Year 9 Exams Monday 11 June Friday 22 June 2018 Exam Timetable: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June English 11:30-12:30 ET Finish - 12:45 Science 11:30-12:30 ET - 12.45 Maths 1 11:30-13:00 ET 13:23 RE 11:30-12:30 ET - 12:45 Geography 11:30-12:45 ET - 13:04 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June Maths 2 11:30-13:00 ET 13:25 History 11:30-12:30 ET - 12:45 MFL 08:50-10:20 ET - 10:45 PE 11:30-12:30 ET - 12:45 Computing 11:30-12:30 ET 12:45 DT 08:50-10:20 ET - 10:45
Key Revision Messages. Revision is a process of going back over and reviewing the things you have learned to help you to understand and remember them more effectively. Effective revision requires a plan to make sure you are making time for all of your subjects and themes. Later in this booklet there is a timetable you can fill in to help to plan your revision. We are all individuals and we have different learning strengths and styles. All students benefit from reviewing, revising and practising their prior learning. It s important to balance the hard work you put into your revision with time to relax, with a healthy diet and with adequate sleep; looking after your wellbeing will help you to be at your best in the exam. Timetable Plan how you ll fit your revision sessions into your week. Chunking most people are at their best for about 30 minutes, so split your revision into 30 minute chunks. Take a break between sessions when you get up, walk about, have a drink, relax. Get Organised Set up a place at home with all of your revision materials laid out to hand; post it notes, highlighters, pens and pencils, revision guides at the ready. Remember Making a plan is not revision, it is organisation, you need to follow through with the hard work that will prepare you for exam success.
ENGLISH: Monday 11 June (all students) The exam is one hour long Topics to be covered: Literature Paper 1, Section A, Shakespeare: Macbeth Macbeth will be studied by the whole year group over the next term. Students will look at key scenes and learn quotes and analyse the effect of language and how Shakespeare s life influenced the play s themes. In the end-of-year exam, there will be a choice of two questions. Students, on the whole, will be told which question to respond to, although higher sets will be given more freedom to choose. Students will need to learn quotes from the play as they explore it in class. Revision materials will be sent home via SMHW and in students exercise books. SCIENCE: Tuesday 12 June (all students) The exam is one hour long Topics to be covered: Year 9 Transition Biology Year 9 Transition Chemistry Year 9 Transition Physics Students are now studying the first part of their GCSE science course, as such there will be little class time devoted to revision for the end-of-year exam. The emphasis is on the students to revise for their exam independently, in homework time and more on top.
MATHS: Wednesday 13 June and Monday 18 June (all students) You will sit two maths exams Paper 1: Non-Calculator: one hour long Paper 2: Calculator allowed: one hour long To prepare for your maths exam you should: Use the relevant revision list to find out what topics you will be assessed on. Prioritise those topics you feel less confident on. Watch the Corbettmaths video and make revision notes in your book. Try some of the practice questions. You can either do these in your exercise book or print them out. Do a mixture of questions (not just the first few) and make sure to include some problem-solving style questions. Mark your work. You can get the answers by pressing the Click here for answers tab.
HIGHER REVISION LIST (you should use this if you are in sets 1,2,3 or 4) TOPIC CORBETT- MATHS Increase and decrease by a % 238, 239 % of amount without a calculator 234 Reverse % 240 Fractions of amount 137 Compare fractions, decimals and % 131 Change between fraction and % 123, 126 Change recurring decimal to fraction 96 Manipulate decimal calculations Ratio 270, 271A Product rule for counting 383 Estimation 215 Product of prime factors & HCF 223, 224 Convert between standard form and normal 300 numbers Upper & lower bounds 183, 184, 280 Expand single brackets 13 Factorise expressions 117 Write expressions 16 Solve equations 110, 111, 113 Nth term of linear sequences 288 Next term & nth term of quadratic sequences 388ABC Geometric sequences 375 Plot straight line graphs 186 Interpret equation of a straight line (y=mx+c) 191 Equation of parallel & perpendicular lines 196, 197 Measure angles 31 Angles in triangle 37 Angles in parallel lines 25 Bearings 26 Area of trapezium 48 Area of a square 45 Area of a circle 59 Convert between metric units of area 350 Scatter graphs 165-169 Interpret pie charts 164 Cumulative frequency graphs 153,154 Histograms 157,158
TOPIC FOUNDATION REVISION LIST (you should use this if you are in set 5) CORBETT-MATHS Multiples 220 Addition 6 Subtraction 304 Multiplication 199,200 BIDMAS 211 Negative temperature 269 Fractions of an amount 137 Add fractions 133 % of amounts without a calculator 234 Express one quantity as a % of another 237 Change between fractions & % 123, 126 Compare fractions, decimals & % 131 Rounding 269, 270, 271 Ratio 278, 279a Estimation 215 Upper & lower bounds 280 Convert between standard form and normal numbers 300 Product of prime factors 223 Manipulate decimal calculations Money calculations Simplify algebraic expressions 9, 11, 18 Write expressions 16 Expand single brackets 13 Factorise expressions 117 Solve equations 110, 113 Coordinates 84 Plot straight line graphs 186 Nth term of a linear sequence 288 Next term of a quadratic sequence Next term of a geometric sequence 375 Measure angles 31 Angles in parallel lines 25 Bearings 26 Perimeter 241 Area of a rectangle 45 Choose correct unit of measure 347 Name parts of a circle 61 Area of a circle 59 Time calculations 322 Bar charts 148 Interpret pie charts 164
HUMANITIES RE: Thursday 14 June (all students) The exam is one hour long. Topics to be covered: RE Christian beliefs Religion, peace and conflict There is a revision booklet on Show My Homework GEOGRAPHY: Friday 15 June (GCSE opters only) The exam is one hour 15 minutes long. Topics to be covered: Geography Natural hazards Earthquakes and Volcanos Global fashions Climate change
HISTORY : Tuesday 19 June (GCSE opters only) The exam is one hour long. Topics to be covered: History The causes of WW1 Mains causes Alliance systems The treaty of Versailles Trench life The causes of WW2 Key words, Nazis-Soviet Pact Hitler Appeasement League of Nations Treaty of Versailles
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Wednesday 20 June (GCSE opters only) The exams in all languages will be 90 minutes long. Topics to be covered: French Social Networking Arranging to go out Careers and jobs Health Food German Holidays Transport Weather Television and Films Fashion Where I live
Spanish Holidays Transport School Weather World of work Mandarin Clothes and colours Transport and daily routine My town House and home World of work For all languages: Recognising and using a range of tenses and grammatical structures studied in class.
PE: Wednesday 20 June (GCSE opters only) The exam is one hour long. Multiple choice, 2,3,4 mark questions and extended writing task. Topics to be covered: PE 3 phases of a warm up Key muscle groups in the body The heart and exercise need to know different heart rates, training zones, short term effects on the heart and reasons why heart rate increases Key bones and joints in the skeleton The 7 food groups and their roles The respiratory system and oxygen debt Reasons for taking part in sport physical/mental/social Skill related and health related sports components of sport PCRABS and Mrs Curno Makes Bodies Flex
Computing: Thursday 21 June (GCSE opters only) The exam is one hour long. Topics to be covered: The topics to be covered will be taken from the work carried out in lessons in Year 8 and 9. These topics will be further looked at for GCSE Computer Science. Computing Databases Binary Programming Flowcharts Computer crimes Teach-ict.com username ta15au password memory5 GCSE Bitesize website
DT: Friday 22 June (GCSE opters only) The exam is 90 minutes long. Topics to be covered: (a revision booklet will be given to all students taking the exam): DT Woods Plastics New Materials Health and Safety Tools and Equipment Product Analysis Design and Evaluation Maths Content Dimensions Areas Pie Charts Percentages and fractions www.technologystudent.com The exam is only for those who have opted so lesson time won t be used.
Read and Highlight just sitting and reading through your exercise book, a text book or a worksheet is quite poor revision; you can make this into effective revision by going through with a highlighter and picking out the important bits you need to Get practice questions from your teacher that are in the same format as the ones you ll meet in the exam. Thinking about exactly what the question is asking you, and which key information or ideas will help you to answer. Try to time your answers to fit the timescale you will have in the exam. Post It - get a set of Post-it notes and use one for each key fact or idea on a particular theme. Organise your post-its like a mind map on your desk or wall. Use your display to help you pick out the key information needed to answer a practise exam question, or to help you talk through your knowledge on this subject. Speak find a quiet place and read your revision notes out loud to yourself; hearing yourself saying the key information can be more powerful than just reading it or hearing someone else say it.
Explain using any of the resources you have created above work with a partner and explain your theme. Talking it through is very valuable revision because it helps you sort out your ideas and to put them into a logical order; try this at home with parents or friends. Visual Mapping create a mind map or a poster to explain the key information. Balance an exciting visual presentation with making sure that all of the key facts, information and ideas are clearly included. A good mind map uses arrows and lines to show how key information and ideas connect. Select and summarise Make a set of post-card sized cards and title each with one of the themes you re being tested on. Transfer onto the relevant card all of the key information for that theme as bullet points or short sentences. Use colour, highlighting and underlining to make your presentation clearer.
On the Exam Day: Sleep don t stay up late revising (or watching TV or Gaming!) a good night s sleep will help your brain to be at its best in the exam. Breakfast a good breakfast has been shown to help your brain to work more effectively. Be on time and make sure you have used the toilet before the exam. Equipment use a clear pencil case or bag to carry the things you will need for the exam. Behaviour Exams are formal and the behaviour code must be observed. Enter the room in silence and don t communicate with others. Face the front and listen to instructions carefully. Phones / mobile devices should not be with you at your exam desk; turn them off and leave them in your bag. Listen carefully and follow instructions you might not need to answer all of the questions on the paper, there may be time limits, you need to listen to instructions and to start only when you re asked to. Read the paper carefully it s a good idea to spend a couple of minutes at the start of the exam reading through so you know how much work you have to do. Exam papers will usually tell you how many marks are awarded for each question, some students like to start on the big point questions so they have those marks in the bag before going back to do the smaller mark questions. Write clearly and don t forget grammar and punctuation all exams require accurate and clear written English. If the examiner can t read your writing they will award no marks; remember the examiner can change your grade +/- 10% for correct English, spelling and grammar. Start don t panic if your mind goes blank, choose a question that you can answer and get something jotted down, this can help you to relax. Check at the end of the exam take time to read your paper through carefully, check for questions or pages you might have accidentally missed out, and for simple errors that you can correct.
Revision timetable: Block in the commitments you already have eg. Clubs. Then plan how you will fit your subject revision into your week. Monday: Lunchtime 3.30pm 4.30 pm 5pm 5.30pm 6pm 6.30pm 7pm 7.30pm 8pm 8.30pm 9pm Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sunday 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Revision timetable: Block in the commitments you already have eg. Clubs. Then plan how you will fit your subject revision into your week. Monday: Lunchtime 3.30pm 4.30pm 5pm 5.30pm 6pm 6.30pm 7pm 7.30pm 8.pm 8.30pm 9pm Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sunday 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9