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CONTENTSPage3-Advicetostudents

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AdvicetoStudents1.Workouthowmuchtimeyouhave-Yourrevisiontimetablemustberealisticandflexible.Youneedtoallowyourselftosocialisewithfriendsorstilltakepartinsomesport.Youneedtoorganiseyourtimeuntileachsubjectexam.Whencompletingyourtimetable(therearesomeblanktemplatesattheendofthisguide)considerthefollowing?•Howmanydaysuntilthefirstexam?•Howmanystudyhoursinthenormalweekday?•Howmanyhourscanyoustudyatweekends?•Whatsubject/sareyouweakerinandthereforewillneedtospendmoretimeon?Setadateforeachsubjectbywhichyouwillhavereducedallyourrevisiontosummarysheets.Everyweekcheckifyouareontaskandthenreviseyourplanasnecessary.2.Completearevisiontimetable-Whencompletingyourtimetableremember:

•Youcanonlyconcentratefor30–40minutes.•Breaksshouldbe5-10minuteslong–drinkwater,textafriend,getsomefreshair.Likeanythingelse,concentrationimproveswithpractice.•Duringterm-timeyoushouldaimtodo1sessiononaweeknightand3to4sessionsadayattheweekend.•DuringtheEasterholidayandstudyleave,yourrevisionshouldbefarmoreintensive.•Trygettingavarietyofsubjectsacrosseachdayandbuildinginslotstoreviewthelearningoftheday.Ifyoudon’treviewyourwork,studiesshowyou’lllose80%ofwhatyou’velearnedin24hoursand98%insevendays.Take20minuteseachdaytorevieweverythingyou’velearned.(Review=yougobackandreaditagain)•Letyourfamilyknowyourtimetable(perhapsstickitupinthekitchen!)sotheydon’taskyoutodootherthings.Youcanalsogotohttp://getrevising.co.uk/timetable/introwhichwillgenerateyourtimetableforyou.

3.Gettherightspace

Youneedaspacewayfromhustleandbustlewhichwillallowyoutofocus.ThereshouldbenoimmediatedistractionslikeacomputersoyoucangetwaylaidcheckingFacebookevery30secondsfor‘likes’onyourstatus.Getthebasicsright:-Comfortabledeskandchair-Goodlightandcomfortabletemperature-Storagetokeepyourspacetidy-Revisiontimetable/planner-Revisionkit:

• pens,colouredpencilsandhighlighterpens,paper,dividersandfolders,post-its,notecards,dictionary,thesaurus,textbooksandsubjectrevisionguides,listsoftopicsyouneedtoreviseforeachsubject

3.Doyouhavea‘studybuddy’?WorkingwithaStudyBuddymeansquestionsandanswers.Thishelpsyou(andyourStudyBuddy)interactwiththeinformationandworkoutwhatyouknowandwhatyoudon’t.YourBuddyalsomotivatesyoutostudy.It’seasiertostayinandstudyifsomeoneelseisdoingitwithyou.•Picksomeonewhowillkeeptotheplan,someoneyoulikeandtrust•Planinadvancewhatyou’regoingtodiscuss•Shareyoursummarysheets,mnemonicsandothermethodsofrememberingsubjectHowtoworkwithyourStudyBuddy:•Structureyourmeetings:study,discuss,study,discuss•TeachyourStudyBuddyasubject;havethemteachitbacktoyou•Stayintouchbyphone,IM,Twitterande-mail,supporteachother.

ADVICETOPARENTSProvidingaGoodEnvironmentItcansometimesbehardtofindaquietenvironmentforyourson/daughterespeciallyifthereareyoungersiblingstoconsiderathomeaswell.Itisimportantthattheyhaveanareawheretheyfeeltheywillnotbedisturbed.Ifyourson/daughteriskeentokeepmusicorthetelevisionon,thenitisworthtalkingtothemaboutusingtheseasrewardsfordoingsomerevision.Musicwithoutwordsduringstudyisfine,asthesedonotinterferewiththeinformationtryingtoberemembered.Ifyourson/daughterstillinsistonusingthesewhenrevisingthebestsolutionistoremovetheseitemsfromtheirroom.Thismaycreateashorttermbattle,butsometimesnecessaryiftheywillnottakeontheresponsibilityofdoingrevision.SupportingtheRevisionProgrammeHelpyourchildsticktotherevisiontimetableandgivethempraisewhentheyhavecompletedasession.Atthispointyoumaywanttoagreearewardstructure,suchasgoingtoseefriends,watchingafavouritetelevisionprogramme,shopping,playingforashortperiodonthegamesconsoleetc.Trytoavoidmoneyrewardsasthiscanbecomeveryexpensive.¨Trytobealittleflexiblewiththetimetable.Theremaybedayswhenthingsbecomestressfulandotherunexpectedeventsoccur.Agreethattheycangooutifthetimeismadeupatanagreedlaterpointor,iftheyarejustnotfeelinguptoitremindthemofallthegoodworktheyhavedoneandwillcontinuetodo-onesessionisnottheendoftheworld.Showinterestintherevision,talkthroughissuesthatariseandhelpthemiftheyneedtoreorganisetheirtimetable.Dosomerevisionwiththem.BetheirstudybuddyRemembertherearemanydifferentwaysofrevisingandthewayyourevisedisnotnecessarilygoingtoworkforthem.Studentsshouldideallyworkinhalfhourblocksandgettinguptomovearoundinbetweensessionsisimportantforthebrainandthebody.Acknowledgethatyoumaybestressedaboutyourchildachievingtheirpotentialbuttrytoavoidputtingthisstressontoyourchild.SnacksDuring/BeforeRevisionProvidehealthysnacksforwhentheyarerevising.Fruitisbetterthanchocolateasitreleasessugarsslowly.Chocolateorsweetswillreleasesugarquickly,butthenwillmakeyourson/daughterfeelquitetired.Wateristhebestdrinkasthiswillkeepthebodyandbrainhydrated.DuringRevision-Encouragethemtogetplentyofsleep.Onlyreviewinformationimmediatelypriortoanexam,donotattempttolearnnewmaterial.

LEARNINGSTYLESINFLUENCEREVISIONMETHODS

Characteristicsofthethreelearningstyles

Auditory Visual Kinesthetic/TactileMorelikelytorememberinformationaccuratelywhenithasbeenexplainedtothemorally.Rememberquiteaccuratelydetailsandinformationtheyhearduringconversationsandlectures.Stronglanguageskills,whichincludewelldevelopedvocabulary.Articulateideaswell.Findlearningaforeignlanguagetoberelativelyeasy.Oftenhavemusicaltalentsandcanheartonesandrhythms,andindividualnotes.

Learnbestbyseeinginformation.Informationpresentedinpictures,charts,ordiagramsiseasilyremembered.Strongvisualizationskills.Theycanlookup(oftenuptotheleft)and"see"theinformationinvisiblywrittenordrawn.Make"moviesintheirminds"ofinformationtheyarereading.Visual-spatialskillssuchassizes,shapes,textures,angles,andthree-dimensionaldepthsarestrong.Oftenpaycloseattentiontothebodylanguageofothers(facialexpressions,eyes,stance,etc).Canhaveakeenawarenessoftheaesthetics,thebeautyofthephysicalenvironment,visualmedia,orart.

Learnbestbymovingtheirbodies,activatingtheirlargeorsmallmusclesastheylearn.Thesearethe"hands-onlearners"orthe"doers"whoactuallyconcentratebetterandlearnmoreeasilywhenmovementisinvolved.Oftenwiggle,taptheirfeet,ormovetheirlegswhentheysit.Becausetheylearnthroughmovement,kinestheticlearnersoftendowellasperformers:athletes,actors,ordancers.Maybegoodatrepairingwork,sculpting,art,orworkingwithvarioustools.Oftenwellco-ordinatedandhaveastrongsenseoftimingandbodymovement.

BESTMETHODSOFREVISIONFORLEARNINGSTYLE

Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Talkingoutloud.Repeatworkoutloudinfunnyvoices.Listeningtoalesson.Discussinginsmallorlargegroups.Playinginstrumentalmusicinthebackgroundwhilstlearning.Makerhymesorrapsupabouttheirwork.Getsomeoneinthefamilytoaskquestionsaboutthework(usepromptcards).UseDVD/CDROMsandcomputerprogrammeswherethetext/topicisspoken.Readingthroughpastexampapers.Recordwhatyouwanttoreviseandlistenbacktotheinformation.

Takingnotesandmakingliststoreadlater.Readinginformationtobelearned.Learningfrombooks,DVD’sandprintouts.Seeingademonstration.Usepictures,mindmaps,computers,diagrams,flowcharts,keywords,TVandDVD’s.Usecolourtohelpletthebrainremember.Usedifferentcolouredpensandpencilstocolourindiagramsandwhenwritingnotesuseahighlighterpentohighlighttext.Writeinformationinbulletpointsoraslists.Usestickynotes(they

Doing,hands-onapproach.Physicalinvolvementinlearning.Smallgroupdiscussions.Squeezeastressballlookingthroughinformation,ortalkingaboutinformation.Putworkontocardsandsequencethem.Walkaroundthehousemakingupsillystoriesputtingpiecesofinformationintoeachroom.Walkaroundwhilstreading.Standupandstretchorwalkevery30minutes.Completingpastexampapers.Makinglargescalemindmaps

comeindifferentcolours)towritekeyinformationon.Lookingthroughpastexampapers.Developcartoonstripsofthefacts.

REVISIONTIMETABLEPLANNERWeekBeginning____________Date/time Mon Tues Wed Thurs Friday Sat Sun2hoursMorning

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Date/time Mon Tues Wed Thurs Friday Sat Sun2hoursMorning

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SOMEREVISIONMETHODS

MindmappingInformation

MakingFlash/revisioncardsforkeywords/topics

TRAFFICLIGHTSYSTEM-Prioritisingrevision

Topicareasthatyoufinddifficultortheyfrequentlyappearonpastexam

Areasthatyouhavesomefamiliaritywithbutcoulddowithsomemorework.

Securetopicareasconfidentwithalloftheknowledge

EXAM PAST PAPERS ExamQuestions/PastPapersOneofthemostvaluableaspectsofrevision,especiallywhenusedafterotherformsofrevisiontotesthowmuchknowledgeyouhavegained.Completequestionsthatyouhaverevisedorusetoshowwhatareasneedfurtherdevelopment.Manyexamboardshavepastpapersontheirwebsite.AdvantagesBecomefamiliarwiththelanguageusedintheexampaper.Getusedtowhattheexamboardareaskingandunderstanding the mark system.

SpeedReadingSpeedreadingisaboutgainingthefivekeywordsfromapieceoftextbylettingyoureyesscanoverthewords.Youscanoverthetextfivetimes,for1-2seconds.Aftereachscanyoushouldwritedownanywordsyouhavenoticed(trytonoticeverbs).Speedreadingcanbedoneonyourownanditisgoodtoworkwithsomeoneelsesoyoucandiscusswhatwordsyouhavebothnoticed.Onceyouhavescannedyoucanlookthroughwhatyouhavewrittendown,thentrytomakesenseofthestory/text/passage.Itisamazingwhatyoucanpickupinfiveseconds.

Advantages

Pickuplotsofinformationquickly.

Becomemoreinterestedinreadingitonceyouhavescanned.

PromptCardsApromptcardisacardwithinformationononesideandquestionsontheother.Theinformationcanbeinanyformat.Forexample,formulas,mindmaps,notesetc.Itisbettertousealotofcolourinordertogetbothsidesofyourbrainworking.The

questionscanbemadeupbyyouortakenfrompastpapers,makethemchallenging.

ApromptcardshouldbeaboutA5sizesotheyareeasytotakeoutwithyou.

Advantages

Theyarecompactandcaneasilyfitintoabag.

Bydesigningthequestions,youarealsorevisingthetopicarea.

Theycanbegiventofriendsandfamilysotheycanquestionyouaswell.

ListsListsareusefulinallsubjectsparticularlyifyoulikesomeordertoyourrevision.Helpsyoubreakdownareasintokeytopicsandkeytermsidentifyingtheessentialaspectsofasubjectarea,condensinginformationthatcanbebuiltupon.Oftenbyhavingthekeyinformationitopensouttheknowledgeyoualreadyhavewithinthosetopicareas.

Advantages

Condensesinformationintosmallerchunks.

Youareabletoputkeywordsandtopicintocategories.

Goodtoflickthroughtoreviewjustbeforeanexam.

KEYWORDSINEXAMSAccountforExplainthereasonsforsomething.Thisisnotthesame.As‘giveanaccountof’whichisadetailedexplanationExplainMakeclear.AnalyseStudysomethingindepth–identifying,describingandcriticisingindetailitsmainfeatures.

ExploreApproachsomethinginaquestioningmannerandconsideritfromanumberofdifferentviewpoints.

ArguePutforwardanidea,thengiveanexample,discusswhatitmeansanddefenditagainstpossiblecounterarguments.

GiveanaccountofDescribesomethingindetailandexplainfully.

AssessExaminesomethingclosely.Considerinabalancedwayitsstrengthsandweaknesses.Discussthepointsforandagainstsomething.Finallygiveyourclearopinion.

HowInwhatway,bywhatmeansormethod,ortowhatextentdoessomethinghappen,existorwork.

CalculateReckonorcomputesomethingusingmaths.

HowfarSimilartothequestionsthatbegin‘Towhatextent’discussthesubjectandshowstrengthsandweaknesses.

CompareArethethingssimilarorarethereimportantdifferences?Whichdoyouthinkarebest?Why?

IdentifyPickoutthemainfeaturesortheimportantpointsofsomething.

ConsiderExpressyourthoughtsandobservationsaboutsomething.

IllustrateGiveexampleswhichmakethepointclear.

ContrastExpressyourthoughtsandobservationsaboutthedifferencesofsomething.

InterpretExplainthemeaninginyourownwords,forexample,youmaybeaskedtointerpretagraph.

DefineGivethemeaningof.

JustifyGivereasonstosupportanargument/action.

DemonstrateShowhowsomethingworksoroperates,andprovideexam-ples.

ListMakeacatalogue.

DescribeWriteindetail.

OutlineChoosethemostimportantaspectsofatopic.Ignoretheminordetail.

DevelopExpandonsomething,takingitfurther.

ProveShowthetruthorfalsity,bypresentingevidence.

DiscussWriteabouttheimportantaspectsofthetopic;aretheretwosidestothequestion?Considertheargumentsforandagainst

ReviewMakeasurveyexaminingthesubjectcritically.

EvaluateJudgetheimportanceorsuccess.

ShowRevealsomething–insomeformoflogicalsequence.

ExamineEnquireintosomething,investigateorlookcloselyintoit.

StateWritebrieflythemainpoints.

ExpandGointomoredetail.

SummariseBringtogetherthemainpoints

TowhatextentSimilartoquestionswhichbegin‘Howfar…’youareexpectedtodiscusssomething,andshowanyofitsstrengthsandweaknesses.Otherlesscommonwordsthatappearare:Clarify,criticise,distinguish,elaborate,relate,trace,translateandverify.

MATHEMATICSREVISIONTOPTIPSPractisemakesperfectTheimportantthingtorecognisewhenrevisingmathsisthatit’sadisciplinethatdependsonunderstanding.Unlikemostothersubjects,memorisingandparrotinganswersisn’tgoingtodothejob(withafewminorexceptions,thoughwe’llreturntothoselater);instead,thebesttechniqueistopractise,practise,practise.

Ifyou’refindingyourselfshortontime,prioritisethequestionsthatyoufrequentlygetwrong.Challengeyourselfsoonerratherthanlater,anddoalittlebitoftheharderstuffeverydayupuntilyourexam;you’llpickitupalotquickerthanyou’dthink.

Thereareonlyafinitenumberofpossiblequestiontypesthatyoucanbeasked,sothebestthingthatyoucandotopreparebeforetheexamistorehearseasmanyaspossible.

Pastpapersaretheobvioussolution,astheyareagoodindicatorofthestandardrequiredandthetypeofquestionstheexaminersask.Asyouworkthroughthequestions,markdowntheonesyougetwrongandmakesureyourevisitthembeforethedayoftheexam,toensurethatyou’renotmakingrepeaterrors.

Remember,mistakescanoftenbethebestwaytolearn.

FamiliariseyourselfTryandgetaccustomedtotheformatofthepapers.Ifyou’resittingtheFoundationTier,thenon-calculatorpaperwillgenerallyprogressfromshapesandtheeasier‘solve’questions,toperhapssomemorecomplicatedprobabilityandgraph-basedproblems.

Thecalculatorpaperswillbemarginallyharderthroughout,endinginslightlymoretime-consumingquestions,suchastrialandimprovementandmorecomplexcalculations,withmultipleparts.

Forthosesittingthehighertier,graphswillbemoreprevalentinthenon-calculatorpaper,alongwith‘simplify’andbasic‘solve’questions(i.e.thosethatyieldanintegervalue).

Thecalculatorpaperswillmostlikelyincludemorecomplextrigonometryquestionsandshape/areatypeproblems.Remembertocheckeverythingonyourcalculatoronceyou’vefinishedthepaper;it’sincrediblyfrustratingtorealisethatyou’velostmarksduetominornumericalerrors.

ENGLISHREVISIONTOPTIPSPractise,practise,practiseTofeelascalmandconfidentasyoucanwhenyousitdowntotaketheexam,planasmanypassedpaperquestionsasyoucan.Thiswillensureyouarefamiliarwithexactlywhatthepaperinvolves.

Youwillhaveabetter,clearerunderstandingofthequestionstyleandwillknowexactlyhowlongtospendoneachquestion.Itisagoodideatoknowhowlongyouneedtoleaveforreading,planningandwritingintheexam–maybebringinyourownwatchsoyoufeelmorecomfortable.

Standoutfromthecrowd:fictionandnon-fictionwritingIfyouthinkofthenumberofstudentsacrossthecountrythataretakingthesameexamasyou,youwillknowhowimportantitistotryandgettheexaminersattention.

Afewsimplewaystodothismightbetoplandifferentopeningsectionsforboththefictionandnon-fictionpartsoftheexam.

Forinstance,inthefictionpaperincludeashockingstatementtodrawthereader’sattentioninautomatically.Orintroduceyourcharacterstraightawaysothereaderfeelsliketheyarepartoftheaction.

Inthenon-fiction,trybeginningwithaquotation–realormadeup–orevenarhetoricalquestiontosetthetonefortheinformativepieceahead.

LanguagepapersTomaximiseyourmarksinthelanguagepaper,getfamiliarwithsomelanguagetechniquessuchassimiles,metaphorsandonomatopoeia.Writecuecards,oneforeachtechnique,andwriteacleardefinitionwithexamples.Whenitcomestotheexamyouwillhavethecorrectvocabularytoanalysethewriter’swork.

Trytopracticeyoursummarisingskillswithanewspaper,readafewarticlesaweekandseeifyoucanhighlightthemainfactsandsummarisethemainpointsconcisely.

Withthesamearticles,attempttowritearesponseindifferentstylessuchasaspeech,journalentry,letterormagazinearticlesoyoufeelcomfortablewithdifferentformsofwritingandtheirindividualpurposesandrequiredtoneofvoice.

Poetry:theverseoflifePoetrycanfeeldauntingtorevisebutstaycalm,thereareafewthingsyoucandotomakeyourlifeeasier.

Ifpossible,rereadallofthepoemsagain.Whilstyoureadthem,writedownthedifferentthemesthatemerge;lookforrelevantquotesthatexemplifyhowthewriterhascreatedacertaineffectortheme.

Onepoemmighthavethethemeofloveortension,writedownquotesthatshowloveortensionandthenanalysethem(byreferringtotheirimagery,similes,metaphors,sibilance,repetition,descriptivelanguageetc).

GetcreativeMakeacaricatureofthecharactersfromthenovelsyouarestudying.Ifyoucandraw(or,evenifyoucan't),useanA4pieceofpapertodepictyourcharacter.Ifdrawingisn’tyourthing,printoutapicturetolabelwithquotesrelevanttoeachcharacter.

SCIENCEREVISIONTOPTIPSBacktobasicsThefirststepistogetyourhandsonasyllabus.Digitoutofyourlockeratschool,emailyourteacher,orjustdownloaditoffthewebsite(ifyou’resavvylikethat)andgothroughitline-by-line.Mark(inhappycoloursonly)thethingsyouneedtogoover.Cuethedeepbreaths;panickingisthemostunsatisfactoryformofprocrastination.Sciencecoursespecificationsareextremelyuseful,becausetheyprovidecleardefinitionsfortermsyoumustbefamiliarwithandtellyouwhichexamplesorprocessesyouneedtorememberindetail(yes,thatgreenboxinthetextbookgoingonabouttheusesofnitrogenISimportant…).HighlightalloftheFormulasyoumustknowandpractiseusingthem.

Note-making,notnote-takingTheactionofmakingnotesiscrucial.Don’tbepassive:copyingthetextbookoutbeautifullyandscanningsomeoneelse’snotesarepointlessexercisesatthisstage.Forscientificconcepts,itisessentialyouunderstand,ratherthanmemorise.Besystematicandfollowthesyllabus;is1.1clear?Moveto1.2.Often,fundamentalscientificconceptsatthebeginningofthesyllabus/textbookfeedintotheapplicationsthatcomeuplater–it’sdesignedinthatorderforareason.Ifyouareunfamiliarwithanysubjectcontent,consulttherelevantsectioninthetextbook.GCSEsciencetextbooksareusuallyfairlygood,butifyouneedtocontextualisetheinformationorreadadifferentexplanation,theInternetisanexcellentresource.GoogleGCSErevisionmaterialonthetopicyouwant(KhanAcademy,gcsescience.comands-cool.co.ukaresomefavourites)andwriteoutwhatyouneedtoknow.Ithelpstodrawdiagramsorputexampleequationsinyournotes–inbiology,forinstance,sketchingaprocesslikethecardiovascularsystemmakesiteasiertovisualiseandreproduce.Onceyougettotheendofasection,runthroughafewpracticequestions(online,orattheendofchaptersinyourtextbook).Finally–andthisiskey–mentallygothroughanyquizzesyouhadatschoolonthattopic.Whenyoufindyourselfthinking,“howdidImanagetogetthatonewrong?”,youarereadytomoveon.CrackingthequestioncodeSometimesweunderestimatethepowerofthepastpaper.Don’tletthisbeyou.Itdoesn’tmatterhowcomfortableyouarewiththeconcepts,youneedtotrainyourbraintothinkthewaytheexaminer(ormark-scheme)does.Saveyourselfenoughtimetogetthroughatleastafewpapers.Don’tdothemmentally:writeouttheanswers.Forcalculationsinscience,youcannotsimplyworkthrougha12-markprobleminyourhead.Youalsowon’trememberwhereyouwentwrong,soyouwon’tbeabletoidentifythegapsinyourrevision.Thenextchallengeisthetimeconstraint.Sciencepapersaredemanding,thereisn’tamassiveamountoftimeforhead-scratching,nail-bitingandgenerallifepondering.Timingyourselfathomebuildsstaminaandhelpspreventsillyerrorsduringtheexam–butalso,letsyouknowexactlywhenyournextbreakwillbe.It’snogoodattemptingapaperandhavingsomeoneelsecorrectit,ornotbotheringtocorrectitatall.Fortunatelyforyou,inallyoursciencepapers,thesamequestionswillcomeuprepeatedly.Therejustaren’tthatmanycreativewaystoaskaboutthestructureofanatom.Usethemarkschemetoidentifytheexactkeywordsmarksareawardedfor,andpractiseusingtheseinyouranswers.

Forcalculationsorsums,determinethespecificstepsrequiredtogainmarks.Aquickexamtip:makesureyoushowenoughworkingtowarrantthenumberofmarksgiven.3marksusuallymeans2stepsandamarkforthefinalanswer.

MFLREVISIONTOPTIPS1.Timing

Inwrittenandspokenanswers,don'tjustusethepresenttense.Whereappropriateshowyourknowledgeofpresent,pastandfuturetenses.Thiswillnotonlymakeyouranswersoundmoreauthentic,itwillalsoshowtheexaminerthatyouhavelearntandunderstoodarangeoftenses.

2.Useyourears

Listenandwatchasmuchauthenticcontentasyoucan.Youneedtoimmerseyourselfinthelanguageyouarelearning.TV,YouTube,radioandsubtitledfilmscanallhelp.AndifFrenchisyourlanguagethenyoucanwatchhundredsofclipsforGCSEatwww.thisislanguage.comInanyspeakingexamtryandmakesurethatyour"hesitations"aredoneinthelanguagebeingassessed.Don'tuse"hmm"or"err"aswedoinEnglishbuttryandusethefiller-wordsofyourtargetlanguage.ForexampleyoungFrenchpeoplewillveryoftenbeginananswertoaquestionwith“Alors…”or“Ben…”(http://thisislanguage.com/index.php/tour/watch/5)Practicesayingthesewords:itwillmakeyouranswermorenaturalanditwillalsogiveyoutimetothink!

4.Expressyourself

Examinerswantyoutobeabletoexpressyouropinioninanotherlanguage.Learnthreedifferentwaysofexpressing"Ithinkthat"or"inmyopinion"inyourtargetlanguageandtrytousetheminyourexam.

5.Practicemakesperfect

YoucanaccesspasspapersfromtheEdexcelwebsiteoraskyourteacherforacopytoworkthroughovertheholidays.Timeyourselfwhenyoudothemandmakesuretoreadthequestion.Twice.Thecontextofyouranswercanoftenbeextractedfromthewordingofthequestion.Alloftheexaminationboardsadvisethisandmostboardswillhavelinkstothelistofrubricstheywilluseontheirwebsites.Usethewww.memrise.comwebsitetohelpwithvocabulary.

6.Yourmates

Yourfriendscanhelpyourevise.Chooseakeyword(“family”,“food”e.t.c)andgettheotherpersontotalkaboutitforoneminute.

7.Menotlike

Ifyoudescribesomethingthatyoudid(onholiday,forexample)makesureyousaywhetheryoulikedordislikedthatactivity,andwhy.Watchthisvideo(http://thisislanguage.com/index.php/tour/watch/12)toseeagreatexampleofthisinaction.

8.Younotlike?

Youwillcertainlybetestedtoseeifyouhaveunderstoodsomeoneelse'spointofview.Oftenthisrelatestowhatapersonlikesordoesnotlike.Lookandlistenoutforwordslike"liking","preferring""beingdisappointedby""beingexcitedby"andotherexpressionsofemotions.

9.Thespiceoflife

Showthevarietyinyouruseofvocabularyandgrammar.Trytotakeyourvocabularyfurtherthan“goingtothecinema”or“eatingchips”whicheveryoneelsewilluse.Trytolearnalonglistofweirdandwonderfulwords,butevenafewchoicewordswillgoalongway.

10.Likeclockwork

Beforeyougointoanyexam,makesurethatyou'veworkedoutthetimingsinvolvedforeachpaper.Thiswayyou'relesslikelytopanicandthusmorelikelytogivebetter,cleareranswers.

HISTORYREVISIONTOPTIPSTopics

Knowwhichtopicsyouneedtoanswerquestionson–makesureyoucompleteallquestionsinthesesections.Don’tansweranyquestionsfromothertopics–youwon’tgetmarksforthem!

Unit1:

• Topic1–TheOriginsoftheFirstWorldWarc.1890-1914

• Topic2–Peacemaking1918-1919andtheLeagueofNations

• Topic3–Hitler’sForeignPolicyandtheOriginsoftheSecondWorldWar

Unit2:

• SectionA–WeimarGermany1919-1929

• SectionB–Hitler’sGermany1929-1945

• SectionC–WarinVietnam1954-1975

Timing

Thisiskeytohelpyouachievethehighestgrade.Spend1½minutespermark(e.g.spend6minutesansweringaquestionworth4marks).

Chronology

It’sHistory–youneedtohaveafullandaccurateunderstandingoftheordereventshappenedin.Forexample,theRuhrwasinvadedandhyperinflationhappenedasaresult,theDawesPlanwasbeforetheYoungPlanandbothhappenedbeforetheWallStreetCrash.

Ownknowledge

InsourceQsyoumustuseyourownknowledgetosupporttheinferencesyoumake.Ifyoudon’tremembertodothisyouwon’tachieveaCletaloneanA/A*.

Conclusions

Inthelongeressayquestions(worth10or12marks)youmustconcludewithajudgementonthequestion.

The‘BIGPICTURE’

Youneedtounderstandandbeabletoanalysetheimpactofkeyeventsandhowtheylinktotherestofyourcourse.Forexample,theTreatyofVersaillesistherootofallofWeimarGermany’sproblems.

WANTIT

IfyouwantanA/A*youneedtomakeithappen.Youneedtoattendrevisionsessionsatlunch/afterschool.Moreimportantly,youneedtotakeresponsibilityforyourownrevision.ThismeansansweringexamQs(andnotjusttheeasyones!),making

detailedrevisionnotesandaskingforhelpwhenyouneedit.Don’tmakerevisionnotesthenthinkyoucanleavethattopic–youshouldrevisitthenotes,testyourselfandspendtimelearningtheareasyoucouldn’tremember.Revisehowtoanswerthequestionswellastheknowledgeyouwillneed.ItishardworktoachievethetopgradesinHistorybutifyouputtheeffortinyouwillhaveagradetobeveryproudofformanyyearstocome.

GEOGRAPHYREVISIONTOPTIPSqCheckyourrevisionplanandidentifythetopicyouaregoingtorevise.

Re-readyourclassnotes.Thiswillhelptorefreshyourmindandre-awakenmemoriesofwhatyou'vecovered.Don'trelytooheavilyonyourclassnotesthough,becausethereareothermoreeffectivewaystoreviseaswell.Highlightimportantfactswithabrightcolouredhighlighterpen.

Consultyourrevisionguideifyou'vebeengivenonebyyourteacher.Thisshouldtellyouwhichtopicsandkeyfactsyouneedtounderstandandremember.

Don'tjustreadthenotesandguides.Writenewnotesthatcutyouroriginalnotesdowntotheessentialbasics.Writinglotsofwordsusuallymeansyoudon'tfullyunderstandwhatyouarewritingabout.Keepitshort,tightandconcise.

Useplentyofdiagrams.Trynottocopyotherpeople'sdiagramsbecauseyouwilllearnfarmorebydrawingyourown.Usefactualdiagramssuchassketchesofmountainswithfeatureslabeledonthem,andmentaldiagramssuchasspiderdiagramstolinkideasandfactstogether.

Sillystories,acronymsandmnemonicshelpyoutorememberfacts.Acronymsarethingslike'NaughtyElephantsSquirtWater'forrememberingNorth,South,EastandWest,or'RunOverYourGerbilBeforeItVanishes'torememberthecoloursoftherainbow.

Forcasestudiesnewswebsitessuchaswww.bbc.co.ukornewspapersuchaswww.guardian.co.uk

www.georesources.co.uk

http://www.geobytesgcse.blogspot.com/

www.geobytes.org.uk(includesdownloadablerevisionflashcardsandpodcasts)

Thegeographyexchangewww.zephyrus.demon.co.uklgeography/home.htmI

Offersagrowingselectionofwebpagescreatedbyteachers,includingrevisionnotes,quizzesandjokes,andmorethan700carefullyselectedlinkstootherwebgeographyresources.

LearningforaSustainableFuture..ClassroomActivitieswww.schoolnet.ca/future/content.html

Coversair,biodiversity,habitatandinfrastructure,productionandconsumptionsystems,socialsystems,soilandwater.

www.bennett.karoo/net/gcse/revision.html

Aswellasa'revisionaudit'andexamplesofarevisioncardandmindmap,thissitecontainsquestions,marksheetsandinteractivemultiplechoicequizzes.

COMPUTERSTUDIES/ICTREVISIONTOPTIPSCOMPUTERSTUDIES

Usetherevisionguideandfocusonthefollowingareas:

Fundamentalsofcomputersystems:Computersystems,Computinghardware,Binarylogic,Memory,In-putandoutputdevices,Secondarystorage,Software.

Representationofdataincomputersystems:Definethetermsbit,byteetc.,

Convertpositivedenarywholenumbers,binaryandhexadecimal

Explaintheuseofbinarycodestorepresentcharacters,images,soundandinstructions

Databases:describeadatabase,DBMS,Relationaldatabases,datatypes

Computercommunicationsandnetworking,Theinternet

Programming:Algorithms,Programminglanguages,HandlingdatainalgorithmsandTesting.

UsetheMOOCcoursehttp://cambridgegcsecomputing.org/

ICT

Makesurethatyourevisealloftheareasthatcouldcomeupintheexam,digitaldevices,connectivity,operatingonline,onlinegoodsandservices,onlinecommunitiesandICTissuescoveringallofthelegalaspectsofICTandtheinternet.

Don’tforgetintheessaystylequestions,givebothsidesinadiscussion,makeatleastthreepointsforthetopiccoveredandaddyourownconclusion.

Usethesitesbelow,theseofferagoodrangeofrevisionhelpandquestionstotestyourself.

https://www.brainscape.com/packs/7409133/invitation?referrer=2082912

https://getrevising.co.uk/revision-tests/edexcel_gcse_ict_revision

TECHNOLOGYREVISIONTOPTIPS• Thedesignquestion-practise,practise,practise.Youmustdrawarangeofviews

labeleverymaterial,component,featureandtechniqueusedtomakeit.Onlycolourinattheendoftheexamascolouringcanwastevaluabletimeforonlyafewmarks!

• MaterialsandComponents-learnbyusingmindmapsofflashcardssource,names,uses,propertiesandconstructionmethodsofthosematerials.Thisknowledgewillhelpyouinnearlyeveryquestion.

• ProductionMethods-mass,batchandoneoffarekeytolearnforexams,youmustclearlyshowyouknowwhyaproductismadeinbulk,smallbatchesorasanoriginaloneoffbespokeproduct.Pickatleast5productstorevisethatarecommonandmapwithproductionmethods.

• Techniques-useyourpracticalknowledgetoapplytobesttechniquesformakingaproductphotographedordrawninanexamquestion.Beabletoexplainthetechniquesmethodandmakesureyoucansaytheequipmentneeded.

• Keyterms-haveasetofflashcardstolearnthekeytermsanddefinitionsthiswillreallyhelp,getsomeonetotestyou.

• Flowcharts/Methods-considerthelogicalstagesformakingaproduct,qualitychecksandsafetyprovision.ThisisacommonquestioninaTechnologyexamandoftencarries6-8marks.

• SustainableProducts-thisisacommonquestionorinpartofaquestionsolearnarangeofsustainablemethods,materialsandreasonsformakingaproductmoresustainable.

• Smart/TechnologicalAdvances/Electronic/NanoTechnology-futureadvancementsinTechnologyareoftenakeypartofaquestion,howthingshavechangedovertimeandwhy.Learnexamplesandreasonsforthechange-wasitpush(invention)orpull(need).

• ProductAnalysis-comparisonsbetweenoldandnew,productsforchildrenandadults,cheapandexpensive,safetyvbasicareallpossiblequestionstoanalysetheuseofaproduct,thechoiceofmaterials,it’sfeaturesandproperties.Findsomeproductsandpractiseyourowncomparisons.

REMEMBER-usetherevisionmaterialsyourteachergivesyou,attendrevisionclassesandpractiseexamquestions.

MEDIASTUDIESREVISIONTOPTIPSToptipsforrevisingthissubject:

• Readarangeofmusicmagazinesregularly.(Thisisthetopicforthisyear’sexam)

• ReadtheMediaMagazineintheLibrary

• Makenotesontheexamtopicwellinadvanceoftheexam

• Planyourexamquestionsthoroughly(questionsgiventotheminadvanceoftheexam)

BUSINESSSTUDIESREVISIONTOPTIPS

Read

Thereadsectionsofyourrevisionguidegiveyoudefinitions,explanationsandkeypointsto

remember.Youareadvisedtoreadandhighlightthekeypoints

Practise

Thepractisesectionsgiveyoutheopportunitytohaveagoatcompletingactivitiessimilartotheexamquestions.Youshoulduseyournotestohelpyoucompletethesequestions

Test

Thetestsectionhasexamquestionsforyoutoattempt.Youshouldcompletethesequestionswithoutyournotesandwithinagiventimelimit.

Remember1minutepermark!

Youshouldthenusetheanswerbooklettocheckhowyoudidoraskyourteachertomarkitforyou.

Inaddition;

-youshouldusebitesizeandyourclassnotestoreinforceyourlearningonaregularbasis

-completeallhomeworksettothebestofyourability

-attendrevisionsessionswhenspecifiedbyyourteacher

HEALTHANDSOCIALCAREREVISIONTOPTIPS• MakesureyouhavethecopyofMrsHardy’srevisionguide.• FlashcardsforPIES,LIFESTAGES&FACTORSwillhelpyourememberthebasics-get

familytotestyouregularly.• Relationships-doamindmapforeachtype-Family,Friendship,Workingand

Intimateusingthekeywordsthatarefeaturesofthesetypesofrelationships.• Self-Concept-youmustlearnesteemandimageforall6lifestagessoyoucanapply

ittoanycasestudyquestion.• Highlightingtext-getusedtohighlightingkeywordsinexamquestionssoyou

understandthequestionsstem.• Conclusions-andquestionthatcarries6marksormorewillrequireaconclusionfrom

yougetusetowriting‘Inconclusion…..foryoulastparagraph.• AssessorDiscuss-alwaysmeansconsiderthepositivesandnegativesofthescenario

soplanyouanswertocoverbothsidesofthediscussionnomatterwhatyourpointofviewis.

• Benefits-getusedtothisterm-itmeanswhatisgoodaboutitforthepersoninthequestion,andexplainhowitcanhelp,supportthem.

• MenopauseandMenstruationaretwokeywordscommonlymuddledup-bothaboutfemalereproductioncyclebutthetwolifestagesquestionedtendtobeAdolescencewhenMenstruationstartsandMiddleAdulthoodwhenMenstruationstopsandwecallitgoingthroughthemenopause.

• Socialisation-anotherkeytermcommonlymisunderstood-itreferstothecustoms,morals,traditionswelearnfromourfamilyenvironmentinthestartoflife(PrimarySocialisation)andthenthenewexperiencesandcustomswelearnfromotherpeopleoutsidethehome.(SecondarySocialisation)

• Practise,Practise,Practise-thisisthebesttipforrevision-examquestionsarethebestwaytoapplyyourknowledgeandlearnhowtoachievetopmarks.

PE/SPORTSSTUDIESREVISIONTOPTIPS

MakerevisionActiveandWorthwhile(Test/assesswhatyou’vedone)

•Numbering–5PrinciplesofTraining

Remembertousetheexampracticetechnique;identifyingcommandword,topicandkeywordsforthetopicbeforeattemptingquestion.

•Highlight/UnderlineKeywords(PE3)

•MakeKeyworddocuments/Mindmaps/Acronyms

AlwaysuseTechnicallanguage.E.g.InaWarm-up,theHeartrateincreasesratherthanheartpumpsquicker

•Whereappropriatealwaysgiveunitsi.e.AverageRestingHeartrateis70-72BPM

•Alwayschecktheratioofmarkstoanswer,i.e.Ifitisa4markquestionyouneed4DIFFERENTpoints!!!!

•Don’twastetimeifitsaysListorStatethenitisonlylookingfor1word/phraseanswers.Becarefulinansweringtheseverycarefullyastheexaminerswillonlymarkthe‘first’answer

•Ifitsaysexplain/discuss/evaluatetheywantmore‘depth’totheanswerandcreditwillbegiventogoodexplanationsaswellasexamples;thisisparticularlytrueinthe7/8marker,3-4reallydevelopedpointswillgiveyouachanceoftopmarks.

•IntheseanswerstryandPEEonyourpaper!!MakethePoint,ExplainitandgiveaPracticalExamplerelatedtothequestion

•DonotleaveanyGAPS!!!Ifyouareunsureofthequestionleaveitandcomeback.Inthatlast5-10minsputsomethingin–youneverknowyoumightgetamarks.

2017YEAR11INTERVENTIONANDREVISIONSUPPORTPLANFormtime-by

invitationfromteacher Lunch-1.05to1.30pm P6-startingat2.45pm

MONDAY

Drama Graphics Allstudents Controlledassessmentpreparation

andcompletion

History compulsory Supportwithclass

teacher,coveringspecificcontent.

Music Allstudents Performance Maths compulsory supportwithclass


Geography compulsory Controlledassessment

preparationandcompletion

TUESDAY

Music Allstudents Performance Art Compulsory Controlledassessment


H&S Compulsory Controlledassessment


PE Compulsory supportwithclass


WED

NESDAY

Graphics ALLstudents Controlledassessmentpreparation

andcompletion

Graphics Compulsory/all Controlledassessment


Music Allstudents Performance ProductDesign Compulsory/all Controlledassessment


FoodTech Byinvitation

Controlledassessmentpreparation

andcompletion

FoodTech Compulsory/all Controlledassessment


THURS

DAY

Music Allstudents Performance Science Compulsory supportwithclass


Graphics invitationonly

CA/Exampractice&exam

technique English Compulsory

supportwithclassteacher,coveringspecific

content.

English invitationonly

Supportwithclassteacher,

coveringspecificcontent.

ICT/Computing Compulsory Controlledassessment


Business invitationonly

Supportwithclassteacher,

coveringspecificcontent.

MFL Compulsory supportwithclass


FRIDAY

Yr11 Assembly Music Allstudents Performance ProductDesign Compulsory/all Controlledassessment


Geography contentrevision,

allstudents

Drama Allstudents exampractice Media Compulsory Controlledassessment


Textiles Compulsory

Controlledassessmentpreparationandcompletion

PLEASENOTE:

Lesson6forsomestudentsiscompulsoryandparentswillbeinformedvialetter,thisistosupporttheirGCSEgradesastheyarenotmeetingtheirtargetedgradeatpresent.Somestudentswhomaynothaveacompulsoryslot,astheyareonorclosetotarget,mayalsobeinvitedtojointheselessonstoboosttheirgradesfurther.

ExtrasupportforMathematicsandEnglishhasalsobeentimetabledforsomestudentsintheschoolday,replacingCorePElessonsorPSHElessons.

Ouraimistoputinplaceanysupportneededtohelpstudentsachievethehighestpossiblegrades,sothismayincludeholidayrevisionsessions,offtimetabledaysandonetoonetutoringsessions.

USEFULWEBSITESFORREVISION

BBCBITESIZEFORARANGEOFSUBJECTS

SubjectSpecificRevisionWebsitesDesignTechnology

www.technologystudent.com

Maths

MethodMathsandthePIXLMathsApp-seeyourMathsteacherfordetails.

PhysicalEducationhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe/

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/pe

http//revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/pe-physical-education

Englishwww.universalteacher.org.uk

SpanishandGermanGCSEBitesize.ListeningandreadingexercisesatFoundationandHigherlevel.ForFrench,thesameplusMaFrance,alsoaccessedviaBBCwebsite,thishasvideoclipsofcommonRolePlaysituationswithnativeFrenchspeakers.

Englishsubtitlescanbeputonandtherearecomprehensionactivitiestodoafterwatchingthevideoclips.

ANDFINALLY…..

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