This is a GCSE sociology lesson based on the education unit. This lesson is lesson 2 of ethnic differences which focuses on internal factors. The lesson is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and there are a total of 9 slides on the power point. Challenge questions provided throughout.
Included:
Starter- methods recap. Unscramble the key words. (answers on pp)
Title page- encouraging students to think about how schools/ teachers may be unconsciously racist.
Quick recap of ethnic differences lesson 1. Includes, who performs better in education, also material and cultural factors.
Explanation of how racism can lead to underachievement.
Explanation of how institutional racism can lead to underachievement.
Explanation of how labelling and low expectations can lead to underachievement.
Explanation of how the ethnocentric curriculum can lead to underachievement.
Consolidating knowledge task. Students to complete the mind-map using all the information they have learnt about ethnic differences. The mindmap has been started, students too add as much information as they can. Attached as a separate document.
15 mark practice exam question. Students have the option of two questions focusing on ethnic differences. Example structure provided.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the education unit. This is the first lesson on Ethnic differences. The lesson focuses on Material and cultural factors (external factors) affecting academic underachievement of some ethnic minority groups. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Challenge questions and extension tasks provided throughout.
Included:
Starter- research methods recap.
Title page. Encouraging students to think about why some ethnic minority groups do not perform so well in education.
Background information- key statistics.
External factors - how language can lead to underachievement.
External factors- parental aspirations, video clip (link on power point). More detailed explanation of how parental aspirations may benefit some ethnic groups.
Male subcultures- with reference to Tony Sewell.
Evaluation of cultural factors.
Material factors. Application question for students.
Plenary- true or false activity. Worksheet provided on a separate document. Answers on the pp slide.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson [wjec/ eduqas]. The lesson focuses on the eduction unit, specifically labelling, banding and setting. The power point has a total of 12 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Challenge questions and extension tasks provided throughout.
Included:
Starter, methods recap. 2 mark exam questions, students answer whilst register is being taken.
Title page. Encouraging students to think about what labelling means and the type of sociologists that are interested in labelling.
Guess your label game! post it notes with different labels written on are needed for this task. Instructions included on the power point. Students tick the labels on their head- partner acts out their partners label until they guess it correctly.
Outline of what labelling is and where labels come from.
Explanation of how teachers arrive at their labels.
Diagram of how self-fulfilling prophecies occur. Student task.
Explanation of how teachers communicate their labels.
Explanation of what banding and setting is.
The effects of banding and setting on labelling. Reading task (Ball), students answer questions. Reading provided on a separate document.
Applying understanding, 5 mark exam question. Success criteria provided.
Marking exam question- mark scheme provided. Encourage peer assessment.
Plenary 5,4,3,2,1. Students to reflect on what they have learnt during the lesson.
This is a GCSE Sociology lesson which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is about the Functionalist perspective on stratification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 10 slides.
Included:
Starter, retrieval practice of the education unit. Crossword. Attached as a separate document.
Title page- students to remind themselves what is meant by social stratification.
Why is there social stratification? - video clip task, link on the pp. Question sheet to go with it, attached as a separate document.
Overview of functionalism and stratification- questions for discussion.
Functionalism and rewards.
Why do some jobs lead to more status and privilege?
Social stratification and role allocation.
The New Right and stratification. With references to Saunders.
Evaluation.
Overview quick quiz- questions and answers on power point.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. This lesson focuses on the Marxist view of stratification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, theories of education recap.
Title page, students to start to think about what Marxists would say about stratification.
Quick quiz on stratification/ differentiation basics. Answers provided on the pp.
Marxism overview.
Marxist history- links to Ancient society and medieval times.
Stratification in the Victorian era- Marx times.
Connections between the industrial revolution and capitalism/ class divide.
Communism and capitalism- questions for students to think about.
Capitalism and exploitation- tasks for students to complete on pp slides.
Summarising Marxist views- student task. Write a snapchat message. Template provided on a separate document.
Plenary- Marxism reading. Provided on a separate document, key questions for students to answer using the reading.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on revising the families and households unit. The lesson specfically covers, theories of the family, marriage patterns, is the family in decline along with some games which covers the unit as a whole. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, bingo.
Title page- retrieval practice, how many key concepts can students remember?
Key theories of the family, there is a slide on Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism.
IS the family in decline/ changing? key points on the board, reminding students of The New Right and Postmodernism.
Short answer exam questions- provided on a separate document.
Why are less people getting married? spider diagram, key information on pp slide.
Marriage patterns- student fill in the blank task. Student worksheet provided, answers on pp.
Sociology quiz- questions on the cultural transmission and family unit. Questions and answers provided on a separate worksheet.
Independent revision task, textbook may be required.
Plenary- blankety blank- students work out the missing words in a series of statements about the family unit.
This is a GCSE sociology revision lesson which focuses on the education and research methods units. Key details of what topics are covered are listed below. This is designed as a mock preparation lesson, however could be used as a generic revision lesson. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes are there are a total of 16 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter- research methods key concepts sheet. Retrieval practice task, separate worksheet provided.
Title page- encouraging students to think about some of the key issues within the methods unit.
Strengths and weaknesses of interviews- sheet for students to fill in, provided separately. Answers provided on the pp. Challenge and extension tasks provided throughout.
Ethical guidelines/ considerations in research.
Sampling key concepts match up task- provided on a separate worksheet for students. Answers on pp.
Theories of education- students match up the key sociology/ term with the correct theory. Answers provided.
Theories of education student fill in table- provided on a separate worksheet. Answers on pp. Challenge questions included.
The hidden curriculum.
Pro and anti-school subcultures. How do they affect achievement at school?
Plenary- short answer exam style questions. Provided on a separate worksheet, mark scheme on power point.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. The lesson goes through how disability can affect life-chances. No other resources are needed other than the power point. Challenge questions provided throughout.
Included:
Starter activity, education recap. Retrieval practice questioning task.
Title page- definition of disability. Encouraging students to share their prior knowledge about how disability can affect life-chances.
Mind-map task, what things do we associate with ‘disability’?
Explanation of the two ways to view disability- the medical model and social model.
Discrimination and disability.
How does disability affect life chances? goes through each of the factors; social exclusion, status, employment and hate crime.
Link to Marxist view of disability.
Plenary- short answer exam style question. Encourages peer assessment (this is structured on the pp) Model answer provided.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This lesson specifically covers measuring crime including police recorded statistics, victim and self-report studies. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, recapping the social stratification and differentiation unit. Students to work out which statements are incorrect.
Title page, encouraging students to think about how the government collects data about crime.
Brief outline of how we can measure crime in society.
Official statistics on crime recorded by the police, including strengths and weaknesses.
The dark figure of crime explanation. Application/ scenario task- provided on a separate worksheet.
Victim and self-report studies, referring to The crime survey for England and Wales.
Key word match up task- answers provided on power point.
Sociological theory and their views on official crime statistics.
Comparing police recorded statistics and The crime survey for England and Wales- worksheet provided on a separate document. Answers on the power point.
Plenary- are official crime statistics accurate? task for students to complete.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson is specifically about the Marxist view of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, based on recapping the social stratification and differentiation unit.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what Marxists would say about crime.
‘The price is right’- students to guess the price fraud costs per year. All answers on the pp.
Definitions of white-collar and corporate crime. Example of white collar crime, encouraging students to think about why rich people may get treated differently.
Capitalism and consumerism.
Short video clip, questions for students to answer. Link on pp slide.
Social power and crime- links to William Chambliss.
Fill in the blanks task, provided on a separate worksheet. Answers on pp slide.
What is white collar crime? reading and question task. Reading provided on a separate worksheet.
Evaluation of Marxism.
Plenary- summary task, students write a tweet using the key concepts on the board.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson specifically focuses on the Functionalist view of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, social stratification & differentiation recap.
Title page- encouraging students to think about the functions of crime in society.
Newspaper article headlines- students to think about what they tell us about crime.
Durkheim: collective sentiments explanation.
James Bulger reading task- how does crime make society stronger? reading provided on a separate document.
Durkheim: Anomie - London Riots 2011 as an example. Short video clip included, link on the pp slide.
Explanation of the positive role of deviance.
5 mark exam style question, examples of what students could include is on the pp slide. Peer assessment encouraged using ABC technique (explained on the pp slide)
Theories of crime and deviance overview sheet- students to add to this each time they learn a new theory. Sheet provided on a separate document.
Getting ahead, reading task, Texbooks will be needed for this. Students to start reading ahead about Merton’s strain theory.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson specifically focuses on Merton’s strain theory, within the functionalist perspective of crime. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, recapping social differentiation.
Title page, encouraging students to think about the motivation for why people commit crimes.
Quick quiz- assessing students knowledge on the functionalist perspective. Answers and questions provided on the pp.
Explanation of what Merton means by the word Anomie- links to the American dream.
Explanation of Merton’s strain theory- short video clip showing how society is not meritocratic. Link included on power point.
Explanation of Merton’s reactions to strain. Drawing task- students to create a storyboard which represents each reaction. Template for this included as a separate document.
Explanation of Marxist criticisms of strain theory. Student task/ instructions on power point.
Consolidation task- students to add what they have learnt to their worksheet. Students come back to this each time they learn about a new theory. Provided as a separate worksheet.
Short answer exam questions, differentiated. Students choose which questions they want to answer. Mark scheme for 5 marker provided on the pp.
Plenary- match the deviant reaction to its definition. Answers provided.
This is a GCSE psychology lesson which covers the basics of research methods. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 15 slides on the power point. This lesson also comes with a booklet/ worksheet which students should fill in whilst the lesson is being taught. All key information and activities are included on this worksheet. Challenge and extension tasks are provided on the power point.
Included:
Starter, students to work out the key methods based on the images.
Title page, encouraging students to think about what they already know about research methods.
Key concepts that will be covered- students to see which ones they can already define.
Explanation of primary and secondary data- workbook task.
Explanation of qualitative and quantitative data- workbook task.
Different types of hypotheses, dependent & independent variables, controlling extraneous variables. Key content on the pp slide and in the workbook- application tasks for students to complete.
Sampling techniques- students to complete strengths and weaknesses task in workbook. May need access to the GCSE psychology Edexcel textbook to help them with this.
Research and experimental designs- students to complete table in workbook based on info on pp slide.
3 x short answer practice exam questions. Provided on the workbook. Mark schemes are included on the pp slides.
Plenary- students workout missing words in the sentences.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social approach. The lesson aims to introduce the prejudice section of the unit, as well as an independent student task on realistic conflict theory. Students will need access to the A-Level Edexcel pscyhology textbook (Flanagan et al) in order to complete the independent task. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, key concepts from the social psychology unit so far.
Title page, encouraging students to think about what is meant by prejudice.
Why we learn about prejudice, and where students think prejudice ideas may come from.
Definition of prejudice and examples. - assessing students prior knowledge.
Introduction and explanation of CAB- cognitive, affective and behavioural. And how these components link to prejudice ideas.
CAB application task- separate worksheet attached.
What bad things have happened in history that can be explained by prejudice?
What social psychologists would say about where prejudice comes from.
Introduction to Sherif, realistic conflict theory. This is an independent student task whereby they will need to use the textbook reading to complete the questions on the sheet. They will need to A-Level Edexcel book 1 (eye book). I have not attached the scanned copy of the textbook as it is obviously not my work, however, if this is needed please feel free to send me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk. The student worksheet which includes questions and activities for them to complete has been attached as a separate worksheet.
The end of the pp also indicates towards a folder check being complete, however, this can be deleted if it is not applicable to your class.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on revising the whole of the social approach- including: obedience and prejudice. The lesson is designed to last 100 minutes (could last longer). There is a total of 16 slides on the power point. All resources are attached.
Included:
Starter: social psychology bingo. Key words provided on the pp slide.
Mind map which covers all content from the obedience side of the course. Key studies include: Milgram and Burger.
Mind map which covers all content from the prejudice side of the course. Key studies include: Sherif.
Key psychologists names from the social approach. What can students remember? - answers provided on the power point.
A3 worksheet which covers the three key studes: Milgram, Burger and Sherif. Students to fill in. Sheet could easily be changed to include what ever studies have been covered.
Pp slides which go through Milgram’s obedience to authority study. Variation studies also included. Students to fill in their A3 sheet.
Students independently do the other two studies.
Short answer exam style question- mark scheme included.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on learning theories. This lesson includes Bandura et al (1961)- original Bobo doll experiment along with their follow up studies. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. This lesson is designed to come after students have learned about Social Learning theory. In order to complete the lesson successfully students should have access to the ALevel textbook, Edexcel book for year one and AS level.
Included:
Starter activity based on recapping social psychology.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what they can remember about social learning theory and what they already know about the Bobo doll experiment.
Recap of social learning theory- students to work out missing words.
Short video clip, link on power point slide. Questions for students to think about as an introduction to the study.
3 slides which goes through a brief run through of the original (1961) Bobo doll experiment. Challenge questions provided throughout. Includes aim, procedure, findings and conclusion.
Evaluation of the original experiment. Worksheet for students to complete. Attached as a separate document.
reading task- will need access to the textbook pages. Short answer exam question provided.
Bandura et al, additional studies (1963 & 1965). Two slides which briefly runs through each experiment, students should then use the textnook pages to make sure they understand the studies.
Plenary- bringing everything together. Mind map task- provided on a separate document. Students to summarise everything they know about SLT, Bandura (1961) and Bandura at al’s additional studies.
Textbook pages have not been attached. However, please email me at amyfo7@live.co.uk if you need any additional attachments.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on evaluating the three key learning theories. Social learning theory, classical conditioning and operant conditioning. There are also links made to individual differences and developmental psychology. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, social psychology recap. Students to review what they can remember about Milgram and Burger.
Bandura Bobo doll experiment recap- quiz questions. Answers provided.
Title page- students to name the learning theorists.
Three exam questions based on evaluating learning theories - introduce to students to highlight the importance of evaluation.
Two slides explaining links to developmental psychology and individual differences.
Recapping learning theories, fill in the blanks.
Three slides outlining the main strengths and weaknesses of each learning theory.
Summary sheet for students to complete. Based on evaluating each theory referring to evidence, application and reductionism. In order to complete this task successfully students will need to use their notes or have access to the A-Level textbook.
Plenary- Students to plan/ complete one of the 8 mark questions on evaluating one of the key learning theories.
This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on learning theories. This lesson specifically focuses on operant conditioning put forward by Skinner. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 16 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter activity which focuses on reviewing the social psychology unit, unscramble the words. Answers provided.
Title page- brief introduction to what operant conditioning means.
Video clip introducing students to operant conditioning, link on pp slide.
Key terms sheet.
Explanation of the skinner box.
Explanation of key terms: positive & negative reinforcement, along with positive and negative punishment.
Short video from the big bang theory- students to apply key concepts.
Explanation of primary and secondary reinforcers. Example 2 mark question.
Application task- students apply key concepts to the statements on the pp slide.
Strengths and weaknesses of operant conditioning.
Recap of using animal research in psychology- short answer exam question (4 marks). Question and mark scheme included.
Plenary- watch video clip of super nanny, students to identify the types of reinforcement and punishment used.
This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on classical conditioning. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 16 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter activity which focuses on recapping the social approach. True or false task- answers included.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about classical conditioning.
Key terms sheet for students to fill in- all terms based around classical conditioning. These key terms are provided throughout the lesson.
Short youtube clip introducing the theory. Link provided on the slide, questions for students to think about.
The process of classical conditioning explained. Evaluation of the theory.
Pavlov’s dogs fill in the blanks- students apply their understanding of key concepts.
Pavlov’s experiment explained- aims, procedure, findings and conclusion.
Evaluation of Pavlov’s experiment.
How classical conditioning links to phobias.
Reading task- from the edexcel textbook- pages are not attached.
Plenary short answer exam question based on classical conditioning.
This is a power point which contains 15 different starter activities (could also be used as plenary tasks) which focus on the crime and deviance unit of the course. GCSE SOCIOLOGY WJEC/EDUQAS.
The activities range from; true or false tasks, fill in blanks, differentiated questions, scrabble board, short answer exam questions, find and fix- where students have to identify and correct incorrect statements. The answers are provided for each of these tasks.