OCR A Level Todorov Narrative Theory

A complete OCR A-Level Media Studies lesson introducing Todorov’s narrative theory and applying it to music video analysis.

This fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) lesson focuses on Todorov’s narrative theory, helping students understand how narratives are structured and how storytelling creates audience engagement.

The lesson introduces Todorov’s five-part narrative structure: equilibrium, disruption, recognition of disruption, attempt to repair and new equilibrium. Students also recap Propp’s character theory before applying narrative theory to examples including Black Panther and the Lewis Capaldi – Before You Go music video.

Students complete matching tasks, sequencing activities, printable narrative structure tasks, discussion questions, model analysis and an exam-style written response. The lesson supports students in linking narrative theory to media language, audience response, emotion, conflict and resolution.

This lesson covers:

OCR A-Level Media Studies
Narrative theory
Todorov
Propp recap
Equilibrium
Disruption
Recognition of disruption
Attempt to repair
New equilibrium
Character types
Storytelling
Audience engagement
Music video analysis
Lewis Capaldi – Before You Go
Black Panther
Media language
Editing
Lighting
Sound
Camera shots
Emotion and meaning
Exam-style written response

What is included:

Fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) lesson
Do Now task on storytelling and audience engagement
Teacher feedback/model answer slide
Lesson objectives
Propp character theory matching task
Printable Propp character type resource
Mini plenary on Propp’s character theory
Todorov narrative structure sequencing task
Printable Todorov theory task
Teacher feedback on Todorov’s five-part structure
Black Panther narrative structure model
Lewis Capaldi music video narrative analysis task
Printable narrative structure worksheet
Lewis Capaldi model narrative structure
Exam-style question applying Todorov to music video
Word bank including narrative and media language terminology
Sentence starters for written response
Full model response
Final plenary summarising Todorov’s theory

This resource can be used as:

A full A-Level lesson on Todorov’s narrative theory
An OCR Media Studies theory lesson
A Media Language / Media Basics lesson
A music video analysis lesson
A GCSE-to-A-Level transition lesson on narrative
A revision lesson on narrative structure
A scaffolded exam-style writing lesson
A Year 12 or Year 13 Media Studies lesson

This resource is provided as a fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) file.

This resource is independently created and is not endorsed by OCR.