A full powerpoint lesson introducing students to the Film industry including critical approaches and theories (with a focus on Industry and Audience).

A complete introduction to Representation for the new Eduqas WJEC spec. Students can use this a reference ‘bible’ to return to each time they decode a text, whatever media form it is. Detailed information for students on the key analytical areas of: Encoding & Decoding Stereotypes Construction Mediation Context & Purpose Self-representation Special attention given to three key areas: Gender, Ethnicity, and Issues & Events. Also includes an overview of key theorists: Representation - Stuart Hall Digital Media - David Gauntlett Trinity Syndrome - Tasha Robinson

A complete introduction to Audience for the new Eduqas WJEC spec. Students can use this a reference ‘bible’ to return to each time they decode a text, whatever media form it is. Detailed information for students on the key analytical areas of: Understanding audiences Audience categories Targeting & addressing audiences Construction of audiences Audience positioning Audience responses Interactive audiences Special attention given to three key areas: Gender, Ethnicity, and Issues & Events. Also includes an overview of key theorists: Psychographic - Young & Rubicam Reception theory - Stuart Hall Hypodermic syringe model - Albert Bandura

A full powerpoint lesson with separate resources looking at Marley’s Ghost as he appears in Stave one.

A full lesson with powerpoint and resources to guide students in writing for 45 minutes including context on Thomas Malthus.

An introduction to the analysis of Vogue magazine, focusing on: Media Language (Terminology) Analysis of the contents page Representation in the ‘Vogue Money Q&A’ article A section on the context of the 1960s readership Advertising in the magazine, focusing on the Revlon & Imperial Leather adverts Audience (Young & Rubicon and Stuart Hall)

A powerpoint full lesson with resources looking at: social historical context the life of Charles Dickens Victorian London Includes retention quizzes and speech-making

Suitable for KS4 - first lesson on context with a focus on the opening stage directions. The AOs for the exam board are referred to throughout. The powerpoint refers back to a scene from the movie Titanic - suggested scenes for this are the one where we see the difference classes of passengers arriving on the ship or the dinner party scene. The plenary refers to a teacher’s post box which is simply a way for student to anonymously post questions / concerns to the teacher.

A powerpoint looking at: Narrative techniques: Epistolary Time & place Language: Understatement & hyperbole Descriptions of blood

A Powerpoint looking at comparisons between ‘Dracula’ and ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ focusing on the importance of: settings duplicity idolatry

A full powerpoint lesson on Belle as she appears in Stave Two

A full powerpoint and resources looking at the character of Fezziwig in stave two.

A full powerpoint lesson with resources on the Ghost of Christmas Present in Stave Three.

A Powerpoint looking at chapter one of ‘Dracula’ and comparing it with chapter one of ‘Dorian Gray’ in terms of how the two can be compared. A Word document with a full structure for planning a comparison essay (as required by Edexcel A Level Literature). Also a Word document looking at comparisons of the two texts in terms of: how fear is presented how the destructive effects of the supernatural are presented the way the two authors use their narrators

A powerpoint for one or two lessons (usually takes me two) on how Dickens creates mood & atmosphere in Stave One with a focus on pathetic fallacy. The lesson then moves onto Marley’s ghost, what he symbolises, and the significance of ghosts in literature. Powerpoint includes: Printable extract. Printable table for students to complete.

A complete lesson focusing on the Portly Gentlemen in Stave one with close reference also to the presentation of Scrooge’s Clerk. Focus is on wealth & charity / abundance & want. Prompts for discussion such as, “Dickens has failed to make this character plausible for readers, a real weakness in his writing – no-one would be that jolly when treated so badly”. Includes: Powerpoint with printable tables for students to complete. Extract from Stave one. Differentiated extract with key phrases higlighted.

Suitable for KS4 - full lesson on Gerald Croft with a focus on his relationship with Sheila and Daisy. The AOs for the exam board are referred to throughout. The powerpoint includes a link to a clip from ‘Made In Chelsea’ featuring a character not unlike Gerald (!) - a good starting point for classroom discussion.

A complete introduction to Media Language for the new Eduqas /WJEC spec. Students can use this a reference ‘bible’ to return to each time they decode a text, whatever media form it is. Detailed information for students on the key analytical areas of: 1. Technical codes 2. Audio codes 3. Visual codes 4. Language & Mode of Address 5. Genre 6. Narrative Also includes an overview of key theorists: * Semiotics - Roland Barthes * Genre Theory - Steve Neale * Narrative Theory - Tzvetan Todorov

Suitable for KS4 - full lesson on Mrs Birling with a focus on the idea of the Undeserving Poor (similar to that of Scrooge!). The AOs for the exam board are referred to throughout. The powerpoint refers to Margaret Thatcher - it would be useful to provide students with an article about her dismantling of the NHS together with one about the introduction of the NHS as comparisons / context for the play.