1. How many masterclasses have you been to?
What was the WPM (words per minute) in the last sample question that you completed in class in timed conditions? If it is less than 15 what are you doing to improve this?
Have you used ‘YouTube’ to watch videos specific to key exam questions that you will do in Mock 1 and Mock 2? Can you identify your strengths and weaknesses in the individual GCSE Language questions that you’ve done?
What quality nonfiction are you reading? Can you show me some examples of articles from The Telegraph or The Guardian website? Are you doing this every day?
How many masterclasses have you been to?
Have you downloaded a vocabulary app to your phone? It’s free. You should have done. Have you used it every day?
How may ‘pods’ have you made notes on using GCSEpod?
How many other revision sessions have you been to? Who are you following on Twitter that could help you? (e.g.
How frequently have you been going to ‘Lesson 6’ on Thursdays after school with Mr Hopkins?
Have you gone to the page and made notes on the poems?
How many revision guides have you taken out of the library? How many times? What notes have you made?
Which revision sites for English are you using? What do you do with the information. Just reading it isn’t enough.
How many times have you been to the ‘Poetry Writing’ group in En7 on Fridays after school?
Have you read articles on Geoff Barton’s ‘Pick and Mix’ non-fiction site: : How regularly?
Can you show your teacher the independent research for you class Literature novels – e.g. from E mag?
Have you gone to to generate a poem to practise analysing AS AN UNSEEN?