Two lessons related to social media. In the first students discuss the sharing of information online and the issues of privacy and permanence. In the second learners research a news story about social change that has been fuelled by social media and present their findings.

Contains all resources for an introductory 2 hour introductory lesson on the topic of Social Media. Learners begin by brainstorming key terms and concepts related to social media before comparing and contrasting different social networking site to look for common features. Finally they are introduced to some current debates and issues before discussing the digital divide. Comes with a PowerPoint presentation with 17 slides, a key terms glossary and screenshots of well-known social media sites for annotating.

A presentation introducing learners to the concept of perception and perceptual barriers. In this session learners discuss optical illusions in relation to the three stages of perception, give their first impressions of a stranger and discuss how they arrived at those judgements and think about factors affecting perception.

In this lesson learners explore the 9 common errors of perception including the fundamental attribution error, the halo effect and false consistency amongst others. The presentation includes links to relevant videos and several discussion based activities.

Following the introductory lesson, learners begin to apply their knowledge of New Values to contemporary examples from newspapers and online. Learners discuss what is meant by a ‘news agenda’ and try to determine the agendas of major newspapers.

After watching an online documentary learners discuss the representation of women in advertising since the 1950s, comparing it with contemporary representations.

A two hour lesson that covers the topic of social media and education. Learners discuss advantages and disadvantages whilst making notes in a shared online document. They then evaluate the activity and the discussion before attempting a written response to an exam style question.

A 14 slide Powerpoint presentation and accompanying workbook designed to cover the topics of social media, fake news and opinion forming. Learners discuss some well-known stories in politics, define some key terms and research the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal.

A 60 minute lesson which provides learners with a framework to deconstruct advertisements. They apply a series of questions to a set of 5-6 adverts and discuss concepts such as audience and purpose in relation to these ads.

A two hour lesson exploring the topic of social media and its impact on relationships, self and identity. Learners discuss opinion statements about social media before exploring its effect on relationships by analysing statistics from a journal article. Finally, they discuss online identity and the concept of the digital footprint.

A powerpoint that asks learners to define ‘News’ and compare their thoughts with established knowledge on the subject. Learners are then intriduced to Galtung and Ruge’s 12 news values and asked to discuss any recent examples they can think of. Comes with accompanying workbook that includes several tasks to consolidate learning.

Learners begin by defining pathos, logos and ethos before applying the knowledge to some television advertisements.

A ready-to-go 90 minute lesson focussing on the topic of social media and its impact on language. Learners discuss some key debates associated with the topic, read an article about endangered languages and discuss prescriptivist and descriptivist approaches. Contains a 13 slide PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying workbook.

Students end this unit of work by exploring what factors besides ‘News Values’ influence the production of news. They explore concepts such as Citizen Journalism and relate this to contemporary examples.

A two part lesson designed to introduce students to the concept of barriers to communication. Includes several interactive activities designed to get learners thinking about some of the communication barriers they may face on a daily basis and worksheets to accompany the lesson.