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A diverse and detailed unit focused upon Science Fiction Films (Unit 1) for the AQA GCSE Media Studies 2016 exam. This unit focuses upon sci fi codes and conventions; sci-fi gratifications; issues, fears and narrative structure; sci-fi characters and locations; in-depth analysis of sci-fi trailers, DVD packages and a whole film; and sci-fi film marketing campaigns. The SOW features in in-depth overview of the unit's expectations, including requirements for the formal examination. Also included is a full sci-fi mock exam, and 8 weeks of independent research (4 to prepare for the mock exam, 4 to prepare for the final Unit 1 Exam). This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 34 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 48 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (8 sheets) * Mock exam and mock prelimary material Note: The 2011 Action Adventure Films mark scheme can be used to assess mock exams - this is available on the AQA website. Unit's lessons include: * Identifying and exploring sci-fi sub-genres - invasion; artificial intelligence; cybernetic revolt; disaster; dystopia; post-apocalyptic; time travel * Exploring sci-fi codes and conventions * Exploring sci-fi film gratifications and linking with example films * Analysing sci-fi set pieces (film scenes) - 'Star Wars' and 'Independence Day' * Exploring societal issues and fears in sci-fi films * Applying Tzetan Todorov's narrative structure to sci-fi films * Applying Vladamir Propp's character theory to sci-fi film trailers - 'Elysium' and 'Jurassic World' * Representations in sci-fi films - characters and locations * Independence research into BBFC classifications * Analysing sci-fi film trailers - 'Independence Day: Resurgence' and 'Snowpiercer' * Analysing sci-fi film print media (DVD packages) - 'Battleship' and 'Pandorum' * Critically analysing a whole sci-fi film - 'Independence Day' * Independent research into a sci-fi film's marketing campaign - 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' * 4 weeks of independent research to prepare for mock exam * Unit 1 mock exam * 4 weeks of independent research to prepare for formal Unit 1 Exam

An in-depth revision guide (66 pages) specifically created and tailored towards the 2018 AQA GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 Exam: Serial Television Drama. This revision guide contains a great deal of detail and includes a wide range of revision activities. It can be reproduced and given to students along with the AQA preliminary material in order to maximise their preparation for the exam. This 66-page revision guide includes includes: * Exam guidance, hints and tips * A list of 94 currently-broadcast or recently-concluded television serial dramas, covering a wide range of genres and channels to guide students' independent viewing * The history of serial television drama - origins, evolution and longevity * Serial television drama genres - action, adventure, biographical, comedy, crime, fantasy, historical, horror, musical, political, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, supernatural, thriller, western * Serial television drama genre codes and conventions * Serial television drama audiences and gratifications, linked to example series * Serial television drama broadcast scheduling, linked to example series * Vladamir Propp's Character Theory - linked to serial television dramas * Representations in serial television dramas - people, places, ideas and societies * Marketing a game show - advertising techniques (print, audio-visual, new media) * Serial television drama BBFC age certifications * 3 in-depth case studies to complete - 'Stranger Things'; 'Peaky Blinders'; 'The 100' * Analysing DVD packages - 'Defiance' * Analysing publicity posters/billboards - 'Game of Thrones' * Analysing trailers/commercials (student choice) * Analysing official webpages - 'Once Upon a Time' * Creating an original serial television drama - writing a pitch and planning the show (scheduling, plot, setting, characters, actors, pilot episode) * Creating a publicity poster/billboard, trailer/commercial, opening credits, webpage * Utilising new media as a marketing tool - apps, mobile games, streaming, social networking * Exam questions - common mistakes * 4 practise exam questions based on previous AQA exams * Terminology glossay appropriate to television game shows PLEASE NOTE: The preview of the resource is not auto-generating, which TES states is a site-wide issue. I have therefore also uploaded several screenshots of sample pages in the meantime.

A challenging, rigorous and detailed unit focused upon AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 (Writer's Viewpoints and Perspectives) exam to be sat from June 2017. This unit focuses upon the analysis of three pairs of literary non-fiction extracts, with a full Q1-5 provided for each pair, allowing students to practice exam-style questions throughout the unit. This culminates in a mock exam in the final week of the unit so that teachers can assess students' progress and areas for further development. The whole unit is punctuated by a wide range of key skills activities, along with a range of SPaG activities to strengthen student responses to both reading and writing questions. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 26 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 133 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * Copies of all extracts for students, which include context and plenty of annotation space * Annotated teacher copies of extracts, with terminology highlighted * Two mock exams and associated inserts (one for class use, one as homework) Unit's lessons include: * Key information about the course, paper and assessment objectives * Analysis of two non-fiction texts focused on prisons (Source A from 2014, Source B from 1818), with associated Q1-5 * Analysis of two non-fiction texts focused upon travel experiences (Source A from 1912; Source B from 1856), with associated Q1-5 * Analysis of 'two non-fiction texts focused upon women's rights (Source A from 2015; Source B from 1872), with associated Q1-5 * Comparison planning grids for Q2 and Q4 - can be completed individually, in pairs, or in groups * Key skills activities focused upon inference and deduction (Q1) * Key skills activities focused upon synthesis (Q2) * Key skills activities focused upon language techniques (Q3) * Key skills activities focused upon critical comparison (Q4) * Key skills activities focused upon explanatory and persuasive writing (Q5) * SPaG starter activities * Mock exam for class use - sources focused upon childcare (Source A from 2013; Source B from 1839) * Mock exam for homework - sources focused upon friendship (Source A from 2005; Source B from 1858) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

NOTE: Alongside Scheme 1, this unit of work provides enough Paper 1 focus to cover approximately one whole term. It is not, however, necessary to cover Scheme 1 first; the two schemes are independent of one another. A second challenging, rigorous and detailed unit focused upon AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing) exam to be sat from June 2017. This unit focuses upon the analysis of three literary fiction extracts, with a full Q1-5 provided for each, allowing students to practice exam-style questions throughout the unit. This culminates in a mock exam in the final week of the unit so that teachers can assess students' progress and areas for further development. The whole unit is punctuated by a wide range of key skills activities, along with a range of SPaG activities to strengthen student responses to both reading and writing questions. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 26 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 146 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * Copies of all extracts for students, which include context and plenty of annotation space * Annotated teacher copies of extracts, colour coded by question and with terminology highlighted * Two mock exams and associated inserts (one for class use, one as homework) Unit's lessons include: * Key information about the course, paper and assessment objectives * Analysis of 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1962) extract, with associated Q1-5 * Analysis of 'Enduring Love' by Ian McEwan (1997) extract, with associated Q1-5 * Analysis of 'The Day of the Triffids' by John Wyndham (1951) extract, with associated Q1-5 * Planning grids for Q4 - can be completed individually, in pairs, or in groups * Key skills activities focused upon inference and deduction (Q1) * Key skills activities focused upon language techniques (Q2) * Key skills activities focused upon structural techniques (Q3) * Key skills activities focused upon critical evaluation (Q4) * Key skills activities focused upon descriptive and narrative writing (Q5) * SPaG starter activities * Mock exam for class use - focused upon 'I'm the King of the Castle' by Susan Hill (1970) * Mock exam for homework - focused upon 'The Snow Child' by Eowyn Ivey (2012) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A challenging and detailed unit focused upon Dickens' classic 'Great Expectations'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification, particularly the 19th Century Texts requirement of both English Literature and English Language. The unit works particularly well with higher ability or gifted Year 8 or 9 students. The unit focuses upon how Miss Havisham is presented as a disturbed character in Chapters 8, 11, 29 and 38. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 24 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 110 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (16 sheets) * Teacher copies of key chapter extracts, annotated in meticulous detail * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-8, with GCSE 1-9 coversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts cloze activity * Mapping the characters of the novel and their relationships * Storyboarding the novel * Reading and analysing the key chapters * Analysing how Miss Havisham is presented as disturbed * Exploring Miss Havisham's psychology * Exploring mental illness in the 19th century * Structuring an essay response * In role writing as Miss Havisham * Creative writing inspired by an image * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A fun, diverse and detailed unit focused upon British Poetry! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit focuses upon exploration and analysis of the poems 'Jabberwocky' and 'Timothy Winters', and works best as a Year 7 scheme as its end-of-unit exam is tailored as a hybrid of KS2 SATs and GCSE. However, it could also be used with lower ability Year 8 or 9. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 19 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 96 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (17 sheets) * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 3-6, with GCSE 1-9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Exploring 'personal identity' * Mapping and exploration of British culture * Writing poems about British culture * Poetic terms 'speed dating' to introduce key vocabulary * Analysing and storyboarding 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll * Developing vocabulary through the use of nonsense poems * Poetry SLAM competition - performing Lewis Carroll poems * Close reading and analysis of 'Timothy Winters' by Charles Causley * Activities focused upon improving sentence structures * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * Quizzes * End-of-unit reading exam (KS2 SAT/GCSE hybrid) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities