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Preparatio ion for r Su Success Sessions for English, Maths and Science Handing out of mock exam results

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Mock Exams

• Beginning of the revision

window

• Will give a snapshot of

current progress

• Identify areas students need

to focus on

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Revision Win indow

• Revision guides and parent

books

• Tutor programme
• ABSolute – 12th February. 2

hours to work on revision

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Period 6

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Wk1 Monday W1 Tuesday W1 Wednesday Wk1 Thursday Wk1 Friday 141 – general revision and a time to create resources History Maths German Media Photograph y Music Spanish Business Studies ICT Wk2 Monday Wk2 Tuesday Wk2 Wednesday Wk2 Thursday Wk2 Friday French PE (Lunchtime) Geography Science English Art Engineering Food and Nutrition Design and Technology

GCSEPOD

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Most students will be studying for two GCSEs:

English Language English Literature

Key Dates Literature Component 1 Weds 13th May (2hrs) Shakespeare & Poetry Anthology Literature Component 2 Thurs 21st May (2hrs 30mins) 1914 Prose/Drama, 19th Century Novel & Unseen poetry

Key Dates Language Component 1 Tues 2nd June (1hr45) Reading Fiction & Narrative Writing. Language Component 2 Fri 5th June (2hrs) Reading Non –Fiction & 2 x Transactional Texts (writing).

Fortnightly revision sessions: Thursday, Week 2 Afterschool – 3.10-4.10 Based on staff recommendations, key areas will be focused on during these sessions.

What is important in Literature?

• Plot
• Theme
• Character
• Poetry Anthology

and 19th Century Prose - Context Structure of exam is similar in certain parts:

• Shakespeare, Poetry

Anthology and Unseen Poetry have 2 questions.

• 19th Century Prose and Post

1914 texts have one longer essay.

Missing Words

• ‘I wear the ____ I _____ in

life’ Replacing Words

• And I tell you that the time

will soon come when if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Colouring Words

• "Kill the pig! Cut his throat!

Kill the pig! Bash him in!“ Displaying Quotations

Plot and Character

• Focus on breaking

this down into the main areas: e.g. Chapter, Acts and

• Scenes. Work in 3s or

5s.

• Get students to re-

tell these to you

• For character, word
• n 3s and 5s, too.

What are the main events they link to? Who do they interact with?

Theme and Context

Comparison

Poetry Anthology and Unseen Poetry

Comparison

Poetry Anthology and Unseen Poetry

AO2 – Close Analysis

Games!

Revision Guides available on ParentPay.

What is important in Language?

Reading

• Understanding how writers

use language.

• Information retrieval.
• Using terminology to

describe language.

• Evaluating statements

about language.

• Comparing how

information is presented.

Writing

• Adapting writing to suit

form, purpose and audience.

• Cohesive structure.
• Ambitious vocabulary.
• Accurate spelling.
• Varied sentence

structure and types.

Component 1  Fiction Reading (60 -100 lines)  Five questions  1 hour Component 2  Two non-fiction texts (19th and 21st Century)  Six questions  1 hour

Reading

List… How does the writer…? What impression…? Evaluate…. Compare….

Don’t simply label everything!! Use terms to enhance analysis.

Compare… Be clear about which text is being written about – use the writer’s surname

• r the type of text (article,

website, blog...)

Supporting your child when revising for the READING paper.

• Timings – how much is each question worth?
• Question types and what is being assessed for

each.

• Writers’ techniques – learn terminology.
• Encourage them to read and discuss.
• Practise, practise, practise! Read as much as

they can - in timed conditions, if possible.

Component 1 Prose Writing. Choice of 4 questions 45mins Component 2 Transactional Writing.  2 compulsory tasks  2 x 30mins Writing

Supporting your child when revising for the WRITING paper.

• Timings – speed planning.
• Practise, practise, practise!
• The Choice
• The Broken Promise.
• Write about a time when you couldn't find something, or

someone.

• Continue the following: He knew this would be his last

chance.

• The Outsider

Top Tips:

• Small number of characters
• Short time frame
• No James Bond style action sequences that involve

high speed car chases or kidnap plots!

• A specific genre can be used – but don’t use the

exam as an opportunity to try writing in a style you’ve never tried before!

• Clear beginning, middle & end.

Possible tasks: Article Review Report Letter (formal or informal) Speech The writing must feel 'authentic'.

• Form
• Audience
• Voice
• Purpose

The exam paper states how many words are expected – for example 650 for the narrative. If the answer is significantly shorter than this, they will lose marks.

Confident use of a range

• f punctuation.

Sentence variety & Structure.

Spelling & Vocabulary – back to basics.

Useful websites:

• GCSE Pod
• BBC Bitesize
• Spark Notes
• Victorian Web
• Shmoop
• Quizlet (flashcard generator)

Welcome to maths

Solving a quadratic formulae:

What do the grades mean?

What we do to support your child

After school revision classes on Wednesday

• Running since September
• 40+ students attending each week
• Working on topics of their choice
• Working on weekly homework task
• Support from teachers
• Term 3 onwards WEEK 1 only.

Homework Tasks

Homework Tasks

Homework Tasks

What we do to support your child

Recall starters

• Each lesson
• Revisit previous topics
• Skills/knowledge needed for lesson

Last week

Solve the following inequalities: 2𝑦 + 5 ≤ 15 2𝑦 + 6 3 ≥ 4 𝑦 3 − 4 > 1 2𝑦 + 12 < 5𝑦 + 3

Last term

Calculate the volume of the prism:

Last year

Calculate: 2 3 × 2 5 2 2 3 × 2 2 5

RECAP STARTER 23/01/2020

What we do to support your child

Feedback

• Tests/past papers
• Classwork
• Next steps

Feedback

Feedback

What we do to support your child

ALSO

• Year 12 tutor time intervention
• House points for good attempts at past papers
• House points for tasks completed on Hegarty

maths

• Additional MOCK exam – March

Mock result to target level

Do not underestimate the amount of effort and commitment required to improve on your mock result.

What should students be doing now?

Do a little bit of maths every day

Make notes on key facts/formulae (don’t forget to go through your maths book) Test knowledge of those facts (self-quiz or get a parent/sibling/friend to quiz you) Practise exam papers and identify topics in need of attention. Ask your teacher or use online videos to learn those topics (Hegarty) Use a revision workbook or website to practise those topics.

Addressing areas of weakness

Working on areas of weakness is extremely challenging so any extra support would be hugely beneficial.

Where to start ……..

50 Correct Answers = 10 House Points

Revision guides and workbooks

Exam question packs

8 packs 24 papers Edexcel

Revision Cards

GCSE maths text book

Mr Barton Maths Takeaway

Mr Barton Maths Takeaway

Past paper questions by topic

Pixie Maths Revision Booklets

Pixie Maths Problem Solving

Corbett Maths

Need to know formulae

Skills - Problem solving

Skills- Multi step problems

Skills- Showing your method

Skills- Show that questions

During the exam………

• Don’t panic
• Think what area of maths you can apply
• Show your method
• Does your answer make sense
• Check you have answered the question
• Check answers at end

Between the Exams: Best Guess Papers

Be prepared …

During the exam…

On the calculator papers … check your calculator:

• WORKS!
• is suitable and can be used for the exam
• is in degrees mode
• You know how to use it!

Information about the exam

Dates of the exams Tuesday 19th May Thursday 4th June Monday 8th June All sets will do Edexcel Set 1 and some Set 2 – Higher Set 2, 3 & 4 - Foundation

Paper 1 is non-calculator Paper 2 & 3 a calculator is allowed

Be the best version of yourself

GCSE Science

. There are two different pathways Separate Sciences (Triple) Higher tier

• nly

Combined Science (Double) Higher and Foundation tiers

Key Topics

Biology Chemistry Physics

Cells Balancing Equations Energy Photosynthesis & respiration Structures and Bonding Series and parallel circuits Enzymes Chemical Maths (Formulas) Conduction, convection and radiation Evolution, Genes and inheritance Organic Chemistry Forces Keeping Healthy Rates of Reaction Rearranging equations

Command Words

• Calculate

[2]

• Compare

[4]

• Describe

[2]

• Explain

[4]

• State/give/name

[1]

• Use the example in the

passage/diagram/graph to____________ [3]

Common Pitfalls

• Draw one line….means draw one line!
• Repeating yourself (even if you think you are

changing the context).

• Giving information that the question has

already provided.

• Not showing your workings (calculations).
• Using chemical symbols unless its specifically

asked for.

Good Skills!

• Show your knowledge.
• Make distinctive bullet points.
• Use key words.
• Show your workings.
• Put steps in a logical process.
• Don’t be afraid to state the obvious (unless it’s

already given in the question).

Revision

• Revise a topic THEN do a past paper – KEY

WORDS!!!!!!

• Mark your past paper, using the mark scheme.

Make corrections (green pen) – be harsh to yourself.

• Are your basic skills – graphs, percentages,

calculating a mean, drawing a table up to scratch?

• Required Practicals, equipment, variations,

and improvements, methods, variables.

Exam Ready

• Seat number.
• Calculator – that you can actually use
• Black pens, pencil, ruler, rubber etc.
• Highlighter
• Ruler

Extra Support

• Session 6 – Wednesday week 2 after school.
• Will run on a biology/chemistry/physics rotation focussing on

exam practice.

• Compulsory attendance required for some, but you can also
• pt in.
• Planned for Term 4 – breakfast club which will also look

specifically at exam technique.

Explain... Describe... If you do this bit – you will get 4 marks. The explain will get the final 2