HYCS English Language and Literature- Year 11. Natalie Dale Assistant Headteacher /Head of English and Media

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1 HYCS English Language and Literature- Year 11 Natalie Dale Assistant Headteacher /Head of English and Media

2 COURSE OUTLINE- OCR English Language 60% controlled assessment 40% exam (reading and writing) English Literature 25% controlled assessment 75% exam (3 written exams)

3 ENGLISH CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS Completed in lessons under strict conditions Time limit for each piece Rules about how much planning or detail students are allowed in their notes

4 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS The controlled assessments for English Language are: Spoken Language Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet Of Mice and Men Creative writing x2 Rewrites- on EPD in school time and after school with a new task

5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMS There are 2 sections to the English exam: Reading 1 hour to read two unseen media texts and respond to questions about the writer s attitude and style of writing. Writing 1 hour to write one or two written tasks for a particular audience, purpose and form. Examiners are looking for originality and written accuracy.

6 ENGLISH LITERATURE Students will study the following texts for English Literature: - Of Mice and Men - An Inspector Calls - Romeo and Juliet - Lord of the Flies - Contemporary poetry- Carol Ann Duffy

7 AN INSPECTOR CALLS b/preview-an-inspector-calls-trailer BBC iplayer Sunday 13 th September 8.30pm

8 OF MICE AND MEN THURSDAY 19 TH NOVEMBER

9 LORD OF THE FLIES

10 EXAM SCHEDULE Students will sit an end-of-year mock exam in June/July Students will sit a mock in November 2015 and another mock at Easter Students will sit their real GCSE exams in May and June of 2016.

11 REVISING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE Reading fiction and non-fiction texts Reading opinion and editorial articles are always useful to explore what the writer is trying to get their audience to think and what techniques they use to do this.

12 MAKING CUE CARDS

13 ANALYSING NON-FICTION TEXTS

14 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND PLANNING Completed practice exam questions Plan answers in thought showers if short of time Use mark schemes

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16 OTHER PLACES TO FIND HELP Wednesday after school revision sessions until 2.55pm- 4pm Breakfast sessions from 7.30am on the day of all English exams

17 OTHER PLACES TO FIND HELP There are some useful websites: /english/

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19 Kevin Foley Head of Mathematics HYCS Mathematics- Year 11

20 THE MATHS EXAMINATION Edexcel Mathematics A (1MA0) Linear course-all students follow this course 2 terminal papers Non calculator paper 50% Calculator paper 50% All papers are 1 hour 45 minutes

21 THE MATHS EXAMINATION 2 tiers of entry Foundation tier assessing grades G-C Higher tier assessing grades D-A* Very able students will be offered the chance to do an extra GCSE in Mathematics

22 WHAT CAN STUDENTS DO? Use mymaths and look at complete booster packs Login is: chenderit Password is: Ask your Maths teacher Use mathswatch on the Chenderit website Login: Chenderit Password: Ask your Maths teacher Visit our padlet walls

23 SOME WEBSITES

24 PARENTAL SUPPORT Insist your son/daughter has all maths equipment for every lesson Time your son/daughter to complete past paper questions Ensure that all homework is completed to the best of their ability Test them with all the formulae that they need to know Involve them in functional maths such as utility bills and DIY projects

25 1 3 HIGHER JUNE 2014 NC Mr Brown and his 2 children are going to London by train. An adult ticket costs 24. A child ticket costs 12. Mr Brown has a Family Railcard. Family Railcard gives 1/3 off adult tickets 60% off child tickets Work out the total cost of the tickets when Mr Brown uses his Family Railcard.

26 FOUNDATION JUNE 2014 NC *Milk is sold in two sizes of bottle. A 4 pint bottle of milk costs 1.18 A 6 pint bottle of milk costs 1.74 Which bottle of milk is the best value for money? You must show all your working.

27 FOUNDATION JUNE 2012 CALCULATOR Henry is thinking about having a water meter. These are the two ways he can pay for the water he uses. Water Meter: A charge of per year plus 91.22p for every cubic metre of water used (1 cubic metre = 1000 litres) No Water Meter: A charge of 107 per year Henry uses an average of 180 litres of water each day. Henry wants to pay as little as possible for the water he uses. Should Henry have a water meter?

28 THANK YOU Thank you for listening and I will be available later if there are any questions

29 HYCS Science - Year 11 Andrew Williams Head of Science

30 COURSE OUTLINE- EDEXCEL Science Additional 25% controlled assessment 75% exam 25% Biology, 25% Chemistry and 25% Physics Separate Science 25% controlled assessment 75% exam

31 SCIENCE CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS Completed in lessons under strict conditions Time limit for each piece 3 sections to the controlled assessment Part A Planning Part B Observing Part C - Conclusions

32 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS Planning 1 hour Choosing equipment, controlling variables, management of risk 20 Marks Observations 1 Hour Evidence collection and using sources of information Conclusions 1 hour Processing and presenting evidence, quality of evidence and evaluations

33 ADDITIONAL SCIENCE EXAMS There are 3 papers Biology 2 paper 25% Chemistry 2 paper 25% Building blocks of cells Organisms and energy Common system Physics 2 paper 25% Atomic structure and the periodic table Ionic compounds and analysis Covalent compounds and separation techniques Groups in the periodic the periodic table Chemical reactions Quantitative chemistry Static and current electricity Controlling and using electric current Motion and forces Momentum, energy, work and power Nuclear fission and fusion Advantages and disadvantages of using radioactive materials

34 SEPARATE SCIENCE AND FURTHER ADDITIONAL SCIENCE The separate science and further additional science consist of the same units as additional science with more advanced units in Biology, Chemistry and Physics

35 EXAM SCHEDULE Students will sit an end-of-year mock exam in June/July Students will sit a mock in November 2015 and another mock at Easter Students will sit their real GCSE exams in May and June of Those doing addition science most of Y11 will have 3 exams, those doing Additional and Further additional will have 6 exams and those doing Biology, Chemistry and Physics will have 9 exams

36 REVISING FOR SCIENCE GCSE Reading fiction and non-fiction texts Reading opinion and editorial articles are always useful to explore what the writer is trying to get their audience to think and what techniques they use to do this.

37 EXAM MYTHS 1 Exams are just for people with good memories.. You can improve your memory You can apply what you have learned Look at past papers to prepare and practice timing yourself!

38 EXAM MYTHS 2 Exams are designed to catch you out! They will just make me feel like a fool! Because exams are trying to get you to apply your knowledge in new situations, it can feel like this Do Not give up! There are lots of things to help TIP: look at past exam papers

39 AND 3 It s all right if you can write really fast In reality, examiners are looking for quality, not quantity Examiners don t want you to write all the things you know about a topic they want you to answer the question by applying your knowledge

40 4 IS. How can you learn twelve weeks work in two weeks? Contrary to popular belief, revision doesn t start just before exams that s when people can panic! Learn by thinking about, using and remembering what we learned over a whole course

41 DO YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY? Usually people think, NO! But there is a difference between short- and long- term memory Students need to build long term memories

42 SHORT & LONG TERM MEMORY Short: SMALL: 5-9 pieces of information Brief stay (little persistence) Immediate input it goes in or not Immediate access it s there or not LIMITED usefulness for students

43 SHORT & LONG TERM MEMORY Long: HUGE! Infinite number of memories Persistent memories last & last Input is relatively slow it takes time to build memories Access depends on input how you put it in is how you get it out SO:

44 WHAT TYPE OF MEMORY DO YOU HAVE? Visual reduce a topic to a key word pattern with colour & cartoons Audio reduce the key words onto your own tape and learn (singing along if you must ) Kineasthetic based memory make learning maps, move around as you recite or act out key points

45 STRANGE BUT TRUE Use Buzan s revision cycle After a study session, reduce your notes to key words (10 mins) A day later write out those key words from memory, refer to the actual notes and fill in the gaps (2 mins) A week later, write the notes out from memory & plug gaps again (2mins) A month later repeat this (2mins) Six months later repeat again (2 mins) Use it or lose it

46 WHICH MEANS Survey: past papers know exam format, length, question style, topics c.f. module aims & LO Question: what do I need to so and learn to pass this course (well!) Predict: topics that I will answer questions upon Plan: revision strategy & materials make sure you see it, hear it, say it & do it Prepare: subject pattern notes; cue cards; mnemonics; revision games & tapes Practise: timed brainstorming & timed writing Tips: Test yourself and your friends; think of it like a driving test..

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51 Additional Science and Further Additional ations/edexcel-gcses/science mixed.html Separate Sciences mo/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/science individual.html

52 REVISION GUIDES AND WORKBOOKS Revision Guide All key information required for the exams Workbooks Practice exam style questions Answer books Available through the school Payment via parent pay, Cash or Cheque