Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the TV series unit on His Dark Materials: City of Magpies. The 53 slide, 10 lesson resource includes all resources and ten lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSP. Lesson 1: What is ‘His Dark Materials: City of Magpies’ and what are the key themes of the episode. Lesson 2: Target audience analysis. Lesson 3: Audience and Marketing/Promotion links. Character links to target audience. Lesson 4: Audience response to His Dark Materials – including audience numbers, critical response and preferred/oppositional readings of His Dark Materials. Lesson 5: A semiotic analysis of His Dark Materials – including CLAMPS. Lesson 6 and 7: Media Language theory including genre, Propp, Todorov, Barthes and Levi-Strauss. Lesson 8: Representation in His Dark Materials. Lesson 9: The remit and funding of BBC. The production companies behind His Dark Materials. The BBC/HBO link. The multi-platform, multi-channel media landscape. Lesson 10: Comparing His Dark Materials and Dr. Who. As reviewers have stated for previous Media Studies CSPs shared on TES: “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”

This lesson will assist year 9-11 with GCSE experimentation using the theme of ‘War and conflict’. AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes. Creating a surface of coffee as a background to draw onto. This will take approx 3 lessons to complete to a high standard. Inspiration images of eyes included along side outlines for differentiation to trace if needed.

A detailed, engaging and well-differentiated lesson to encourage critical thinking (lasting 1-2 hours), focused on the growth of Fake News and ‘alternative facts’. These resources teach students how we must always use critical thinking skills when studying media material. Included: 1 - 2 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, alternative facts reading comprehension, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education GCSE CITIZENSHIP 9-1

This thought-provoking 27 slide assembly focuses on the popularity of social media, the harm it can have to an individual’s health and challenges students to make a positive change. This assembly covers: Popularity of social media Inspirational video A look at popular social media platforms with statistics (including: facebook, Instagram, snapchat and twitter). Time spent online statistics Social media and mental health Tips to use social media responsibly Second inspirational video Personal Reflection questions Please also visit my TES Assembly Store where over 100 assemblies are available on a huge range of topics. LIMITED TIME OFFER If you purchase this resource and leave a 5-star review, you receive any £3 assembly from my store FREE!! Leave a review and email Lee_Sullivan@hotmail.co.uk with your review confirmation and choice of assembly.

Aimed at the GCSE AQA Media spec, the booklets contain resources and tasks to help students cover most of the major areas of the spec and the materials provided. Although some texts will change over each year those pages are easily omitted or make for excellent introductory material. A pack of resources including. -Revision Guide for Year 11 Media studies with range of tasks for all texts -Guide which covers most of the initial topics with information and tasks as a Unit of Work -A Homemade exam paper -A brief overview of the units and content for students Please feel free to check out some of my free resources to get a taste of what I make before you buy.

THIS CSP REQUIRES STUDENTS TO WATCH AN EPISODE OF HIS DARK MATERIALS - AVAILABLE ON DVD, BBC IPLAYER OR HBO MAX INTERNATIONALLY. No-Prep Digital Lessons for His Dark Materials AQA GCSE TV Drama Close Study Project (CSP) This Lesson includes: 90-slide Teacher Presentation - easy-to-read and student-friendly visual presentation (includes games, discussions and visuals) 17-page Worksheet - designed to perfectly accompany the presentation The lesson is based on the AQA GCSE specification and covers all key concepts of Media Language, Representation, Industry and Audience as well as the contexts that have influenced His Dark Materials. Topics include: Product Context - History of the series, creators, story and themes, film adaptation. Media Language - Genre conventions, hybrid genre, media language analysis skills, mise-en-scene, camera, editing, sound, narrative theory (Propp, Todorov, Barthes). Representation - Use of stereotypes, representation of ethnicity, gender, age, and religion. Audience - Demographics and target audience, uses and gratifications theory, reception theory. Industry - Ownership (BBC and HBO), funding, star power, 360 degree marketing, distribution and exhibition, regulation. The lesson has been designed to be taught digitally and uses Google Docs and Google Slides to integrate with Google Classroom perfectly, however it can be easily downloaded and adapted to be used with other programs, or printed. The presentation and worksheet have been specifically designed to appeal to students and be an effective preparation for the AQA GCSE Media Studies exam. It features: Key Terminology clearly presented Visually engaging slides and tasks Exam-style questions Class activities and discussion opportunities Up-to-date facts and news items about His Dark Materials Interactive presentation with external links Other AQA GCSE CSP Lessons Available: Black Widow Tatler 2023 Heat * I, Daniel Blake

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A revision resource for A Level Media Studies focused on the WJEC Eduqas specification and the theorists listed in the exam board Teaching Guides. I encourage my students to highlight the sections on the sheet as we cover the material. It also serves as a basis for checking knowledge later on. It is designed to fit on a single side of A4 paper, though it scales decently to A3 for displaying. The two-page resource summarises each theoretical viewpoint briefly and organises the theorists according to the appropriate theoretical framework. This resource pairs reasonably well with the A Level Media Studies - Exams Structure and Theories knowledge organiser available on the store. Both the .pdf and the .pub are included so that you can customise it to your teaching groups.

Big Film and TV QUIZ !!** Over 11 rounds and 80+ Questions! Now comes with reward certificates This resource contains 1xPowerPoint QUIZ 1x Student Answer Sheet double sided out of /80+ Marks (PDF and PPT Version) and all the answers!! Contain 11 Rounds: Name the Superhero, True or False, Who says it? Catchphrases, Observation, De-Scrabble, Design Challenge and more… 3 x sets of Certificates (Winning Team Gold Certificates, 2nd Place Team Silver Certificates and 3rd Place Team Bronze Certificates) The certificates come in two sizes A4 and A5 and are easily editable in PPT format. This quiz resource is perfect for lesson time, form time, extra curricular clubs, part of a drop down day or as a fun treat for your class. This will last a full hour by the time you get students into small teams and run through the Quiz and the interactive way the answers appear. A tie-breaker is included. A variety of different rounds and different challenges within this quiz for all types of learners to access (something fun no matter what ability) Product Code: FUN/C8/QZ/21 This informative, fun and engaging quiz will be a great way to celebrate the end of term and contains two hidden topical Youtube videos. Here are some of our other popular fast selling form tutor resources: British Values Quiz The Big Literacy Quiz Form Tutor January Summer Form Tutor Package Spring Premium Form Tutor Resource - Full Year Package Autumn Tutor Time Package The Big Brexit Quiz

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Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Magazine unit on Tatler. The 34 slide, 7 lesson resource includes all resources and seven lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSPs. Lesson 1: Introduction to Tatler and the nature of its target audience. Lesson 2 and 3: Completing a detailed semiotic analysis of the Tatler front cover including verbal, non-verbal and technical codes. Also, the codes and conventions of magazine design. Lesson 4: Modelled semiotic analysis of an unseen magazine media product. Lesson 5: An analysis of the narrative structures using media theories including Propp, Todorov and Barthes. Lesson 6: How groups, people and events are represented in Tatler and why. Lesson 7: Comparing Tatler to Heat. Practice examination questions. As reviewers have stated for previous Media Studies CSPs shared on TES: “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”

Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Magazine unit on Heat. The 48 slide, 7 lesson resource includes all resources and seven lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSPs. Lesson 1: Introduction to Heat and the nature of its target audience. Also, introduction to the celebrities on the cover and the context of the stories. Lesson 2 and 3: Completing a detailed semiotic analysis of the Heat front cover including verbal, non-verbal and technical codes. Lesson 4: The values and beliefs of Heat magazine. Lesson 5: An analysis of the narrative structures using media theories including Propp, Todorov Levi-Strauss and Barthes. Lesson 6: How groups, people and events are represented in Heat and why. Lesson 7: Comparing Heat to Tatler. Practice examination questions. As reviewers have stated for previous Media Studies CSPs shared on TES: “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”

Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Online, Social and Participatory unit on Marcus Rashford. The 55 slide 10 lesson resource includes all resources and ten lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSP. Lesson 1: Who is Marcus Rasford? Lesson 2: Why is Marcus Rashford a CSP? How has Marcus Rashford redefined celebrity through his online presence? Lesson 3: Who is the audience for Marcus Rashford and why do they engage with his online presence? Lesson 4: Analysing the codes and conventions of his social media channels. Lesson 5: Analysing the official Marcus Rashford website. Lesson 6: Audience positioning and narrative structures. Lesson 7: Who selects the various representations of Marcus. The rise of social media managers and PR companies. Lesson 8: The growth of social media companies and who owns them? Who regulates social media companies? Lesson 9: How do social media companies make money? What businesses link with Marcus Rashford and why? Lesson 10: Marcus Rashford, the political powerbase and public policy. As reviewers have stated for previous Media Studies CSPs: “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Excellent AS Eduqas revision tool. Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”

This comprehensive lesson resource is designed to provide a solid foundation for A-Level Media Studies students. It serves as an engaging and informative introduction to the subject, empowering both teachers and students with versatile materials that can be customized for classroom use. Key Features: Adaptable Format: This lesson resource offers both PowerPoint template slides and PDF formats for instant download. It is easily customizable, allowing teachers to tailor the content to the specific needs and pace of their A-Level Media Studies class. Foundations of Media Studies: Cover the fundamental concepts and theories that underpin media studies. Introduce students to the key terminology, theoretical frameworks, and historical context that will serve as the basis for their studies. Interactive Learning: Encourage active participation with engaging activities, discussion questions, and opportunities for students to share their initial perceptions and interests in media. Foster a collaborative learning environment from the very beginning. Exploration of Media Forms: Provide an overview of various media forms, including film, television, print, digital media, and advertising. Discuss their significance, impact, and cultural relevance in today’s society. Critical Thinking Skills: Help students develop critical thinking skills by exploring the role of media in shaping perceptions, influencing society, and disseminating information. Encourage them to analyze media content critically. Multimedia Resources: Incorporate multimedia elements such as video clips, images, and audio excerpts to illustrate key concepts and engage students visually and audibly. Assessment Tools: Offer assessment tools such as reflective exercises to gauge students’ initial understanding of media concepts and identify areas that may need further exploration. Printable Resources: Ensure accessibility by including printable materials, making it easy for teachers to use the resource in both digital and physical classroom settings.

Full lessons and tasks on: Film – Blinded by the Light: (Gurinder Chadha, UK, 2019) This is a Targeted Close Study product for which you will need to focus on the following areas of the Theoretical Framework: • Media Industries Students are not required to watch the film for the assessment Film: Blinded by the Light is an example of low-medium budget film making. Students do not need to watch the film but will need to be familiar with the production context and distribution materials including: o website(BenditNetworks) o website(Warners) o posters o trailer osocialmediapresence(twitter,Instagram,facebooketc). The film should only be studied in relation to Media Industries.

This resource contains 39 documents (Powerpoint files and corresponding video documents).The exercises are suitable for KS3 and KS4 and can be used as starters or warm-up activities before working on topics. The video files are authentic materials from the news. Pupils have enjoyed the challenge of watching short French TV reports.

Introduction to digital media publishing continued Apply photography and design to digital publishing. Plan and produce a marketing material package to a freelance brief. Following your client brief outline, design a marketing materials pack. You pack must include: Logo Business card (front & back) Web home page Roller banner 2 more materials of your team’s choice

An introduction to the idea of Materialism in a topic about Buddhism. Students reflect on what materialism is and whether they are materialistic

Design and Technology Textiles Technology course. The materials can be downloaded as a complete Moodle course or as individual elements. The bilingual resources include video clips, animations, text and quizzes within Moodle and can be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching or by students on individual computers. The images included in this work, to the best of our knowledge, are from sources that their use do not breach any copyright rules. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

AQA GCSE Media mock for KS4 legacy spec pupils. Mock includes question paper and preliminary material, creative task is a poster.

Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Film unit on Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Black Widow. The 27 slide, 6 lesson resource includes all resources and approximately 6 lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSP. Lesson 1: What is Black Widow and what is the MCU franchise? Lesson 2: Who owns Marvel [includes conglomerate, vertical and horizontal integration]. Genre analysis and impact on global sales. Lesson 3: Representation and influence in the production of Black Widow and why. Analysis of Star Power. Examining the costs of production. Lesson 4: How did Black Widow perform at the box office and why? Distribution channels used and the impact of the COVID pandemic. Lesson 5: Film certification. The marketing and merchandising of Black Widow. Lesson 6: Hollywood and the links to globalisation and cultural imperialism. As reviewers have stated for previous Media Studies CSPs shared on TES: “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”