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REVISION
It’s not what you do it’s
the way that you do it!
1) Take a seat at a table quickly.
2) Fill in the survey that has 11 questions on it and answer it as
honestly and as accurately as possible.
3) Make sure your name and form are on it.
Time is Ticking…
You are so close to the best and
longest summer of your life…
Mocks: Now
Real exams: 2 months
Exam Results Day: 5 months
College/Apprenticeships: 5 and a half months
Revision Session planOutcomes:
• All students can outline key principles for effective revision.
• All students are able to apply revision methods to their own
revision for various subjects – English Language, English
Literature, Maths, Science and RE.
• Overview of lesson
• Student self review of current revision – completed
• Theory and research surrounding revision
• Review of suggested revision practices
• Application to your CORE revision subjects
• Reflection, revision pack and good luck!
How many times have you said the following?
“I’m not going to try that.”
“I’m not clever enough I won’t give it a go.”
“Everyone else is so much better than
me.”
“I am going to try that!”
“I can give it my best go.”
“It doesn’t matter what
others can do – I can give it my best efforts.”
becomes becomes becomes
But what if you changed the way you think slightly ?
“I can’t do it!”“I don’t want to
do that.”“I give up!”
“I CAN do it!.”“I want to do
that.”“I won’t give up.”
becomes becomes becomes
What’s stopping you?Fear of failure
Too much effort
My friends will laugh
at me.
I don’t want to
stand out.
All of the teachers that you have will have taught pupils who will
have felt like they were struggling or even failing at this point.
However, they didn’t give up and went on to achieve brilliant
results in the remaining few months!
BE ACTIVE!
I hear lots of students read to revise but is that actually revising? I’ve
observed some of you ‘working’ in the LRC after school and it scares
me…
Getting material into and out of your brain is better
What is REVISION?
6 most common mistakes
1) Not giving yourself enough time to prepare.
2) Doing the wrong work.
3) Being inefficient and having no plan.
4) Ignoring/not correcting previous mistakes.
5) No goal – time and grades.
6) Not doing enough practice questions.
What is this
pyramid actually
telling us about
revision
methods?
How many pictures can you remember in order in 30 secs?
I woke up one morning and had a bowl of cornflakes and saw Boris Johnson on the TV and he was talking about Aliens landing in the UK and in America (American flag). The aliens liked to eat beetroot and drink milk.
The aliens were best friend with Stormzy and Buzz. Buzz had just got a new pair of Nike trainers and a calculator for his birthday, it was Leonardo Dicaprio that bought him these. After watching the TV I walked to the post box and posted a set of pencils to Mr Fitter,he used them to make a lovely picture of a penguin, the penguin didn’t like the fire and he ran away as fast as Usain Bolt, all the way to Big Ben, where he found a bench and sat down until sunrise.
How many pictures can you remember in order in 30 secs?
Chunking – the average person can only hold 7 ‘items’ in their short
term memory, so chunking can increase capacity.
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Repetition – Studies indicate 66% of materials are forgotten within 7
days, 88% are gone after 6 weeks – you need to revisit what you do!
Use of mnemonics –MRPASSO (Descriptive writing techniques) –
Metaphor, Repetition, Personification, Alliteration, Senses, Similes and
Onomatopoeia
DON’T REVISE WHAT YOU
KNOW!!!!
Make an overview of the curriculum
and then tick off the topics:
syllabus maker!
Language analysis
Structural analysis
Evaluation practice
Descriptive writing practice
Summary comparison practice
Viewpoint and perspective
practice
Persuasive writing practice
Reduction to trigger words!
Willy Russell created Blood Brothers to highlight
the inequality that existed between the working
classes and the wealthy in Britain under Margaret
Thatcher’s reign. Furthermore, Russell constructs
the protagonist of Mrs Johnstone to demonstrate the
hardship that working class families suffered as
opposed to their middle class counterparts. He also
portrays the faults with society and the continuous
cycle of deprivation by allowing the audience to
witness the differing fortunes of two twins who were
brought up in different class backgrounds.
Willy Russell
Inequality of working classes and the wealthy
Britain Margaret Thatcher’s reign.
Constructs Mrs Johnstone hardship suffered
Portrays the continuous cycle of deprivation
Audience witnesses the differing fortunes of twins in
different social classes
Maths… Repetition
Revision Techniques
What are the best ways to revise?
1.Read one quote and one
explanation at time.
2.Cover them up and see how
much you remember
3:Remember what you have just
read and write it down.
4: Retell it to your partner.
Catholic Beliefs
This source refers to God
as the ‘word’ it shows
that God existed before
all things – it is a source
to explain the belief that
God is eternal.
“In the Beginning was the word,
and the word was with God, and
the word was God”
New testament – John's Gospel
“The trinity is One. We
do not confess three
God’s but one God in
three persons”
Catechism
This source explains why Catholics believe that God is one but in the 3 persons of the trinity.
“And the word
became flesh and
dwelt among us…”
New testament –
John's Gospel
This source can be used when explaining why Catholics that God (the word) became flesh in the form of Jesus. Use this as evidence when discussing incarnation.
Catholic Practices
This helps to explain why
this part of a Catholic Mass
is so important for
Catholics. The Eucharist is
holy communion, it is the
most important part of
Mass.
“The Eucharist is the source
and summit of the Christian
life”
Pope John Paul II
“Love the lord your God
with all your heart and
love your neighbour as
yourself, this is the
greatest commandment ”
New testament – Mark’s
Gospel
This source explains why Catholic agencies like CAFOD spend time trying to demonstrate love of neighbour. It is part of Catholic Social Teaching
“The Lord’s prayer is
the most perfect of
prayers”
Catechism
The Lord’s prayer is a formulaic prayer, it contains each of the four types of prayer ACTS. This is why it is a perfect prayer.
Sources of Wisdom and
Authority
This is from 2 Timothy, it
reminds us that the Bible is
inspired by God but written
down by humans therefore
it may not be literally true.
Catholics DO NOT take the
Bible to be literally true.
“All scripture is inspired
by God”
New testament
“The Church is One, Holy,
Catholic and Apostolic”
Nicene creed
The four marks of the Church help us to recognise the Christian faith as the one true faith established by Jesus.
“For by one spirit we were all
baptised into one body – Jews or
Greeks, slaves or free – and all
were made to drink one spirit”
New testament - St Paul
This source helps us to understand why Christians believe we belong to the ‘body of Christ’
We are on earth to finish Christ’s work.
Forms of Expression
and Ways of Life
Artwork such as the
Creation of Adam in the
Sistine Chapel help to
focus prayer and speak to
each individual
differently.
“Sacred art is true and
beautiful when it evokes
and glorifies in faith and
adoration, the
transcendent mystery of
God”
Catechism
“Worship is not tied
exclusively to any one
place. The whole earth
is sacred and entrusted
to the children of men”
Catechism
Church buildings are designed to help worship however it is not necessary to have a Church in order to have a Mass.
“He who
sings prays
twice.”
Catechism
Singing hymns for Catholics is an important part of worship. It helps Catholics understand and remember teachings.
Science revision
This is not just for homework's!!
Repetition is key to retention, so try this…
1) Complete a Seneca assignment/task using your book or revision guide to help. Complete it and write down your score.
2) Start the assignment again 5 minutes (must leave a small gap) without the book/guide. Write down your score.
3) Look at the difference between the two scores. We’ll call this your “gap”.4) Repeat the process for different assignments and tasks, and keep writing
down the 1st and 2nd scores. 5) Your goal is to reduce the gap. Can you perform as well without the help
Loads of you have this, but frankly have no idea what to do with it.• It’s a rubbish ornament• It’s also not an exciting read
So, we need to be doing more than just reading it.
Mr Sirett’s guide to ‘How to use your revision guide’
Techniques when you have a partner/friend/helpful family member
1. Spend 5 minutes reading a page. You can highlight key words if you want. After 5 minutes give the page to your partner, and ask them to cover some words using strips made from post it notes. Get the guide back, and write down on the post it note what you think the key word is. Check them, and tally your score.
2. Spend 5 minutes reading a page. You can highlight key words if you wish. Give the book to your partner, and ask them to read out sections but include blanks. Can you identify what the missing words are?This is really useful when your working with a partner who isn’t an expert, or hasn’t got a lot of knowledge about the topic. All they need to do is tell you if you guessed the word correctly.
Techniques when you want to work on your own
1. Choose a topic to focus on, ideally something tricky. A) Turn each sentence, or step, into a picture. You can only draw pictures. B) Go back through each sentence/step, and this time add 3 words to your images. C) Finally, use the images and 3 words, and try to write out the whole process/paragraph. How much have you remembered?
2. Copy out the steps to a section you find hard. A) Make sure that you write each step/sentence on separate lines (ready to cut up), or separate post it notes. B) Jumble up your post it notes/strips, and then try to place them in the correct order. You can extend this by leaving out key words when you write each sentence/step. This time when you’ve arranged them, you then need to fill in the blanks.
Techniques when you want to work on your own
3. After doing one of the previous two tasks, focus on the same page, except this time choose 8 Key words, and write them randomly across a sheet of A4.
Your task is to draw lines between the key terms, and on each line write down how they link.
Once you’ve tried writing as many links as you can think of, use your revision guide to help you find some more. Write you new links again on the sheet.
• Make a list of the topics you need to revise
• Identify which topics you are least confident in
• Ensure you revise ALL subjects but determine the
priority your strengths and areas for improvement.
• Create a revision timetable
Extra/rewards
This will soon be you…
Who can I speak to?
Parents/Carers
Any teachers that you feel confident and comfortable to speak to.
Mr Holmes, Mr Fitter, Mrs Bowyer, Mrs Staniforth and Mrs Scott
Friends