This is a collection of resources compiled over the past 15 years!
They are a combination of teacher led, homework, group work, suiting lower to higher level groups.
Some is very much stand alone lessons, and they are resources I dip in and out of yearly, updating and changing as cohorts bring new challenges or ideas.
Macbeth has been my old friend since my A Level days, in another century - I hope you find something in here useful!
This is a stand alone lesson - it would take 2-3 hours to complete - it could be set for online, or if a student feels they need more than they have been taught - this is what revision should look like and could be done collaboratively online
It is is best teacher led and requires a teacher to have a sound knowledge of the play
Contains essay task - suitable for OCR but this will work with any A level board
This contains two PPTS revised as at February 2023 - one is a general revision to compare and contrast the set texts from Mars and Beyonce and the second PPT is a an in depth refresher on Mars uptown funk
Neither need teacher support - but if teacher led would take 2-3 lessons to work through
There are some exam style questions - with guidance on ’ get to the point’ style answers, stongly focussed on there are no points in waffle!
There are slides with core vocab refreshers.
Whilst this targets A Level OCR it can be used for any board for revision: the PPT takes students through the basics of ACT 1, what really is the absolute minimum of expectation of knowledge [ teaching!]
It could be used as an online self paced module - it does have writing tasks and esssay question - a student could use this if they are concerned they need more than they have been taught, in progresive linear format
FILM STUDY
This is a set of 10 PPTS as the introduction from first to second viewing of the film. I have assumed that the teacher leading this knows how to teach film and has reviewed the film!
The PPTS use stills, and questions to prompt students to securely locate the Britishness in this film using cinematic evidence
It is not however, an introduction to cinematic terms so I have assumed basics have been taught eg lighting props costume
It has only a few youtube links which are all working at the time of upload
This does dig into the context of era so has some challenging ideas about the Thatcher era, racism and as such students should continue to be trigger warned - a heading from the Times used is genuine, sadly.
I have been teaching City of God since 2009: in three countries and this is my updated resource[s] as at October 2021
Suitable for A level, IB or NCEA
Targets Eduqas A Level film - Global Cinema
and assume this is NOT the first film being taught!
Includes
PPTs for chronological teaching ( 2)
PPT for curated independent extending reading suitable for home learning
PPT Cinema Novo
PPTs include questions
Word doc guide to PETAL essay writing for films
PPT of film shots for guided analysis
Links etc were checked 2021 October
UPDATES Jan 2024 - New Music PPT to support CONTEXT
& PPT Gender and Race - New Hollywood [ revision ]
This workbook is 30+ pages to support A Level film study - for the Eduqas exams 2019 + .
The PPTS have beem added to: tfor example the rise of the BUPPIE
The workbook covers initial reactions to the film with some original reviews, it has sections on cinematograpy, props and costume, context and narrative, with a strong focus on Lee the auteur : celebrity auteur or ‘sellebrity auteur’. It looks into Mookie: the hero or anti hero, and the complexity that Lee wrote, directed and starred in the film. There is a model scene analysis, and prompt for students to start their own.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to record their own responses, and work alone, but this workbook is designed to be used with teacher support, and peer interaction.
There are discussion prompts, questions to begin paragprah writing to build into essay responses that address that this film is part of Component A - a comparative study. ( Although this workbook is stand alone and does not assume which film it will be paired with)
I like these books to be visually appealing so they look best when printed in colour. Please be respectful and do not put this work on line for your students. It is a word format so you can easily modify and insert your school logo etc., if you want.
UPDATED 2024
PPTS, work book and essay template
I have been teaching Pans Lab., since 2008 and there are heap of resources out there: this is suitable for IB or A Level - I have used fo both. It is MY take on how to teach it, over 20 hours including film viewing. Th resources require teacher guidance, except the one PPT of pre viewing - this is my curated guide for students to work through by themselves before any teaching/viewing of the film! I have updated it October 2021 - if there are broken links please let me know!
The remaining PPTS - are for one guided teaching and vewing, one for cinematography, and one for revision pre exam - so four in total.
The work book is word doc and editable: and the word template doc is for PETAL structure paragraphs to build a structured essay for film.
Do check back as I am compiling a resource PPT - eg magazines and exam questions - I have the 2021 UK Autumn papers and will be paraphrasing from and you can down load that when it is available!
This is a teacher led - or student led work through on what is likely to be , or not be the central poem in the Summer 2024 series
It also has a short refresher on Garland and Weir, as female poets, not yet chosen as central poems, and I am NOT suggesting they will as my crystal ball is quite cloudy on this
But it does help the students reduce the selection of poems to 10 more likely candidates and help them chose from those not likely under the rules to be used again, to prepare.
Looking back, so many thought My Last Duchess was too long, not tiered etc, and how wrong was that?
This PPT merely reviews the maths - and with Poppies and Kamikaze - how to use very short quotes - dip into the language features.
It is not an exhaustive resource - more a filler last push or homework revision
This is a 70+ slide PPT intoduction to Rocks; it breaks the viewing dowin into 3 slots reflecting it is a short film.
The PPTs introduce various ideas about the film including it is has polyglot casting, largely female cast and productions crew, and in paticular this is British film.
There are quite a few stills from the film for students to break down with an emphasis on mis en scene, and frame composition.
This is one of a two part approach to Rocks for GCSE - however please note that both this INTRODUCTION assume the teacher knows how to teach film! There are short writing tasks, a check list template for students on short or even long writing tasks - some share pair work, and some background information
UPDATED March 2024 addition Gender (and disabliity) passing
If you have bought this earlier and can not access the NEW additional PPT message me - an addition is a PPT of 2-3 lessons including essay topics, extended writing and short reseach task making explicit connection to the Bible from the text
Resouce 1 This has a 55 slide PPT which introduces the novel - it is structured in sections and a teacher could use sections in any order
It also contains four slides of guided reading questions which will help students read the novel and allow teachers to check progress
Some theories are introduced eg Afrofurturism queer theory
There are discussion breaks throughout, and suggested essay tasks which a teacher can choose to make in to long/short writing - or pair share brainstorming
This is provided on the assumption that if you are teaching this novel you know it :)
resource 2 This is a selection of excerpts and introduces extension ideas of Nihilism and Kant
A few exam series in, I have added a short PPT based on how my students wrote about Formation and scored overall near 100% on MV questions - they were pushing for links that were out of the ‘box’ and drilling down on ‘media’ the artist and the poltics of Music |Videos per se- Hope it helps
Contains 4 PPTS
1] This is a 90 slide PPT introducing formation:
This is a teacher led PPT and covers:
Beyonce’s connection to the Black Panthers
New Orleans Bounce culture
Relevance of Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath
Connections to Slavery
Awards
The Superbowl release
Oblique references to policing and #BLM
Costume/Mise en scene/ framing
Of the 90 slides about 12 are selections from the Music Video which focus on key moments suitable for evidence for writing task evidence - there are so many frames to choose from - what is included in this 90 PPT is A selection
This PPT is in a sense a generic unit - you may for example want to use the
2] DO NOW PPT which is a separate PPT at various stages interspersed in the main PPT I have assumed there is a general knowledge about cinematic terms and that is NOT included
3] PPT close analysis of 6 frames - this demonstrates to students how to use media language in dissecting frames each frame should have further analysis done by students - based on ‘I model, you know do’
4] PPT 4 is short extension PPT on mediated histroical stereotypes of Black women
The poems are for AQA Crime
They are for teachers who know how to teach poetry at KS5 and they are sectioned to work through in an order building knowledge
Browning then Wilde than Crabbe
These PPTS do NOT focus on low level line by line analysis but link to higher order thought - deep links to the AO’s : if students do not write to the AOs they get lower marks. Teachers are advised to review these - this is not self paced work, not suitable to post as work from home - more suitable for students who want and work towards A* A B or a higher C
This is single lesson - or home learning - final prep for GCSE. It is directed to students who are aware that essays by rote, memory will and are being marked down in the UK GCSE exams - across all examining boards.
This PPT is for students aiming above a 5 - who can consider safe, but bolder ideas about Lady Macbeth.
It poses some accessible ideas, a sample essay writing but the emphasis is to challenge outdated and pedestrian ideas about Lady Macbeth.
This PPT should challenge students to place her:
in context
to a contemporary reader/audience
to understand her limits as wife/ schemer
to use single word quotes to explain
to prepare for any question on her
Kia Ora,
Exam prep PPT added 2024 UK series
updarted Janu 2024! too with three new PPTS including one which gives a short but important factual details about NZ/ being Maori and Jewish which is Waititi’s background! One linking gender and humour in the film there is also and
update from June 2023 - added a sentence starter PPT for exam revision post the Summer 2023 UK exam series
this resource has been re-written for the new eduqas film studies GCSE set texts global - and I am excited! I lobbied for this film to be considered so YAY!
The workbook has been updated [ april 2022] and has a detachable back page if you want to avoid the spoiler of Rosa. It’s 22 pages and will form an teaching and revision guide
The workbook takes the students through the who what and why - and with the PPTS should get them ready to answer some questions as well as provide a solid introduction to the satire of the film, the context and filming.
There are three PPTs ** see uodates now 5+ - the longest is aimed at film, but can work with an English subject eg the NZ curriculm and will fit into an extended media study of film
The two worksheets are to support film viewing for any of the subjects as the teacher can select the emphasis
The longer PPT has a research task, an end of module essay.
Youtube markers are current as at 27/09/2020
I anticipate adding to this so please check in for updates after the UK summer 2024 exams - although this film will not be examined until 2024 by eduqas. I will be uploading more questions in August 2024
This is targetting OCR media A Level music video [ MV}
The links are current at March 2024 - but you will need to update the MV set text SUN GOES DOWN from youtube yourself - the offical version is the one referred to
As a point of comparision The old town road is suggested: to understand a bit more about the artist
The resouce introduces shot/camera/costume exploration, and detailed lyric exploration while reflecting on the artists role in hip hop and as part of the LGBTI community and conflicts with hegemony.
It does contain a bad language warning - and a reminder that this MV does refer to thoughts of suicide. OCR chose it - not me !!!
This PPT spreads over 4-5 lessons - with writing tasks ege 4 - 5 hours -
This is a student workbook which allows them to view and make notes and explore in depth the ‘britishness’ of the film
The work would/should occupy about 8-10 lessons
I print it single sided and encourage them to build on the reverse pages there on own ideas and story boards so it become a solid revision tool for them
For Sama is a complex documentary. A talking head, set in Syria, by a citizen journalist, in which some 500 hours of footage was reduced to under two hours, and with the addition of a co-director who had never been to Syria
The resource is 6 PPTs which reflect how I have taught in, not introducing the awkward question of propaganda until the last - they spread over 7 hours and do not at this stage contain revision . [ when I get to that point I will add and you can acces the new material]
I have avoided the political quagmire of Syria, and suggested a fairly neutral position for teaching, but given/gave some research tasks to encourage students to find their own position, so they can address spectatorship authentically. There is a dedicated PPT to spectatorship with a range of tasks which can be oral / peer to peer or written
When I do revision - I expect to allow four hours and a full second viewing but as the film is widely availale online - I also assume teachers may well set it for holiday work too.
This resource is the first stage teaching of MOONLIGHT. I have focused on the assumption that students are grounded in the language of film.
Ideology is over 2 PPTS - an includes a clip from BAD BOYS 4 [ 2024] as it is set in Miami and shows a contrast of hyper masculinity!
PPTS 1- 3 are in teaching and viewing order There PPTS on Chiron/Black and Juan, Cinamotography, theory, the film playlist ( sound is linked on ideology] and a genreic film screening template which I print on A3 - two copies per student, a PPT in theory linked to MOONLIGHT
This will be added to maybe, after September 2024, and if you see something added , please message me if you can not access for free after your first purchase!