A highly focused, well-paced and detailed unit focused upon DVD Packaging (Unit 2a) for the AQA GCSE Media Studies specification. This unit focuses upon genre features; film gratifications; in-depth analysis of DVD packages; creating effective DVD packages; and writing commentaries of original work. The SOW features in in-depth overview of the unit's expectations, including requirements for the controlled assessment. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 26 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 44 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (6 sheets) * Copies of 17 full DVD packages (of various genres) to offer pupils choice for their controlled assessment Unit's lessons include: * Huge introductory quiz - history of film; the film industry; film terminology; camera shots; film genres * Mapping film gratifications * Mapping generic and genre-specific DVD package features * AfL activity - improving a controlled assessment response * Step-by-step analysis of DVD packages (CA practice) * Designing a DVD package based on a film trailer (CA practice) * Writing a critical commentary (CA practice) * Formal controlled assessment

A diverse and detailed unit focused upon Television Game Shows (Unit 1) for the AQA GCSE Media Studies 2017 exam. This unit focuses upon television game show sub-genres and conventions; game show gratifications and audience theory; institutional aspects and representations; the role and importance of the host; in-depth analysis of game show opening sequences and final rounds; and television game show marketing campaigns. The SOW features in in-depth overview of the unit's expectations, including requirements for the formal examination. Also included is a full television game shows mock exam, and 8 weeks of independent research (4 to prepare for the mock exam, 4 to prepare for the final Unit 1 Exam). This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 28 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 46 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (14 sheets) * Mock exam and mock prelimary material Note 1: The 2016 Science Fiction Films mark scheme can be used to assess mock exams - this is available on the AQA website. Note 2: Youtube links to game show clips are included in the notes section of the PowerPoint, beneath the slides! Unit's lessons include: * An overview of the exam and what is expected/how to achieve higher marks * Identifying and exploring game show sub-genres - celebrity panel, challenge, children's, comedy, dating, puzzle, quiz, technological * Exploring sub-genre codes and conventions * Exploring game show gratifications and linking with example shows * Apply audience appeal theory to game shows - Thinkers, Makers, Experiencers and Achievers * Applying narrative structure to game shows - exposition, conflict, build-up, jeopardy, resolution * Comparing representations in similar game shows - 'Total Wipeout' and 'Ninja Warrior UK' * Exploring the role and importance of the host - 'Through the Keyhole' and 'Tipping Point' * How to effectively market and advertise a new television game show * Analysing opening sequences and final rounds - 'The Chase' and 'The Cube' * 4 weeks of independent research to prepare for mock exam * Unit 1 mock exam * 4 weeks of independent research to prepare for formal Unit 1 Exam

A diverse and detailed unit focused upon Science Fiction Films (Unit 1) for the AQA GCSE Media Studies 2016 exam. This unit focuses upon sci fi codes and conventions; sci-fi gratifications; issues, fears and narrative structure; sci-fi characters and locations; in-depth analysis of sci-fi trailers, DVD packages and a whole film; and sci-fi film marketing campaigns. The SOW features in in-depth overview of the unit's expectations, including requirements for the formal examination. Also included is a full sci-fi mock exam, and 8 weeks of independent research (4 to prepare for the mock exam, 4 to prepare for the final Unit 1 Exam). This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 34 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 48 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (8 sheets) * Mock exam and mock prelimary material Note: The 2011 Action Adventure Films mark scheme can be used to assess mock exams - this is available on the AQA website. Unit's lessons include: * Identifying and exploring sci-fi sub-genres - invasion; artificial intelligence; cybernetic revolt; disaster; dystopia; post-apocalyptic; time travel * Exploring sci-fi codes and conventions * Exploring sci-fi film gratifications and linking with example films * Analysing sci-fi set pieces (film scenes) - 'Star Wars' and 'Independence Day' * Exploring societal issues and fears in sci-fi films * Applying Tzetan Todorov's narrative structure to sci-fi films * Applying Vladamir Propp's character theory to sci-fi film trailers - 'Elysium' and 'Jurassic World' * Representations in sci-fi films - characters and locations * Independence research into BBFC classifications * Analysing sci-fi film trailers - 'Independence Day: Resurgence' and 'Snowpiercer' * Analysing sci-fi film print media (DVD packages) - 'Battleship' and 'Pandorum' * Critically analysing a whole sci-fi film - 'Independence Day' * Independent research into a sci-fi film's marketing campaign - 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' * 4 weeks of independent research to prepare for mock exam * Unit 1 mock exam * 4 weeks of independent research to prepare for formal Unit 1 Exam

An in-depth revision guide (66 pages) specifically created and tailored towards the 2018 AQA GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 Exam: Serial Television Drama. This revision guide contains a great deal of detail and includes a wide range of revision activities. It can be reproduced and given to students along with the AQA preliminary material in order to maximise their preparation for the exam. This 66-page revision guide includes includes: * Exam guidance, hints and tips * A list of 94 currently-broadcast or recently-concluded television serial dramas, covering a wide range of genres and channels to guide students' independent viewing * The history of serial television drama - origins, evolution and longevity * Serial television drama genres - action, adventure, biographical, comedy, crime, fantasy, historical, horror, musical, political, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, supernatural, thriller, western * Serial television drama genre codes and conventions * Serial television drama audiences and gratifications, linked to example series * Serial television drama broadcast scheduling, linked to example series * Vladamir Propp's Character Theory - linked to serial television dramas * Representations in serial television dramas - people, places, ideas and societies * Marketing a game show - advertising techniques (print, audio-visual, new media) * Serial television drama BBFC age certifications * 3 in-depth case studies to complete - 'Stranger Things'; 'Peaky Blinders'; 'The 100' * Analysing DVD packages - 'Defiance' * Analysing publicity posters/billboards - 'Game of Thrones' * Analysing trailers/commercials (student choice) * Analysing official webpages - 'Once Upon a Time' * Creating an original serial television drama - writing a pitch and planning the show (scheduling, plot, setting, characters, actors, pilot episode) * Creating a publicity poster/billboard, trailer/commercial, opening credits, webpage * Utilising new media as a marketing tool - apps, mobile games, streaming, social networking * Exam questions - common mistakes * 4 practise exam questions based on previous AQA exams * Terminology glossay appropriate to television game shows PLEASE NOTE: The preview of the resource is not auto-generating, which TES states is a site-wide issue. I have therefore also uploaded several screenshots of sample pages in the meantime.

A challenging and detailed unit focused upon Dickens' classic 'Great Expectations'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification, particularly the 19th Century Texts requirement of both English Literature and English Language. The unit works particularly well with higher ability or gifted Year 8 or 9 students. The unit focuses upon how Miss Havisham is presented as a disturbed character in Chapters 8, 11, 29 and 38. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 24 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 110 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (16 sheets) * Teacher copies of key chapter extracts, annotated in meticulous detail * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-8, with GCSE 1-9 coversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts cloze activity * Mapping the characters of the novel and their relationships * Storyboarding the novel * Reading and analysing the key chapters * Analysing how Miss Havisham is presented as disturbed * Exploring Miss Havisham's psychology * Exploring mental illness in the 19th century * Structuring an essay response * In role writing as Miss Havisham * Creative writing inspired by an image * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A fun, diverse and detailed unit focused upon British Poetry! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit focuses upon exploration and analysis of the poems 'Jabberwocky' and 'Timothy Winters', and works best as a Year 7 scheme as its end-of-unit exam is tailored as a hybrid of KS2 SATs and GCSE. However, it could also be used with lower ability Year 8 or 9. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 19 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 96 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (17 sheets) * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 3-6, with GCSE 1-9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Exploring 'personal identity' * Mapping and exploration of British culture * Writing poems about British culture * Poetic terms 'speed dating' to introduce key vocabulary * Analysing and storyboarding 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll * Developing vocabulary through the use of nonsense poems * Poetry SLAM competition - performing Lewis Carroll poems * Close reading and analysis of 'Timothy Winters' by Charles Causley * Activities focused upon improving sentence structures * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * Quizzes * End-of-unit reading exam (KS2 SAT/GCSE hybrid) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities