All key terms taken from SCLY1 Families and Household Examiners Mark Schemes I have trawled through all recent and less recent Families and Households mark schemes and used AQA definitions along with...
Better presentation on the CJS, policing and policies - SCLY4: Following advice from Hannah Connellan, this presentation has been adapted to include stuff on Radical and Positivist Victimology. Muchas, muchas grathias to Hannah. Will work out how to delete previo
AQA/OCR Crime and Deviance - Labelling theory Tarsian jigsaw: Good for a starter or pleanry. Its a tarsian jigsaw that recaps the key theorists, studies and terms associated with labelling theory (suitable for AQA and OCR specs) You need to download
Exploring the Research Process Booklet: OCR AS Spec - first stage of exploring the research process. Covers the basics of the Specification - in Publisher Format
Families and Households - Divorce: Summary of arguments surounding increase in divorce rate - for sociology of families and households.
A3 Revision Sheet for Crime Theories: Created for OCR spec - a consolidation sheet for students to complete. This is created as an A3 sheet so needs a3 printer.
A3 Revision Sheet for Trends in Crime: Created for OCR spec - a consolidation sheet for students to complete. This is created as an A3 sheet so needs a3 printer.
Soc of Education - Meritocracy Activity: I laminate and cut out a few sets of these. Each group then has to sort them according to whether or not the success of these individuals is evidence of meritocracy or not. We generally ha
Longitudinal & Case Studies Summary: Simple Summary containing Description and Evaluative points for methods section on Longitudinal and Case Studies
Sampling Lesson Summary Sheet: I usually print these on A5 so as to save paper, they just ensurethat no matter the outcome of the session, students always have condensed notes with which to revise.
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SCLY2 Sociology of Education with Research Methods: SCLY2 Sociology of Education with Research Methods, for AQA.
This is a great lesson for tutor/student interaction with the role-play activity.
The tip is to be very difficult
Class and educational achivement loop activity: Dish out cards. Start with the question 'what is cultural deprivation?' - the student with the correct answer reads out theres and then asks the question on their card.
OCR SCY2 Education: Diamond nine starter exercise to encourage students start thinking about relative poverty goes with the notebook I have uploaded on material poverty. Ask students to rank what is most important
OCR SCY2 Education: Group discussion exercise - material deprivation and it's impact on education
education policies 1988-2005: a chart that can be cut up and used as a mix and match summary task. matches policies against aims. evaluation given also. (this is a publisher file and not word as suggested below!!)
Theories - A2 Soc. Unit 4: this is part of a sample essay for the theory section, also the essay plan sheet with the summary of the main points for functionalism . Taken from the collins book by Moore , Chapman and Aiken
Planning for Educania: In groups students must design a complete education system and give clear reasons for their choices.
AQA Education - Revision of the Unit: Activity - students to match the 40 terms to the appropriate topic area. In small groups this lpromote some useful discussion points. Extension activity could be the make links between the
AQA A2 Beliefs Unit - Role of religion in society: Summary of 12 key sociologists - I used this as a wall display in the corridor which stduents extracted information from. See seperate activity handout that stdeunts use to record info in.
AQA A2 Beliefs Unit - Revision: Group activity - students match the info in each box to the appropriate catergory. Extension activity on the whiteboard is to find links between the items and find opposing viewpoints/evidence
AQA A2 Beliefs Unit - Secularisation: Table to summarise Wilson - provides supporting evidence and criticisms. Students can use the handout to identify the appropriate criticisms
AQA Methods - The Experiment Method: If you have access to the Jane Ellioot 'Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes' documentary this handout could help stduents organsioe their notes and answer a 20 mark question on the experiement method.
What is Sociology?: An activity for that first A level lesson in sociology. In pairs students respond to the stimulus images to write a statement explaining what sociology is all about.
What is Sociology?: Introduction and student activity focused on the terms norms, values, roles and status.
What is Sociology?: brief intro to the concepts of structure and action - images should stimulate student contributions
Functionalism and crime worksheet: This is a workseet I give to students to complete once I have taught them the functionalist perspective of crime
Aqa Health: Theories of health activity marxism etc
SCLY1 big fat quiz of the year: End of unit quiz I use for my AS sociology classes. The last round is a music round I used youtube to play clips of songs.
Sisters are doing it for themselves - feminism
Money money money - Ma
Introduction to Mass Media: Just starting to plan Mass Media for A2. Finding it to hard to find recources! Thought this may be of use to anyone who needs an introduction to the topic.
Gender Identities Workbook unfinished: This is suitable for OCR AS, it is unfinished, but i hope it will be helpful to someone, please credit James White they are his hard work not mine!
GCSE Sociology; which social class?: For GCSE Sociology unit 2. Following work on poverty and the underclass (culture of poverty), students are asked to guess the social class based on page one. The answer can either be underclass or upp
Introduction to Sociology IGCSE PREZI: I have taken several other resources including OCR intro to sociology and created a PREZI that uses that material
Intro to sociology IGCSE PREZI: This is an introduction to Sociology for IGCSE. It has been compiled from several other sources and put in the prezi format.
The file is in a ZIP file. Just unzip it and open the prezi. It will
COMIC: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: A2 AQA SCLY£ Beliefs in Society.
My students were finding Weber's key study a bit confusing so I created a really simple comic for them to look at to get us started. It's a bit basic but an easy
Gender Roles: Taken from Families and Households SCLY1. This handout charts changes in the DDOLD. Taken from my book with added exercises I hope you find this useful. I am an examiner and Head of Sociology in high
Hallowe'en (Samhain) activity: A presentation and activity to explore Pagan ritual and to apply Sociological concepts. Script for mystery play will be attached.
GCSE Sociology Research Methods: This lesson was used as the first lesson in a RM SOW - it introduces what qualitative/quantitative and primary/secondary data and methods are. The students love the mindmap from memory (they work in g