BISC
English
Department
• What to revise
• When to revise it
• How to revise
English
Literature
Exam:
22nd May
English
Language
Exam:
5th June
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE REVISING…
REVISION TIMETABLE FOR ENGLISH
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
READING
ENGLISH LITERATURE
WRITING
UNSEEN POETRY
COMPARATIVE
POETRY
OF MICE AND
MEN
YOUR REVISION FOR EACH SECTION NEEDS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONFIDENT WITH:
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analysing the
language &
structure in all
10 of the
anthology nonfiction texts for
Q4 & 5
understanding
and analysing
the unseen nonfiction text for
Q1-3 & 5
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using a range of
persuasive
devices to argue
your opinion
effectively
writing with a
secure command
of spelling and
grammar
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reading an
unseen poem
and
understanding
the meaning
identifying and
analysing
language,
imagery and
structural
devices used to
support the
meaning
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comparing any
two of the
sixteen poems in
the anthology in
terms of their
meaning
comparing and
analysing
language,
imagery and
structural
devices used to
support the
meaning
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the plot,
characters and
themes of the
novel
analysing the
language and
structural
techniques used
by Steinbeck
integrating
appropriate
references to the
historical context
REVISION TIMETABLE FOR ENGLISH
HOW YOU SHOULD BE REVISING…
Studies show that the best way to revise and
ensure you KNOW STUFF is by regularly
QUIZZING yourself. You can do this by making
flashcards, using the ‘look, cover, write, check’
method or using apps such as memrise or
quizlet.
The best way to make sure that you can APPLY
that knowledge successfully is through
DELIBERATE PRACTICE. This involves practising
planning and writing key paragraphs and then
checking your work against model examples and
seeing if you can make improvements.
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Finally to ensure that you can confidently
PERFORM at your best under examination
conditions, you need to practise writing TIMED
RESPONSES. This involves setting a timer and
writing a full exam response within the specified
time. Remember to check over your work
afterwards to see where the gaps in your
knowledge are.
FIRST THREE WEEKS (STILL AT SCHOOL), WEDNESDAY 25/4 & TUESDAY 1/5 ARE HOLIDAYS
Sun 15/4
Mon 16/4
Tues 17/4
Wed 18/4
Thurs 19/4
Fri 20/4
Sat 21/4
Poem 1
Non-Fiction 1
Poems 1&2
quotes & KO
practice question
character question
Poems 1-4
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Sun 22/4
Mon 23/4
Tues 24/4
Wed 25/4
Thurs 26/4
Non-Fiction 1&2
Poems 1-5
quotes & KO
Practice Paper 1
Q1-3
Poems 1-6
45
Fri 27/4
Sat 28/4
Practice Paper 1 Q5
Unseen Poem 1
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Sun 29/4
Mon 30/4
Tues 1/5
Wed 2/5
Thurs 3/5
Fri 4/5
Sat 5/5
Poems 1-7
Non-Fiction 1-3
Non-Fiction 1-3
quotes & KO
practice question
theme question
Poems 1-9
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45
NEXT TWO WEEKS: STUDY LEAVE AND EXAMS
Sun 6/5
Mon 7/5
Tues 8/5
Wed 9/5
Thurs 10/5
Fri 11/5
Sat 12/5
Non-Fiction 1-5
Poems 1-10
character question
Non-Fiction 1-7
Poems 1-11
Practice Paper 2
Q1-3
Unseen Poem 2
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Practice Paper 2 Q5
TR
45
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Quotes & KO
EXAM:
COMBINED
SCIENCE
Sun 13/5
Non-Fiction 1-9
Mon 14/5
Poems 1-13
Tues 15/5
Non-Fiction 1-10
Poems 1-12
Wed 16/5
Thurs 17/5
Fri 18/5
Sat 19/5
Poems 1-13
practice question
theme question
Poems 1-16
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45
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Practice Paper 3
Q1-3
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Practice Paper 3 Q5
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quotes & KO
Unseen Poem 3
EXAMS: ICT &
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
EXAMS: FRENCH
& BIOLOGY
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EXAM: PE
Unseen Poem 4
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EXAMS:
CHEMISTRY &
COMPUTER SC
EXAMS: PE &
DRAMA
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NEXT TWO WEEKS: STUDY LEAVE AND EXAMS
Sun 20/5
Mon 21/5
Unseen Poem 5
Poems 1-16
Tues 22/5
Wed 23/5
Thurs 24/5
Fri 25/5
Sat 26/5
Non-Fiction 1-10
practice question
Non-Fiction 1-10
Practice Paper 4
Q1-3
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EXAMS:ENGLISH
LITERATURE &
GEORGRAPHY
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Poems 1-16
Theme/Character
45
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Sun 27/5
Mon 28/5
Non-Fiction 1-10
practice question
Tues 29/5
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EXAM: MATHS
Wed 30/5
Thurs 31/5
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Non-Fiction 1-10
TR
Sat 2/6
Non-Fiction 1-10 Practice Paper 6 Q4 practice question
45
Non-Fiction 1-10
TR
Fri 1/2
TR
TR
45
Practice Paper 6
Q1-3
Non-Fiction 1-10
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Practice Paper 6 Q5
Practice Paper 5 Q5
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Practice Paper 4 Q5
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Practice Paper 5
Q1-3
TR
45
EXAMS:
BUSINESS
STUDIES,
PHYSICS &
COMBINED
SCIENCE
Practice Paper 5 Q4 practice question
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FINAL WEEK FOR ENGLISH
Sun 3/6
Mon 4/6
TOP TIPS FOR REVISION
Tues 5/6
AVOID THE WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION
Practice Paper 7 Q4 practice question
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45
Practice Paper 7
Q1-3
EXAMS:ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Non-Fiction 1-10
Practice Paper 7 Q5
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EXAM: HISTORY
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF:
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Get enough sleep
Take regular breaks
Make sure you eat well
Get some fresh air
Exercise
Plan fun activities
SWITCH OFF YOUR PHONE, UNPLUG YOUR
CONSOLE AND DISABLE THE WIFI!
LANGUAGE READING EXAM CHECKLIST
NON-FICTION TEXTS TO REVISE
REVISED
LANGUAGE WRITING
EXAM CHECKLIST
SECURED
The Danger of a Single Story
A Passage to Africa
quiz yourself on the
key language and
structural device sin
each text
The Explorer’s Daughter
Explorers or Boys
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
A Game of Polo
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Beyond the Sky and the Earth
H is for Hawk
time yourself and
complete a Q4
response in 25
minutes
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3
2 – Fingers in the Sparkle Jar & H is for Hawk
4
3 – Chief Scout & Explorers or Boys
5
4 – Mallory and Irvine & Rock and Hard Place
direct practice Qs1-3
&5
5 – The Old Cricketer & Explorer’s Daughter
6 - Siberia & Beyond the Sky and Earth
8 – Late Daddy & A Game of Polo
9 – A Sad Farewell & A Passage to Africa
10 – He for She & Danger of a Single Story
time yourself and plan and
complete a written response in 35
minutes
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COMPLETED
1 – The Letter ‘A’ and Young an Dyslexic
7 – Running Away & Chinese Cinderella
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PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
Chinese Cinderella
PRACTICE READING PAPERS
direct practice one of the practice
questions
direct practice a Q4
Young and dyslexic?
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time yourself and
complete Q1-3 in 20
minutes and Q5 in 35
minutes
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7
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10
11
COMPLETED
SECTION B
COMPARATIVE
POETRY
LITERATURE
EXAM CHECKLIST
direct practice a
question
time yourself and
complete a plan and
response in 35 mins
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PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
COMPLETED
quiz yourself on KO,
quotes and context
direct practice a theme
or character question
quiz yourself on the key language and
structural devices in each text
direct practice
time yourself and plan &
TR write essay in 40 mins
a question
SECTIO
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UNSEEN
POETRY
SECTION C OMAM
POETRY TEXTS TO REVISE
If
Prayer Before Birth
Blessing
Search for my Tongue
Half-past Two
Piano
REVISED
SECURED
time yourself and plan & write essay in 45
mins
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OMAM TO REVISE
REVISED
KO (Knowledge Organiser)
Key Quotes
Historical Context
CHARACTERS
George
Lennie
Curley’s Wife
Crooks
1
Hide and Seek
Candy
2
Sonnet 116
Slim
3
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
The Boss
4
Poem at Thirty-Nine
Carlson/Whit
5
War Photographer
The Tyger
6
The Tyger
7
My Last Duchess
Power
8
Half-Caste
Loneliness
9
Do not go gentle
Friendship
10
Remember
Inequality
THEMES
SECURED