A ten page booklet with info pages and worksheets on the poem Tissue by Imtiaz Dharker. Print at home or read on your tablet or e-reader. Please do not photocopy this resource.

A study pack for GCSE English students focussing on Shelley’s Ozymandias. A ten page booklet containing a mixture of information sheets and worksheets to guide you through the poem. Plenty of activities to help you memorise key quotes and learn essential context plus sample paragraphs to help you improve your writing about the poem. Print at home or view on your tablet or e reader. Please do not photocopy this resource

A powerpoint following on from the introductory one. There is re-cap of previous lesson plus some research on Channel 4 and using a true or false sheet to test knowledge. Students then start analysing the advert in more detail following the stories of certain paralympians. True or False sheet comes as an extra resource with this powerpoint.

Introductory powerpoint and teacher notes for EDUQAS set text: Super.Human. Tokyo 2020. The powerpoint asks students to consider different types of advertising and ways in which adverts persuade us. There is a brief viewing of the set text and some introductory questions then a simulation activity. This is the first in a series of lessons.

This powerpoint begins to examine representation of disability in the media. It asks students to consider Channel 4’s impact on these representations. Lots of analysis of texts, discussion and some theory.

A revision powerpoint starting with a Kahoot to test student knowledge of key ideas. Also included are some film stills for analysis and a link to our ‘5 Frames from Stories We Tell’ Youtube video. Then there is some sample essay writing for discussion and to act as scaffolding for students writing their own essays.

A powerpoint looking at the context of Macbeth, in particular the source material - Holinshed’s Chronicles. Students compare the two texts and consider how to write about key moments and key characters. There is some sample writing for students to use as a model.

Focus on mise-en-scene with this powerpoint. A selection of stills are presented for class analysis. There is the opportunity to consider an exam style question. The lesson starts with a link to an existing kahoot (not written by me) which gets students revising surrealism.

A revision powerpoint starting with a Kahoot to test student knowledge of key ideas. Also included are some film stills for analysis and a link to our ‘5 Frames from Searching for Sugarman’ Youtube video. Then there is some sample essay writing for discussion and to act as scaffolding for students writing their own essays.

A powerpoint with lesson activities, sample essay writing and extension tasks. Students explore 3 key contrasts - The Birling’s world vs Eva’s world, Sheila vs Eva and The Inspector vs Mr Birling. Tasks are scaffolded with example sentences, paragraphs and key quotes. Students move on to essay writing tasks, again with examples.

A powerpoint which introduces audience theory (Reception thoery, Uses and Gratifications and ideas by Annette Hill) and asks students to apply them to different documentary clips. Students should understand how watching a documentary is a different experience to watching a fiction film. The end of the powerpoint has a sample essay question and some example writing.

A powerpoint which re-caps the key ideas of surrealism and asks students to create their own surrealist text. Group analysis of the opening of the film with a particular focus on the importance of editing. Towards the end of the lesson students work in groups to analyse other key moments in the film.

A booklet designed especially for A Level Film Studies students who are looking at Film History. Over 50 pages of information and activities based on F.W.Murnau’s film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. Key scenes, sample writing and critical soundbites relevant to your Film exams. Print at home or view on your tablet or e-reader. Please do not photocopy this resource.