Revision 2014Make these mocks count!

Revise with a Study BuddyGwyneth, I know

we have consciously

uncoupled but I need help with my GCSE music

or there’ll be trouble!

Don’t cry Chris, (every teardrop is a waterfall). I’ll come round and fix you with my fantastic

revision skills.

Choose your study buddy carefullyMake sure it is someone you will work with not just chat/play Xbox withMake sure you do the same subjectSet time limits and stick to themMake the revision active

Key Word Cards

• Make cards of key words/characters/dates/processes. • Write the word on one card• Write the definition/explanation on another identical card

• Make a whole pack of cards for each subject.• Carry around and look through them e.g. on a bus, waiting for an

appointment• Turn them upside down, spread them out and play the pairs game

with them• Get an adult (that you know, never talk to strangers) to test you. They

just need to be able to read.

Photosynthesis Plant uses light energy to create carbohydrate

Word Clouds• Make a list of words/places/dates/people you need to

remember.• Cut and paste them into a word cloud generator e.g.

Wordle www.wordle.net/• If you want a word to stand out put it in your list more

than once. The more times, the more it stands out. Try different shapes.

• Print it out and stick it somewhere you’ll see it. The back of the bathroom door!

Make a poster

• Get a celebrity magazine or supplement.• Cut out peoples heads. Stick them to

your poster.• Add speech bubbles of things you need

to remember.

Onomatopoeia – the formation of a word from a sound related to what is

named e.g. cuckoo or sizzle

Hyperbole – exaggerated

statements not mean to be taken

literally e.g. For the millionth time it’s a

no from me.

Alliteration - The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words e.g.

sweet birds sang softly

Juxtapose Place two things together to show a link or

emphasize a contrast between them.

Revision timetable• Date Subjects Times What

• 8.4.09 Physics 4.00 – 4.30 Three exam questions • English 4.45 – 5.30 Read R+J Act 1-3 • RE 5.45 – 6.00 Learn 5 key quotations • Maths 7.00 – 7.20 Exam questions • Biology 7.30 – 8.15 Make notes, Circulation • French 8.30 – 9.00 Revise traffic and camping• All 9.00 – 9.05 Ten things I learned today

Revision timetables• Be flexible

• Plan ahead days when you won’t be able to revise

• Know when you work best• Just timetable subjects or tasks don’t be too

specific• Be realistic