Learning objectives
This lesson is intended for students age 11-18. It's designed to be approximately 60 minutes although it can be adapted to suit your timetable.
Lesson objective: Students will find out about some of the different career options available in the publishing industry and understand that different interests and skills are needed for these.
Aim:
For students to:
- Understand what work is involved in some of the different roles in book publishing.
- Identify some of the key skills and interests required in different roles and the school subjects
that can help to develop these. - Have some insight into the importance of the publishing industry, both economic and cultural.
- Know about some of the different ways of getting into publishing and how to find out more
about different careers within the industry. - Engage with creative activities in pairs and small groups.
Materials:
- Focus on Publishing: PowerPoint presentation
- Whiteboard or flipchart
- Pens and paper
- 1 x printout of Publishing Activity Sheet per student
- 1 x printout of Publishing Marketing Challenge per group
Optional:
- 1x printout of Extension Activity 1 or Extension Activity 2 worksheets per student.
- If completing Extension Activity 1 in class: a selection of novels from different genres; pencils and
plain paper. - If completing Extension Activity 2 in class: computers.
Curriculum Links:
- Literacy: KS3 Spoken English speaking confidently and effectively including using Standard English confidently in classroom discussions; giving short speeches and presentations; participating in structured discussions. Writing: writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences including notes and scripts for presentations; summarising and organising material. KS4: Spoken English speaking confidently and effectively including using Standard English; working effectively in groups of different sizes; listening to and building on the contributions of others. Writing: writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences including notes and scripts for presentations; summarising and organising material.
- Numeracy: Statistics: interpreting data
- Art and design (if completing Extension Activity 1)
- Computing (if completing Extension Activty 2)
Gatsby benchmarks:
Benchmark 2 - Learning from career and labour market information.
Benchmark 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
Lesson planner, slides and accompanying worksheets
Click on the links to download the lesson plan, slideshow and worksheets for this lesson.
- Lesson planner: Focus on publishing (PDF, opens in a new window)
- Powerpoint slides: Focus on publishing (Opens in a new window)
- Student activity worksheet (PDF, opens in a new window)
Please note, the Powerpoint slides include the following film that is embedded from Vimeo: