This set of revision cards cover key areas of crime and deviance unit. Offering easy to use bullet point and chart layout, these cards cover core content and provide guidance on how to structure answers and secure application/analysis and evaluation marks.
Contents:
Theories of Crime and Deviance
Gender and crime
Age and Crime
Ethnicity and Crime
Social class and crime
Area and Crime
Globalisation and Crime
Here is a simplified/levelled document to support the marking of AS sociology (AQA) 20 mark questions. The mark scheme is broken down into the 3 skill areas of Knowledge & Understanding/Interpretation and Evaluation and Analysis & Evaluation. The skills have are outlined in a series of 'competencies' which can be 'ticked off' to highlight skills by level.
The DIRT element enables students to identify targets for short-term improvement/development work. This is differentiated to support those aiming for a grade C or a grade A. This enables students to focus on specific skills between assessments. With this teachers are able to offer bespoke guidance and timely interventions to 'skill up' their students and make a difference.
Ideal for new teachers to sociology and non-specialists.
This 45 page booklet will help you focus on key concepts/debates/studies central to the Education Module. Designed as individual revision cards to help focus on key material essential for this exam.
Contents
1. Role of Education
2. Social Class & Attainment
3. Gender & Attainment
4. Gender & Subject Choice
5. Ethnicity & Attainment
6. Education Policies
7. Identity & Education
8. In School Processes
9. Vocational Education
Along with clear slides highlighting key concepts and their location within the topic. These cards also have evaluation points throughout to help reach those higher skills needed for an A or B grade.
Useful top tips are provided throughout along with suggestions where sub-topics link together.
Extensive set of revision cards to help focus on the key concepts and debates central to this topic. Clear bullet pointed cards and charts/diagrams to help tune into the key issues during revision. Full of invaluable tips on evaluation and analysis for higher grade answers.
Contents:
Role of Religion
Religion and Social Change
Religious organisations (incl. NRMs etc)
Gender and religion
Ethnicity and religion
Age and religion
Social Class and religion
Postmodernism/globalisation
Secularisation
2 great resources to make your revision of key topics and debates focused and structured.
Clear bullet point layout, easy to use.
Analysis and evaluation tips throughout for higher grade bands.
Ever been faced with those students who frustratingly announce, ‘I can’t remember it all—there’s too much to remember!’ .We’ve all been there. Sociology A level is one of those subjects where there is so much that is new and quite overwhelming to your average seventeen year old. It’s not surprising that for many they can quickly find their head in a spin and the topic content become a confusing, irretrievable mush. If only there was a way to make it more manageable for such learners, to lessen the anxiety and to make this amazing subject more doable. This was exactly the challenge that led to the creation of **‘Make it Stick!’. **
This pack includes:
- 16 activities covering the topics within the education unit of work. Each activity highlights core knowledge to be known by students and key test questions to help focus revision,classroom testing and recap of previous learning to check for understanding and embed material.
- student schedule. A sample calendarised schedule for using with students to help them plan and prepare for these purposeful activities
- teacher guide. With a detailed explanation of how to use these resources in the classroom, with suggested strategies to support revision, embedding knowledge and developing A02 skills such as analysis and evaluation.
This is more than a revision tool which helps to breakdown key content into areas of focus, a kind of PLC or knowledge organiser. It is more than a starter activity (for 16 lessons minimum) to help bridge learning. It is more than a device for assessing learning and clarifying misunderstandings. It helps to structure question and answer sessions and deepen discussions around ideas. It also encourages the interrogation of ideas promoting deeper analysis, evaluation which in turn helps to structure the writing of answers.
A great resource for differentation - to scaffold the essentials for the borderline C student, but also for offering stretch and supporting higher thinking for the A/A* students.
Also ideal for non-specialists and those new to teaching sociology to help organise schemes of work and lesson modules!
This is a full set of all-colour revision cards covering the topic of Research Methods in Sociology. This PDF document can be printed to postcard size and use for easy access revision to the key essentials at a glance. The cards cover all areas of the topic and have been presented in a simple to use format for effect topic content recall and focus on examination style questions.
Includes: The research process, key terms, factors influencing choice of method, positivism vs interpretivism, structure versus action theories, primary/secondary data - advantages/disadvantages, sampling methods, Experiments, Questionnaires, Structured Interviews, Unstructured interviews, Longitudinal Studies, Content analysis, participant observation, life documents (and pros/cons of different types of qualitative secondary sources), official statistics, basic sociological theory and more.
Each method is presented in a simple to follow evaluation chart which structures the format for answers:
- Definition of method
- Descriptive links to theories and key issues such as reliability/quantitative data etc
- Examples of method in use
- A series of advantages and disadvantages
Overall, this resource takes the hard work out of consolidating your notes and gives you more time and freedom to get creative and actively use this material to revise and plan for different examination questions.
Ever been faced with those students who frustratingly announce, ‘I can’t remember it all—there’s too much to remember!’ .We’ve all been there. Sociology A level is one of those subjects where there is so much that is new and quite overwhelming to your average seventeen year old. It’s not surprising that for many they can quickly find their head in a spin and the topic content become a confusing, irretrievable mush. If only there was a way to make it more manageable for such learners, to lessen the anxiety and to make this amazing subject more doable. This was exactly the challenge that led to the creation of **‘Make it Stick!’. **
This pack includes:
16 activities covering the topics within the families and households unit of work. Each activity highlights core knowledge to be known by students and key test questions to help focus revision,classroom testing and recap of previous learning to check for understanding and embed material.
student schedule. A sample calendarised schedule for using with students to help them plan and prepare for these purposeful activities
-** teacher guide.** With a detailed explanation of how to use these resources in the classroom, with suggested strategies to support revision, embedding knowledge and developing A02 skills such as analysis and evaluation.
This is more than a revision tool which helps to breakdown key content into areas of focus, a kind of PLC or knowledge organiser. It is more than a starter activity (for 16 lessons minimum) to help bridge learning. It is more than a device for assessing learning and clarifying misunderstandings. It helps to structure question and answer sessions and deepen discussions around ideas. It also encourages the interrogation of ideas promoting deeper analysis, evaluation which in turn helps to structure the writing of answers.
A great resource for **differentation *- to scaffold the essentials for the borderline C student, but also for offering stretch and supporting higher thinking for the A/A students.
Also ideal for non-specialists and those new to teaching sociology to help organise schemes of work and lesson modules!
A useful bring together of this recent topic area. Connections to the marketisation agenda throughout.
Presented in a clear bullet point format for revision.
Part of a series of resources to enhance writing techniques in sociology A level.
Useful resource for enabling students to plan and write stronger introductions and conclusions in sociology essays.
This presentation also includes a recap to retain and activity and examples of literacy style from the AQA A2 Paper 3 topic: Crime and Deviance.
Two full topics within this bundle.
Minimumof 32 activities to enhance your sociology teaching and student progress!
Ever been faced with those students who frustratingly announce, ‘I can’t remember it all—there’s too much to remember!’ .We’ve all been there. Sociology A level is one of those subjects where there is so much that is new and quite overwhelming to your average seventeen year old. It’s not surprising that for many they can quickly find their head in a spin and the topic content become a confusing, irretrievable mush. If only there was a way to make it more manageable for such learners, to lessen the anxiety and to make this amazing subject more doable. This was exactly the challenge that led to the creation of **‘Make it Stick!’. **
This pack includes:
32 activities covering the topics within the Education and Families and Households unit of work. Each activity highlights core knowledge to be known by students and key test questions to help focus revision,classroom testing and recap of previous learning to check for understanding and embed material.
student schedule. A sample calendarised schedule for using with students to help them plan and prepare for these purposeful activities
- teacher guide. With a detailed explanation of how to use these resources in the classroom, with suggested strategies to support revision, embedding knowledge and developing A02 skills such as analysis and evaluation.
This is more than a revision tool which helps to breakdown key content into areas of focus, a kind of PLC or knowledge organiser. It is more than a starter activity (for 32 lessons minimum) to help bridge learning. It is more than a device for assessing learning and clarifying misunderstandings. It helps to structure question and answer sessions and deepen discussions around ideas. It also encourages the interrogation of ideas promoting deeper analysis, evaluation which in turn helps to structure the writing of answers.
A great resource for **differentation *- to scaffold the essentials for the borderline C student, but also for offering stretch and supporting higher thinking for the A/A students.
Also ideal for non-specialists and those new to teaching sociology to help organise schemes of work and lesson modules!
A useful activity that can be used in the context of sociological theory (A2) if you take away the religion focus.
Simply a card sort with a host of relevant concepts. Students are encouraged to discuss and explore meanings of these ideas and be serendiptous and identify connections and relationships.
The activity is designed to initially encourage students to divide ideas into themes ....they then explore overlaps between these and then consider application and evaluation.
Any queries - please mail me at deakinsociology@hotmail.com.
All the best,
Chris
A simple recap 'thunker&' for stimulating Q&A recap in lesson. Excellent for generating review discussion and higher order thinking....plus it&';s fun!!
