A series of lessons looking at characterisation of villains and heroes using ideas from the recent films Wicked. Includes extract analysis from the original text of Wizard of Oz. Propp’s archetype theory included. Originally created for a Year 7 Adventure fiction series. Encourages original textual analysis alongside clips from musical adaptations. Tasks to analyse as well as write extended pieces.

4 lessons with worksheets introducing students to “An Unearthly Child” the DR Who CSP. Includes language, representation and exam question practice as well as relevant TV Context. Lesson 1 - TV Context and relevance of technological differences of 1960s Lesson 2 - Analysing the product after the first watch e.g. Propp’s archetypes Lesson 3 - Narrative and character analysis Lesson 4 - Representations (age, gender etc) and practice question/ answer Additional resource: 12 mark practice question on tension in an extract from the CSP. Teacher notes in grid to answer question.

Lesson looking at the NHS Represent campaign CSP from the AQA exam. Includes analysis of media language, representation and a practice exam question.

A3 Worksheet analysing the representation of Mrs Coulter.