GCSE Sociology [WJEC]- Family revision lesson

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on revising the families and households unit. The lesson specfically covers, theories of the family, marriage patterns, is the family in decline along with some games which covers the unit as a whole. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, bingo.
• Title page- retrieval practice, how many key concepts can students remember?
• Key theories of the family, there is a slide on Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism.
• IS the family in decline/ changing? key points on the board, reminding students of The New Right and Postmodernism.
• Short answer exam questions- provided on a separate document.
• Why are less people getting married? spider diagram, key information on pp slide.
• Marriage patterns- student fill in the blank task. Student worksheet provided, answers on pp.
• Sociology quiz- questions on the cultural transmission and family unit. Questions and answers provided on a separate worksheet.
• Independent revision task, textbook may be required.
• Plenary- blankety blank- students work out the missing words in a series of statements about the family unit.