EDUQAS GCSE MEDIA STUDIES STARTERS PUPIL BOOKLET 30 starter activities, largely based around Component 1, media language and theory. Example tasks: match-ups, wordsearches, labelling, media language alphabet, true or false, quiz etc. Last 5 pages have generic recall grids, again used as starters to test pupils’ short and long term knowledge of the set texts. I use the booklet with year 10, as ‘silent’ starters. PDF also uploaded, to preserve formatting. Might save you a load of time and effort…!

AQA English Literature Key Vocabulary Four A4 landscape pages of vocabulary for: Macbeth A Christmas Carol An Inspector Calls Power and Conflict Poetry Handy for revision with year 11. PDF and Word document included.

EDUQAS GCSE MEDIA STUDIES THIS GIRL CAN Teaching PowerPoint (270 slides) divided into three sections: PART 1: Contexts PART 2: Media language (including media theories) PART 3: Representation and comparing two texts Pupil workbook (17 pages) to accompany tasks in Parts 1 - 3 of the PowerPoint. Pupil booklet uploaded as a PDF also, to retain formatting. Will save you loads of planning time!

Eduqas GCSE Media Studies, Component 2, Taylor Swift ‘The Man’ A 28 page pupil booklet, to accompany a 367 slide PowerPoint. PDF and adaptable Word document of the pupil booklet included, to maintain formatting. Information content largely based on the Eduqas factsheet, with additional research articles and video embedded. PowerPoint transitions used to enhance whiteboard teaching. Whole class plenary and analytical activities included in the pupil booklet, to work alongside the PowerPoint sections. Covers: Key facts Contexts Industry Audience Media Language Representation Website and Social Media Hopefully it will safe someone LOADS of time!

Eduqas GCSE Media Studies NEA Component 3 Horror Film Posters (Cohort 2025 brief 2) Basic pupil booklet for pupils to research and plan their DVD and film poster. Includes pages for pupils to make their notes on: typical codes and conventions of horror typical iconography example horror film posters to annotate space to plan out a DVD and film poster blurb their coversheet notes a checklist of what to include in their products

Taskmaster KS3 Fun Whole Class Games A PowerPoint with 33 slides and 20 fun tasks. Could be used as a plenary ‘treat’ or an end of term ‘fun’ lesson. (i.e. 'Sir, can we have a fun lesson today?) Some tasks need a couple of props, others need nothing. Feel free to add your own challenges! I’ve had great fun with these!

The Little Book of Quotes An A5 pupil booklet of key quotations, appropriate to AQA GCSE English Literature, Paper 1 and Paper 2: Macbeth (by Act) An Inspector Calls (by character) A Christmas Carol (by character) Conflict and Power Poetry (by poem) Helpful for year 11 revision.

Pupil booklets to support Component 1 and Component 2 of Eduqas GCSE Media Studies, covering: Quality Street This Girl Can GQ The Archers The Guardian The Sun Fortnite Luther The Sweeney Covers a range of the academic content of Eduqas Fact Sheets, as well as linked classroom activities. Thought they would be useful to someone, somewhere!

Eduqas GCSE Media Studies, Component 2, Stormzy ‘Superheroes’ A 44 page pupil booklet, to accompany a 180 slide PowerPoint. PDF and adaptable Word document of the pupil booklet included, to maintain formatting. Information content largely based on the Eduqas factsheet, with additional research articles and video embedded. PowerPoint transitions used to enhance whiteboard teaching. Whole class plenary and analytical activities included in the pupil booklet, to work alongside the PowerPoint sections. Covers: Key facts Contexts Industry Audience Media Language Representation Website and Social Media Hopefully it will safe someone LOADS of time!

A fun and funky looking two page revision sheet, using duel coding to cover key theories required for the GCSE Eduqas course.

DVD COVER AND FILM POSTER TEMPLATE A simple guide for pupils to know where each of the typical conventions of a DVD jewel case and film poster (portrait) would go. Useful if pupils are making their own. Uploaded as PDF, Word and PowerPoint.

Pupil booklet introducing fiction texts. Includes: Writing openings to short stories Assessing sample pupil extracts against GCSE writing criteria Focus on ambitious vocabulary and sentence variety writing skills Reading tasks linked to ‘The War of the Worlds’ and ‘The Woman in Black’ Writing to describe tasks

AQA GCSE LITERATURE DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES IN AN INSPECTOR CALLS A straightforward one page A4 grid of dramatic, structure, form and language techniques used in the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. Helpful for revision, especially when blown up to A3. PDF and Word versions uploaded (colour and black and white).

A detailed (103 slides) PowerPoint walking pupils through: Part 1: What to expect in the exam Part 2: How am I assessed? Part 3: What should I do before I write my essay? Part 4: How do I plan? Part 5: How do I structure my essay? Using PowerPoint transitions to animate slides when in full screen mode.

KS3 Class Text ‘Buddy’ by Nigel Hinton Pupil Booklet A 28 page booklet, covering a range of reading and writing tasks to accompany reading the text. Updated version, using Open Dyslexic font. Suitable for LA pupils or year 7 / 8. PDF and Word version uploaded. Accompanying PowerPoint available on request.

A comprehensive booklet and staff PowerPoint for pupils working towards Component 3 of the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies qualification. Focuses on the film marketing action genre brief (cohort 2022) and the creation of a DVD jewel case and theatrical film release poster. Includes advice on research, codes and conventions, detailed planning stages and Statement of Aims.

A comprehensive booklet for pupils working towards Component 3 of the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies qualification. Focuses on the film marketing thriller genre brief and the creation of a DVD jewel case and theatrical film release poster. Includes advice on research, codes and conventions, detailed planning stages and Statement of Aims.

‘Power and Conflict’ Poetry Homework Booklet - suitable for SEND or LA Most suitable for year 10, as it only covers some of the poems studied so far: Ozymandias Bayonet Charge Poppies Kamikaze Storm on the Island Charge of the Light Brigade Tasks include: Cloze procedure summaries, diary writing task, poetry writing, creative writing, drawing images associated with poems, identifying language devices, storyboarding and comparing poems.

EDUQAS GCSE MEDIA STUDIES SET TEXT RECALL GRIDS Used as starters / bell tasks with KS4 Media Studies pupils. 38 slides, including answers (yellow slides). Questions range from 1 - 4 marks. Questions mainly cover Component 1, Sections A and B. Obviously, adaptable to suit pupil ability. Pupils given a little booklet containing multiple blank versions of the grid, to use at the start of each lesson. Peer marking. Pupils who achieve over 20 / 24 marks (depending on ability) get a chocolate biscuit! Has worked wonders for years!

A KS3 pupil booklet covering covering a range of reading and writing tasks. Close links made to GCSE English Section A and B. Focus text extracts: ‘The War of the Worlds’ (H.G.Wells) ‘The Woman in Black’ (Susan Hill) Most suitable for year 9.