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I am an A Level tutor who teaches Film Studies A Level & G.C.S.E., Sociology A Level, E.P.Q., English Language G.C.S.E. *PLEASE REVIEW* I complete schemes of work for each of my courses and aim to upload as many resources as I can in the near future. If you like my work and would like to request a resource, please let me know and I will produce what you need. I produce video resources here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC31WbZO2OQW3Ul108I0QUmw

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I am an A Level tutor who teaches Film Studies A Level & G.C.S.E., Sociology A Level, E.P.Q., English Language G.C.S.E. *PLEASE REVIEW* I complete schemes of work for each of my courses and aim to upload as many resources as I can in the near future. If you like my work and would like to request a resource, please let me know and I will produce what you need. I produce video resources here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC31WbZO2OQW3Ul108I0QUmw
Film Studies Christmas Quiz / End of term quiz
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Film Studies Christmas Quiz / End of term quiz

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This pack contains: 1 PowerPoint Quiz - 31 questions [and answers] 1 - picture round - 20 questions 1 - student handout to record answers/scores ** All resources are editable** This is a fun way to end the term!
Blade Runner - Representation of Ethnicity
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Blade Runner - Representation of Ethnicity

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This PowerPoint addresses representation of ethnicity and race in Blade Runner (Scott, 1982). The lesson covers: Whiteness in Blade Runner Techno-fascism Replicants - ubermensch, and analogue for US slave trade Asian culture and characters - Use of Asian cultural symbols in the city othernesses Other as exotic Representation of Latino/hispanic characters Essay structure/note taking handout
SKYFALL - eduqas GCSE FILM - aesthetics, camera analysis - Sample response - detailed session
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SKYFALL - eduqas GCSE FILM - aesthetics, camera analysis - Sample response - detailed session

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This pack contains a detailed 37-page Power Point presentation, one student handout, one ‘answer booklet’ for mini assessments. **This is a very detailed and focused session that will enable students to address both context, technical analysis and aesthetics of SkyFall ** The lesson covers: Re-cap of exam, example questions discussed, special focus: Aesthetics introduction **- Starter 1 **- Key terms task Starter 2 - Questions about Bond/Skyfall - students encourage to draw out central themes that will later be linked to aesthetic choices Feedback Answering Questions 1 a, b,c,       - Scene analysis       - Student analysis activity       - detailed feedback slides       - sample paragraphs and review of sample Question D - breakdown of question / key terms Case study - discussion of Aesthetics using German Expressionism and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Question C - use of colour juxtapositions and how colour is used to convey meaning i.e. Use of framing to position Bond centrally - detailed scene analysis, clear links to meaning and context Mirrors/Reflections/Doubles - detailed analysis of the use of Doubles/mirrors in the film - links to the film’s central themes discussed and reinforced. Assessment: Content from session is used to plan, write and review answers to the questions posed at the start of the session. The lesson contains sample paragraphs and an essay plan
EDUQAS Pulp Fiction / Quentin Tarantino: AUTUER [experimental approach]
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EDUQAS Pulp Fiction / Quentin Tarantino: AUTUER [experimental approach]

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This pack contains a 32-slide PowerPoint presentation that covers Quentin Tarantino’s experimental Auteur status [using Pulp Fiction as primary text] The lesson covers: Hyper-Real nature of QT’s work Starter Task: revisit Auteur theory Discuss exam questions - then introduce exam question this PowerPoint will answer Group task - mind-map everything you know about QT and his signature style Feedback - mind-map included within the PowerPoint - run through this with students after their task optional research task How to write an introduction to this question The following signature features of QT’s ouevre are covered: Subversion of genre / influences Post Modern approach / narrative French New Wave - influences (with scene analysis/comparison task) ‘Subversion of realities of social structures’ aka QT’s approach to representation (essay to be read by students then discussed) More technical features and interior meaning - foot fetishism and representation of women in his films mise-en-scene Music Essay planning acticity Pack also includes: Essay discussing QT’s approach to representation sample essay
[eduqas] Pulp Fiction - Experimental Narrative complete lesson/assessment
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[eduqas] Pulp Fiction - Experimental Narrative complete lesson/assessment

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**This pack is designed for the Eduqas Film A Level, but it suitable for any one teaching/studying Non-Linear narratives/Pulp Fiction and narrative. The pack contains a 26-slide PowerPoint presentation that covers: Pulp Fiction: Experimental Narrativ**e [Specialist Study Area] starter - recap key narrative terms intro discussion: how does Pulp Fiction subvert traditional approaches to narrative? Section 1 - Goal Orientated Narratives - study of how PF’s approach to goal orientation is experimental Section 2 - Narrative resolutions - study of how PF’s approach to narrative resolution is experimental Section 3 - Binary Oppositions - study of how PF’s approach to binary oppostions is experimental Dialogue - how dialgue is used in place of cause and effect Themes - how themes drive the narrative and give coherence Final scene - analysis Plenary activities Assessement activities - essay planning and writing Additional resources: 11-page gapped handout for students to complete in the lesson A3 sized print out of film’s non-linear structure Breakdown of the three chapters and how themes are used
Filmmakers' Theories: Asif Kapadia and Michael Moore
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Filmmakers' Theories: Asif Kapadia and Michael Moore

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This pack contains TWO lessons designed for the EDUQAS Film Studies course: Component 2 - Section B- DOCUMENTARY. Focus film: Amy The lessons cover: What does ‘filmmakers’ theories’ mean? Introduction to Kapadia and his style Analysis task - watch first 15 mins of Senna, and first 15 mins of Amy - what conventions does Kapadia adopt/reject in his approach to documentary? Kapadia’s narrative film background and his ‘true-fiction’ approach Research task Article review to consolidation learning of Kapadia’s ‘filmmakers’ theory’ Lesson 2- Michael Moore Who is Moore? How does Moore define his style? Criticisms of Moore’s style Analysis - watch first 30 mins (or entire film) of Bowling for Columbine Students to analyse his film and identify what conventions of documentary he uses/rejects Detailed PowerPoint slides that explicitly explain each filmmakers unqiue approach, conventions of documentary they use and the ideological nature of their work. plenary - essay planning and setting activity Also included: articles about Moore and Kapadia’s style Sample responses Filmmaker profiles for each filmmaker and more…
Rebel Without a Cause - Social context lessons
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Rebel Without a Cause - Social context lessons

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This pack contains TWO lessons. Lesson 1 - Social Context: Intro to film and module Review of past paper questions - these are used to structure the entire session and all students will be able to answer the questions by the end of the session Film’s genre and director/stars Social Context - post war USA Boomer generation and conflict with teens/youth Rebellion in the 1950s Series of key scene analysis tasks covering: social context, mise-en-scene Lesson 2 - Production Context What is ‘Production Context’ Review of past paper questions - these are used to structure the entire session and all students will be able to answer the questions by the end of the session Classic era Studio system/factory filmmaking Sound in cinema - analysis and history Stars Studio model Patriarchal nature of the classic era Male Gaze Genre In-depth analysis of Cinematography - 10 mark past paper question - analysis tasks and in-class assessment for this question
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Character types and genre & Production and Social Contexts
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Character types and genre & Production and Social Contexts

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This pack contains TWO lessons. Lesson 1 - Social Context & Intro to film and module Review of past paper questions - these are used to structure the entire session and all students will be able to answer the questions by the end of the session Film’s genre and director/stars Genre Series of key scene analysis tasks covering: genre, CHARACTER TYPES Lesson 2 - Production Context What is ‘Production Context’ Review of past paper questions - these are used to structure the entire session and all students will be able to answer the questions by the end of the session How to compare the films directly Social context: 80s, latch-key kids, Booming economy, new understanding of ‘teenagers’, teens re-positioned as important consumers Reaganism and rise of patriotic attitudes in the USA John Hughes; Auteur Example exam questions, tasks Students are guided through the response and analysis needed for each question Assessment task and essay plan included in PowerPoint
Introduction to Documentary & Bill Nichols Modes of Documentary
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Introduction to Documentary & Bill Nichols Modes of Documentary

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This pack can be used to introduce any DOCUMENATRY module for both Film and Media studies A Level courses. This pack contains a 40-slide PowerPoint AND an accompanying YouTube video that covers the following topics/content PART I - What is a documentary - Student starter task: define ‘documentary’ Discussion of how uses of key elements may differ from narrative film Student experiences with documentary Types of Documenaty (task) Technical conventions of Documentary (task) True/false / discussion task Introduction to Bill Nichols and ‘Documentary Modes’ Short research task - students given one ‘mode’ each and then asked to research for 10 mins - feedback to the class Discussion for each of Nichols’ Modes Polemic Expository Observational Participatory Reflexive Performative PART II - John Grieson on what a documentary is ‘Edge of Reality’ - dealing with actuality; the real Task - comparing the represenation of WWI in narrative film (Paths of Glory) with documentary film (They Shall Never Grow Old) Slides are included that go through each clip and consolidate the key points Fictional Actors / Social Actors PLenary: this is to be added but suggest task is: Research the documentary that you and your students will be studying for your course - note down: Documentary mode Conventions used etc
Vertigo - Production context: Classical Era of Film
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Vertigo - Production context: Classical Era of Film

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This pack contains: 49 slide PowerPoint 2 part student booklet Essay planning booklet / assessment materials The PowerPoint has been designed to answer the question: “How far does your chosen films reflect its production context? [20/40]” The PP covers: Explanation of ‘Production context’ Starter: students reflect on ‘classica era’ films they have seen Introduce exam / essay question for this module Introductions Case study: The Classical Era Studio system / The Big Five & Little Three Vertical Integration / Studio heads control everything! Scorsese explains the Studio approach (video and task) The Key signifers of the classical approach: macro and micro elements Narrative in the Classical era Protagonists of the CLassical Era The Hays Code Analysis task: Angels with Dirty Faces Analysis of Vertigo: How does it reflect the production context? Analysis of Ernie’s: Narrative Contunity editing Star System Orchestral Score Shooting on a sound stage Hays Code & Veritgo The Studio’s attempt to enforce an alternative ending Hitchcock’s refusal to attach the ending Decline of the studios / rise of the auteur director as signified by the ending of Vertigo PLenary: Detailed essay planning activities Assessment: students to write a 20-mark response using their plans.
PULP FICTION - Experimental CINEMATOGRAPHY [full lesson and assessment]
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PULP FICTION - Experimental CINEMATOGRAPHY [full lesson and assessment]

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**This pack contains one 23-slide PowerPoint that teaches how to answer this question using Pulp Fiction as the chosen film. One 12-page booklet - note taking, fill in the gaps, analysis, detailed slides and essay planning document. ** Explore how far cinematography contributes to the experimental nature of your chosen film or films. [20] every analysis task comes with multiple slides breaking down the scenes and provide guidane for essay writing Lesson covers: Starter - Re-cap of conventional/mainstream American cinema approach to camera Short Martin Scorsese/ history of the Hollywood style - documentary extract and tasks Explanation of the ‘formal’ approach to cinematography - with examples Discussion of Tarantino’s most common ‘experimental’ uses of camera - with examples from the film How to write an introduction to the question - writing task Part 1 - 'using the camera to restrict information and create active spectators. The ‘Trunk shot’ Part 2 - Subversion of conventional approach / experimenting with scene construction Analysis of scene from Fast and Furious 7 - Comparative analysis of the ‘Marcellus meets Butch’ scene from the film Part 3 - French New Wave: camera in service of the characters, not narrative Analysis - scene from Breathless Analysis - comparison to final scene from the film Detailed visual breakdown of the final sequence Plenary/assessment: Read exemplar essay Review and re-write activity optional research task Essay planning activity [with booklet] Mark scheme
Alien: SOUND - EDUQAS - First teaching 2023
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Alien: SOUND - EDUQAS - First teaching 2023

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This pack contains ONE PowerPoint presentation and one student booklet This session is largely students led, hence the price The PowerPoint covers: Starter: students discuss their thoughts on the soundtrack/use of sound in Alien [feedback and class discussion] KEY TERMS: task/re-cap Students to make list of ajdectives that describe the sound Short reading activity: define the sound of alien as ‘dread’ Anlaysis scene 1 - The Nostromo {interoir and exterior] screen extracts student group anlaysis class feedback and note taking Anlaysis scene 2 - TheFace Hugger screen extracts student group anlaysis class feedback and note taking Anlaysis scene 3 - The Death of Brett screen extracts student group anlaysis class feedback and note taking Anlaysis scene 4 -Ripley vs. Alien (final escape/chaotic sound) screen extracts student group anlaysis class feedback and note taking Consolidation: Reading (two detailed analyses for students to review/annotate) Guided essay planning activity Optional assessment included
Film Studies - La La Land - Introduction to Musicals  [EDUQAS]
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Film Studies - La La Land - Introduction to Musicals [EDUQAS]

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This pack contains a 20-slide PowerPoint presentation, a booklet students fill in and complete during the lesson The lesson covers: A Starter Task - students complete a short key term starter task - vowels have been removed, students must identify the word AND provide a definition ‘What is genre?’ recap Types of Musicals -Task - compare a sequence from Yankee Doodle Dandy to a sequence from The Greatest Showman Analysis and feedback tasks Non-Integrated vs. Integrated musicals Richard Dyer = Entertainment as Utopia Musicals Reflect ‘Social Tenions’ and 'Utopian Solutions PLENARY Grease Case study - application of all theory that has been taught in the lesson EXT task - analysis of *La La Land’s opening sequence
Alien - Cinematography (EDUQAS FILM STUDIES - first teaching SEPT 2023)
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Alien - Cinematography (EDUQAS FILM STUDIES - first teaching SEPT 2023)

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This pack contains a 22 slide PowerPoint, and an accompanying 16-page student booklet. The lesson covers: Starter - students review the cinematography of Alien - feedback Explain past questions - exemplar question included; this will be returned to at the end of the session ** Style and approach of Scott / how to start the analysis:** Scott wanted a grimy sense of realism Short reading activity - Scott explains how he rejected ‘traditional’ cinematographers in favor of new, unknowns - all to increase the realism of the film ** Analysis Part 1 - The Nostromo (Exterior)** Dicsussion of techniques used, their effect Links to social/political contexts are made Analysis Part 2 - The Nostromo (interior) - workplace of the future Dicsussion of techniques used, their effect Analysis of = The Ship, the sleeping/living quarters Links to social/political contexts are made Analysis Part 3 - The Death of Brett - in-depth /deep dive analysis [this task has been designed to help students develop SKILLS, as well as their knowledge and understanding of Alien) This section will break down each shot of this sequence Screen the extract Students (in groups) analyse the camera Powerpoint then goes through each shot in detail (6 slides of focused analysis) Assessment: Exam question Planning activity (Optional - set assessment)
AQA SOCIOLOGY - Paper 3 - Crime and Deviance: MEDIA, CRIME, MORAL PANICS
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AQA SOCIOLOGY - Paper 3 - Crime and Deviance: MEDIA, CRIME, MORAL PANICS

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This pack contains a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation, a 24-page student booklet, and several other resources to be used in the session. The lesson covers: Starter - student experiences with crime and deviance in media Media Representation of Crime and Deviance overview: (1 slide on each of these topics:) Violence and Sex Crimes Media representation of victims Media exaggeration of certain crimes Media exaggeration of risk to victims Crime represented as a series of events Media overplay extraordinary crimes Dramatic Fallacy Soothill & Walby: the Balaclava Rapist / exaggeration of criminal acts New Values and Coverage Mediation of Crime / Crime as a social construct Selection / Organisation /Focus Task - students read Sky News article covering the mugging of Sajid Javid and analyse the use of langauge, exaggeration of crime, idelogical underpinning of this media report (the entire article is broken down in the PowerPoint (see screenshots for examples) News Values Fictional Representations of Crime: Surette [1998] – Fictional representations of crime, criminals and victims are the opposite of the official statistics. Immitaiton Arousal Desensitisation Transmission of Knowledge Stimulating Desire PROTRAYING THE POLICE AS INCOMPETENT or CORRUPT BY GLAMOURISING OFFENDING Evaluation of Fictional Representations of Crime Reading task - students read extract from the ‘Myth of Media Violence’ study and compare the findings to what we have covered in the lesson FEAR OF CRIME: Distortion of crime in the media RELATIVE DEPRIVATION AND CRIME Left Realist view Cultural Criminology Cultural Criminology with examples Global Cyber Crime The PowerPoint has a short ‘Moral Panics’ lesson attached to it. The slides are not to the same standard as the content listed above and have been included free of charge. I have covered Moral Panics in a more depth and with better resources in a previous Crimes and Deviance lesson pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-sociology-paper-3-conflict-theories-of-crime-and-deviance-12790478 Tasks are included throughout the lesson and student knowledge is tested throughout the session. The student booklet is to be filled in and completed during the lesson.
GCSE Film WHIPLASH: Indie Cinema module
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GCSE Film WHIPLASH: Indie Cinema module

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This pack of resources contains FOUR lessons that cover the following aspects of the Component 1 Section C module: One lesson covering: Introduction to Mainstream and Indie cinema (production context) Three lessons covering: Specialist writing 1 - Finding the Frame Specialist writing 2 - What Makes a Film Independent? Specialist Writing 3 - Representation of Masculinity Each lesson has accompanying hand-outs; one for detailed note taking, a second to complete a timed-assessment. The lessons offer a comprehensive look at the topics under discussion, essay planning sections, detailed break-down of each piece of ‘Specialist Writing’.
AMY - Documentary Film studies EDUQAS Digital Technologies Specialist Study Area
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AMY - Documentary Film studies EDUQAS Digital Technologies Specialist Study Area

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This pack contains one 43-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 24 page student booklet. The lesson covers: What is ‘digital technology’ starter? Review of former exam questions Celluloid vs. digital Tasks: how has digital technology impact the viewing, exhibition and distribution of film? (student research task) Discussion in class: How has digital tech changed/impacted the students’ own use of digital media? Article / reading task: Jenkins and ‘Transmedia’; unbundling, convergence, etc. How is this all relevant to documentary? Exploration of documentary in the digital world. Photo-journalistic approach in documentaries Cannon Mark II digital camera Editing - digital non-linear editing and ‘avid’ Analysis of Amy: Scene 1 - Amy is introduced to Heroin by Blake / attempted rehab - detailed notes for students/teacher included in PowerPoint and booklet Assessment included - sample response also included (original response)
Pan's Labyrinth - Context Analysis / Meaning
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Pan's Labyrinth - Context Analysis / Meaning

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**This pack contains a 31 slide PowerPoint addressing a contextual reading of the film. A 14 page student booklet is also included. ** This lesson covers: **Aesthetics - magical realism, Phantasmagoria, The Grotesque in Del Toro’s work Aesthetics of PL **- Blue/Black for the real world vs. Orange/red for the fantasy world. Discussion of how aesthetic choices drive meaning in the film. Consideration of past exam question (students will work towards answering this question as they go through this lesson with you) Magical Realism - define and explore. Magical Realism - a vehicle for exploring the horrors of the 20th century. Dr. Tom Shippey article re: magical realism and fascism in the 20th century. Film Analysis Each scene is explored in DETAIL with the students. There are detailed notes provided (these can be given to students, used by teachers to inform their own reading, or ignored in favour of a student lead approach) 1 - intro to the film 2 - Intro to Ofelia 3 - The Captain ** Using Disturbing Art to reflect a disturbed world ** Discussion of 'disturbing art’ Introduction to Goya and his Black Paintings Study of Saturn Devouring his Son - primary aesthetic inspiration for the Pale Man **Analysis: ** 4 - the Dinner scene 5 - the Pale Man - links to fascism, the catholic church, symbolism of the Pale Man as the Captain. Assessment included.
Pan's Labyrinth Intro and Contextual Issues (new for 2024)
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Pan's Labyrinth Intro and Contextual Issues (new for 2024)

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This pack contains a 39 page PowerPoint presentation and a 16 page student booklet. The lesson can be taught as one linear session, or split in to smaller, more manageable sessions. This lesson contains everything you need to prepare students for the contextual issues, and stylistic choices, that inform the film. The lesson covers: Look at past questions - looking for trends and recurring topics Intro to film (basic production context info) Del Toro - mini-auteur study and formation of his style / themes. (Task - watch clips from some Del Toro films. Students to note down stylistic and thematic consistencies in his work) Contextual Issues What is Fascism? History of Fascism in Europe Franco’s Spain - rise of fascism in Spain. Gender - how Franco’s fascist policies impacted women, minorities, non-Fascists in Spain (specific focus on women and how this informs the representation of gender in the film). Role of the Catholic Church - links to Fascism and Franco Additional research links Pre-screening consolidation task - this can be re-visited AFTER the screening. Students can begin building contextual links to the film on their own/in groups before in-depth study begins with the teacher.
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Spectatorship (EDUQAS FILM)
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Beasts of the Southern Wild - Spectatorship (EDUQAS FILM)

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This pack contains a 33 slide PowerPoint presentation and accompanying student booklet that covers the following: This lesson will show students how to analyse Beasts of the Southern Wild whilst applying theories of spectatorship. The lesson is structured to help students ‘build an A Level response’ to several spectatorship/ideology questions. Starter: Key term re-cap (key terms with missing vowels = student must identify the term then define it) Example questions Preferred reading - group task Detailed feedback on PowerPoint Students to list technical approaches that encourage a preferred reading of the film Detailed feedback on PowerPoint IDEOLOGY: - introduce the importance of ideology in driving response Define and explore: Libeterianism and Anarchism Tentants of Anarchism explored Group task: students find examples of anarchistic principles found in the film feedback Scene analysis - opening scene (recognition / driving the preferred response Detailed analysis of intro scenes (including ‘community party’ sequences) Address The Levee = anti-corporate/capitalistic ideologies Detailed feedback on PowerPoint ACTIVE RESPONSE - discussion: What does the Auroch represent? Negotiated response Detailed feedback on PowerPoint FEMA/Hospital scene analysis Detailed feedback on PowerPoint Oppositional response Detailed feedback on PowerPoint ‘Beast It’ scene analysis Bell Hook’s response to the film NEW CONTENT: viewing BOTSW from a 2024conservative perspective: oppositional responses in 2024 Detailed feedback on PowerPoint Assessment: planning time and assessment included [optional use]