Adolescence (Teacher Pack)

This teaching unit is based upon the 2025 limited film series, Adolescence, written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, and directed by Philip Barantini. The film follows the investigation of a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murdering a girl from his school. Ideas about the effects of online behaviour and influences, gender and masculinity, fatherhood and the influence of the 'manosphere' on vulnerable youth are examined.

This comprehensive Teacher Pack – Adolescence equips educators of middle to upper secondary students with a range of tools to deliver high-quality learning experiences, including a range of thirteen assessment options (one formative and twelve summative, adaptable for differentiated learning).

Contents (six digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teacher Guide (45-page PDF)

• Unit overview
• Important advice for educators – student wellbeing
• Suggested lesson outline
• Teacher Answer Guide – comprehensive answers to all Student Booklet activities
  
• Assessment Options – one formative and twelve summative assessment options in total, including close-up on analytical essay structure – with complete sample analytical essay, essay writing template and assessment-support resources

2. Bonus: Parent Guide (2-page PDF)

• Unit information and advice for supporting children, including links (editable for personalising to educational institution prior to issuing)

3. Student Booklet (40-page PDF and DOCX)

• Wellbeing statement
• Pre-Viewing Activities, including:
  
  • Discussion Starters, Hypothetical:Siblings
  • Key terminology
  • Real-life connections
  • Adolescence – purpose and key themes
  • Narrative film conventions, the 'episodic narrative' and 'continuous shot' focus
  • Film Devices –glossary

  •    Viewing questions/activities – twelve to eighteen per episode
  •    Consolidating viewing – character, setting and themes
  •    Post-viewing activities
  •    Assessment resources – twelve assessment options, including analytical essay structure guide, approaching the question, the writing process and complete sample analytical essay on the theme of fatherhood in the film series

4. Teaching Presentation (38-slide PPTX and KEY [for macOS users])

• Wellbeing statement
• Pre-Viewing Activities - support resources:
  
  • Discussion Starters
  • Hypothetical: Siblings
  • Real-life connections
  • 'What is narrative film' and Episodic Narrative?
  • Adolescence – purpose and key themes
  • Narrative film conventions and 'continuous shot' focus
  • Viewing – learning objectives for each episode
  • Episode 1 – discussion questions/formative assessment
  • Consolidating viewing – character, setting and themes
  • Assessment resources – analytical essay structure guide, approaching the question and the writing process

Unit duration: 15–20 lessons

Curriculum Links:

The Teacher Pack can be directly linked to the following subject areas within the Australian Curriculum:

•     English/Essential English
•     Media Studies

In addition, the Teacher Pack relates directly to the following General Capabilities within the Australian Curriculum:

• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Personal and Social Capability
• Ethical Understanding
• Literacy

Please note: Access to view the film series is not included in the resource pack. The series has an official rating as M (coarse language, violence, adult themes). Please check your country's classification for this film prior to use with students.

Duration of each episode (total of four episodes in the series):

• Episode 1 – 65 mins
• Episode 2 – 51 mins
• Episode 3 – 52 mins
• Episode 4 – 60 mins