PREVIEW IMAGES AVAILABLE AT https://sites.google.com/view/mediamnemonics/home As revision for WJEC GCSE Media, this resource uses mnemonics to help students understand and REMEMBER the following key areas of the newspaper exam: The 12 features of newspaper front pages The 8 headline techniques The 10 News Values Each PowerPoint introduces the concept with a range of examples, all defined, and then provides a visual and written mnemonic to enable students to RECALL ALL 30 key terms on demand. In addition to the 3 lengthy PowerPoints, a presentation is also provided that introduces mnemonics and memory techniques, ideal for a Year 11 assembly as students embark on their revision programme. Please could you review if you buy - many thanks. Further support and guidance is available via mediamnemonics@gmail.com

PREVIEW IMAGES AVAILABLE AT https://sites.google.com/view/mediamnemonics/home An entertaining PowerPoint presentation that introduces students to memory techniques (mnemonics) to help make their revision more effective. The 18 slide presentation includes links to YouTube clips on memory as well as the work of Daniel T. Willingham, B.A. Ph. D, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. It also includes a fun activity that demonstrates the power of images when revising. This would make an excellent start to the revision process, or even an assembly for Year 11 students as they begin the exam season. The final slide also provides links to a range of YouTube videos that both teachers and students would find useful - or inspiring! Further support and advice is available via mediamnemonics@gmail.com.

An introduction to Stuart Hall's Audience Reception Theory , with a very memorable (if a little rude - we use the word 'shart'!) mnemonic to make it stick! Newspaper front pages are used to define the theory, so this would be particularly useful for the WJEC Media GCSE exam. PREVIEW IMAGES AVAILABLE AT https://sites.google.com/view/mediamnemonics/home

PREVIEW IMAGES AVAILABLE AT https://sites.google.com/view/mediamnemonics/home An introduction to the 12 newspaper front page features, followed by a mnemonic to enable your students to recall them. An excellent revision aid, especially for the WJEC GCSE Media syllabus. This PowerPoint is also available as part of a bundle of 4 PowerPoints which includes mnemonics for the 10 news values, 8 headline techniques, as well as an introduction to the principle of mnemonics (great for an assembly).

PREVIEW IMAGES AVAILABLE AT https://sites.google.com/view/mediamnemonics/home An introduction to the 8 headline techniques, followed by a mnemonic to enable your students to recall them. An excellent revision aid, especially for the WJEC GCSE Media syllabus. This PowerPoint is also available as part of a bundle of 4 PowerPoints which includes mnemonics for the 12 front page features, 10 news values, as well as an introduction to the principle of mnemonics (great for an assembly).

PREVIEW IMAGES AVAILABLE AT https://sites.google.com/view/mediamnemonics/home An introduction to the main 10 news values, followed by a mnemonic to enable your students to recall them. An excellent revision aid, especially for the WJEC GCSE Media syllabus. This PowerPoint is also available as part of a bundle of 4 PowerPoints which includes mnemonics for the 12 front page features, 8 headline techniques, as well as an introduction to the principle of mnemonics (great for an assembly).

4 engaging PowerPoints designed to show students how to research in a systematic way: 1 PowerPoint introducing the Research Road Map, which is basically a memorable way of structuring research. Stage 1 - what do I need to find out? Stage 2 - Where do I find it? Stage 3 - How do I record it? 2 PowerPoints on note taking and trash and treasure techniques. Stage 4 - How do I use it? 1 PowerPoint on using the PEE chain to use the research. This would be an ideal way of starting a project or piece of work that requires the students to research independently. The principles apply to all year groups.

If natural ability is like a spring, the weight to stretch it to its full potential is our attitude to learning. These three assemblies explore this concept using examples and YouTube clips, referencing Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and even Mozart to argue that the success of such individuals is as much to do with their application, as their natural talent.

For the uninitiated, Photoshop can be a nightmare - especially if you need to get your students to produce top quality coursework. But in reality there are only a certain number of skills you actually need. These 5 handouts give your students the essential skills to be able to produce a top quality magazine cover, contents page or article. It takes them through the stages step by step, with screen grabs to indicate which tools they should be using. These are the handouts I have used for 3 years to help generate A grade GCSE and A Level work. 1. Cutting out images (so you can overlap the masthead and create montages on the front page) 2. Creating consistent section and article headings on a contents page 3. Creating a contents page ensuring it is in columns and also showing how to download cool fonts 4. Using the mask tool to place a model over the masthead without having to cut them out 5. Running text around a shape and adding drop caps, for example at the start of an article Disclaimer: They do assume a little knowledge and initiative!

De Bono's thinking hats, CORT thinking tools, mind mapping, the research road map - these are just a handful of the 9 learning tools that teachers and students can use to help promote more effective learning. This 12 page booklet (PDF) introduces each tool, provides examples of how they can be used, and finishes with a lengthy bibliography to promote further understanding of learning to learn.

A 7 page booklet with activities covering some of the main aspects of film promotion - trailers and posters - with mnemonics to remember the key terms.

Stuck for a life skills lesson starter? Something for PSHEE? Need a 'filler' activity or something to prompt a discussion? A quick 5 minute video for tutorial time? Something to inspire in an assembly? A 45 minute documentary on teen pregnancy? Or just something to 'wow' your form group? The Emergency Life Skills Lesson PowerPoint gathers together over 90 links to YouTube videos that have been carefully selected and organised into a quick and easy PowerPoint interface. Just select your category from the list, then choose your video from the brief description which also includes the running time. Categories include: Human Rights Our Place in the World Government and Democracy Teen Issues Bullying Inspire Learning and Revision Fun!

A hands on practical lesson in PowerPoint form ideal for teaching the principle of news selection and construction. This has proven to be one of my most successful lessons in enabling students to grasp some complex theory by working as editorial teams to select from a list of REAL events to construct a front page. Their product is then compared to the real thing! This also enables them to revise their knowledge of key terms including: Masthead, Headline, Standfirst, Secondary Story, Caption, Copy and Splash. This is ideal preparation for the WJEC GCSE Media Section A News exam.

A PowerPoint mock exam and past paper questions (Word doc) for the WJEC GCSE Media News Exam (Section A). The PowerPoint gives step by step advice on what to include for each question, as well as model answers, with the students encouraged to take notes. Then the students use the notes to have a go at the exam. This is ideal for a two hour lesson, with 15 minutes prep for each question, then 15 minutes to answer it. This has been used with my two year 11 exam groups, with the questions based on previous exams. You also receive a word document containing the actual exam questions from 2014 to 2016, with predictions on what will come up this year based on these past papers.

A PowerPoint lesson walking students through a mock exam question concerning narrative theory from Section A of the WJEC GCSE Media exam. A link to a BBC News bulletin is provided within the PowerPoint. Students are also given exemplar notes on Todorov and Strauss to help them prepare their answer. Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for a 45 minute - 1 hour lesson and is lesson 13 in a series created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018). For more lessons on TV news and much much more, please visit the mediamnemonics shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mediamnemonics

A PowerPoint lesson walking students through a mock exam question from Section A of the WJEC GCSE Media exam. A link to a BBC News bulletin is provided within the PowerPoint. Students are also given a notes table to help them prepare their answer. The lesson ends with a model answer. The key theory areas for this question / lesson are news selection, news values, uses and gratifications theory, and Gauntlett’s Pick and Mix theory. Please read the notes section at the bottom of the PowerPoint when it edit view for guidance for each slide. This PowerPoint and activity is suitable for a 45 minute - 1 hour lesson and is lesson 12 in a series created for the WJEC GCSE Media exam (June 2018). For more lessons on TV news and much much more, please visit the mediamnemonics shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mediamnemonics

A 31 slide PowerPoint that introduces contractions and possessive apostrophes, provides a range of examples and then challenges students to spot the 9 missing apostrophes in a piece of writing. Students then design an Owner’s Guide to the Apostrophe after viewing a short sequence from the film Gremlins. Finally, students are given a handout where they have to use their knowledge of apostrophes to uncover the hidden messages. As an extension task students can then create their own hidden message using the template provided. Approximately 2 hours of apostrophe work, depending on the ability level of the students.

A PowerPoint mock exam and past paper questions (Word doc) for the WJEC GCSE Media News Exam (Section B - Radio News). The PowerPoint gives step by step advice on what to include for each question, as well as suggested answers, with the students encouraged to take notes. Then the students use the notes to have a go at the exam. This is ideal for a two hour lesson, with 15 minutes prep for each question, then 15 minutes to answer it. This has been used with my two year 11 exam groups, with the questions based on previous exams. You also receive a word document containing the actual exam questions from 2014 to 2016, with predictions on what will come up this year based on these past papers. In addition you will receive a PDF radio script template. This PowerPoint works alone but is best used alongside the "WJEC GCSE Media A3 Revision Mat - News Exam" resource available in the mediamnemonic shop for just £2.00 This is for the June 2017 exam.