1. Welcome to
Ralph Thoresby School
Revise Wise Night 2017
For Year 10 & 11 students

2. Revisewise 2017 How can you help?

3. Year 11 exams
20th-28th November 2017
and 22nd-29th Match 2018
Year 10 exams
week beginning 18th June 2018
Year 9 Exams
week beginning 25th June 2017

4. What the evening involves.
Maximum 5 minute input from:
Chris Hutson – How to revise for geography
Graham Cowgill – How to revise for science
Jenny Oldridge – How to revise for languages
Vicky Hope – Taking breaks
Year 13 students Grace Elliott and Rohan Parmar
Lucy Henderson – How to revise for English
Chloe Bell – How to revise for RE
Avril McLeer – How to revise for maths
Lornette Mutteto – General revision management

5. Chris Hutson
Head of geography

6. Use of Mnemonics & Imagery
Mr Hutson
Head of Geography

7. Mnemonics
Richard of York gave battle in vain Roy G Biv

10. Key Stage 3 Geography
Never eat Shredded Wheat Naughty elephants squirt water

11. The 7 Continents: Europe Antarctica Asia Africa Australia North America South America

12. Eat An Aspirin After A Night-time Snack
SEAN got three AAA's

13. Geological time periods
Looking ahead: What about A level Geography?
Geological time periods
Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous Paleocene Eocene Oligocene Miocene Pliocene Pleistocene Recent

14. Looking ahead: What about A level Geography?
Cows Often Sit Down Carefully. Perhaps Their Joints Creak? Persistent Early Oiling Might Prevent Painful Rheumatism.

15. Imagery

16. Never eat Shredded Wheat

18. The 7 Continents: Europe Antarctica Asia Africa Australia North America South America
Eat An Aspirin After A Night-time Snack

19. Graham Cowgill
Acting Head of science

20. Learn the content – learn the mark scheme
Revising for GCSE Sciences
Learn the content – learn the mark scheme

21. Useful Information Sciencebv
Students will be given a homework sheet at the start of each term detailing topics and expectations. This sheet will also be shared via ClassCharts.
Students must keep on top of homework and meet all deadlines.
The students will be set much of their home learning on Doddle. This is an excellent resource containing presentations, interactive challenges and quizzes. USERNAME – always the students first name followed by surname and the year they joined the school. Boys and girls enter their names slightly differently
Boys
JohnSMITH15
Girls
PENNYLANE15
Science revision every Wednesday after school on the science corridor (B2/B3)
PASSWORD
ralph

22. Head of modern foreign languages
Jenny Oldridge
Head of modern foreign languages

23. How to revise for French and German GCSE
Revising vocabulary and preparing for Listening and Reading exams.
Revising for Speaking and Writing exams. Learning grammar.

24. How to revise for French and German GCSE
Learn little and often.
Try revising and practising at different times of the day.

25. Vocabulary – Mind Maps

26. Vocabulary – Word Families
la lecture – reading
lire – to read
un livre – a book
jouer – to play
un joueur – a player
un jeu – a game
un jouet – a toy

27. Vocabulary Look, say, cover, write, check! Pyramid method
eg. la chambre l la
la c
la ch
la cha
etc.
Gap-fill
Write your list of words with letters missing, then complete them from memory.
eg. l_ ch_mbr_

28. Vocabulary Make tests for yourself Use www.quizlet.com
Illustrate your words/phrases.
Record yourself
Record each word or phrase in English, leaving a pause before you give the translation.
Decorate your room!
Stick the words and phrases around your room so that you see them regularly.

29. Vicky Hope
Taking Breaks

30. Revision Taking regular breaks

31. Why are breaks important?
When part of your brain is forced to store lots of new information in a short space of time, it can jumble it up
Studying for hours and hours will only make you tired and ruin your concentration
Taking your mind off your work will help you come back to it feeling refreshed

32. Here’s the proof…
You will learn more if you take regular breaks rather than revising for 2 hours solid without a break.

33. The importance of exercise during revision
Takes your mind off stress
Makes you feel positive
Boosts your mental wellbeing
Makes you feel more energised and refreshed
Good for your overall health and fitness
Gives you
‘The feel good factor’

34. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=xwjgin7ruGk

35. Other things you could do during your breaks?
Watch a DVD
Go for a walk
Listen to music
Take a long bath
Meet friends
Spend time with your family
Sit in your garden
Relax

36. Grace Elliott and Rohan Parmar
Our top revision tips!
Grace Elliott and Rohan Parmar

37. Ways of revising Organised spider diagrams (A3)
Revision cue cards and post-it notes
Read/write, cover, repeat
Visuals – highlighting key facts to then condense notes
Past papers
Tests – get your friends and parents involved!
Revision guides
Revision timetables

38. Key tips Healthy body, healthy mind! Tidy space = tidy mind
Make sure you take
plenty
of breaks
Quiet environment to work in

39. Lucy Henderson
Co-Head of English

40. Reading Skills for English
Predicting the question.

41. You can’t –
Know precisely what the examiner is going to ask.
Memorise a whole novel.
You can –
Reread set plays and novels so that you know them well.
Look at the wording of questions and think about what themes, characters or events you may be asked about.
Practise annotating extracts so that you can find quotations quickly.

42. AQA GCSE English Language and Literature course outline
Paper 1: Fiction reading and writing
Paper 2: Non-Fiction reading and writing
1 hour 45 min exam, assessing:
Literature fiction reading.
Narrative/ descriptive writing.
1hour 45min exam, assessing:
Comparison of literary non-fic (one C19th)
Writing to present a viewpoint.
Reading 40 mrks (25%):
Q1: 4, Q2: 8, Q3: 8, Q4 20
Writing 40 mrks (25%)
Content: 24 SPG: 16
Reading 40 mrks (25%)
Q1: 4, Q2: 8, Q3: 12, Q4: 16
Spoken Language (non-exam)
Speaking and listening presentation, followed by a Q&A session.
Not part of GCSE - separate certificate awarded.
Teacher assessed in class
English Literature
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the C19th novel
Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry
1 hour 45min exam worth 64 marks
40% of total GCSE
2 hour 15 min exam worth a total of 96 marks
60% of GCSE
Section A: Macbeth
An essay question exploring plot, theme and character both in an extract and across the play as a whole.
Section B: Dickens
An essay question exploring plot, theme and character both in an extract and across the novel as a whole.
Section A: An Inspector Calls
Answer one question from a choice of two, on your set text.
Section B: Anthology Poetry
Answer one comparison question (essay form) on two poems from the Power and Conflict cluster of anthology poems.
Section C: Unseen Poetry
One question on an unseen poem and one question comparing that poem with a second unseen poem.

43. Second reading: annotate points and make links with novel
AQA Literature Question
First reading:
find quotations from across the extract
Polite, caring contrasts with Scrooge
Second reading: annotate points and make links with novel
Emphasizes problem – links to Cratchit
Repeated later, to remind Scrooge - guilt

44. Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present the idea of XXXX?
Write about:
How Dickens presents the idea of XXXX in the extract.
How Dickens presents the idea of XXXX in the novel as a whole.
Themes:
Greed
Poverty
Isolation
Loneliness
Hunger
Exploitation
Love
Family
Wealth
Guilt
Charity
Cold
Warmth
Celebration
Responsibility
Loss
Memories
friendship

45. Y13 Grace Elliott
How I revised

46. Chloe Bell
Head of RE

47. Visit the Edexcel website and find exam materials to try at home.
Instead of answering the questions in full, choose a colour for each section and answer them in note form.
For example if the question asks for 2 points with explanation, write down 2 simple points in bullet point form and then an example or explanation in 7 words or less. This will help to show you what you know, and what you need to revise before the exam.
Visit the Edexcel website and find exam materials to try at home.

48. Create multiple choice quizzes to show your revision progress.
At the beginning of your revision create a 10 question multiple choice quiz for each unit. As the exam gets closer answer the questions to see how far you have come! Alternatively, work as a pair and swap your quizzes to test each other!
Create multiple choice quizzes to show your revision progress.

49. Religious teachings are the key to exam success
Religious teachings are the key to exam success! Create a picture that acts as a hook for your brain! In the exam you will be able to remember all your little doodles!
Create a picture to remember a religious teaching! 65% of the UK are “visual learners” =

50. Avril McLeer
Head of maths

51. Getting the most from maths revision
The Multiplication Grid
-The building block of maths
-48% of HIGHER TIER GCSE scripts in June 2012 made 1 or more multiplication error.
Students are never too old to revise this key skill
AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MATHS
Learning ‘by rote’ (doing lots of practice question) is essential.
Your teacher can give you worksheets.

52. Important facts that can be learned
Prime Numbers, square numbers, cube numbers and square roots
The meaning of factor and multiple
The parts of 3D shapes
The names of 2D and 3D shapes
The rules for areas and volumes of different shapes.

53. Maths Facts-From Book to Brain
Your child’s teacher gives excellent opportunities to make superb revision notes throughout the year.
Now is the time to put these to good use
Once you have learned the facts, add 12 more!
Copy these key facts and formulae onto post-its and display them where you regularly see them.
Stick to no more than 12 at a time
Say them out loud every time you see them
Each day, try to write down the facts you have displayed on the post-its.
You won’t remember them all to start with, but hopefully each day you will add to your knowledge.

54. Using computers can really help
Username: thoresby Password: square
This provides an interactive ‘PowerPoint Style’ guide for doing a topic
This provides practice questions to make sure you have developed the skill

55. Other great online sources

56. NO METHOD = NO MARKS

57. Jamie Francis
Head of Y11

58. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

59. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

60. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

61. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

62. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

63. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

64. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

65. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

66. An environment for learning
Before you do any revision, you must ensure that you are in a place where your work is going to pay off:

67. What you need
Storage – shelves or a box so you can put things away
Files or folders
Plenty of paper
Pens & pencils
Maths equipment
Post-its
Highlighters
Access to a computer (at home, in the library or at school) for
Revision websites
Past papers

68. A revision timetable-Putting you in control
Before you start your timetable, write a list of the things you need to revise for all your subjects

69. A revision timetable-Putting you in control
Before you start your timetable, write a list of the things you need to revise for all your subjects
Create a timetable that helps you to revise each of your subjects regularly - not just before the exam.

70. A revision timetable-Putting you in control
Before you start your timetable, write a list of the things you need to revise for all your subjects
Create a timetable that helps you to revise each of your subjects regularly - not just before the exam.
Try to prioritise the things you have found the hardest first to give yourself longer to understand them.

71. A revision timetable-Putting you in control
Before you start your timetable, write a list of the things you need to revise for all your subjects
Create a timetable that helps you to revise each of your subjects regularly - not just before the exam.
Try to prioritise the things you have found the hardest first to give yourself longer to understand them.
Make sure you still enjoy hobbies, free time and breaks.

72. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.

73. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.

74. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).

75. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).
Plan for longer breaks every 3 hours.

76. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).
Plan for longer breaks every 3 hours.
Take exercise

77. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).
Plan for longer breaks every 3 hours.
Take exercise
Get fresh air

78. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).
Plan for longer breaks every 3 hours.
Take exercise
Get fresh air
Drink water.

79. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).
Plan for longer breaks every 3 hours.
Take exercise
Get fresh air
Drink water.
Don’t revise after 8 o’clock at night.

80. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).
Plan for longer breaks every 3 hours.
Take exercise
Get fresh air
Drink water.
Don’t revise after 8 o’clock at night.
Don’t ‘cram’

81. A checklist for healthy revision living
Enjoy a healthy and balanced diet.
Use a revision timetable.
Take regular short breaks (every 30 minutes).
Plan for longer breaks every 3 hours.
Take exercise
Get fresh air
Drink water.
Don’t revise after 8 o’clock at night.
Don’t ‘cram’
Go to bed at a ‘normal’ time.

82. Supporting your child in ‘stress-free’ revision
Whilst the prospect of exams and assessment can be stressful for your child, some strategies may really help in reducing the risk.
Be positive about the difference revision will make.

83. Supporting your child in ‘stress-free’ revision
Whilst the prospect of exams and assessment can be stressful for your child, some strategies may really help in reducing the risk.
Be positive about the difference revision will make.
Support your child in trying out different strategies and help them to understand they won’t all work for them.

84. Supporting your child in ‘stress-free’ revision
Whilst the prospect of exams and assessment can be stressful for your child, some strategies may really help in reducing the risk.
Be positive about the difference revision will make.
Support your child in trying out different strategies and help them to understand they won’t all work for them.
Try to take breaks with your child to encourage them to balance their time.

85. Supporting your child in ‘stress-free’ revision
Whilst the prospect of exams and assessment can be stressful for your child, some strategies may really help in reducing the risk.
Be positive about the difference revision will make.
Support your child in trying out different strategies and help them to understand they won’t all work for them.
Try to take breaks with your child to encourage them to balance their time.
Support your child in setting up a space that it quiet and well-equipped for revision.

86. Thank you to staff & Year 13 students for your time.
Thank you to parents for your support.
Good luck to students with your revision and with your exams.
Remember that this PowerPoint is on the school website in the Revise Wise section.