This is a mock exam on all three Advertising CSPs for the AQA GCSE Media Studies new specification. There are a range of short and long answer questions and a suggested mark scheme attached in the Powerpoint file.

Set homework tasks easily with this adaptable case study worksheet.

Thank you for your interest. This package contains: - a seventy slide lesson Powerpoint to accompany to teaching of this CSP. - blank, reusable worksheets to analyse Propp's character theory and Todorov's narrative structure. - a fact file on institutional info linked to the making of the advert - three practise exam style questions - a generic mark scheme.

A lesson on sub-genres within TV Drama with an accompanying worksheet. I asked more able students to apply the theory of binary oppositions to the images and gained an Outstanding grading for this lesson,

Lists the five production stages with space for students to provide their specific examples.

The teaching criteria taken from the specification with columns and space for student notes.

Three templates tailor made to each of the Learning Aims. Enlarge these to A3 and give to the students to make their own notes on each of the three Learning Aims under relevant categories. I had 100% success rate with exam results following on from using these templates.

A grid aimed at encouraging mid to low ability learners to think about narrative techniques in the novel.

This is for a student’s first attempt at media textual analysis. I’m currently teaching a core Media curriculum to Year 9, before they select their final options, and so this introduces them to denotation and connotation after studying the four key concepts (Language/Institutions/Audience?Representation). This is at least two lessons worth of work: the setting up of the task, the writing of it and the marking. The AQA criteria has been used from the new spec and could be used for peer / self-assessment. There are also some ideas and pointers as to what to look for in the printed adverts.

A simple chart which encourages students to make notes on various aspects of the film. I set the task to analyse the opening scene.

A simple grid for all abilities - encourages quotes from the text

A simple list to show students what is required for their portfolios of work

Can be used for peer or self-assessment

Useful for students to evaluate their products using S.W.O.T

Not my resource (obviously) but a useful one for Media and pre-production work.

I created this to set as a homework for students to prove they actually had downloaded and played the game.