This is an A-level Sociology lesson (AQA) which forms part of the Theory and Methods Unit. This lesson specifically covers The Suicide debate (Durkheim, Douglas & Atkinson) and then moved on to Phenomenology. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the power point. Included: Education recap, true or false activity. Answers provided. Mini quiz on Symbolic Interactionism. Answers included on the slide. Intro the Suicide debate - why it is useful? Worksheet attached as a separate document, space for pupils to make notes on each theory/ idea. Explanation of Durkheim’s ideas, linking to official statistics, types of suicide and evaluation. Explanation of Dougalas views on suicide. Explanation on Atkinson’s views on suicide. Explanation of Phenomenology, including Typifications. Worksheet for students to summaries each Social Action theory. Attached as a separate document.

This is an A-Level sociology lesson which focuses on the Theory and Methods unit. This lesson specifically covers Symbolic Interactionism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, 4 mark exam questions encouraging students to recap the education unit. Title page, encourage students to recap social action theories. Symbolic Interactionism in a nutshell. The difference between Interactionism & Symbolic Interactionism. Explanation of Mead. Explanation of Blumer. Goffman’s dramaturgical model - youtube video, link included on the pp slide. Key terms/ explanation also explained. Evaluation of Interactionist ideas. Summary sheet - attached as a separate document. Students to fill in. Plenary - students to plan a 10 mark exam style question.

This is an A-level Sociology lesson which focuses on the theory and methods unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. The lesson specifically focuses on Social Action theory: Weber and Giddens. Included: Starter, education recap. Students to match up key terms to the theorists. Answers included. Social Action summary sheet, to be completed over a series of lessons. Attached as a word document. Explanation of Weber - youtube video explaining the types of Social Action. Link included on the pp slide. Explanation of Ritzer - McDonaldisation. Video included, clip on the pp slide. Evaluation of Weber. Explanation of Structuration - Giddens. Student activity, whereby students are encouraged to apply their knowledge of agency, structure and how they work together to a scenario. Example on the pp slide. Plenary - go back to the summary sheet and complete the relevant sections.

This is an AQA Sociology lesson, focusing on the theory and methods unit. This lesson specifically focuses on Feminism - Marxist Feminism, Difference Feminism and Poststructural Feminism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, education unit recap (key sociologists names). Answers included. Review of liberal and radical feminism, answers included. Explanation of Marxist Feminist ideas including evaluation. Explanation of dual systems Feminism.- Walby and Pollert What is intersectional Feminism - youtube clip. Link on the Pp slide. Explanation of Difference Feminsm. Explanation of Poststructuralist feminism and evaluation. Plenary/ HW, summary Feminist theory poster task.

This is an A-level sociology lesson which focuses on theory and methods (year 13). This lesson specifically focuses on types of feminism, with an emphasis on Liberal and Radical. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. There are a total of 15 sldies on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Theories of education recap. Prior knowledge check, students to work out which statements go with each type of feminism. Answers provided. Types of Feminism, overview information sheet. Explanation of Liberal feminist ideas - Links to Oakley and Sharpe. Evaluation included. Explanation of Radical feminist ideas. The personal is political and their ideas about change. Evaluation included. SlutWalk articles, encouraging students to think about why they were organised and why people joined. QR codes for the articles on the power point slide. Plenary - debate/ discussion.

This is a year 13 Sociology lesson, focusing on the theory and methods unit. This is the first lesson on Feminism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. This lesson includes: Starter activity, recapping education unit. True or false activity, answers included. Outline of what the specification includes for theory and methods. Outline of the three exam papers and marks per paper. Recap of the feminist view of education. Explanation of the three waves of feminism with a short video clip. Youtube link on the PP slide. Explanation of ‘malestream’ society. Why is feminism so important? Walby’s six strands of patriarchy. Wider reading, Metoo movement. - from the sociology review. Article is not included on here, however please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk if you would like it. Thank you.

This is an A-Level sociology lesson - AQA, which focuses on revising educational policy and completing a 30 marker. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 10 slides. Included: Starter, quiz recapping globalisation and policy. Mind- map overview of educational policy - from tripartite system to academies. Includes key governments and policies. Policy 30 marker- from June 2022 paper. - question is on the pp slide. Overview of how to structure the question - example. Breakdown of AOs. Indicative content, examiners report, mark scheme. How to use the item - pulling parts out. Help sheet to support students when answering the question.

This is a power point which includes a mind-map which summaries each of the key topics taught in the GCSE sociology eduqas specification. The mind-maps include key concepts and studies where necessary. The topics included are: Cultural transmission, Families & households, Education, Crime & Deviance, Social stratification & differentiation.

This is an A-level sociology lesson which focuses on the research methods unit. This lesson specifically goes through the ethical and practical issues that have to be considered in research. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter - unscramble the key words, based around the education unit. Answers provided. Title page- encouraging students to think about what we mean by practical, ethical and theoretical issues. Introduction to PET. Ken Brown A-level textbook reading on ethics. An image is included on the pp slide. I have not attached the reading, however, if needed please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk. Outline of the 5 main ethical issues with a brief description. Evaluating key research methods (observation etc) just thinking about ethics. Worksheet attached for students to complete, answers on pp slide. Introduction to practical issues with an explanation. Evaluating methods just thinking about practical issues. Exam questions- AS and A-level questions. Introduction to covert observation, video clip, link provided. Encouraging students to apply their understanding of ethical and practical problems to the research shown in the documentary.

This is a power point which contains 15 different starter activities (could also be used as plenary tasks) which focus on the crime and deviance unit of the course. GCSE SOCIOLOGY WJEC/EDUQAS. The activities range from; true or false tasks, fill in blanks, differentiated questions, scrabble board, short answer exam questions, find and fix- where students have to identify and correct incorrect statements. The answers are provided for each of these tasks.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the cultural transmission unit. The lesson goes through class, ethnic and national identities. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 14 slides on the power point. Challenge and extension tasks provided throughout. Included: Starter, sociology bingo. Key words included on the pp slide. Title page, encouraging students to think about what things make up their identity. Introduction to key concepts which will be covered in the lesson- prior knowledge check. Outline of the class system in society- introduction to class identity. Short video clip outlining national identity. Video link on the pp slide- questions for students to answer. Explanation of the role of families in creating identities- questions for students to consider. Explanation of the role of schools in creating identities. Knowledge check- key concept match up. Provided on a separate word document, answers on the pp slide. Explanation of the role of the media in creating identities. Explanation of the role of the peer group in creating identities. Short answer exam questions- differentiated task. Plenary- students to think about what they have learnt. Homework task- slide can be deleted if not appropriate. Extension task- students to fill in key concepts sheets. Provided on separate document.

This is a power point which contains 16 different research method starter or plenary activities. They range from true or false activities to exam questions. They are based on the content from the GCSE Eduqas specification.

This is a power point which contains 11 starter/ plenary ideas for the Family unit. These range from questions to true ot false activities. The content is based on the EDUQAS/ WJEC exam board.

This is a power point which contains 15 starter/ plenary activities for the education unit. They range from, true or false activities to questions for students to answer. All content is based around the EDUQAS/ WJEC exam board.

This is a power point which contains 13 starter/ plenary ideas for the social stratification and differentiation unit. The activities range from key concept bingo, to quiz’s and true or false activities. They could be used either as starters or plenaries. The content is based on the eduqas exam board.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the cultural transmission unit. This lesson specifically focuses on cultural diversity. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 12 slides in total. Included: Starter activity, recapping/ introducing basic sociological theory. Title page, encouraging students to think about what cultural diversity means. Short clip explaining cultural diversity. Link is on the pp. Students to make notes. Explanation of what cultural diversity means and why it is important. Discussion question provided. Cultural diversity over time. Explanation of subcultures and connections to cultural diversity within different countries. Cultural diversity across the world. 2 mark exam question- model answers provided. What things make up your culture? student task. Differences in norms for different groups. Plenary- Cultural diversity consolidation, poster/ revision task. Could be finished for homework.

This is an A-Level sociology [AQA] lesson focusing on theories of education. This lesson is designed to be a revision lesson, it should last a 90 minute lesson and the power point contains 10 slides. Included: Starter, key concept bingo. Title page- students to identify which sociologist they would associate with each concept. Mind map of each theory, including: Marxism, feminism, functionalism, The new right, Postmodernism and liberal perspectives. This idea is that students add the key information from the board to their mind map (provided as a separate worksheet) whilst the teacher goes through the information. Practice theory exam questions which students should have a go at planning, includes a 10 marker and 30 marker. Board game- students to assess their understanding of key studies and theorists.

This is a A-Level sociology [AQA] lesson which focuses on answering 30 mark exam questions in the education unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. all resources are provided on separate documents. Included: Starter, overview of sociological theories and what they say about society. Title page, show students an example 30 mark question. Key information about 30 markers. Including an outline of how they are assessed (AOs) Model answer. Provided on a separate document. Students to have a go at planning an answer to a question. Question provided on a separate document. Some key points to get students thinking are included on the pp slide. Examiners report for the question which students have planned. Key sociologists/ studies which students could include in the question. Students to have a go at answering a 30 marker. - the same question as they have already planned. From the 2018 ALevel paper. Question sheet provided for students to write their answer on, including reflection space (teachers name will need to be changed). Plenary- key concept task.

This is a GCSE sociology revision session which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 7 slides on the power point. All resources are provided. Included: Title page - 4 2 mark questions for students to answer, all based on the straf/ diff unit. Large mind-map of the whole unit- students are advised to mind- map/ summarise the unit on an A3 piece of paper whilst teacher goes through main content on the board. Practice short answer exam questions- provided on a separate worksheet. Mark schemes provided on the power point. Strat / diff game (may need printing for students to play). Provided on the power point.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on revision. The lesson is specifically designed to revise the education and crime unit, and is aimed at year 11 students. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 8 slides on the power point. Included: Title page with 3 x 2 mark questions for students to complete. Mindmap summary of the whole of the education unit- the idea is that students mind map and add extra information whilst teacher goes through the main points. Short answer exam questions based on the education unit. Provided on a separate worksheet, mark schemes/ answers provided on the power point. Mindmap summary of the whole crime and deviance unit. Short answer exam questions, provided on a separate worksheet. Mark schemes provided on the power point. Education and crime board game. On the power point, but should be printed for students to complete. Testing/ applying their knowledge of key concepts and key studies.