A useful power-point summarizing the main key concepts in Media Studies. Perfect for GCSE level groups or as a refreshment course for A-level students.
Perfect for classroom display or student revision!
Bring Media Studies to life with this vibrant and accessible set of Media Theory Posters designed specifically for the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies course. These eye-catching posters simplify key media theorists and theories into student-friendly summaries, memorable quotes, and bold visuals – ideal for helping learners understand and recall core concepts.
What’s Included:
17 full-colour posters (A4 or A3 printable)
Each poster features:
• Name of the theory and theorist
• Simple one-sentence explanation
• Direct quote from the theorist
• Bold image for dual coding
Covers theories on representation, narrative, identity, media language, gender, race, and audience
Theorists Included:
Stuart Hall, Roland Barthes, David Gauntlett, Levi-Strauss, Propp, Dyer, Andrew Goodwin, Alvarado, , Dyer, Goodwin, Propp, Todorov, Blumler & Katz, Katz and Lasarsfield, Stanley Cohan, Steve Neale, Levi-Strauss, Mulvey, Van-Zoonan, and more!
Designed by a Media Studies teacher with over 25 years teaching experience, for use with mixed-ability groups – perfect for displays, revision walls, theory lessons, or student folders.
Printable PDF – ready to download and print at home or school.
Aligned with the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies glossary and exam content, but also suitable for other specifications (AQA, OCR) or KS5 introduction.
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A revision resource for A Level Media Studies focused on the WJEC Eduqas specification and the theorists listed in the exam board Teaching Guides.
I encourage my students to highlight the sections on the sheet as we cover the material. It also serves as a basis for checking knowledge later on. It is designed to fit on a single side of A4 paper, though it scales decently to A3 for displaying.
The two-page resource summarises each theoretical viewpoint briefly and organises the theorists according to the appropriate theoretical framework.
This resource pairs reasonably well with the A Level Media Studies - Exams Structure and Theories knowledge organiser available on the store.
Both the .pdf and the .pub are included so that you can customise it to your teaching groups.
Please note: I have also created a whole unit on the key concepts which you will find useful- priced at just £3.99 please follow this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/key-media-concepts-and-theory-full-unit-gcse-media-studies-as-media-studies-11710838
THIS RESOURCE is a one page Mat which explains each of the key concepts. Works best when enlarged to A3 and laminated in colour (great to reuse again and again). Each of the key media concepts explained in a student- friendly way.
Suited to higher ability GCSE students and all AS/ A2 students of Media.
M- Media Language
I- Ideology
G- Genre
R- Representation
A- Audience
I- Institutions
N- Narrative
Introduction lesson to Voting Behaviour and the Media
This lesson introduces students to the concept of studying voting behaviour and examines factors which may affect voting behaviour.
The idea is that students are then given case studies to produce and present on an individual election.
Includes powerpoint on intro lesson which covers 1979 and 1997 key case studies as an overview of what happened in each election. Debate on the question “1979/1997 elections were lost by the government rather than won by the opposition” examination of Valence Voting and brief introduction of other theories.
Detailed statistic booklet on General Elections since 1979
Template sheet for students to make notes on each election during Presentations with example for 1945 Election.
PNG images for illustration only, files include fully editable powerpoint and word documents.
Whole Unit of Work consisting of 73 Slides covering course content for BlackPink The Game by TakeOne/YG Entertainment based off the CSP booklet from AQA.
Tasks for students to work independently, exam questions included, links to BP Music Video CSP.
Covers all areas listed in booklet - whole CSP.
Student work book with questions and information linking to Media Language, Representation, Audience and Industry and Powerpoint of the new curriculum.
Extended exam style questions and short knowledge questions.
Each lesson has:
Date and Title
Do now task
Questions
Key terminology
linked to the specification of AQA
Pictures/images of the Kim Kardashian
Independent tasks
Can be used with a power point.
A two hour lesson which introduces and explores the feminist theory bell hooks. This is a set theory for Eduqas A Level media but relevant to all study of media representations. The lessons focuses on: Time Magazine, Beyonce’s Formation and The Jinx but these could be replaced with any relevant media products.
An outline of Media Theory concepts for GCSE and A-level. Suitable for all exam boards, with examples and videos embedded. This lesson will take approx, 2-3 hours to cover.
New to teaching or studying Media Studies? This detailed guide introduces you to the key terminology, theories and concepts - and explains how to successfully apply them in written analysis.
Suitable for GCSE and A-Level students, this thirty-chapter guide takes you on a tour through the four key concepts underpinning Media Studies:
Media Language
Representation
Audiences
Industries
Suitable for use with any current specification, this is an invaluable resource for students and teachers alike, which includes:
A glossary of key terms
Examples of terminology and theory in use
Information to stretch and challenge the most able
Questions at the end of each chapter to test knowledge and understanding
Step-by-step guides for written analysis
This resource comprises of SOW exploring Theory, Media Language, Representation, Industry, Audiences and Contexts. Each lesson (five in total) is planned for a duration of 80 minutes).
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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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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A comprehensive work book designed to help students understand key media studies theory at GCSE level.
Theories are split into the respective areas of the key theoretical framework for AQA Media Studies and application of theories to current (exam in 2024) close study products.
There is also space for further theories to be taught and applied to Close Study Products.
Feedback much appreciated.
A set of short summary slides for key media studies theories:
Audience Theories- Jenkins, Hall, Gerbner, Bandura, Shirky, Hesmondhalgh, Two-step flow, hypodermic needle, Uses & gratifications, Livingston & Lunt, Curran & Seaton,
Language Theories- Strauss, Barthes, Todorov, Propp, Neale
Representation Theories- Hall, hooks, Mulvey, Butler, Gauntlett, Gilroy, Van Zoonen
Postmodern Theories-Postmodern elements, Baudrillard, Lyotard, Jameson.
Ecology Theories- McLuhan, Postman, Ong
Can be printed double sided to use as flashcards for student revision.
Accessible to a range of students with questions to apply to set texts and case studies to encourage student application of theories too.
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.
As reviewers have stated for previous Media Studies CSPs shared on TES:
“Just buy it!”
“Your resources have been life savers!”
“Well worth the money and really saved my life”
“I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.”
“Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!”
“They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.”
“Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.”
“These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”
Ideal for Key Stage 3 Media Studies, or as a GCSE case study. A six lesson unit based around advertising in media. Could be used alongside English lessons to aid in persuasive writing and understanding rhetoric devices.
Lessons include:
What is advertising?
How do adverts persuade?
What is celebrity endorsement?
What is a target audience?
Can I analyse an advert?
How do I create an effective advert?
Lessons feature big question and do now activity to start, along with sections of explicit teaching and a range of practical tasks.
Assessment at the end of the unit includes task around designing a print advert utilising skills and knowledge gained from the topic.
A collection of theory handouts that I use to supplement the points taught in lesson via PowerPoint. Each handout summarises the main points behind the theory in a way which is designed to be useful for revision at the end of the year.
Have a close read as a couple have been personalised with my name which you may wish to replace with yours!
Hope these prove useful in relation to your own teaching, any feedback is appreciated.
Moral Panics and media effects, will need personalisation for groups and modernising as the years pass (as media moves so quickly) but good enough to get a Y12 group discussing what the media does to manipulate the audience.