Mock Return Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas Do now Talk to your partner about your revision a)What did you achieve over the holidays? b)What does this look like? c)Having done the exam how effective do you think your revision was? d)What do you already think you would do differently for your summer revision?

How have you done? Step 1: Look at your feedback Step 2: Draw the bar chart using the marks on each question Step 3: Use the bar chart to answer the reflection questions Step 4: Look at the question specific feedback Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas

Education Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas Overall these 2 mark questions were answered well

Education Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas Define ethnocentric: having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others How do schools bias a British culture?

Education Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas

Education Model Essay I have typed up the strongest essay form the education paper read it through RYG 1: Underline all of the functionalist knowledge RYG 2: Underline all of the evaluation at the end of each paragraph or in the following paragraph RYG 3: Underline all of the knowledge that disagrees with functionalism RYG 4: Read and underline the evaluative parts of the conclusion RYG 5: Read and underline all of the real life or statistical examples – also think about where more could be added RYG 6: Underline all of the sociological concepts RYG 7: Read and select the best example of a PEEL paragraph – annotate why it is a good example Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas

Education Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas Complete your Raise Your Grade (RYG) Task

RYG 1: Knowledge of Functionalist Views of Education This essay is about functionalist views of education. Explain the following views a)Durkheim: Social solidarity and specialist skills allocation b)Parsons: Education as a Bridge and meritocracy c)Davis and Moore: Selection and Role allocation d)Blau and Duncan: Human Capital and meritocracy RYG 2: Evaluation: Comparing two theories a)Read the model paragraphs on the A4 sheet that compare two theories – this is a really good example of how to do evaluation ‘in conversation’. b) Re-read your essay and plan how you could organise your essay to do this. c) Adapt two of your paragraphs to connect them together Remember : Janus faced sentences – your 1 st sentence should look back at the previous paragraph and forward to this one RYG 3: Compare – You need to include the alternative view You have included functionalist views in your essay. The question however asks you to ‘assess’ this means you must include other views eg Marxist, Feminist, New Right a)Explain a Marxists view of education b)Give reason why this is different to Functionalists If time do a 2 nd view RYG 4: Conclusion You have read an example of an evaluative conclusion a) Read the model evaluation paragraph on the sheet b) What do you think are the strengths of the functionalist view? c) What do you think are the weaknesses of the functionalist view of education? d) Use the above to reach a judgment about the contribution of functionalist to our understanding of the role of education RYG 5: Examples of education Sociology is the study of real lived society, you need to show you know real things that happen in education a)Give an example of something in schools that creates social solidarity b)Give an example of how schools act as a bridge between school and work c)Give an example of a negative part of the UK education system d)Re-read your essay and add examples in at least three places RYG 6: Concepts Using the list of concepts on the board take one at a time and define it. Choose 5 words and incorporate them into your essay RYG 7: Explain terms and ideas using PEEL You have read some model paragraphs Bullet point the key ideas within your essay. Then pick one of the ideas which you did not develop and turn it into a PEEL paragraph …………argue…… because……. For example….. This shows……….. If you have time repeat for a 2 nd paragraph

WPW This was good most got 2/2 This was good lots of 6/6 Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas

WPW Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas Using an example: How does poverty have a function for society:

Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas Outline and explain two ways in which globalisation has led to changes in work (10) Could include: alienation, outsourcing, hollowing out of work, deskilling/upskilling, McDonaldisation, Transnational workers, technological change Read through the model answer RYG 1: Highlight all of the concepts and then try to add relevant ones to your answer RYG 2: Highlight the examples and see if you can come up with others RYG 3: Look at the reasons above and pick two and describe them RYG 4: Read the model and underline the depth, then try to add depth of explanation to your own response RYG 5: Underline the evaluation and then add evaluative sentences to the end of each of your reasons

Reflect on your exam preparation and its effectiveness Develop precise knowledge about each topic Interpret your knowledge in light of the question Apply example to relate issues to real life Compare theories to debate sociological ideas Complete your Raise Your Grade (RYG) Task

RYG 1: Knowledge of Marxism Marxism is a structural view – read the model essay and then write a descriptive paragraph of each of the three areas of knowledge RYG 2: Concepts a)Read the model essay and underline all of the concepts b)Using the list of concepts on the board take one at a time and define it. c) Choose 5 words and incorporate them into your essay RYG 3: depth of knowledge Your essay is accurate but not long enough – select two from the below to add to your essay RYG 4: Link to poverty a)Read the model answer and underline all of the places that it makes links to poverty b)At the end of each of your paragraphs make an explicit link to poverty RYG 5: Evaluation a)Read through the model essay and underline all of the evaluation b)Add an evaluative sentence to the end of each of your paragraphs RYG 6: Alternative view The essay asks you to ‘assess’. This means you must consider the alternative view a)Read through the model essay and identify the alternative view b)Add one alternative view paragraph to your essay Capitalism and the class structure (bourgeoisie and proletariat) Exploitation – minimum wage, zero hour contracts and reserve army of labour Rich poor divide – wealth distribution, north south divide STRUCTURAL: MARXIST Capitalism and the class structure (bourgeoisie and proletariat) Exploitation – minimum wage, zero hour contracts and reserve army of labour Rich poor divide – wealth distribution, north south divide STRUCTURAL: FUNCTIONALIST Poverty as functional CULTURAL THEORIES NEW RIGHT Murray and the Underclass Lewis and Culture of Poverty and design for living STRUCTURAL: FUNCTIONALIST Poverty as functional CULTURAL THEORIES NEW RIGHT Murray and the Underclass Lewis and Culture of Poverty and design for living