This pack has been designed for the updated EDUQAS Film Studies specification; first teaching SEPTEMBER 2023 ** This pack contains 1 52-slide PowerPoint presentation, and an accompanying 23-page student booklet This lesson has been designed to cover the key social and political contexts surrounding the production of *Alien. * 1 - starter task - students to discuss then share/debate their own readings of the film **2 - Starter Task 2 **- Students to review their own knowledge of 1970s America - feedback **CONTEXT: 1970s USA was a time of immense upheaval across all levels of society ** Major social/political issues are listed and discussed Key social issues relating to the study of the film are highlighted and reinforced here Discussion about the use of CORPORATIONS as antagonist in 70s/80s ‘liberal science fiction films’ - establishes that Alien was part of larger trend that tapped in to social issues of the time CONTEXT continued: GLOBALISATION - defined and discussed Consequence of GLOBALISATION on the US workforce/economy Rise of corporations Union busting / anti-union sentiment and action Strikes and calls for workers rights dominate the era Rise of NEOLIBERALISM as a formative force in US society FILM ANALYSIS Task - students reflect on their new contextual knowledge; create mind-map of all elements of Alien that link to, comment up or reflect these social issues Analysis - Part 1 - The Nostromo - Workplace of the Future Analysis of the film’s opening sequences Student analysis task Feedback with students - detailed notes are included in the PowerPoint to help students develop and consolidate their learning What do the academics say? - a series of quotes from academic papers that reinforce and support our reading of the film Analysis - Part 2 - Character introduction - Student scene anlaysis - Breakfast / roles within the organisation **Identify key themes that are established: **workers pay, exploitation, bonuses, working conditions! Feedback with students - detailed notes are included in the PowerPoint to help students develop and consolidate their learning **Character types/roles - ** Several short scenes are chosen and analysed. Extracts from the screenplay are highlighted, with specific links between character dialogue/characterisation and contextual issues studied earlier Discussion of each crew member; their role and what they represent within the NEOLIBERAL structure of the CORPORATION Analysis Part 3 - Character types A discussion and break down of each character’s role on The Nostromo - a look at how each crew member represents a different type of worker Ripley as ‘the perfect worker’ Analysis Part 4 - The Xenmorph Xenomorph - scene analysis Representation of ‘physical emodiment of the Corporation’s greed’ Analysis Part 5 - Ripley Detailed analysis of Ripley from a feminist perspective - all points linked to contextual issues re: 2nd wave feminism

**This pack contains 7 lessons designed for AQA’s English Language Paper 1 ** Each lesson comes with: - PowerPoint presentation - Tasks handout - Digital copies of the text that is used in the session Each lesson follows the same format, which is outlined below: Starter Task: definitions and synonyms (students to define words, find synonyms and then write one sentence using as many of their new words as they can) SP&G focus: short task based around ONE SP&G area: - Lesson 1- Using Commas - Lesson 2 - Using apostrophes - Lesson 3 - Using capital letters - Lesson 4 - Parts of Speech: nouns and prepositions - Lesson 5 - Parts of Speech: verbs and pronouns - Lesson 6 - Parts of Speech: positioning the reader - Lesson 7- Parts of Speech: homophones Each SP&G focus section contains a video, task and consolidation activity Paper 1 - question 1 practice The sample tests covered in these 7 lessons are: The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Strange Case of Mr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Dracula by Bram Stoker The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien Paper 1 - question 2 practice - analysis - The question is discussed and then a series of tasks are available. How to answer the question, how to structure responses, how to break down the text, task, assessment. Paper 1 - question 3 practice The question is discussed and then a series of tasks are available. How to answer the question, how to structure responses, how to break down the text, task, assessment. Paper 1 - question 4 practice The question is discussed and then a series of tasks are available. How to answer the question, how to structure responses, how to break down the text, task, assessment. Plenary Tasks - reflection on the session. Target setting for next session.

This pack contains the 7 lessons covering AQA’s English Language GCSE Paper 1, Section B. Each lesson in this pack follows the same structure and contains: Power-Point lesson Handouts for relevant sessions. Each lesson follows the following structure and addressed the following skills/approaches: Starter task -definitions of 5 words, students find synonyms, then they write a sentence using as many of their new words as they can SP&G focus: Lesson 1- Sentence openers Lesson 2 - Speech Marks Lesson 3 - Using Dashes Lesson 4 - similes and Metaphors Lesson 5 - Adjectives & Adverbs Lesson 6 - Irregular Verbs Lesson 7 - Question 5 - How to understand, prepare for and answer the question Part 1 -What the exam will look like: a breakdown of what the exam question will look like. Part 2 - planning - students are given an image then various tasks to help them plan their narrative/descriptive writing tasks. Part 3 - writing Part 4 - self review and submission. Plenary - reflection and target setting