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Supporting my child in revising for GCSE examinations

What support is available to students?After-school Revision

Monday: English and Maths by invitation

Tuesday: Maths

Wednesday: Science

Thursday: English

Citizenship

Guidance from Form Tutor in managing time effectively

Planning revision and effective strategies

Other Avenues

Subject staff

Year Leader

In school resources

Each other

SSA

Today…Revision workshops led

by staff in:EnglishMaths

Science

Friday…Revision seminar led by

Mrs Sarah Skinner, Headteacher at Claydon

High School

How to structure revisionTwenty minute session: ten minute break (maximum of four in a row)

Begin with topics where there are more ‘holes’ in knowledge

Mix subjects per ‘revision block’

Revisit these topics two or three times over the course of a few weeks

Build up revision gradually

Use a quiet space: different rooms for different subjects are helpful

How can I support my child?Time management and revision structure

Motivation

Ensuring free time is used

Encourage your child to seek support from staff

Quiet space away from distractions

Provide them with a revision buddy – time permitting!

Help them to prioritise and attend regular revision sessions in school

How to Revise for EnglishMR MALLARD – WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH 2017

A reminder…Literature Exams Language Exams

• Literature Paper 1 (1 hour 45 minutes).• Section A = Shakespeare• Section B = Frankenstein or A Christmas

Carol.

• English Language Paper 1 (1 hour 45 minutes).

• Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing.

• 1 fiction source.

• English Literature Paper 2 (2 hours 15 minutes).

• Section A = Telling Tales/Lord of the Flies/An Inspector Calls

• Section B = Power and Conflict poems• Section C = Unseen Poetry, 32 marks.

• English Language Paper 2 (1 hour 45 minutes)

• Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives.• 2 non-fiction sources.

Literature Paper 1

Shakespeare

• Read the whole text again – it is difficult to write an answer to a question if you haven’t read it recently. • Bullet list the key events of the play from memory – check by skimming through the play – did you get

the order correct? Did you miss any key moments out?• Design storyboards for all of the key moments. • Theme mind-map – write a theme in the middle of a page and then link

characters/events/scenes/contextual ideas/quotes to it.• Identify the 3-5 most important quotes and memorise them. Certain lines can be linked to almost any

theme (“fair is foul…” from Macbeth is an example of a versatile quotation).• Make a fact-file about the author and background, getting contextual information.• Read your exercise book for notes!

Characters

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Thane of Glamis. Heroic in battle against the Norwegians, rewarded with Thane of Cawdor title. Witches tell him that he will one day be King. Lady Macbeth informs him that…

Married…

Quotations

1. “Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!”

2. “Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee. Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold.”

Heroic Brave Easily manipulated Haunted Betrayal

Literature Paper 1

19th Century Text – Frankenstein or A Christmas Carol

• Read the whole text again – it is difficult to write an answer to a question if you haven’t read it recently. • Bullet list the key events of the play from memory – check by skimming through the play – did you get the

order correct? Did you miss any key moments out?• Design storyboards for all of the key moments. • Theme mind-map – write a theme in the middle of a page and then link



If in bold, different from slides before…

Using colour in something like a storyboard is a scientifically-studied means of improving memory and recall. Colour is a powerful stimulus for the brain, enabling us to digest and remember information more

easily. Specifically, it’s the choice, combination and association of different colours that helps make information more digestible and boosts memory.

Literature Paper 2

Modern Text

• Read the whole text again – it is difficult to write an answer to a question if you haven’t read it recently. • Bullet list the key events of the text from memory – check by skimming through the play/text – did you get

the order correct? Did you miss any key moments out?• Design storyboards for all of the key moments. • Theme mind-map – write a theme in the middle of a page and then link




“A man has to make his own way.”

Sainte Devote

La Rascasse

“They’re people.”

For remembering quotations, think about what you love, and try and relate it to that…

Literature Paper 2

Power and Conflict Poetry

• Annotate each poem from scratch – compare your new attempt to the one in your anthology.• Mind-map each poem – write title in the middle of a page and branch off themes/key quotes/main

ideas/context/key techniques used. If you find any difficult, visit BBC Bitesize or a website similar, and fill the gaps in your knowledge.

• Theme mind-map – write theme in the middle of a page and branch off to different poems. Add quotes/references that relate specifically to the theme. Try from memory, but you can refer to the anthology where necessary.


You should all have an anthology with the poems that you will be examined on in your books or at

home. It’s important that you read through these notes that you

have made, as they will inform what you will write about in the exam. Use online resources or a

revision guide to add notes to your anthology if you feel like you

are missing some…

Literature Paper 2

Unseen Poetry

• Match up key terms to their definitions and examples (speak to your English teacher about getting a “poetry toolkit” to help with this).

• Read a range of poems.• Annotate the poems – label the techniques and connotations.• Identify the ideas being presented in the poem.• If you can do those last two, you can answer an unseen poetry question, because you can now explain

how the techniques have been used to present the ideas.


Every poem that you will have studied in your life will have

started out as an unseen poem, so go online or use a collection of

them to prepare for this exam. Write notes around the poem like you have done for the Power and

Conflict collection, focusing on techniques that the writer uses, why these have been used, and

what the effect of these are. Remember, the question will ask you ‘how does the poet present’ and will then mention a theme –

you can prepare for this as you answer all of these in the same

way…

Language Paper 1Language Paper 1

• Read fiction material. Take some time out to read – hopefully you will enjoy it, but you’ll be exposing yourself to narrative and descriptive writing which is key.

• Use notes you have made in your books, and try to remember the strategies that you have been given with regards to how you answer each question.

• Revise the language techniques, but also the structural techniques, that writers use. • Attempt some mock questions that can be found online, or rewrite answers that you have already attempted

in your exercise book. • Time yourself when attempting an answer, and make sure you keep trying to match the correct amount of

time that you should spend on that question in the exam. • Search for images online that allow creative writing, and plan pieces of writing based on these.• Research or remind yourself of the techniques used in this style of writing i.e. metaphors, smiles,

personification etc. • Read texts to pick up new and interesting vocabulary that you could use in your exam.


Language Paper 2Language Paper 2

• Read non-fiction material. Find newspapers or online news articles and read them thoroughly. Equally important, think about reading some autobiographies from people you know/admire – their writing will show you how writers’ give their viewpoint.

• Use notes you have made in your books, and try to remember the strategies that you have been given with regards to how you answer each question.

• Revise the language techniques that writers use. • Attempt some mock questions that can be found online, or rewrite answers that you have already attempted in your

exercise book. • Time yourself when attempting an answer, and make sure you keep trying to match the correct amount of time that

you should spend on that question in the exam. • Think about making notes or mind-maps on the different types of writing you could be asked to complete i.e.

persuasive, argumentative etc., and then mind-map the form you could be asked to write in i.e. blog, letter etc. • Research or remind yourself of the techniques used in this style of writing i.e. rhetorical questions, repetition,

emotive language etc.


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Science RevisionTHE PARENT GUIDE

Accessing past papersTheir exam board is:

OCR 21st Century Science

On this website you can find:

The specification

Past papers

Mark schemes

OCR 21C Science Biology BBC Bitesize

Links are on the Science – KS4 page of the VLE

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-twenty-first-century-science-suite-biology-a-j243-from-2012/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr_21c/

Revision guide dos and don’tsDO•Buy one! It’s never too late

• Use the question pages

• Use to make cue cards/revision cards

• check the diagrams

DON’T• Assume that reading through them is revision

• Copy pages and pages of information

• Rely on every single bit of the course being in the guide

• Use them as a substitute for asking a teacher!

Cue cards and revision cards

6 mark questions

•Identify topic and key vocabulary•Mind map the answer•Write a first draft•Check the mark scheme•Rewrite a top grade answer using the mark scheme and the first draft

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