Sample scheme of work This is a sample from the Scheme of Work for year one of AS and A level Sociology that we are providing to support teaching of the new specification. The Scheme of Work will be published in full on this website to coincide with the forthcoming publication of AQA A level Sociology Book One by Rob Webb et al. The complete Scheme of Work will be divided into topics of approximately one week’s teaching each. This sample covers three of those topics – one each from Education, Research Methods and Families and Households. Using the scheme of work Education Workbook, Families & Households Workbook, and Research Methods Workbook refer to the student workbooks that we shall be publishing on this website to coincide with the publication of Book One. Meanwhile, sample topics from the three Workbooks are now available on the website for you to examine. Topic refers to the Topic in the scheme of work’s companion textbook, Rob Webb et al, AQA A level Sociology Book One. Learning objectives are measurable outcomes for the student on completion of the topic. Students’ achievement of these objectives will be checked by means of the activities and assessments indicated in the Scheme of Work. Independent/flipped learning comprises activities that can be completed by students either in class or independently outside of class. References to textbook and to specific page numbers are to Rob Webb et al, AQA A level Sociology Book One. Additional articles and clips are provided under Resources as the basis for optional extension activities that you may wish to undertake with your students. They can also be used for students’ independent study outside of class. Differentiated assessment for AS and A level: ‘Questions to try’ in the Assessment column include both AS and A level questions. Sample 1: Education Wk 1 Topic Class differences in achievement (1) external factors Learning Objectives Classroom Activities After studying this Topic, students will: Getting Started Activity, p.17 Box 4 questions, p.19 Be able to describe the patterns of class differences in achievement. ‘Investigating parental attitudes to education’ questions, p.20 Understand the difference between internal and external factors affecting achievement. Discussion Activity, p.20: ‘A child’s background can disadvantage their education’ Box 5 questions, p.22 ‘Investigating material deprivation and underachievement’ questions, Resources Textbook, pp.17-25 Independent/flipped learning Education Workbook pp.1-7 Media Activity, p.23: ‘Child poverty and achievement’ Clip (in Media Activity): https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=Uh6G0rzuLIw Research Activity, p.24: ‘Investigating cultural capital’ Assessment Summary paragraph from Discussion Activity, p.20 Report from Media Activity, p.23 Summary of Research Activity, p.24 QuickCheck Questions, p.25 Additional articles and clips AS and A level Questions to try, p.25 “Social class has more effect on children than good parenting, study finds”: http://www.theguardian.com/edu Wk Topic Learning Objectives Understand and be able to evaluate the role of different external factors, including cultural deprivation, material deprivation and cultural capital. Classroom Activities Resources p.23 cation/2010/dec/07/social-classparenting-study Research Activity, p.24: ‘Investigating cultural capital’ “It's official: class matters”: http://www.theguardian.com/edu cation/2006/feb/28/schools.educ ation Independent/flipped learning Assessment Independent/flipped learning Assessment “Poverty and Education“: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=aBgF-OOMSHs “Breadline Britain”: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=JkmhBISVmcg Sample 2: Research Methods Wk 1 Topic Participant observation Learning Objectives After studying this Topic, students will: Know the different types of observational methods. Be able to explain the main stages in conducting a participant observation study. Be able to evaluate the strengths and limitations of overt and covert participant observation. Be able to apply their understanding of observational methods to the study of Classroom Activities Getting Started activity, p.138 Analysis and Evaluation questions, p.139 Webquest Activity, p140: ‘Black Like Me’ Analysis and Evaluation question, p.140. Resources Textbook, pp.138-145 Webquest Activity, p.140 ‘Black Like Me’ Research Methods Workbook, pp.43-48 Additional articles and clips “Research ethics: how far should we go to push academic boundaries?”: http://www.theguardian.com/hig her-educationnetwork/blog/2011/dec/09/resea rch-ethics-institutional-reviewboards Analysis and Evaluation question, p.143 “When is reality not real?”: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/maga zine/7927117.stm Research Activity, p.144: ‘The rules of the game’ “Sociology 101”: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=Ys0pIHTac4&index=3&list=PLRs nnfE6w0PJSGT2Fj5lrzBM8tXd9 IRdV Summary paragraph from Webquest Activity, p.140 Notes from Research Activity, p.144 Research Activity, p.144: ‘The rules of the game’ QuickCheck Questions, p.145 AS and A level Questions to try, p.145 Wk Topic Learning Objectives Classroom Activities Resources Independent/flipped learning Assessment Classroom Activities Resources Independent/flipped learning Assessment education. Sample 3: Families and Households Wk 7 Topic Families and social policy Learning Objectives After studying this Topic, students will: Know some of the ways in which social policies may affect families. Understand the different sociological perspectives on families and social policy. Be able to analyse these perspectives and evaluate their usefulness in explaining the relationship between families and social policy. Getting Started activity, p.234 Textbook pp.234-241 Application question, p.236 Families & Households Workbook, pp.49-54 Analysis and evaluation question, p237. Application question, p.240 Discussion activity, p.240: ‘The impact of policy on family life’. Reading pp.234-241 textbook Media Activity, p.235: ‘China’s one-child policy’. Summary from Media Activity p.235 Handout from Webquest activity, p.239 QuickCheck Questions, p.241 Additional articles and clips “UK family policy is social engineering?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=XgZ32zf498g “Marriage tax allowance registration open”: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ukpolitics-31548181 “Politicians need to act on parenting, says Cameron”: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_po litics/8451861.stm Webquest activity p.239 ‘Improving family policy’. AS and A level Questions to try, p.241