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Oaklands Catholic School
Year 9 Revision Booklet
Summer Term 2018
“I can do all things with the help of God
who strengthens me”
Philippians: 4:13
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How to Start
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to pass tests, but we can give you lots of tips on how to use your study time more effectively. This guide has been written to remind students about how to revise and how to learn.
Although this booklet contains
superb advice, great tips and fantastic study skills, the
guide isn’t as important as the person reading it – YOU! It
is you who has to put them into practice and apply them to
your work. If you do, we’re sure that you will improve your
performance and your study skills. But to get better at
something, you have to practise!
So, over to you – happy studying and good luck!
Revision Revision means “to look at again”. You need to look at things again as part of learning as well as in preparation for exams; but we need active ways to do this “looking again”.
Revision gives time for reflection and learning. You can start to see the big picture, you
can add in more details and examples. You may discover something you still don’t
understand and you can ask your teacher about it again.
The idea is to “revise” each major section of your work shortly after you have finished it. For instance, you could draw a Mind Map of each major topic you cover. Keep the Mind Maps because they will be very useful for revising before tests. You can find lots of examples of Mind Maps on Google images on many subjects that you study!
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When to Revise? Make sure you know when your tests are. Teachers will revise with you and give you advice about how much revision to do, what you should revise and many will give you special notes to help with revising.
Make yourself a revision timetable.
Fill in leisure, relaxation and family commitments Put in some sessions that you can devote to revision Share out the available revision sessions between your
subjects Allow extra sessions if you know some subjects will take longer than others Vary the subjects – don’t do all your Maths revision on day one!
Here’s an example for one weekend:
Morning Morning Afternoon Evening
Saturday Football Maths RE DVD
Sunday English Lunch at gran’s Still at gran’s Science
The ideal length to revise one topic is 25 to 45 minutes.
You remember more at the beginnings and the ends of
sessions, so create more beginnings and ends by
stopping for a brief break or doing a brain gym exercise.
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Where to Revise? The ideal study room is light, airy, quiet, with shelves and a desk. Some people are lucky enough to have this and enjoy working in it. Don’t worry if you haven’t got this. You can still try to get some of the elements.
Vary your revision place. It’s a good idea to put up posters, lists and post-it notes in other places in the house
Some students find they revise well with friends and it is a good
idea to do this sometimes as a bit of variety and fun.
Ban the television! Television is too distracting, so make sure it is turned off when you are working. It is also difficult to work if you
are continually distracted by your phone. Turn it off or give it to
someone else.
How to Revise? Revision Techniques 1. Mindmapping
2. Creating revision cards
3. Post-It notes (for key words and definitions)
4. Hot seating (with friends or family)
5. Note taking
6. Writing your own test/exam
7. Teaching the topic to parents/friends/siblings
8. Using your parents as examiners
9. Mnemonics
10. Reading aloud, recording on phone, listening back
11. Re-doing past worksheets and tasks
12. Making a revision game (pairs, snap, snakes and ladders with questions to answer)
13. Using revision apps
Quizlet
Simplemind
Flashcards
Speakeasy
Book Creator
Adobe Voice
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Subject Revision lists English Page 7 Maths Page 8 RE Page 9 Science Page 10
In addition to the material in this book staff may provide additional guidance
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ENGLISH Subject English
Length of exam 2 papers – both 1 hour – Reading and Writing
These are skills based papers not knowledge based topics
Specific equipment required
A decent pen
Skills Specific Area The Reading Test
Tick when revised
1 Selecting accurate ideas from a literary text – pinning down specific information showing that you have understood the text
2 Analysing how authors use words and phrases to make an impact on the reader – PQE or PEE or PEEL
3
Exploring the ways authors use structural devices to make the story interesting for the reader – analysing the organisation of a text. PQE or PEE or PEEL
4 Evaluating how successfully a writer has created a scene or a character or a mood in a literary text. Explore and prove your point of view through quotations and analysis. PQE or PEE or PEEL
Key Words: openings endings , development, use of description, use of dialogue, use of specific word classes e.g nouns verbs, adverbs, adjectives. Use of devices e.g. Alliteration simile metaphor onomatopoeia Structural elements: short sentences longer complex sentences Analysis words: Point quote evidence explain explore examine author effect on reader impact on reader shows suggests implies
Topic skills
Specific Area Writing Paper – Writing to describe a scene or a person
Tick when revised
Description The types of devices used to create powerful vivid description: alliteration, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, assonance Word classes such as adjective, adverbs, powerful verbs
Description The different types of sentence shapes which can be useful in writing to describe
Description The different ways to shape paragraphs which can be useful in writing to describe
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MATHS Subject Mathematics
Length of exam or exams 1 hour
Specific equipment required Calculator, ruler, pencil, black pen
Topic Specific Area Tick when revised
Data Reading and Representing Data Cumulative Frequency Histograms
Algebra Simplify algebraic Expressions Factorising Solving Quadratics Sequences Algebraic Fractions Knowing your graphs
Number Rounding to Decimal places and Significant Figures Knowing Types of Numbers (eg Prime Numbers) Fractions Compound Interest Error intervals Standard Form
Geometry Angle Facts (eg Angles in a triangle) Elevations Transformations
Ratio and Proportion
Using Conversion Graphs Ratio of amounts Similarity Circle Theorems
Probability Estimated Probability Probability Scale Tree Diagram
KEY: Pupils in Sets 5,4,3 and 2 will need to revise all the NONE highlighted topics. Set 1 pupils will need to revise the BOLD and Highlighted topics
Where to find revision material www.mymaths.co.uk www.mrbartonmaths.com www.mathsgenie.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/education CGP Revision Guides (www.cgpbooks.co.uk) or CGP Maths Buster (£5 Finance Office) https://www.khanacademy.org/ www.corbettmaths.com
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RE
Subject Religious Education
Length of exam 45 minutes
Specific equipment required Black ink pen/biro
Topic Specific Area Tick when revised
Creation What Genesis 1 & 2 show about God as benevolent, transcendent and omnipotent.
How caring for the environment is a way of ‘loving the neighbour’.
How Catholics show the idea of stewardship at different levels.
How CAFOD’s work on sustainability shows beliefs about the goodness of creation.
Incarnation Meaning of the incarnation.
Annunciation accounts in Matthew and Luke’s Gospels and what these teach us about Jesus.
Annunciation account in John’s Gospel – Jesus as the ‘word made flesh.’
Redemption and Eschatology
Crucifixion of Jesus and its significance for Christians today.
Sin and Salvation
Beliefs about Heaven and Hell and how this may influence people in their lives today – parable of the sheep and the goats and the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.
Sacraments What are the different sacraments and their signs/symbols?
Why is following the sacraments important for Christians today?
Key Words: omnipotent, stewardship, sanctity of life, Natural Law, atonement, ransom, liberation, salvation, sacraments.
Where to find revision material Kerboodle on line textbook, chapters 1, 2, 4 and 6. (School code is xdc6 and individual usernames will be provided by ICT/RE staff). Please just use the pages from these chapters that link to the topics above. Youtube – please just use the videos on the topics listed above and on the topics we have studied in class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM_Kpg_Xr60&list=PLO9sTSBHwEDbgI-bi6qMBMomXDl3DvsFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8zs81Omhsc&list=PLO9sTSBHwEDYJFeeQEQ6FpOdicPjzWxN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Gn2jbNX44&list=PLO9sTSBHwEDadKpESLpkLPDM5wSgi3Ccd Show My Homework for mindmaps and other proformas
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SCIENCE
Subject Science
Length of exam 1 hour
Specific equipment required Pen, pencil, eraser, ruler, calculator
Topic Specific Area Tick when revised
B1 Cells, cell structures and magnification.
B15 The importance of communities, organisms in their environment and distribution and abundance.
C1 Atoms, the structure of the atom and electronic structures
C2 The Periodic table
C11 The Earth’s atmosphere
P1 Conservation and dissipation of energy, energy transfers and efficiency
P2 Specific heat capacity
Key Words: As above, plus proton, neutron, electron, resolution, quadrat, electronic configuration.
Where to find revision material Kerboodle Trilogy text books BBC Bitesize: 1. https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zpqpqhv/revision
2. https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z86gpbk/revision/3
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zcckk2p
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zysvv9q
5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z89ddxs
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GCSE Science: Revision videos https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/gcsescience2/EueA9w5D2lpOnM8JV51nlngBElYvdr49WSDgoF9_V3VLEA?e=PMcf9r 1. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/Eab07wp5JhFAkNExImIPeEcBx_k
n72hrwsYFY-wkOsZaXw?e=BKyxx9
2. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/EaHdug3uACxAstqoJMfVlTcBzu-
yH7hT40PblJ52yB6Z1A?e=EQcLbf
3. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/EXI3OXMNLmROgOeJDsKYy7gBO
A5cbOS890o23nQKUnzBWA?e=n0XWeo
4. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/EdgVXZM6MIZOpknkTOpdvKcB7
gZmaruVDI5rkf8NClS5Ng?e=ql2vh9
5. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/EdtSyS2DpUBAo_oaCYA1JkkBgp5
uter4vOYDz23ti32OFQ?e=ait2Jk
6. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/EepyBc3vOUdKksmf_xUpcfIBTY-
U40VN2agEZ-dsB3eV5Q?e=R3x8mq
7. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/gcsescience2/EtX9iwvnVU9InSeHJGGegSUBu3B
WOZvFMBBBOmjfPIq90A?e=ajgNhC
8. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/gcsescience2/EvA6YZE9LRpLlsXBbi2I1XEBnhlLK
K9Fd_XxiYchOhLh_g?e=PINlWf
9. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/gcsescience2/Etyfb0jVTd5An89sL0dHcmkBGIrD
W0hj4B9PLUpJu9VOfw?e=uodjxw
10. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/EWLhdGvJWZZJhA8txiNumBkBm
koG-Vc6Wncr7YPh13e3Mw?e=v9i6pN
11. https://oaklandscatholicschool.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/gcsescience2/Ef3ce2K-N2lJr11miNPlBZwBTL-
OGwGTFCKTXetck7EJ2g?e=YS054G
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