Lesson 1 - Introducing students to regulation of the video game industry. VSC and PEGI ratings. Including DO NOW activity.

These are all the lessons and resources for teaching of Component 1 Section B - Fortnite (Audiences and Industries)

Full lesson and resources applying Uses and Gratifications Theory to Fortnite.

I use these in lessons and as a display for students to remind them of the 4c’s .

This is an introduction lesson and resources, including success criteria, for Magazine Covers. It is pitched at students who are new to Media Studies and mid/ low ability.

We are doing Unit 1 as homework tasks to give the year 10 students a grounding in the themes and history before it's taught in Year 11. I'm putting up the first 4 homework tasks here. All have boxes for RAG (success criteria) and SILT marking.

This is a homework booklet that we've devised across GCSE and BTEC. It's to engage students in various different tasks which hopefully will prove enjoyable with a half-termly quiz at the back. The quiz is to be done over the holiday period. It's a generic booklet which isn't unit specific. Might prove useful to other teachers? We're also making it available online to our students as we know they lose them! ha ha.

Specifically created to support learning for: AQA GCSE Media Studies - Unit 1, Assignment 1 - DVD Packaging. This is to help them start thinking about the use of colour in DVD packaging and the connotations. Media Language

This was created for my BTEC Creative Media Production class but can also be used with GCSE Media Studies as an easy introductory lesson. It explores the codes and conventions and starts to explore how meaning is created.

We had to fight for our Pathway 1 students to be able to take our subject - here are the posters we used on Options evening - they might come in useful if the subject is derided in your school!

Powerpoint starter and activity for demonstrating knowledge and understanding of DVD Elements. AQA GCSE Media Studies - Unit 1 - Assignment 1 - DVD Packaging Media Language

This resource was created to support AQA GCSE Media Studies - Unit 2 - Assignment 2 - Advertising and Marketing.

A simple mind-map to explore The Archers website and apply U&G theory.

As we start the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies course in Year 9 - this is a simple introduction to the appeal of magazines. As most young people don’t buy or read magazines this helped them understand that although they’re not buying them, they are a still popular media product in the UK. The lesson includes a Scavenger Hunt. We provided them with a magazine in each group, preferably magazines of similar size. The lesson has elements of numeracy also as they have to work out percentages.

For Component 1 Section B - exploring the social context of the Helen and Rob Storyline.

A word document with links to print based and moving image advertising campaigns from the 2012 Olympics. Great for discussing synergy, institituions and representation. Specifically designed for Unit 2, Assignment 2 - Advertising and Marketing - AQA.