A complete 60-minute GCSE Media Studies lesson for the Eduqas set product Vogue (July 2021) – Malala Yousafzai.

This lesson introduces students to the key concepts needed to analyse the Vogue front cover, with a particular focus on media language and the contextual knowledge of Vogue magazine required by the Eduqas specification.

The lesson includes:

Learning objectives and success criteria
Engaging starter activity (Do Now)
Introduction to Malala Yousafzai and the context behind the cover
Introduction to/recap of Roland Barthes’ Theory of Semiotics (signifier, signified, denotation and connotation)
Explanation of media language and Vogue’s house style
Magazine conventions activity
Guided media language analysis of the Vogue cover
Challenge and extension tasks
GCSE-style plenary writing task with sentence starters
Printable worksheet for analysing media language

This resource is ideal as an introductory lesson to the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies set product and prepares students for exam-style analysis of media language and contexts.

Suitable for: Year 10 & Year 11 GCSE Media Studies (Eduqas)

Topics covered:

Media Language
Magazine Conventions
House Style
Semiotics (Roland Barthes)
Denotation & Connotation
Context of Vogue
Vogue (July 2021)
Malala Yousafzai

This lesson is designed to be delivered with minimal preparation and includes a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying student worksheets.