Year 11

Core GCSE Support

2019

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Three way Partnership

Student

School Family

How to approach your exams like an Olympian

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Click below to view the video shared on the evening:

Marginal Gains

Marginal gains

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9 % gain

Before you do any revision• Eat breakfast• Put your phone away(social media away)During revision sessions• Start early and spread it out• Test yourself• Teach someone• Think twice about using highlighters• Don’t listen to music• Get some fresh air and exercise• Sleep

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The training schedule

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Your training schedule

It starts with a revision timetable

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https://getrevising.co.uk/planner

Training methods to make your

performance peak

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Revision App

i Mind Map

Gojimo

QuizletQuizlet enables students to create their own revision flashcards, as well as to use sets created by others.

Passing the baton over …

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• Make sure they have a comfortable place to work. • Accept that some people can revise better with music or the TV on in the

background. • Establish a revision routine by re-arranging the family’s schedules and

priorities• Be lenient about chores and untidiness as much as you are able• It is never too late to study, revise or ask for help.• Schedule small and frequent rewards for the effort they are putting in.• Don't go in for bribes; encourage them to work for their own satisfaction

• Suggest a special evening or day out as it could give them a treat to look forward to.

• Be calm, positive and reassuring.

Top tips for exam revision

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And finally…• There are signposts to support on the school website.

www.stressbusters.co.ukwww.mind.org.uk

• Finally if you have further concerns for your child's well being at this time please contact us by emailing one of the following.

Mr Griggs J.Griggs@marlborough.herts.sch.uk Mrs Cuell A.Cuell@marlborough.Herts.sch.ukMrs Aylward W.Aylward@marlborough.herts.sch.ukMs Bullock L.Bullock@marlborough.herts.sch.uk

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Working Together: How to prepare for the GCSE

maths examsPaper 1 (non calculator): Tuesday 21st

May 9.00Paper 2 (calculator): Thursday 6th

June 9.00Paper 3 (calculator): Tuesday 11th June

9.00

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All 3 papers: 1 hour 30 minutes

Higher:Grades available: (3) 4 to 9

Foundation:Grades available: 1 to 5

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How to use exam booklets at home

Either:

- Complete in exam conditions (1 hour 30 for a paper), mark at the end

- Complete in small chunks (20/30 minutes, then break), then mark

- “Teach” somebody at home how to answer the questions, mark as you go along

CRUCIAL – no music, exam conditions

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Not being scared of the mark scheme….

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5 minutes:

Year 11 – can you teach your parents/carers how to answer the

questions?

Parents/carers – try using the mark scheme to check the answers

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• Look at the marks

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Grade boundaries (CAUTION) – out of 240

Foundation1 – 312 – 663 – 1054 – 1455 – 174

Higher3 – 354 – 545 – 836 – 1147 – 1458 – 1769 - 215

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Booster packs

Mr Agbanyo/Miss Smith– 6 to 7, 8 to 9Mr Stanton/Mrs Gustafson– 4 to 5Mrs Thompson/Miss Sutton/Mrs Afford/Mrs Greenwood– 4 to 5

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• Competition time….

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• 25%

• 4n – 1

• 72

• Edges

• 0.03

• 1: 1.3

• -3/4

• 45

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Important points:

- Don’t forget your equipment, especially calculator for 2nd and 3rd paper- Try different methods with the exam paper booklet and find the one

that works best for you- Try the mymaths booster packs- Speak to a member of staff at the end if you need your mymaths log in

- Let us know if you need any more information or support:- Miss Smith – G.Smith@marlborough.herts.sch.uk- Mrs Afford – am.afford@marlborough.herts.sch.uk

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Working Together: Supporting your child with

GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature

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Exams • GCSE English Literature

–Paper 1 15/5/19

–Paper 2 23/05/19

• GCSE English Language

– Paper 1 4/6/19

–Paper 2 7/6/19

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English Language

• Paper 1 (1 hr 45 mins)

• Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (Fiction)

• Paper 2 (1 hr 45 mins)

• Writer’s Viewpoint and Perspectives (Non-fiction)

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English Literature • Paper 1 (1 hr 45 mins)

• Shakespeare- Romeo and Juliet or Macbeth

• 19th Century Novel- The Sign of Four or A Christmas Carol

• Paper 2 (2 hrs 15 mins)

• ‘Modern text’- An Inspector Calls Power and Conflict poetry

• Unseen poetry

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What do long distance running races have in common with exams?

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English Language exam

Exams are like long distance running races. In order to succeed you need:• Training • Persistence and

Determination • Strategy and Method• Timing • Ability• Stamina

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English Language exam

Writing StaminaPens- try out different types. You need a reliable pen which works for you. Get a large supply.

Finger gym- exercises. Hand stretches and flexing. Flex while you think.

English Language

Unseen texts but questions remain the same.

Skills and practice are vital. Know the format, know the structure.

English Literature

Known texts but questions will change.

Textual knowledge and practice are vital. Closed book exams.

Exam knowledge

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How to revise for English Literature

• Revision guides

• Exercise books, class notes and school handouts

• Websites

• Make notes, mindmaps or posters for each character, theme or contextual factor.

• Make quosters (quotation posters)

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Revising for English Language Reading:

• Read– fiction and non-fiction such as newspapers, magazines, websites, etc.

• Buy a newspaper – talk about the contents.• Create a reading space and insist on at least 10

minutes reading per day.• Parents, make the time to ask your son/daughter

about their reading.• You could even read the same articles and then

discuss it with them, trying to draw out the main ideas/arguments of a piece and the writer’s techniques. Let them teach you!

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Writing:

• Learn commonly misspelled words (see the list in their revision guide) using strategies such as read – write – check.

• Get students to check their writing when they have finished to ensure that it is as accurate as possible

• Have a dictionary for checking.

• Encourage them to realise that being good at reading and writing is a skill most people have to work at and they can improve…and will.

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Really quick revision

• Working together complete the quick quiz on the Power and Conflict poems.

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The exam requires the students to think quickly and form an opinion even more quickly.

Making revision guides work for you

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All of the revision guides are available in school

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Each poem is separate

Colour coded annotations

Key quotations highlighted

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Remind yourself of the original

Get a clean copy

Annotate the poem

again

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A clear summary

Colour coded analysis

Key Questions to work through

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Set time aside

Be prepared

Keep notes logical

Rewrite the key parts

Keep referring

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Short questions on each poem and theme

Practice questions

Use the mark schemes

assess

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There’s no set way

• Flash cards

• Mind maps

• Rewriting class/revision notes

• Timed questions

• Revision sites

• Youtube revision

Keep the focus and objective

clear

Prioritise in order of

your exams

Try to think about the

links

Learn the key ideas

Support available and useful linksRevision guides are available to purchase from school and the Smart Revision guide will soon be available on the school website

Online versions of The Sign of Four, Shakespeare plays and other texts are easily found: e.g. http://literature.org/authors/doyle-arthur-conan/sign-of-four/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zckw2hv this site has useful sections on the English Literature texts (novels, plays and some poems)

Geoff Barton (Headteacher and English teacher) – www.geoffbarton.co.uk(Student resources)

Revision guide and youtube mini lessons - www.mrbruff.com and www.youtube.com

Online newspapers or magazines – www.theguardian.co.uk, www.thetimes.co.uk, www.theindependent.co.uk, www.bbcnews.co.uk

Examination Board website – www.aqa.co.uk (for information and sample papers)

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Remember:Success comes from training, stamina,

timing and strategy. Don’t give up.

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Science AQA

Separate (Triple)

Combined (Trilogy)

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Science Content

Maths Questions

Practical Questions

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Science Content

There is a lot to learn – don’t underestimate the time it takes to review the content that you have to cover.

Flash cards can help you with this – these come are available ready made with the revision guides. Recall of knowledge is crucial.

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Maths Skills

Questions on the higher paper will assume skills in Maths equivalent to the higher tier in the Maths GCSE.

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Practical Skills

Students need to demonstrate their understanding of Practical Science

This understanding will be assessed as questions in exam papers

Students must complete a range of Compulsory Practicals and provide evidence of this in preparation for these examination questions

15% of the exam (total) will assess practical understanding

Biology Chemistry Physics Combined10 Compulsory

Practicals 8 Compulsory

Practicals 10 Compulsory

Practicals 21 in total

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Command Words – tell you how to answer the question…

Evaluate - Students should use the information supplied, as well as their knowledge and understanding, to consider evidence for and against.

Explain - Students should make something clear, or state the reasons for something happening.

Give - Only a short answer is required, not an explanation or a description.

Identify - Name or otherwise characterise.

Justify - Use evidence from the information supplied to support an answer.

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Command Words – tell you how to answer the question…

Evidence - Data which has been shown to be valid.

Fair test - A fair test is one in which only the independent variable has been allowed to affect the dependent variable.

Hypothesis - A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations.

Interval - The quantity between readings, eg a set of 11 readings equally spaced over a distance of 1 metre would give an interval of 10 centimetres.

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Question Types

A consistent range of question types are used:

• closed: multiple-choice, link boxes, sentence completion, labelling diagrams

• open: labelling/drawing diagrams, short answer, calculations, extended response.

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