How to ensure the mocks run smoothly for you Year 11 9 th November 2017 Arrangements 1
• Timetable – individual, venue, seat no. • Arrival time and extra time? • Equipment – black pen, calculator, clear bag, highlighters and rulers • Uniform • Valuables – mobiles • Watches – new regulations • Food & drink • Illness – first day phonecall • Expectations about behaviour – communication – be considerate of others When you’re not in an exam • No am and pm registration • Revision rooms – location and expectations • Sign in at the start of the revision session • Leaving the site – going home • School uniform at all times • Behaviour expectations • Study leave depends on conduct and being up to date with work 2
Mocks Do they matter? Why bother? • Indicator for us or for college • Tell you how you’re doing • Another chance to revise 3 x • Do you know how to revise? • What if you’re ill in June? 3
You need a plan…. • Structured plan provided for you • Homework for the next three weeks • Equal spread across all subjects • How long is a session? At least 45 minutes • Resources – Exercise books, textbook, revision guides, past papers – List of what to revise • Motivates you (tick things off!) • Right environment • No phones • Music? 4
How to revise… • Effective revision • Active revision • One method doesn’t suit everyone and everything • Try out some new methods • You should have something to show Different methods • Annotated diagrams • Flow diagrams • Mind maps • Spider/splash diagrams • Condensed notes • Flashcards • Websites (GCSE Pod) • Summary pictures or posters 5
Annotated diagrams - Photosynthesis soil 0.03% of air Roots, hairs, Palisade surface area Some for cells respiration stoma Xylem to LIGHT leaves Carbon dioxide + Water Oxygen + Glucose 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O 6O 2 + C 6 H 12 O 6 Phloem tubes Chlorophyll in chloroplasts Evaporate - stoma transpiration starch Flow diagrams…. • Sequence of ideas • How something is formed? • How a character develops • How a theme develops 6
Flow diagrams Mind maps! • Page should be landscape • Have a central image • Broad arrows coming from this image, with the ordering ideas (could be chapters or themes within a topic) • Use wavy lines • Use images , symbols, codes throughout • Print key words and underline the word • Use colours to identify themes 7
Use Colour Make the central image relevant Write on the branches not at the end of them Flash cards • When are they useful? • Small bits of information • Equations • Key terms • Vocabulary 8
Websites… An Introduction to GCSEPod 9
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How to access: 4. Do you find your mind wanders or you www.gcsepod.com get bored revising? Click - LOGIN 11
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Download the App 13
PM registration Tuesday 14 th November • GJB – R2 • RHD – R12 • PAH – R1 • KME – N1 Thursday 16 th November • LJM – N1 • ATY – R2 • CKR – R12 • EJS – R1 14
Was your revision effective? • Teach someone • Past paper questions and mark schemes In summary.. • Plan • GCSE Pod • Specific tasks 15
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