Media Texts in English

This page can be used for resources and ideas for the teaching of media texts within English at all stages.

Teaching approaches for media texts within English

Steven Jewell - Teaching a film within English.doc

General resources

Dunblane High School - Mise en scene.ppt
Dunblane High School - Mise en scene and camera angles - intro for s2.ppt

Specific film resources

Dunblane High School - Jaws essay.doc - Use this at the end of the Jaws unit of work available at Teachit
Dunblane High School - matilda critical essay for s1.doc
Dunblane High School - forrest gump unit - standard grade english.doc
Dunblane High School - Hitchcock's Psycho for S4.ppt
Dunblane High School - American Beauty Int2 English.doc

From Fraserburgh (so you know you to shout at, if they aren't so good...)

Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride.

The Corpse Bride character study.doc

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Jaws Media Unit.

Poster and Questions


Scheme of Work for Jaws


Two fabulous pdf slideshows with analysis from Scribd- (much more than is what's needed for SG)



Jaws Attack One sheet: Teacher's and Pupil's

Jaws Attack Two sheet: Teacher's and Pupil's

Jaws Attack Three - 4th of July

Jaws 2nd Half of Film Grid

Jaws Critical Essay Plan and Redraft Guide.

It's colour coded because I had a low ability class who needed the notes...