Revision. Prepare to revise:

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1 Revision Prepare to revise: Consider what environment helps you to revise/concentrate e.g. Quiet with no distractions/interruptions With background music/mp3 player With food and drink to hand Materials you need e.g. larger pieces of paper to mind map/spider diagrams/index cards/postcards for key words/topic sentences/pens, pencils, highlighters Draw up a revision timetable to ensure that you cover all of the subjects/topics Maybe choose one from the following websites or design your own: Organise your revision so that you have the work/notes you are going through in order Revision Techniques: Reading and re-reading through notes/topics (read, cover and recall main points) make sure that you understand everything you are reading! Reading and making notes/writing it out (then reducing your notes further to a smaller number of pages) Reading and making notes of key words/points/headings (on index cards) Reading material and then drawing up a mind map/spider diagram of key words/main points/headings/issues

2 Reading aloud and recording then listen to it later Talking through topics with friends Describing or explaining the topic/material to someone else Answering practice exam questions (both with notes/books and without) Further Strategies: Break the information into chunks and sections Group similar things together Use mnemonics/personal associations to learn lists/dates etc. Learn each topic listening to a specific song Make a visual mental map by walking around a room/place and attach information/details to the furniture etc. To recall, picture the room and furniture to bring back the information/details attached Make a similar journey around a room/place but make the links between furniture and information to be recalled by talking through the journey

3 One of the very best ways to revise is to practice examination questions. Download examination papers and mark schemes from the correct exam board (See the list below and check with your teacher. Codes in bold indicate coursework or controlled assignments.) Look at the number of marks per question. This gives you an idea of the number of key points you need to make and how much time you should spend on the question. Do the paper, then mark and correct using the mark scheme. You will improve your examination technique, your skills in applying your knowledge...and your marks.

4 GCSE ENTRY S 2010/11 OCR Board Code 01 OPTIONS NOTES History J417A A971/11, A972/21, A973 Modern world AQA Board Code 70 OPTIONS NOTES Art 4202 (4200) 42021, Fine Art Business & Comm 4134 (4130) Unit 8, 9 & 10 Drama 4242 (4240) Unit & Unit DT: Food Tech 4547 (4545) Unit & Unit DT: Product Design 4557 (4555) Unit & Unit DT: Textiles 4572 (4570) Unit & Unit English Language 3702/1, 3702/2 F, H Spec A Paper 1 & 2 English Literature 3712 F, H French 4658 (4655) Unit F /H- L Unit F/H- R Unit S Unit W Geography B 4037 (4035) Units 1-4 Unit 4 CA German 4668 (4665) Unit F/H- L Unit F/H- R Unit S Unit W Physical Education P.E (games) 4892 (4890) Unit W Unit CA Spanish 4698 (4695) Unit F/H-L Unit F/H- R Unit S Unit W Science B (Core) Additional Science BLY1,CHY1,PHY1 H/F + SCYC BLY2,CHY2,PHY2 H/F + ASCC Biology 4411 BLY3H + BLYC Chemistry 4421 CHY3H + CHYC Physics 4451 PHY3H + PHYC EDEXCEL Board Code 10 OPTIONS NOTES Health and Social Care 2HSO1 5HSO1(Y10) & 5HS502 (Y11) Mathematics 1380 Found (P1&2) Higher (P3&4) Higher, Foundation Religious Studies A (Full Course) 3RS01 5RS01 & 5RS08 WJEC Board Code 40 OPTIONS NOTES Religious Studies B (Short Course all Y11) Option A, No coursework

5 OCR 01 SERIES 6B AS ENTRY S 2010/11 SYL UNIT UNIT UNIT Critical Thinking H052 F501 F502 Chemistry H034 F321 F322 F323 ICT H115 G040A G041 G042A 02 Hard Copy Latin H039 F361 F362 Music H142 G351 G352 G353 Physical Education H154 G451 G452 Physics H159 G491 G492 G493 Psychology H168 G541 G542 Religious Studies H172 G571 G572 Sociology H181 G671 G672 AQA 70 SERIES 6A SYL UNIT UNIT UNIT Art and Design 1202B ART/B1 ART/B2 Fine Art (2200) Business Studies 1131 (2130) BUSS1 BUSS2 Classical Civilisation 1021 (2020) CIV1D CIV2B Drama and Theatre 1241 (2240) DRAM1A/B DRAM2 DT: Textiles 1561 (2560) TEXT1 TEXT2 DT: Res Mat 3 Des 1551 (2550) PROD1 PROD2 DT: Food Technology 1541 (2540) FOOD1 FOOD2 English (Spec B) 1746 (2745) LITB1 LITB2 French 1651 (2650) FREN1 FRE2T Geography 1031 (2030) GEOG1 GEOG2 German 1661 (2660) GERM1 GER2T History 1041 (2040) HIS1C HIS2B Law 1161 (2160) LAW01 LAW02 Spanish 1696 (2695) SPAN1 SPA2T EDEXCEL 11 Biology 8BI01 6BI01 6BIO2 6BI03B (Ext Asses) General Studies 8GS01 6GS01 6GS02 Mathematics (C1 + C2 + 2 options) Government and Politics GP01 6GP01 6GP02

6 OCR 01 SERIES 6B A2 ENTRY S 2010/11 Chemistry H434 F324 F325 F326 ICT H515 G048 G049/G051 G053 Music H542 G354 G355 G356 Physical Education H554 G453 G454 Physics H559 G494 G495 G496 Psychology H568 G543 G544 Religious Studies H572 G581 G582 Sociology H581 G673 G674 AQA 70 SERIES 6A Art and Design 1202B ART/B3 ART/B4 (2200) Business Studies 2131 (2130) BUSS3 BUSS4 Classical Civilisation 2021 (2020) CIV3C CIV4D Drama and Theatre 2241 (2240) DRAM3 DRAM4 DT: Textiles 2561 (2560) TEXT3 TEXT4 DT: Res Mat 3D Des 2551 (2550) PROD3 PROD4 DT: Food Technology 2541 (2540) FOOD3 FOOD4 English (Spec B) 2746 (2745) LITB3 LITB4 French 2651 (2650) FREN3 FRE4T Geography 2031 (2030) GEOG3 GEO4B German 2661 (2660) GERM3 GER4T History 2041 (2040) HIS3B HIS4X Spanish 2696 (2695) SPAN3 SPA4T EDEXCEL 11 Biology 9BI01 6BI04 6BIO5 6BI06 (Ext Asses) General Studies 9GS01 6GS03 6GS04 Mathematics (C1 + C2 + 2 options) Further Maths (FP1 + 2 Options) Government and Politics GP01 6GP03 6GP04