Over 8 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) to support the teaching of TV News. These lessons are ready to go and are differentiated for ease of use. These resources could be useful as an English or enrichment project. Students investigate TV news and then create their own TV news broadcast following the codes and conventions. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - research the variety of TV news programmes and channels & their target audiences - investigate visual techniques - investigate verbal techniques - investigate selection, composition and combination (structuring news broadcasts) - create own news broadcast - script news broadcasts

Over 10 fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support an introduction to Media studies for students beginning a course whether at GCSE, BTEC or A level. The lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use and expose students to a wide range of Media from the outset. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore connotation and denotation - explore camera angles and make inferences - analyse movie posters - analyse magazine covers - explore radio audiences - explore mass and niche audiences - explore demographics, geo-demographics and psychographics - conduct primary and secondary research - gather qualitative and quantitative data - create questionnaires - investigate media language and signs - explore representation - analyse own media consumption - investigate audience profiles for television - investigate newspaper audiences

Resources to help students understand the importance of friendship, respect and managing behaviour. Resources provide opportunities to: - role play scenarios - explore what makes us angry - explore friendships - understand personal space - understand the importance of praise

Resources to support the analysis of and creating of magazine covers. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore connotations and denotations - explore representation - explore reader profiles - explore audiences - create a magazine cover - evaluate own production work - explore core buyers for a variety of titles - explore colour connotation - explore mise-en-scene

Over 16 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of cross media promotion for GCSE Media studies. These lessons are ready to and are numbered for ease of use. The lessons explore cross media promotion of BBC drama and were planned for students completing the AQA Media studies assignment 2 coursework. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore institution (BBC) - explore conventions of trailers - explore conventions of websites - explore genre conventions - explore and analyse mise-en-scene - explore and analyse Todorov's narrative theory - evaluate own production work - explore representation of genre, people and institutions Resources use the following BBC dramas as a stimulus: - Our Girl - Dr Who - The Night Manager - create a trailer and a website for a new BBC drama series

Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of a one - two week Media based English project on advertising. Differentiation: yellow = higher blue = middle purple = lower Resources provide opportunities to: - explore target audience for advertising campaigns - explore existing advertising campaigns - explore the use of persuasive language - explore the use of presentational features - analyse the effectiveness of advertising campaigns - explore the narratives of advertising campaigns - design a new soft drink and develop the advertising production plan - peer and self assess - explore representation - justify own design choices These resources could also be useful as part of an enrichment day/activity.

A wide range of Christmas themes activities including: - Quizzes - pictures, general knowledge, Christmas cracker jokes etc. - Murder mystery activity with clues etc. - Word search - Crossword - Talking Turkeys poetry - Internet research quest

A resource that was delivered to heads of department to help them prepare for the new specification GCSE 9-1. The power point guides heads of department through a process of preparing for their new look qualifications and covers the following: - the importance of embedding skills into KS3 medium term plans - the importance of creating age appropriate 9-1 style assessments for KS3 Also included are: - example grade boundaries that have been created - example medium term plan that embeds skills for new 9-1 GCSE

Over 9 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) to support the analysis and creation of science fiction programmes and films. Lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore Todorov's theory - explore Propp's theory - explore Bordwell's theory - explore the science fiction genre and sub genres - Analyse science fiction films and programmes - Create ideas for a new science fiction film - explore the 'what if' theory - explore science fiction audiences and pleasures - compare science fiction films - analyse media language - explore uses and gratifications - explore representation Resources use the following science fiction as a stimulus: - The Matrix - The Hunger Games - Jurassic World - The Maze Runner - Star Trek Assessment materials also included

Resources to support the teaching of cross media promotion through studying music posters and music videos. Lessons are differentiated by colour: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities to: - explore and analyse music posters - explore and analyse music videos - explore representation - explore and analyse the creation of synergy - explore music genre conventions - explore intertextuality - recap institutions - explore Dyer's star theory

Over 15 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that support the teaching of magazine covers. These lessons were planned in line with the AQA Media studies assignment 1 coursework but could also easily be used as a project with KS3. All lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore representation of mag covers - explore colour theory - explore Blumler and Katz theory - explore magazine conventions and cover features (wide range of titles) - explore audiences if magazines using the NRS website - explore demographic, geodemographic & psychographic - explore the language of magazines - analyse the effectiveness of covers in appealing to audience - create own magazine cover for a specific audience - evaluate own production work

Comment back for Media studies teachers in an excel file. The comments cover the following areas: - Pupil effort - Pupil homework - Pupil classwork - Pupil targets for improvement

Resources to support snit smoking. Tasks are differentiated by colour: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources cover the following: - dangers and effects of tobacco, cannabis smoking - what cigarettes contain - chemicals - dangers - illnesses - studying stop smoking campaigns - creating own stop smoking campaign

Resources to support the teaching and the creating of awareness of depression, stress and emotional health. Resources cover the following: - depression and triggers with case studies - emotional balance - Christopher Reeve case study - hassles and uplifts - signs of stress Assembly power point also included

Resources to help teach students about being an effective learner using the 5 Rs for life ling learning. 1. Readiness 2. Resourcefulness 3. Resilience 4. Responsibility 5. Reflectiveness

Resources to support the teaching and creating of awareness for the effects of alcohol and alcohol abuse. Opportunities to explore the following: - reasons people drink - effects of alcohol - peer pressure - effects on the body - create alcohol awareness campaign

Resources to support the teaching of boys and girls puberty, sex and relationships. Sessions are intended to be delivered to same sex groups and the presentations outline the need for a safe learning environment where everyone can feel comfortable. Presentations guide students through talking about personal developments and issues as puberty takes place. Resources cover the following areas: - coping with puberty - physical changes - emotional changes - feelings towards another person - keeping clean and healthy - acne - hair growth Student evaluation from also included.

These documents outline what makes a student a HAP, MAP or LAP now that curriculum levels have been removed. HAP = High achieving pupil MAP = Middle achieving pupil LAP = low achieving pupil The documents outline the skills required (in both theory and practical) for each student in year 9 through to year 11 to be categorised as a HAP, MAP or LAP in Media studies. The skills are bullet pointed to allow ease of use for all department members. These documents would be ideal for teachers to use when assessing student progress in specific components of their Media studies, particularly in KS3 (year9.) Once used, the student work can then be compared to their target in order to track progress.

A variety of resources to support the teaching of anti bullying as part of English context or as part of PSHE. Resources include: - national anti bullying week ideas - Who wants to be a millionaire anti bullying game - pledge cards - analysis of anti bullying posters - create own anti bullying speeches/posters etc. - forms of bullying -research lesson ideas

Example LTPs and curriculum plans that outline specifically how parents can help support their child through their child's study of English. The long term plans map out where students will develop the skills necessary to access the new specification 9-1 GCSE English language and literature papers.