Introductory lesson on the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) for media and film students with case study and video links for the film movement.

An introductory lesson for the theory of Strauss’ binary opposition. Includes explanation, worked examples and activities for students. Can be adapted to fit with different media area of studies: film, tv, advertising etc.

Powerpoint outline of hypodermic syringe theory by Bandura. Presented for Eduqas A-level but a transferable resource. Powerpoint explores original psychological experiment, news controversy and limitations of the model.

A basic outline of Stuart Hall’s reception audience theory for use with Eduqas exam board. Examples taken from set text products but can be changed to suit different examples.

A lesson that could be used for film or media to introduce students to mise-en-scene. Lesson to explain the term and examples for students to work on.

Powerpoint covering key terminology and theory from the Eduqas media A-level specification. Worksheet for students to add detail to psychographic profiles with key theory explained as a handout. Young and Rubicam’s psychographic profiles.

A comprehensive powerpoint for teaching the music video Formation by Beyonce as part of the WJEC/Eduqas A-level for media. The powerpoint includes the infromation from the fact sheet available to download from the Eduqas website. It includes video links to contextual information and disucssion points for students as well as the key theorists and terminology.

Designed to be used to cover the key points of Leisbet van Zoonen’s essay feminist perspectives on the media as part of the WJEC Media A-level course. Students were set the article to read as homework and this is the summarised version that we covered in lesson and can be given to students for their revision. Discussion points on the final slides. The academic article is quite heavy going so this simplified and consolidated the key points.

A workbook for A-level Media Eduqas set text The Bridge as part of the TV Crime Drama workbook. The workbook is a compilation of the resources from Eduqas website covering industry, audience and theoretical perspectives.

A sequence of lessons and or homework tasks based on Vinyl musics covers from 1973. Images provided on slides. Guided analysis for individual product, research task for context from the decade. Comparison practice question asking students to compare the vinyl cover with a set studied text as exam practice.