An up-to-date (March 2025) and accurate comprehensive lesson resources on the media and voting behaviour. There is enough material in here for a whole week of lessons and the PPT covers all types of media, including social media and questions around bias, persuasion and opinion polls. I am also including some worksheets looking at the key media impacts on the 1992, 1997,2010, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024 general elections.
A detailed, engaging and well-differentiated lesson to encourage critical thinking (lasting 1-2 hours), focused on the growth of Fake News and ‘alternative facts’. These resources teach students how we must always use critical thinking skills when studying media material.
Included: 1 - 2 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, alternative facts reading comprehension, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
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This resource comprises of a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation includes the following:
**(This is an in-depth study with a range of activities, differentiation, exam questions, clear links to the assessment objectives and specification, a wealth of information, theory application etc.)
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Specification Requirements
Assessment Objectives
Trailer and targeting audiences analysis
Answers
NRS social grades
Psychographics
Creative tasks
Primary audience information
Article reading on diversity and audiences
Answers
Audience appeal mindmap and worksheet
Answers
Opinions of the TV adaption with video link and questions
Review and reactions tasks
Reflection questions with answers
Mindmap on reactions of audiences who have not read the book with prompts and answers
Creative task
Recap quiz
Opening scene viewing with questions and challenge and answers
Group work on how target audiences influence scheduling, marketing, and distribution of media products
Answer sheet for teacher
Homework task
Uses and gratifications theory
Exam question with paragraph structure, sentence starters, mark scheme, exemplars
Stuart Hall reception theory with task and answers
RAGs assessment
This thought-provoking 27 slide assembly focuses on the popularity of social media, the harm it can have to an individual’s health and challenges students to make a positive change.
This assembly covers:
Popularity of social media
Inspirational video
A look at popular social media platforms with statistics (including: facebook, Instagram, snapchat and twitter).
Time spent online statistics
Social media and mental health
Tips to use social media responsibly
Second inspirational video
Personal Reflection questions
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the TV series unit on His Dark Materials: City of Magpies. The 53 slide, 10 lesson resource includes all resources and ten lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSP.
Lesson 1: What is ‘His Dark Materials: City of Magpies’ and what are the key themes of the episode.
Lesson 2: Target audience analysis.
Lesson 3: Audience and Marketing/Promotion links. Character links to target audience.
Lesson 4: Audience response to His Dark Materials – including audience numbers, critical response and preferred/oppositional readings of His Dark Materials.
Lesson 5: A semiotic analysis of His Dark Materials – including CLAMPS.
Lesson 6 and 7: Media Language theory including genre, Propp, Todorov, Barthes and Levi-Strauss.
Lesson 8: Representation in His Dark Materials.
Lesson 9: The remit and funding of BBC. The production companies behind His Dark Materials. The BBC/HBO link. The multi-platform, multi-channel media landscape.
Lesson 10: Comparing His Dark Materials and Dr. Who.
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This lesson will assist year 9-11 with GCSE experimentation using the theme of ‘War and conflict’.
AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.
Creating a surface of coffee as a background to draw onto.
This will take approx 3 lessons to complete to a high standard.
Inspiration images of eyes included along side outlines for differentiation to trace if needed.
The Complete Media Bundle for A Level Sociology offers a full, engaging, and exam-focused set of resources covering every topic required by the specification. It enables students to master the sociological study of the media through in-depth PDF summaries, visually dynamic PowerPoint presentations, and a range of skills-based and assessment-focused materials. Core content areas include: Media Ownership and Control, The New Media, Globalisation and the Media, Media Representations (of class, gender, ethnicity, age, and disability), Media Content and Audiences, and Media Effects and Audience Theories.
Each topic is supported by comprehensive PowerPoint slides that break down theoretical perspectives (Marxist, Pluralist, Feminist, Postmodernist), key sociologists, and contemporary examples such as streaming services, citizen journalism, media moral panics, and the impact of digital algorithms on consumption. The bundle explores how media both reflects and shapes society, power structures, and identities, and how audiences actively interpret or resist media content.
To build exam confidence and critical writing skills, the pack includes connectives worksheets, skills-based activities (e.g. PEEL paragraph practice, media text analysis, theory-application tasks), and essay planning templates. Each major topic comes with a focused podcast episode, offering accessible summaries of key theories, debates, and sociological applications—ideal for independent revision or flipped learning. The question bank features a wide range of exam-style questions and model answers, including 10- and 20-mark essay questions such as “Evaluate the view that media owners control media content for ideological purposes” and “Assess the impact of new media on audience behaviour.” A series of interactive quizzes reinforces key terms, theorists, and concepts through fun and formative assessment.
Altogether, this full-course Media bundle equips students with the theoretical depth, real-world application, and analytical skill needed to excel in the media unit of A Level Sociology. It’s ideal for teachers delivering the course or students seeking a structured, content-rich, and engaging way to revise.
Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Online, Social and Participatory unit on Marcus Rashford. The 55 slide 10 lesson resource includes all resources and ten lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSP.
Lesson 1: Who is Marcus Rasford?
Lesson 2: Why is Marcus Rashford a CSP? How has Marcus Rashford redefined celebrity through his online presence?
Lesson 3: Who is the audience for Marcus Rashford and why do they engage with his online presence?
Lesson 4: Analysing the codes and conventions of his social media channels.
Lesson 5: Analysing the official Marcus Rashford website.
Lesson 6: Audience positioning and narrative structures.
Lesson 7: Who selects the various representations of Marcus. The rise of social media managers and PR companies.
Lesson 8: The growth of social media companies and who owns them? Who regulates social media companies?
Lesson 9: How do social media companies make money? What businesses link with Marcus Rashford and why?
Lesson 10: Marcus Rashford, the political powerbase and public policy.
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This resource offers a comprehensive examination of the media industry, spanning a minimum duration of three hours. It delves into various facets, including:
Technology Convergence.
Cross-Media Convergence
Synergistic Partnerships (focused on marketing)
Key Terminology: Covering essential concepts such as oligopolies, monopolies, and integration etc.
Curran and Seaton’s Power and Media Industries Theory
The resource features a diverse array of activities and tasks, including:
Independent Study
Quiz
Exam Questions
Model Answers
Worksheet
Homework
While the primary focus is on analyzing the “How You Like That” music video by Black Pink, additional texts are also examined, such as:
Marketing materials for the “Black Widow” film.
BBC Radio One Breakfast Show.
“I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” music video.
This diverse selection of media texts allows for a rich and varied exploration of concepts and practices within the media industry.
This all-in-one workbook bundle covers every topic from the R093: Creative iMedia in the Media Industry unit of the Cambridge Nationals in Creative iMedia course. Designed to reduce your planning load while keeping students focused, this resource is ideal for lessons, homework, revision, and cover work – no computer access required!
What’s Included:
• Engaging workbooks and reading materials for each R093 topic area
• Retrieval practice questions throughout to support spaced learning
• Full answer keys provided for all tasks – great for independent or guided marking
• Classroom and cover-friendly format – print full booklets or individual pages as needed
Topics Covered:
• Media industry sectors and products
• Job roles in the media industry
• Client requirements and audience segmentation
• Research methods and data types
• Planning documents used in media production
• Legal and ethical issues, intellectual property, and regulation
• Distribution platforms and digital file formats
Perfect for:
• Independent revision and self-study
• In-class activities and homework
• Retrieval practice and knowledge recall
• Emergency or planned cover lessons – no IT required!
Whether you’re delivering lessons, setting cover work, or preparing students for the R093 exam, this workbook bundle is flexible, ready-to-use, and built to support outstanding progress in Creative iMedia.
Just print and go – everything you need in one place!
Student work book with questions and information linking to Media Language, Representation, Audience and Industry.
Extended exam style questions and short knowledge questions.
Each lesson has:
Tv - His Dark Materials and Dr Who
Date and Title
Do now task
Questions
Key terminology
linked to the specification of AQA
Pictures/images of both TV Series
Annotations of the characters and settings
Independent tasks
Can be used with a power point.
This is a bundle containing two complete, comprehensive student work books which cover the entirety of the specification for Media Studies GCSE (television products) for AQA.
Doctor Who CSP booklet
His Dark Materials CSP booklet
Both booklets contain information, tasks and activities for a full-course of study for each TV CSP. Each booklet contains:
Links to AQA specification
Character profiles
In-depth study, activities and information concerning media language in each TV CSP
In-depth study, activities and information concerning media representations in each TV CSP
In-depth study, activities and information concerning media audiences in each TV CSP
In-depth study, activities and information concerning media industries in each TV CSP
Activities and information for social, cultural and historical context(s)
Activities for relevant and appropriate theory
Homework tasks and more…
Book booklets are available singularly.
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!
This resource comprises of differentiated tasks and activities, and PowerPoint presentations in relation to the industry and audience areas of the theoretical framework of media.
(His Dark Materials)
Industry
Audiences
Quiz on all areas of the theoretical framework of media (information that can be used to create lessons for media language and representations)
Homework
Theory application
Creative tasks
Exam questions with sentence starters, mark schemes, assessments objectives
Article and video links
In-depth study
Clear specification links
THIS CSP REQUIRES STUDENTS TO WATCH AN EPISODE OF HIS DARK MATERIALS - AVAILABLE ON DVD, BBC IPLAYER OR HBO MAX INTERNATIONALLY.
No-Prep Digital Lessons for His Dark Materials AQA GCSE TV Drama Close Study Project (CSP)
This Lesson includes:
90-slide Teacher Presentation - easy-to-read and student-friendly visual presentation (includes games, discussions and visuals)
17-page Worksheet - designed to perfectly accompany the presentation
The lesson is based on the AQA GCSE specification and covers all key concepts of Media Language, Representation, Industry and Audience as well as the contexts that have influenced His Dark Materials.
Topics include:
Product Context - History of the series, creators, story and themes, film adaptation.
Media Language - Genre conventions, hybrid genre, media language analysis skills, mise-en-scene, camera, editing, sound, narrative theory (Propp, Todorov, Barthes).
Representation - Use of stereotypes, representation of ethnicity, gender, age, and religion.
Audience - Demographics and target audience, uses and gratifications theory, reception theory.
Industry - Ownership (BBC and HBO), funding, star power, 360 degree marketing, distribution and exhibition, regulation.
The lesson has been designed to be taught digitally and uses Google Docs and Google Slides to integrate with Google Classroom perfectly, however it can be easily downloaded and adapted to be used with other programs, or printed.
The presentation and worksheet have been specifically designed to appeal to students and be an effective preparation for the AQA GCSE Media Studies exam. It features:
Key Terminology clearly presented
Visually engaging slides and tasks
Exam-style questions
Class activities and discussion opportunities
Up-to-date facts and news items about His Dark Materials
Interactive presentation with external links
Other AQA GCSE CSP Lessons Available:
Black Widow
Tatler 2023
Heat
* I, Daniel Blake
Aimed at the GCSE AQA Media spec, the booklets contain resources and tasks to help students cover most of the major areas of the spec and the materials provided. Although some texts will change over each year those pages are easily omitted or make for excellent introductory material.
A pack of resources including.
-Revision Guide for Year 11 Media studies with range of tasks for all texts
-Guide which covers most of the initial topics with information and tasks as a Unit of Work
-A Homemade exam paper
-A brief overview of the units and content for students
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