Sample assessment 5 new spec specimen exam question War Photographer
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AQA power and conflict 9-1 Sample assessment 5 new spec specimen exam question War Photographer

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With very few sample assessment materials provided by the exam boards I have created my own. They have been made to look exactly like the assessments that students will sit n the real 9-1 examinations and are phrased in the same ways too. This paper uses War photographer as the printed poem. The student responses can then be marked using the relevant mark scheme for Power and conflict poetry.
Persuasive writing placemat - write a persuasive letter - pimp my ride
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Persuasive writing placemat - write a persuasive letter - pimp my ride

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A persuasive writing placemat resource for students to use alongside persuasive writing. The mat is based around a task that students completed whereby they wrote a letter to the producers of pimp my ride persuading them to help a friend whose car is in need of desperate attention. The mat covers: - persuasive devices - image stimuli - letter structure prompt - A model persuasive paragraph using the devices - A note pad section for students to develop SPAG - connective prompts - success criteria
AQA English language paper 1 reading Exam revision new specification 9-1 walking talking mock style
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AQA English language paper 1 reading Exam revision new specification 9-1 walking talking mock style

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3 lessons to support the revision of the reading section of the new specification English language paper 1 for AQA. Using a sample paper (included) the resources: - guide students through how to tackle each question - provide suggested timings - provide sample answers - provide tips and strategies for planning a response - show the questions annotated to ensure students stick to the focus of the task - provide opportunities to self/peer assess against the mark scheme criteria
English/Media studies Investigating Television News TV News - ready to go lessons useful as project
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English/Media studies Investigating Television News TV News - ready to go lessons useful as project

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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
Media studies Science fiction - Analyse and create - ready to go lessons  GCSE - media theory
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Media studies Science fiction - Analyse and create - ready to go lessons GCSE - media theory

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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
Media studies Talk based radio - Getting started - GCSE BTEC
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Media studies Talk based radio - Getting started - GCSE BTEC

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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
Introduction to Media studies Connotation Representation Audience Research Magazines  Camera angle
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Introduction to Media studies Connotation Representation Audience Research Magazines Camera angle

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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
Boys and girls puberty Sex and relationships education
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Boys and girls puberty Sex and relationships education

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Resources to support the teaching of boys and girls puberty, sex and relationships. Sessions are intended to be delivered to same sex groups and the presentations outline the need for a safe learning environment where everyone can feel comfortable. Presentations guide students through talking about personal developments and issues as puberty takes place. Resources cover the following areas: - coping with puberty - physical changes - emotional changes - feelings towards another person - keeping clean and healthy - acne - hair growth Student evaluation from also included.
Media studies GCSE Print Media Magazine covers analyse and create own  Ready to go lessons
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Media studies GCSE Print Media Magazine covers analyse and create own Ready to go lessons

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Over 15 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that support the teaching of magazine covers. These lessons were planned in line with the AQA Media studies assignment 1 coursework but could also easily be used as a project with KS3. All 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 representation of mag covers - explore colour theory - explore Blumler and Katz theory - explore magazine conventions and cover features (wide range of titles) - explore audiences if magazines using the NRS website - explore demographic, geodemographic & psychographic - explore the language of magazines - analyse the effectiveness of covers in appealing to audience - create own magazine cover for a specific audience - evaluate own production work
Media studies TV Crime Drama analysis and creation GCSE Media theory Todorov Propp representation
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Media studies TV Crime Drama analysis and creation GCSE Media theory Todorov Propp representation

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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
Research Techniques Media studies - primary & secondary research - quantitiave & qualitative data
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Research Techniques Media studies - primary & secondary research - quantitiave & qualitative data

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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.
Victorian England Context revision
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Victorian England Context revision

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Resources to support the revision of Victorian context including: - gentlemanly behaviour - Victorian women - Victorian society - Victorian Holidays - Victorian England Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Video clip links included to support student revision.
Audio production week 2: Acoustics - audio formats and files - interior & exterior recording
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Audio production week 2: Acoustics - audio formats and files - interior & exterior recording

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Resources to support the exploration of audio production. (Week 2) Resources provide opportunities to explore: - audio file formats - AIFF, mp3 etc. - audio platforms - media player, iTunes etc - mono and stereo - acoustics in different locations such as full and empty rooms, theatres and open spaces - recording audio in different environments - direct sound and reverberation - interior and exterior recording
Audio production Week 3: microphones - polar response - microphone types - proximity effect
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Audio production Week 3: microphones - polar response - microphone types - proximity effect

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Resources to support the exploration of audio production - week 3 - microphones. Opportunities to: - identify types of microphones - lavalier, direct connected, boundary, parabolic, noise cancelling etc. - explore dynamic microphones and how they work - the proximity effect - investigate polar pattern of microphones - investigate polar response - use microphones to test out the proximity effect and directionality Week's resources culminates with an assessment of understanding..
Audio Production Media studies week 1 - 4 Acoustics, audio types, microphones
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Audio Production Media studies week 1 - 4 Acoustics, audio types, microphones

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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
Cross Media promotion GCSE Media studies Promotion of music - music posters - music videos
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Cross Media promotion GCSE Media studies Promotion of music - music posters - music videos

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Resources to support the teaching of cross media promotion through studying music posters and music videos. Lessons are differentiated by colour: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities to: - explore and analyse music posters - explore and analyse music videos - explore representation - explore and analyse the creation of synergy - explore music genre conventions - explore intertextuality - recap institutions - explore Dyer's star theory
Media studies Presentation technqiues - TV presenting Radio presenting News broadcasting
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Media studies Presentation technqiues - TV presenting Radio presenting News broadcasting

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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
Creative Media production project - pre-production and post production - copyright, privacy law etc.
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Creative Media production project - pre-production and post production - copyright, privacy law etc.

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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