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I am an A Level tutor who teaches Film Studies A Level & G.C.S.E., Sociology A Level, E.P.Q., English Language G.C.S.E. *PLEASE REVIEW* I complete schemes of work for each of my courses and aim to upload as many resources as I can in the near future. If you like my work and would like to request a resource, please let me know and I will produce what you need. I produce video resources here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC31WbZO2OQW3Ul108I0QUmw

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I am an A Level tutor who teaches Film Studies A Level & G.C.S.E., Sociology A Level, E.P.Q., English Language G.C.S.E. *PLEASE REVIEW* I complete schemes of work for each of my courses and aim to upload as many resources as I can in the near future. If you like my work and would like to request a resource, please let me know and I will produce what you need. I produce video resources here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC31WbZO2OQW3Ul108I0QUmw
AQA SOCIOLOGY - PAPER 3 - Crime & Deviance: Labelling Theories of C&D
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AQA SOCIOLOGY - PAPER 3 - Crime & Deviance: Labelling Theories of C&D

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This pack contains a 23-slide PowerPoint and a 27-page student booklet. The lesson covers: Starter: Labelling task - students add ‘labels’ to different groups in society Feedback and discussion Introducing: Labelling Theory of C&D Case study: David Lammy: Hoodies - short video of MP D. Lammy discussing the different labels that are applied to him Who Gets Labelled? Cicourel [86] - The Negotiation of Justice / Class Bias examples of class and ethnic bias are presented and can be discussed The Negotiation of Justice / Class Bias Case study - discussion of the Racial Disparity In Sentencing study Students are presented with the findings of the report and are given time to discuss Effects of Labelling Primary Deviance Secondary Deviance Jock Young - discussion and critique Deviance Amplification Spiral 'Mods and Rockers' video and feedback task Reading/consolidation task Jon Ronson - "So, You've Been Publically Shamed" video and dicusssion John Braithwaite Degenerative Shaming Reinterogative Shaming Evaluation of Labelling Theory Booklet - contains several articles, tasks and assessment tasks. 30-mark exam question included and could be set to as homework / used as the basic for a planning/exam skills session.
ALIEN [1979] -Comprehensive Social and Political Contexts - NEW EDUQAS FIRST TEACHING SUMMER 2023 -
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ALIEN [1979] -Comprehensive Social and Political Contexts - NEW EDUQAS FIRST TEACHING SUMMER 2023 -

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This pack has been designed for the updated EDUQAS Film Studies specification; first teaching SEPTEMBER 2023 ** This pack contains 1 52-slide PowerPoint presentation, and an accompanying 23-page student booklet This lesson has been designed to cover the key social and political contexts surrounding the production of *Alien. * 1 - starter task - students to discuss then share/debate their own readings of the film **2 - Starter Task 2 **- Students to review their own knowledge of 1970s America - feedback **CONTEXT: 1970s USA was a time of immense upheaval across all levels of society ** Major social/political issues are listed and discussed Key social issues relating to the study of the film are highlighted and reinforced here Discussion about the use of CORPORATIONS as antagonist in 70s/80s ‘liberal science fiction films’ - establishes that Alien was part of larger trend that tapped in to social issues of the time CONTEXT continued: GLOBALISATION - defined and discussed Consequence of GLOBALISATION on the US workforce/economy Rise of corporations Union busting / anti-union sentiment and action Strikes and calls for workers rights dominate the era Rise of NEOLIBERALISM as a formative force in US society FILM ANALYSIS Task - students reflect on their new contextual knowledge; create mind-map of all elements of Alien that link to, comment up or reflect these social issues Analysis - Part 1 - The Nostromo - Workplace of the Future Analysis of the film’s opening sequences Student analysis task Feedback with students - detailed notes are included in the PowerPoint to help students develop and consolidate their learning What do the academics say? - a series of quotes from academic papers that reinforce and support our reading of the film Analysis - Part 2 - Character introduction - Student scene anlaysis - Breakfast / roles within the organisation **Identify key themes that are established: **workers pay, exploitation, bonuses, working conditions! Feedback with students - detailed notes are included in the PowerPoint to help students develop and consolidate their learning **Character types/roles - ** Several short scenes are chosen and analysed. Extracts from the screenplay are highlighted, with specific links between character dialogue/characterisation and contextual issues studied earlier Discussion of each crew member; their role and what they represent within the NEOLIBERAL structure of the CORPORATION Analysis Part 3 - Character types A discussion and break down of each character’s role on The Nostromo - a look at how each crew member represents a different type of worker Ripley as ‘the perfect worker’ Analysis Part 4 - The Xenmorph Xenomorph - scene analysis Representation of ‘physical emodiment of the Corporation’s greed’ Analysis Part 5 - Ripley Detailed analysis of Ripley from a feminist perspective - all points linked to contextual issues re: 2nd wave feminism
Ethnicity and Education - AQA Sociology
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Ethnicity and Education - AQA Sociology

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This pack contains a 39 slide PowerPoint and a student booklet. The lesson covers: Starter task - student perceptions of ethnicity in education Overview of Internal and External factors Tony Sewel - Fathers, Gangs, Culture Asian Families; Asian work ethnic, resistance to racism White Working Class Families Critiques of Cultural Deprivation theory Material Deprivation and Class Racism in Wider Society Case study: racism in wider society Documentary analysis: David Harwood’s “Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister?”
Sociology PAPER 3 - Crime & Deviance: Crime Prevention, Control & Punishment AQA
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Sociology PAPER 3 - Crime & Deviance: Crime Prevention, Control & Punishment AQA

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This pack contains a 36 slide PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying 12-page student booklet The lesson covers: Starter - most common crimes in the UK** ** Task: Pick ONE of these crimes and develop strategies to reduce instances of it **Starter 2 - discussion: what can be done to prevent crimes?** ** Situational Crime Prevention** Three features of SCP Ron Clarke Case study: New York Port Authority Bus Terminal Displacement Spatial Temporal Target Tactical Functional ** Evaluation of Displacement ** Environmental Crime Prevention Wilson and Kelling: Broken Windows case study - reading task ** Social and Community Crime Prevention** Perry Pre-School Report Evaluation of Social and Community Crime Prevention Surveillance Defintion Two type of surveillance Sovereign Power Disciplinary Power The Panopticon Evaluation of Michel Foucault CCTV Cameras Synopticon **Acurial Justice and Risk Management ** Feely and Simon Risk Factors **Punishment** Task - pick and crime and discussion 1 - existing punishments, 2 - additional punishments students think are appropriate - this can be developed in to a larger debate about the role of punishment/rehabilitation in society Two justifications for punishment: Crime reduction Retribution ** Funcitonalist view of punishment [overview] Marxist view of punishment [overview]** ** Imprisonment Today** Recidivism ** Imprisonment today** Mass Incarcertation in ther USA ** Transcarceration Alterantives to prison **
Blade Runner - Representation of Ethnicity
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Blade Runner - Representation of Ethnicity

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This PowerPoint addresses representation of ethnicity and race in Blade Runner (Scott, 1982). The lesson covers: Whiteness in Blade Runner Techno-fascism Replicants - ubermensch, and analogue for US slave trade Asian culture and characters - Use of Asian cultural symbols in the city othernesses Other as exotic Representation of Latino/hispanic characters Essay structure/note taking handout
Sociology Exam techniques
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Sociology Exam techniques

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**This pack is designed for the AQA Paper 1 - Education, Theories, Methods Paper. This pack contains a 54 slide PowerPoint presentation that covers the following:** *** Slides 1 - 11 -** Break down of the exam, types of questions students will face and discussion of marks awarded for each question Slide 12 - PEEEL - how to structure answers to 10 mark questions *** Slides 14 - 19 -** How to plan and write a ten mark response to the question: ** Outline and explain two ETHICAL problems faced by sociologists using laboratory experiments** Slides 21 - 23 break down of another 10 mark question RESEARCH METHODS question (unstructured interviews) Slides 25 - 28 - break down of another 10 marks question RESEARCH METHODS non-Participant Obervations SLIDES 35 - 54: How to answer 20 mark questions **20 mark Research Methods question: ** Applying material from ITEM A and your knowledge, evaluate how far different factors may affect sociologists’ choice of research methods [20 marks] **20 mark Research Methods in Context question: ** Applying material from ITEM B and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using written questionnaires to investigate working-class educational achievement. [20 marks] Both 20 mark questions have slides that explain: how to read and interpret the item structure of 20 mark responses Exemplar responses ** The pack also contains a 20 page booklet containing 10 exemplar 10-mark questions (with P.E.E.E.L planning activities for each question.) ** The booklet also contains 10 20-mark questions with space for essay planning. ** An additional booklet is also attached - this booklet contains a sample response with assessment notes for the questio**n Applying material from ITEM B and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using written questionnaires to investigate working-class educational achievement. [20 marks] **The additional booklet also contains 2 additional RESEARCH METHODS IN CONTEXT questions with planning a tasks. **
AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 - 7 lesson pack (1 term)
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AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 - 7 lesson pack (1 term)

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**This pack contains 7 lessons designed for AQA’s English Language Paper 1 ** Each lesson comes with: - PowerPoint presentation - Tasks handout - Digital copies of the text that is used in the session Each lesson follows the same format, which is outlined below: Starter Task: definitions and synonyms (students to define words, find synonyms and then write one sentence using as many of their new words as they can) SP&G focus: short task based around ONE SP&G area: - Lesson 1- Using Commas - Lesson 2 - Using apostrophes - Lesson 3 - Using capital letters - Lesson 4 - Parts of Speech: nouns and prepositions - Lesson 5 - Parts of Speech: verbs and pronouns - Lesson 6 - Parts of Speech: positioning the reader - Lesson 7- Parts of Speech: homophones Each SP&G focus section contains a video, task and consolidation activity Paper 1 - question 1 practice The sample tests covered in these 7 lessons are: The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Strange Case of Mr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Dracula by Bram Stoker The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien Paper 1 - question 2 practice - analysis - The question is discussed and then a series of tasks are available. How to answer the question, how to structure responses, how to break down the text, task, assessment. Paper 1 - question 3 practice The question is discussed and then a series of tasks are available. How to answer the question, how to structure responses, how to break down the text, task, assessment. Paper 1 - question 4 practice The question is discussed and then a series of tasks are available. How to answer the question, how to structure responses, how to break down the text, task, assessment. Plenary Tasks - reflection on the session. Target setting for next session.
English Language AQA Paper 1 Section B - 7 lesson / half term pack
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English Language AQA Paper 1 Section B - 7 lesson / half term pack

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This pack contains the 7 lessons covering AQA’s English Language GCSE Paper 1, Section B. Each lesson in this pack follows the same structure and contains: Power-Point lesson Handouts for relevant sessions. Each lesson follows the following structure and addressed the following skills/approaches: Starter task -definitions of 5 words, students find synonyms, then they write a sentence using as many of their new words as they can SP&G focus: Lesson 1- Sentence openers Lesson 2 - Speech Marks Lesson 3 - Using Dashes Lesson 4 - similes and Metaphors Lesson 5 - Adjectives & Adverbs Lesson 6 - Irregular Verbs Lesson 7 - Question 5 - How to understand, prepare for and answer the question Part 1 -What the exam will look like: a breakdown of what the exam question will look like. Part 2 - planning - students are given an image then various tasks to help them plan their narrative/descriptive writing tasks. Part 3 - writing Part 4 - self review and submission. Plenary - reflection and target setting
Sociology Paper 1 - How to answer all question types - 75 slide PowerPoint
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Sociology Paper 1 - How to answer all question types - 75 slide PowerPoint

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This pack contains: 75-slide PowerPoint lesson that covers: How to answer 4, 6, 10, 20, 30 mark questions on Paper 1 (AQA Sociology) Each section contains: a collection of past paper questions Guide to structure for each question Exemplar responses - some broken down in to smaller sections to demonstrate how to apply the structures Planning and writing tasks for each of the question types All relevant handouts and additional resources are also included. Please look at the screenshots attached so you can see what type of content is covered.
AQA - Sociology - Beliefs in Society- DEFINITIONS OF RELIGION
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AQA - Sociology - Beliefs in Society- DEFINITIONS OF RELIGION

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This pack contains a 20-slide PowerPoint and accompanying booklet. The lesson is the first in a series of lessons designed to cover ‘Beliefs in Society’ module of AQA’s Paper 2. The lesson covers: Starter students asked to define religion Students asked to identify religious symbols - discussion of what students already know about selected global religions [mainstream and NRMs] Debate: Is religion a force for good or force for evil in the world? Benefits and Drawbacks of religion Discussion of ‘Why we are studying Religion’ What is Religion? Substantive Definition Functional Definition Constructionist Definition All three definitions are explored in detail. The strengths and limitations of each definition are discussed in a task Summary Assessment - 10 mark question Planning activity included
AQA SOCIOLOGY - Paper 2 - Beliefs in Society - FUNCTIONALIST perspective of Religion
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AQA SOCIOLOGY - Paper 2 - Beliefs in Society - FUNCTIONALIST perspective of Religion

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This pack contains two Powerpoint presentations: 1 - 39 Slide PowerPoint that covers the Functionalist View of Religion AND ‘Civil Religion’ 2 - 5 slide PowerPoint that covers evaluation of the Functionalist view The lessons are accompanied with detailed handouts that students complete during the sessions The lessons cover: Starter task - symbols and meaning Introduce key theorists Define: Value Consensus, Order, Solidarity Define and introduce: The Sacred, The Profaine Short reading and summative task to consolidation knowledge and understanding of The Sacred, The Profaine Totemism - case study: Arunta Clan What is a ‘Totem’ Totemism and Clans Task - students to create their own clans, rules and totems that symbolise the values of the clan Reading / consolidation task The Collective Consciousness Critiques of Durkheim’s view point Malinowski Social Solidarity - explored and expanded upon Trobriand Islanders of the Western Pacific case study ‘God of the Gaps’ Religion ‘At a time of life crisis’ Parsons - Independent Reading task - Positive functions of religion Robert Bellah - Civil Religion Civil Religion in the USA Civil Religion in the UK Gapped handout- task Assessment - 10 mark assessment task
AQA Sociology - PAPER 3 - Crime and Ethnicity
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AQA Sociology - PAPER 3 - Crime and Ethnicity

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This pack contains a 56-slide PowerPoint and accompanying 25-page student booklet The pack also contains a 2-page condensed overview of this topic - great exam planning resource! This lesson covers: Starter task - questions design to engage debate and dicussion of the topic Starter task 2 - video short videos that lay out arguments explaining ethnic differences in crime (Akala, Secret Policeman: Racism in the Police) Ethnicity and Crime - Victim surveys types of data produced / limitations Self-Report Studies types of data produced / limitations - Intra-ethnic crimes Evaluation of both Self Report / Victim surveys Ethnicity , Racism and the Justice System Reading tasks - students read short paragraphs and make notes on issues within the Criminal Justice System: Policing Stop and Search Arrests and Cautions Prosecution and Trials Convictions and Sentencing Prisons Explaining the differences in Offending Overview of differneces in ethnic offending Left Realist view Relative Deprivation Marginalisation Subcultures Critiques of Left Realist View Neo-Marxist view: Paul Willis, Paul Gilroy Gilory - Crimes of Resistance / criminalisation of certain crimes Stuart Hall - Policing the Crisis Failure of British Capitalism in the 1970s - ruling class response and criminalisation of certain groups MOral Panics Evaluation and critique of Hall's ideas More Recent Approaches Neighbourhoods Ethnicity and Victimisation Racial victimisation Case study: Stephen Lawrence Case study: Anthony Walker Detail of statistics that show racial victimisation is a significant issues in Britain Assessment: 30-mark assessment question The booklet contains gapped sections, note taking and other activities. There is space in the handout for the assessment; planning activity, copy of moderators report for this question.
AQA Sociology PAPER 3 - STATE CRIME AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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AQA Sociology PAPER 3 - STATE CRIME AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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This pack contains a 20-slide PowerPoint presentation and accompanying 7-page student booklet Lesson Starter: Define: State Crime (examples given, discussing encouraged) Human Rights (examples given, discussing encouraged) STATE CRIME: 1 - The Scale of State Crimes 2 - The State is the Source of Law McLaughlin - Four types of STATE CRIME: 1 - Political Crimes 2 - Crimes by Security Forces and Police 3 - Economic Crimes 4 - Social and Cultural Crimes Group Presentation tasks: Students to research a pre-scribed example of a state crime They are given lesson time to research the topic and then create a presentation - presentations to be delivered AFTER rest of this session has been delivered Defining STATE CRIMES: Domestic Law (Chambliss) - with examples) Social Harms [Michalowski] - (with examples) Zemiology - (with examples) ARE THESE STATE CRIMES - task International Law [Rothe and Millins] HUMAN RIGHTS definition re-cap from starter Human Rights include: 1 - Natural Rights 2 - Civil Rights Cohen and a discussion of Natural / Civil Rights Discussion of the Irish Famine Plenary - students to present their presentations. Class to make notes on: Why and how do large numbers of normally law-abiding citizens become involved in atrocities?
Sociology Paper 2 - Beliefs - Secularisation {AQA}
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Sociology Paper 2 - Beliefs - Secularisation {AQA}

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This pack contains a 51-slide PowerPoint Presentation and an accompanying 50 page student booklet The lessons covers: Starter - students to discuss and debate rise of secularism, why religious belief is in decline, etc. Definitions of Secularisation **Discussion of basic census data **- introduce the central arguement: secularisation is taking place! Church attendance in decline - reasons for this, alternative ways to interpret this data Decline in Baptisms, rise of Bogus Baptism Task - what others reasons can students think of to explain a decline in church attendance? Decline in Religious affiliation The church is losing its influence as a social institution Decline in number of clergy - “Linda Woodhead” Steve Bruce - Reinforce the view that secularisation is happening Explanations of Secularisation Religious affiliation is in decline / reasons why this is happening are discussed Growth of Social and Religious diversity undermines the mainstream organisations ** Max Weber - Rationalisation** Rationalisation Desenchantment - Protestant Reformation and Maritn Luther ** Steve Bruce - Technological World View** Structural Differentiation Disengagement Privatised religion Social & Cultural Diversity Reading/comprehension activity for students to complete independently Feedback / Q&A Critics of Social and Cultural Diversity Religious Diversity Cultural Defence Cultural Transition Religion as a focal point for group identity Secularisation in America American Way of Life Religion has become superficial in the USA Steve Bruce - summary and supporting evidence Critiques of Secularisation theory Assessment / Consolidation in-class quiz (with answers) 10- mark assessment
Sociology Paper 2 - Religion in a Global Context
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Sociology Paper 2 - Religion in a Global Context

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This pack contains a 44 slide PowerPoint presentation and accompanying student booklet. These lesson is a different style than the other BELIEFS lessons on this shop. However, the content is to the same quality (These are older versions of the lessons - the price is reduced to reflect this) Lesson 1- What is Globalisation? re-cap Task - make a list of all the ways religion has been impacted by globalisation Religious Fundamentalism Examples Characteristics of Religious Fundamentalism Reading / comprehension activity Research / potential presentation activity Students to pick ONE Religious Fundamentalist group and then research the group using the criteria covered on previous slides Cosmopolitanism Pilgrims Converts Responses to Post Modernity Resistant Identity Project identity Criticism of these view points ASSESSMENT 10 mark question included Teacher led planning activity Peer assessment- Students in pairs to share their responses. Students will then develop/critique/re-write their partners work in an attempt to improve it The second part of the lesson covers: Monotheism Steve Bruce: Fundamentalists: Fundamentalists in the West Fundamentalists in the Third World Secular fundamentalism Huntington: Religions and the ‘clash of Civilisations’ Evaluation/Critiques of Huntington Cultural Defence - examples Poland Iran Religion and Development God and Globalisation in India Hinduism Ultra-nationalism
AQA - Sociology - Alternatives to Secularisation - full lesson
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AQA - Sociology - Alternatives to Secularisation - full lesson

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This pack contains: A 45-slide PowerPoint presentation This lesson covers: Re-cap of Post Modern theory Definition, Grand Narratives and institutional power Starter Task - students discuss and share their experiences with religion in 21st century Two slides discussing the over-arching criticism of Secularisation Theory Religious Market Theory & Theories of Late Modernity and Post-Modernism -Grace Davie: From Obligation to Consumption - defined and discussed, examples provided to enhance understaning Believing without Belonging Vicarious Religion & The Spiritual Health Service Critics of Davie: Steve Bruce, Voas and Crocket, Abby Day Cultural Amnesia & Spiritual Shopping Danielle Hervieu-Leger: Pilgrims vs. Converts Post Modern Religion Globalisation and its impact on religion Desembedded religion Religion online and Online Religion - reading, note taking and discussion task Religious Consumerism & The Sphere of Consumption Religious Consumerism Religious Disenchantment Reading and assessment task: New Age Religions Self-Religion and Sheilaism - video resource, reading task Task: students given tenants of major religions as well as tenants of some global religions. Students use their phones and this data to create their own ‘commandments’ Religious Market Theory Are humans inherently religious? Religion as a Compensator American Vs. Europe Supply Led Religion Televagelism explored Critiques of Religious Market Theory: Bruce, Norris and Inglehart, Beckford Existential Security Theory People from poorer societies/nations are much more likely to be religious that people from richer societies/nations. Comparison made between Burundi (poorest nation on Earth) and Germany (one of the wealthiest) Norris and Inglehart: Existential Security Poor societies vs rich societies Case Study: Uruguay Booklet The booklet is 28 pages long The book contains a combination of note taking, gapped sections, tasks A two-page linear, bulletpointed list of key facts, dates and developments that will help students understand the process of seculariation and rise of alternative religions Several consolidation activities aimed to help learners of all learning styles.
FEMINIST VIEW OF RELIGION - Sociology
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FEMINIST VIEW OF RELIGION - Sociology

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This pack contains one lesson and one accompanying handout that covers AQA year 13 SOCIOLOGY - Feminist View of Religion The lesson covers: Evidence of patriarchy in religion What would Liberal/Radical/Marxist feminists think about religion task Answers to previous question Research tasks - evidence of patriarchal ideologies in religion Four categories are given for the research task Consolidation from task Evaluation of feminist view: Karen Armstrong, Nawal El Saadawi, Linda Woodhead, Sophie Gilliat Ray Elisabth Brusco, Secular society Assessment - 10 mark question set The booklet is detailed, contains additional content and further reading. Students will complete the handout during the lesson and write their assessment in the same book.
RELIGION: Force for Change or Conservative Force
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RELIGION: Force for Change or Conservative Force

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This pack contains a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying booklet. The lesson covers: Task / in-class debate: Is religion a force for change, or a conservative force? Task - re-cap of Functionalist, Marxist and Feminist view of religion Religion as a force for change: Max Weber and Calvinism Predestination Asceticism Hinduism Confucianism Evaluation of Weber’s perspective Consolidation Task - answer writing Task: Research for presentation The accompanying booklet contains additional content (essays, cartoons and additional consolidation activities)
The Marxist Perspective of Religion
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The Marxist Perspective of Religion

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This pack contains one 18-slide lesson and one handout that cover the following: Starter - Dissecting Marx’s ‘Opium of the people’ quote Religion as an Ideological State Apparatus Religion and class / prosperity Theology Task - using quotes from major religions, students are to explain their use and link them to the Marxist perspective Spiritual Gin / Lenin Alienation Critiques of the Marxist perspective of Religion Classical vs Neo Marxist perspective Brief overview of Ernst Bloch and Dual Characteristics Brief overview of Otto Maduro & Religion as a Revolutionary Force
AQA SOCIOLOGY - Paper 2 - Science as A Belief System
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AQA SOCIOLOGY - Paper 2 - Science as A Belief System

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This pack contains a 35-page PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying booklet that students can fill in as you teach. The pack also contains a sample answer and a seperate mock-question assessment task. The PowerPoint covers: Starter Task - Students view on religion and science; similarities, differences, types of knowledge-claims made by each side Faith in Science Manufactured Risks Cognitive Power Karl Popper - Open Belief Systems The Scientific Method The Principle of Falsification 10 min in-class summative writing task Robert Merton - CUDOS / Norms Science as a tool for society Explaination of how the Protestant Reformation led to the rise of scientific thinking CUDOS - task - students create their own list of ethics CUDOS - define and explore the ethical criteria Closed Belief Systems: Define and expain Case Study - Witchcraft Amongst Azande Peoples Michael Polanyi - Circularity - Subsidary Evidence - Denial of Legitimacy to Rivals - Paradigms - discussion of Velikovsky - Paradigm Shifts - Reading task - Paradigm shifts and Scientific Revolution Interpretivist View of Science Students asked to justtify their ‘belief’ in several scientific concepts Karin Knorr-Cetina - Paradigms Steve Woolgar and LGM (LIttle Green Men} Marxist and Feminist View of Science Definitions Short reading task Reflection and consolidation task Post-Modernist View of Science Manufactured Risks Techno-science Plenary - Consolidation activities Sample answer - read and annotate Planning and write a response to an exam question