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Is Social Media Bad for Us? Research Pack | GCSE English Language & Functional Skills English

£1.50

Develop learners' research, reading and critical thinking skills with this engaging Social Media Research Pack. Using a balanced collection of fact sheets, opinion pieces, blogs and information texts, students investigate the question "Is social media bad for us?" before evaluating sources, gathering evidence and writing their own well-supported argument. 🧠💬

Designed for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills English, this comprehensive pack encourages learners to distinguish between fact and opinion, identify bias, evaluate evidence and communicate their ideas clearly using information from multiple sources.

✨ What's Included:

  • 📖 Student research workbook

  • 📰 Six fact sheets featuring different text types

  • 📝 Cornell-style note-taking templates

  • 🔎 Source evaluation and reliability activities

  • 📚 Research log and evidence organiser

  • 💡 Argument planning and writing tasks

  • 👩‍🏫 Teacher guide with a suggested 3–5 lesson sequence

  • 🖨️ Ready-to-print, low-prep resources

🎯 Perfect for:

  • 📘 GCSE English Language

  • 📗 Functional Skills English Level 1 & Level 2

  • 🏫 KS3 and KS4 English lessons

  • 👩‍🏫 Whole-class teaching

  • 👥 Small-group intervention

  • 📝 Independent research projects

  • 📚 Homework and cover lessons

  • 🎓 Exam preparation and literacy development

❤️ Why Teachers Love It:

  • ✔ Develops essential research and critical thinking skills

  • ✔ Encourages learners to evaluate reliability and identify bias

  • ✔ Covers a range of non-fiction text types

  • ✔ Supports evidence-based discussion and argumentative writing

  • ✔ Uses a relevant topic that engages today's learners

  • ✔ Ready to use with minimal preparation

Learners explore a variety of perspectives on social media, including mental health, online safety, privacy, digital footprints, misinformation, youth activism and the benefits and risks of online platforms. They analyse different text types, record evidence using structured note-taking templates, evaluate the reliability of sources and use their findings to produce a balanced, evidence-based written response to the enquiry question.

A premium, classroom-ready resource that's perfect for building research, reading, evaluation, and argument writing skills while helping learners become more thoughtful and informed digital citizens. 🌍📱⭐

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