25+ Behaviour Strategies that workQuick View
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25+ Behaviour Strategies that work

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A compendium of a range of strategies and tips on hew to develop a Behaviour for Learning climate and reduce low-level disruption.<br /> <br /> This resource is ideal for staff CPD or professional learning.<br /> <br /> Can be printed as a booklet or used in powerpoint presentation format for staff CPD.
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Year 12 Induction Activities

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This resource can be used as an Induction lesson for students who have selected Sociology as an option, or as part of a 'taster day' for prospective students.<br /> <br /> The following activities are designed to help introduce students to the world of sociology. This pack contains a series of activities that will engage students in an active and creative way. This activity encourages discussion, groupwork and focused thinking. It is designed to illustrate how competing perspectives are central to Sociology and how this fosters opportunities for challenging and evaluative thinking.<br /> <br /> The context of the session is Inequality in Educational Attainment.<br /> <br /> The pack includes the following:<br /> (a) An activity on the role of schools and how they market themselves and their values.<br /> (b) A data activity, with weblinks to reports on social groups and educational attainment which students are <br /> invited to examine and identify key patterns.<br /> (c) An activity to introduce the difference between home background and external factors.<br /> (d) A card sort to enable groups of students to explore different factors causing differences in educational <br /> attainment. This involves ranking and linking competing ideas. This includes 2 card sorts (1 home <br /> background factors and 1 in-school factors), these are written in 'student speak' to enable easy access for <br /> students new to sociology. There are 9 cards for each (which enables diamond 9 ranking possibilities).<br /> (e) A 'Summer Assignment' on Youth Crime, with web-linked sources which can be used for benchmarking <br /> literacy at the start of the academic year.<br /> <br /> <br />
Literacy Skills Development Guide for 'Assessment' essays in Sociology A LevelQuick View
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Literacy Skills Development Guide for 'Assessment' essays in Sociology A Level

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A simple to follow guide aiding students in their structuring of evaluation/assessment answers.<br /> <br /> The guide walks through a series of simple to follow areas of guidance, including:<br /> - planning answers<br /> - writing introductions<br /> - establishing a debate/theoretical discussion<br /> - paragraph structure/style<br /> - connectives<br /> - how to trap evaluation and analysis marks<br /> - writing conclusions
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Theories of Religion: Revision Cards

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A series of revision cards presented on ppt slides to help consolidate and revise THEORIES OF RELIGION.<br /> <br /> Contains:<br /> 1. Functionalist, Marxist, Neo-Marxist and Feminist Theories of religion<br /> 2. Focus on key points/concepts<br /> 3. Key studies <br /> 4. Evaluation points of each theory<br /> 5. Keypoint tests on each theory<br /> <br /> These cards are ideal for consolidating individual lessons. They are also useful as checklists for topic content for essay writing and topic revision.
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PEEEL paragraph poster

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Poster to help students focus on the elements of solid paragraphs for hitting Ao1 and Ao2 skills. Visual, clear and easy to follow.
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Religion and the oppression of women

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ppt that explores different ways that religion can oppress women - includes; religious organisations, sacred texts, places of worship, religious customs and regarding sexuality. Evaluation points considered also.
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Patriarchy - What's it all about?

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This can be used anywhere that you wish to explore teh nature of patriarchy and feminist concerns. It begins with a definition of patriarchy. There are a range of different sources/images etc that can be printed as individual slides and used in a groupwork task. In groups - students interpret each source and consider how it reflects an reinforces patriarchy. My students select sources from those here to produce a sugar paper display to expain what patriarchy is in society. Very visual and interactive. We then use these to write a paragraph illustrating the nature of patriarchy.
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Neo-Marxist Views on role of religion

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literacy, writing frame, PEEEL, relevancy test, application, structured writing. This activity is designed to develop use of the PEEEL format and develop writing with A2 students. The focus is on Neo-Marxism and how to apply this in a range of questions.
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Literacy in Sociology - Evaluation Skills

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A guide (which I plan to produce a Pt II for during the Summer with modelled examples broken down in relation to mark schemes etc. This guide discusses what evaluation is and then explores how to 'trap evaluation marks&'. Attention is given to Bloom&';s Taxonomy to give students a feel for how learning objectives, questioning in lessons, classroom activities and Awarding Body mark schemes reflect this (and where evaluation fits into all this). The guide offers tips and guidance on how to develop the skill of evaluation and how to display it.
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Functionalist theories of deviance thunker

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ppt activity to use as a starter or plenary to assess awareness of 'functionalist/consensus theory' agendas on crime and deviance. students select a dot from the first slide and then answer a question relating to the image/text in the hyperlink.
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Bloom's Taxonomy and the 6 Dice Technique

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A simple idea to encourage students to familiarize themselves with the incremental nature of mark schemes. This is an engaging method with is student-centred and encourages students to explore topics and be mindful of the different skills needed when examining course content. This activity aims to bring knowledge/concepts etc to life and encourage students to explore these more critically. That journey from knowledge recall to illustrating ideas, making connections, contrasting, applying to different debates and evaluation are at the heart of this enterprise.
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Religion:Feminism and Patriarchy

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Active learning task which encourages students to distinguish between concepts and make connections. Students sort out a series of concept/study cards and match these to a series of images to present the case for/against patriarchy. Creativity employed as students presented these as collages and highlight links visible. Good Assessment for Learning tool as any concerns with understanding are visible - enabling intervention and support.
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Literacy in Sociology- The SA paragraph

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A guide to enable students to develop AO2 skills in application/analysisand evaluation. This resource shares an approach to develop the latter section of discursive essays with clear description and modelled exmpled to work with.
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6 Dice Technique - Developing 'Application' Skills

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A teaching strategy for sociology (and beyond) which is designed to develop the ability to make points relevant in writing. This engaging and fun activity is designed to encourage students to make links between knowledge and debates. There is a twist here also with Bloom's Taxonomy incorporated to some extent. Join the Facebook page for more of these strategies and ideas: chrisdeakin66@googlemail.com
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Wordwall concepts cards for Role of Religion

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A set of cards to stimulate conceptual focus in the study of the role of religion from a Functionalist and Marxist perspective. This includes a short video and ideas of how to use in an active manner. Cards are here to download and laminate. Useful in both role of religion questions and setting the scene for social change too. Ideal for developing application and contrasting evaluation skills. Enjoy! Chris