Year 11 Information Evening
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
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!
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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
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!
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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