Introduction to Sociology- Lesson and resources. This bundle contains a PowerPoint lesson and video clips. It is designed to be an introduction to students who have not studied Sociology before and could be used as an intro to GCSE Sociology, Year 9/10 taster courses or A level/VCE Sociology type classes. The lesson contains information on the way Sociology differs from Biology and Psychology, The Sociological Imagination, Norms and Values, Socialisation including the agents of socialisation.

The perfect timeline for the new term, a colourful display to show key events around your classroom during the year and help students remember and understand context of when things in society changed. I constructed this based on the areas I focus on in Sociology, History, Politics and Ethics. It has been updated to feature events up to 2016 (Brexit and Teresa May becoming Prime minister). Events shown; World war one, World War 2, Different stages of women getting the vote, ( 1918, 1928 and 1970- Representation of the people act), Martin Luther King, Introduction of contraceptive pill, Abortion, Divorce Reform act, Homosexuality becoming legalised, Marriage equality act, Cold war, Equal pay act, Sex discrimination act, Obama being elected,Margaret Thatcher becoming PM and different election victories such as Labour 97, Coalition 2010, Conservatives 2015, London Riots, London Olympics, Scottish referendum , Brexit and Teresa May becoming PM.

A lesson for AS Sociology as part of Family unit

This is not a lesson- this presentation is the key information/knowledge on this topic that could be used as Flipped learning/direct instruction before a lesson/inserted into a lesson presentation or to create a screencast video that students can return to for revision.

This lesson explores the push and pull reasons that lead people to leave and migrating to a new country. It has activities that look into the different waves of migration to Australia both by classifying the reasons behind them and also weblinks that lead to hearing about the personal stories behind the journeys. This file features videos, worksheets and resources to help students explore the variety of ethnicities that have created modern day Multicultural Australia.

What creates a society? This lesson looks at the concepts of norms and values and takes students through a group activity of creating their own island society from scratch. They have to decide on a variety of features of the society and create a final presentation for the class.

This lesson helps students understand the difference between ethnicity and race and explores the 7 different factors that create someone’s ethnicity. It contains activities, videos, weblinks and a student directed homework task where they explore their own ethnic background and create a reflective piece to share.

This is not a lesson- this presentation is the key information/knowledge on this topic that could be used as Flipped learning/direct instruction before a lesson/inserted into a lesson presentation or to create a screencast video that students can return to for revision.

A powerpoint and video clips describing the difference between sex and gender and discussing the concepts of manipulation and canalisation. The lesson looks at the way that different agents of socialisation teach us what it means to be masculine or feminine in our society.

A lesson looking at the concept of active citizenship and fighting or social justice within our society. This lesson looks at a variety of examples from history including Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks within the US Civil rights movement. as well as more recent examples such as Colin Kaepernick and BLM. It also looks at Indigenous Australian examples of those who have stood up against racism such as Adam Goodes and Nicky Winmar. The lesson includes a group task where students look further into these case studies,

A lesson and accompanying video resources discussing different ideas about what makes ‘a man’ or ‘a woman’ in today’s society. Students learn where stereotypes may have originated and discuss their ideas about how and why things are changing.

A pre-test for students about to begin the Welcome to Sociology lesson/Intro to Sociology course!

This is not a lesson- this presentation is the key information/knowledge on this topic that could be used as Flipped learning/direct instruction before a lesson/inserted into a lesson presentation or to create a screencast video that students can return to for revision.

A lesson breaking down some of the key terms involved in this topic and then looking at the way Islam and Muslims are portrayed by the media compared to other religions. The lesson then looks into different examples of Muslims working towards the common good and how a variety of different organisations in Australia help to create interfaith understanding and a cohesive society.

An assessment for the Intro to Sociology/Ethnicity topic. Short answer exam questions and includes rubric. This was created in Semester 2 2021.

An assessment for the Intro to Sociology/Ethnicity topic. Short answer exam questions and includes rubric. This was created in Semester 1 2021.

An assessment for the Intro to Sociology/Ethnicity topic. Short answer exam questions and includes rubric. This was created in Semester 1 2020.

I used the Napier press textbook by Webb et al to create round of questions on each topic. I award points per question and then a prize for winning team of each round. Bonus questions are separate and whichever team gets closest to the bonus question wins a separate prize. Picture round is open to interpretation and you can award points for the most relevant concept students attach to each picture!

Revision notes I created using Janine Jacob- Roth's key textbook for this course.