Approx 6/7 lessons on the set magazine products for Component 2 Section B of A Level Media: codes and conventions, context, media language and representations. These lessons make use of the Eduqas resources and the textbooks.
The Eduqas past and SAMS mark schemes can be adapted and used to mark the exam questions included in certain lessons.
More lessons on industry and audience to follow…!
A full scheme of work of between 5-7 lessons on Tide for Component 1 Section A and B of the Eduqas A Level Media exam. Lesson cover: media language, representations, audience and look at and break down relevant theories (Van Zoonen, Gerbner, Stuart Hall, David Gauntlett).
Also included is an assessment which is a comparison exam question (similar to SAMS so this mark scheme can be used) comparing Tide with a 1950s Quality Street advert.
A range of lessons teaching skills on creative writing and ‘write a description based on this image…’
Lessons cover skills such as: sentence structures, descriptive language, semi-colons, colons, narrative hooks, creating a character, narrative perspective, using the Oxford comma.
lessons a differentiated for higher/middle/lower ability classes.
Between 3-4 detailed lessons based on Eduqas GCSE media studies; an introduction to advertising and marketing and the set product Quality Street. Lessons include textual analysis based on exam (SAMS) questions and representations. All areas of the theoretical framework are covered!
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A full SOW for Component 1 Section A on these two set products. All areas of the GCSE framework are covered including: media language, media representations and media theory. SAMS and non-SAMS exam style questions are included, including a comparison essay.
Grade boundaries for: overall qualification (taken from Eduqas), individual units, individual questions. This can be used to provide students with a ‘grade’ for every piece of work they complete whether that be an exam style question or Mock exam.
This is based on the 1 - 9 boundaries from Summer 2019.
A complete lesson focusing on how to successfully answer Q2a on Paper one of EDUQAS GCSE MEDIA. This lesson mainly focuses on Quality Street and explores relevant historical context, but also includes an example answer (from a student) based on This Girl Can. The lesson can be easily adapted to focus on any of the set products for Paper 1 Section A.
A fun, festive lesson which analyses the uss of media language in a range of print based Christmas adverts. Links nicely to any teaching of print based advertising and Eduqas GCSE Media Paper 1.
A lesson which explores the concept of sound, sound terminology and the effect of, and importance of, sound in communicating meaning.
A great introduction of teaching music videos (or any AV media where sound will be explored in depth!)
Detailed and comprehensive lessons covering all aspects of the specification for Paper 2 Section A. These lessons cover: genre, media language, character roles, technical codes and conventions for Luther and The Sweeney. Also included is a TV Crime Drama Knowledge organiser.
Can be used as a classroom display or handout/revision aid for students. This is a bank of active verbs for writing about, and analysing, media products and a bank of 'sentence starters' to help students integrate media theory into their analysis of media products. This is aimed at A Level media students and based on the Eduqas theoretical framework and set theories.
Lessons on:
Exposure (approx 4 lessons), London, Storm on the Island, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Emigree, Tissue.
Between 1-2 lessons (4-5 for Exposure) on each poem which include activities, analysis and exam style questions on some of the set poems from the AQA anthology.
Component 1 Section A GCSE Media
Approx. 2/3 detailed lessons based this set product and the use of media language for Eduqas GCSE media studies. Lessons include exam style questions and all areas of the theoretical framework are covered!
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Component 1 Section A GCSE Media
Approx. 4 detailed lessons based on this set product and the use of media language and Representations for Eduqas GCSE media studies. Lessons cover all areas of the theoretical framework. The first lesson on contexts also explores GQ magazine.
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Component 1 Section A GCSE Media
Approx. 3/4 detailed lessons based on this set product and the use of media language and Representations for Eduqas GCSE media studies. Lessons cover all areas of the theoretical framework. Includes an exam style comparison question with example answers from year 10 students.
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Approx. 1-2 lessons designed to help GCSE or A Level media students understand British politics. This lesson defines what a Political Party is and explores the ideologies of the three main political parties in the UK. This is relevant to the study of newspapers for Eduqas GCSE and A Level Media studies so focuses on ideologies. The final task asks students to create in Instagram page for each of the main political parties which demonstrates the ideology of each party.
This lesson is intended to be followed by analysis of the ‘set’ newspapers and analysis of how political ideologies impact these newspapers.
A double lesson (I taught it over 2 hours) which introduces the concept of lifestyle magazines and explores the use of media language on two ‘unseen’ magazine covers. This lesson is an introduction to the study of Pride and GQ for Eduqas GCSE media.