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GCSE Sociology – Introduction to functionalism
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GCSE Sociology – Introduction to functionalism

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Explores value consensus, social order, biological/ organic analogy, structuralism, consensus theories and social cohesion as way of introducing students to the key main functionalist views and ideas. 3 marker with a success criteria and student friendly mark-scheme Includes answers for main activities Resources can be found at the end of the PPT. Made to meet the AQA spec but can be used (and edited if needed) for other specs
AQA A-level Sociology: Education Topic 3 Ethnic differences -  Cultural deprivation
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AQA A-level Sociology: Education Topic 3 Ethnic differences - Cultural deprivation

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student led lesson that introduces students to ethnic differences in achievement and explores how different aspects of cultural deprivation (language, attitudes and values, and parental structure) might cause ethnic differences in achievement. To do this, the lesson explores the following key terms: ethnic group, ethnic differences in achievement, cultural deprivation, compensatory education and makes reference to other key terms students should have previously learnt (restricted code, working-class subculture, meritocracy, internal vs external factors, cultural vs material factors) Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT. ANSWERS FOR MAIN ACTIVITY CAN BE FOUND ON NEXT SLIDE AFTER ACTIVITY SLIDE *STUDENT FRIENDLY MARK-SCHEME FOR 4 MARKER INCLUDED
Research methods - Practical, ethical and theoretical issues
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Research methods - Practical, ethical and theoretical issues

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Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores practical (time, cost, research opportunity, requirements of funding body & subject matter), ethical (informed consent, confidentiality, harm to participants, vulnerable groups & covert research) and theoretical issues (validity, reliability, representativeness, methodological perspective). Catered towards A-LEVEL AQA sociology but if main activity can be replaced, the rest can be used for GCSE and ANY SPEC. Main activity uses pages 92-94 of the AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend Comes with key term sheet for the lesson.
How to answer 10 markers for Sociology Education Class differences in achievement (external factors)
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How to answer 10 markers for Sociology Education Class differences in achievement (external factors)

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores how to answer 10 markers, in particular for education topic 1 - class differences in achievement (external factors). Can also be used as a revision lesson for topic 1 (class diff in achievement -external factors) Includes student friendly success criteria PERD (Point+Explanation+Research+Develop) success criteria and student-friendly mark-scheme. ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED **Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson **
Sociology Education Class differences in achievement - Cultural capital
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Sociology Education Class differences in achievement - Cultural capital

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores cultural, educational and economic capital and compensatory education to enable students to understand the role of cultural capital in causing class differences in achievement/ middle-class achievement. Also covers and supports students in answering 4/6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes. ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED COMES WITH FREE A-LEVEL HELP SHEET AND KEY TERM SHEET FOR TOPIC 1 & 2 **Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson ** Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook
AQA A-level Sociology: Families Topic 2 ‘Childhood’ Revision lesson
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AQA A-level Sociology: Families Topic 2 ‘Childhood’ Revision lesson

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student led lesson that supports students in recapping the main theories, views and explanations of the position of childhood; examines how march of progress, conflict, child liberationists and postmodernist theories’ view society and how this might influence their approach or view of childhood and its changes over time. Also highlights the key sociologists (Katz, Postman, Aries, Palmer, Jenks, Gittens) in this topic. The lesson then requires students to apply this knowledge to plan (using a success criteria) a 20 marker and write at least one paragraph for it. RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT. MODEL PLAN AND ANSWERS FOR MAIN ACTIVITY CAN BE FOUND ON NEXT SLIDE AFTER ACTIVITY SLIDE
AQA A-level Sociology: Education Topic 3 Ethnic differences Revision
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AQA A-level Sociology: Education Topic 3 Ethnic differences Revision

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student led lesson that: uses scaffolding to guide students in making a mind-map of the topic as a revision material -recaps the success criteria for 10 markers with item -provides a model paragraph for a 10 marker item on this topic -uses scaffolding to help students write their own 10 mark (item) paragraphs or full answers. -includes 4 different 10 markers (with item). for this topic NOTES -RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT.
WRITING FRAMES (for improving essay writing)  - AQA A-level Sociology: Families – Topics 2-6  20 marker
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WRITING FRAMES (for improving essay writing) - AQA A-level Sociology: Families – Topics 2-6 20 marker

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Detailed writing frame that scaffolds (from introduction to conclusion) a full answer for a 20 marker on: Topic 2 - Childhood - evaluate explanations of childhod Topic 3 - Theories of the family - whether the family is beneficial Topic 4 - Demography - position of the old Topic 5 - Changing family patterns -divorce Topic 6 - Family diversity - whether individual choice in personal relationships has made family life less important *** Based on AQA specification** *** Supports students with planning the 20 marker (using the item) - using planning success criteria. ** *** Outlines the success criteria and provides sentence starters for the full essay (intro, main body and conclusion). Success criteria used for paragraphs in main body of essay is PEELE/A** *** Outlines the key terms, sociologists, theories that can be used when answering the question.** *** Supports students who need support and guidance with writing essays whilst providing students who are already good at writing essays opportunities to further improve their essay skills. **
Introduction to Sociology lesson
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Introduction to Sociology lesson

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This is a lesson I use as an introduction to the AQA A-level Sociology course and to the sociological imagination or line of inquiry. The lesson includes: an overview of the course, exam and curriculum activities to introduce students to Sociology and sociological thinking/ inquiry. suggested reading, podcasts, revision websites youtube channels that students can use to develop their knowledge and understanding of key ideas and concepts. Expectations Can be easily edited to meet your needs, e.g. specification, expectations and can also be used as an introduction to AQA GCSE Sociology .
AQA A-level Sociology: Media Topic 1 - Ownership and control of output
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AQA A-level Sociology: Media Topic 1 - Ownership and control of output

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that allows students to examine patterns of media ownership and the three main approaches (manipulative, hegemonic and pluralist) to media ownership and control of media output. Also introduces studets to the difference between Marxism and Neo-Marxism and links to structural vs humanistic marxism and structural determinsm. Examines the following concepts to do this: Ideology, Hegemony, Agenda-setting, Gate-keeping, News values, Marxism Neo-Marxism, Lords of the Global Village. ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED** RESOURCES FOR LESSON CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PTT Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) **REQUIRES textbook - 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law **
GCSE Sociology – Introduction to Marxism
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GCSE Sociology – Introduction to Marxism

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explores capitalism, profit, social class, ownership, interests, structuralism, conflict theories, exploitation, false consciousness and social relations of production as a way to introduce students to the main Marxist views and ideas. Includes answers for main activities Resources can be found at the end of the PPT. Made to meet the AQA spec but can be used (and edited if needed) for other exam boards
A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY INTRO LESSONS - nature vs nurture, functionalism, marxism, feminism, QUIZ & ANSWERS
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A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY INTRO LESSONS - nature vs nurture, functionalism, marxism, feminism, QUIZ & ANSWERS

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down) student-led lessons that help students to develop their knowledge and understanding from previous lesson(s). L2 uses page 8 from AQA Book 1 by townsend but CAN BE USED FOR ANY SPEC using resources within lesson (see below). Comes with key term sheet for the lesson. 1. Introduction to Sociology - provides an overview of Sociology course (spec to AQA A-level but can easily be edited to suit ANY SPEC and GCSE) and the sociological imagination. 2. How do sociologists explain behaviour? -Nature vs Nurture lesson -explores the nature vs debate, norms, values, socialisation (primary/secondary) and social control as an introduction to Sociology. Uses page 8 of the AQA A-level Book 1 by Townsend to introduces students to the nature vs nurture debate but this can be replaced and the rest of the lesson can still be used. 3. Introduction to functionalism -explores value consensus, social order, biological/ organic analogy, structuralism, consensus theories to introduce students to the key functionalist views and ideas. 4. Introduction to Marxism -explores capitalism, ownership, interests, structuralism, conflict theories, exploitation as a way to introduce students to the main Marxist views and ideas. 5. Introduction to feminism - explores sex, gender, gender roles, patriarchy, socialisation, gender inequality as a way to introduce students to the main feminist views of society and ideas. 6. Quiz lesson - small revision activity 25 min quiz (on nature vs nurture, key functionalist, Marxist, feminist’s ideas and terminology) —LESSONS CAN BE FOUND ON MAIN PAGE. Includes: answers/ mark-scheme scaffolding for students to peer assess (but quiz can also be marked by teacher) Made for AQA but can be used for ANY SPEC Can be differentiated down for GCSE, but I recommend purchasing the GCSE Intro lessons bundle which have alread been edited to meet the needs of KS4 students.
Introduction to functionalism
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Introduction to functionalism

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Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores value consensus, social order, biological/ organic analogy, structuralism, consensus theories as a way to introduce students to the main functionalist views and ideas. Can be used for ANY SPEC. Catered towards A-level students but can easily be simplified and/ or for younger students. Comes with key term sheet for the lesson.
Sociology Education Class differences in achievement- How to answer 30/ 20 markers?
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Sociology Education Class differences in achievement- How to answer 30/ 20 markers?

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores: the main assessement objectives - AO1, AO2, AO3 how to answer 30 markers allows studeNts to revise class differences in achievement (external and internal factors). **Can also be used as a revision lesson for topic 2 (class diff in achievement -internal factors) Includes student friendly success criteria for essay ** ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND MODEL ANSWER INCLUDED Made for AQA A-level but is applicable for AS-Level and can be used for ANY SPEC and is still paplicable for GCSE essays
SOCIOLOGY Research methods - Sampling methods
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SOCIOLOGY Research methods - Sampling methods

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Detailed and differentiated student-led lesson that explores sampling methods, sampling frame, representative (sample), generalising (findings) and the relationship between these and positivism vss interpretivism and theoretical issues. LESSON COMES WITH ANSWERS Catered for AQA A-level Sociology but can be used for ANY SPEC and GCSE without being edited. Comes with key term sheet for the lesson.
AQA A-level Sociology: Theories of the Family Revision lesson -How to further develop exam answers?
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AQA A-level Sociology: Theories of the Family Revision lesson -How to further develop exam answers?

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that: recaps the key sociologists students learn in this topic and what they say about the function(S) of the family. recaps the main umbrella theories that students learn in year 12 (structuralism vs interactionism, modernism vs postmodernism and conflict vs consensus theories), how they view society and how this influences functionalist, marxist, feminist and personal life perspective approaches to the family. how the knowledge above can be applied to exam questions to demonstrate both analysis and evaluation (AO3), e.g. by highlight the similarities and differences between the different theories of family or using knowledge of the umbrella theories to evaluate theories of the family. supports students with planning a 20 marker on theories of the family using the item. **RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT. *** **ANSWERS FOR MOST OF THE ACTIVITIES CAN BE FOUND ON NEXT SLIDE AFTER ACTIVITY SLIDE ** INCLUDES ORACY ACTIVITY
AQA A-Level Sociology PLCs (ALL UNITS) - EDITABLE
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AQA A-Level Sociology PLCs (ALL UNITS) - EDITABLE

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** EDITABLE - on a word document** Personal Learning Checklists for the following AQA A-level Sociology syllabus: Education Family Religion Media Crime Theory and Methods (includes separate PLCs for each sub-topic and a combined PLC. Methods in context PLCS for Theory and Methods, Methods in context and Famiy include and page numbers from the Westergaard and Townsend book one and two and Ken Browne ‘Sociology for AQA volume 2’ book (for media) for content that students might find hard to find in the textbook(s). Topic numbers included for all PLCS.
AQA A-level Sociology: Education Class differences in achievement - Streaming and pupil subcultures
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AQA A-level Sociology: Education Class differences in achievement - Streaming and pupil subcultures

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Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that explores labelling, streaming, differentiation, polarisation, anti-school subcultures, pro-school subcultures, pupil subculture, A-C ecnonomy, educational triage to enable students to understand the role of streaming and pupil subcultures in causing class differences in achievement/ working-class underachievement/ middle-class achievement. Also covers and supports students in answering 4/6 markers using a success criteria and student-friendly mark-schemes. ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXAM QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED **COMES WITH FREE A-LEVEL HELP SHEET AND KEY TERM SHEET FOR TOPIC 1 & 2 ** **Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) differentiated down for GCSE) lesson ** Uses and refers to ’ AQA A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: Book one 3rd Revised edition by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend ’ textbook