Key Stage 3 & 4 Non-Fiction and the NEW GCSE in English Language

How the English Language, written and spoken, is used and presented by the media.

English and the Media is a visually stimulating resource that supports the delivery of non-fiction and media focused learning for English at Key Stage 3 to GCSE.  The resource enables pupils to analyse and understand how the English language, written and spoken, is used and presented by the Media.

There are six units of work: Media Texts, Biography, Advertising, Review, Scriptwriting and Radio and Rhetoric.

The learning pack is comprised of:

1 DVD-ROM with screen materials for the six units (PowerPoint)
6 teacher books - one for each unit
The PowerPoint presentations can be used as provided, or customised to suit individual needs.

Features and Benefits

Each unit features clips of original fim drama, and/or images and audio, which provide a narrative context for curriculum-mapped activities.  The six units also provide differentiated pupil activities and comprehensive teacher notes.  Age and ability appropriate texts, (print and audio-visual) are provided, saving teachers time.

"Really excellent preparation for GCSE non-fiction reading and writing, as well as Media Studies...What I really like about these resources is that they aim high; they will challenge all students of all abilities.  It claims to be 'visually stimulating' non fiction and media focussed learning.  And it is! It is fantastic!"

NATE Classroom Magazine Spring 2009.