Year 11 Revision Evening
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25 March 2015
• Welcome: Headteacher
• English: Miss Harvey (AQA) & Mrs Rivett (iGCSE)
• Maths: Mrs Lamb
• Science: Mrs Watt
• Show My Homework: Ms Doherty
• GCSEPod: Mr Maiella
Carousel between subject areas
GCSE examinations
• 5th May – 19th June
• Enrichment Mornings
• Booster sessions
• Increased 1:1 & 1:3
• Revision classes before
and after school
• GCSEPod
• Show My Homework
Important Dates
25th March
5th May – 19th June
1st-19th June
23rd June, 8.30am
23rd June, 9.30am
24th/25th June
26th June, 7.00pm
4.30 or 5.30 pm – Revision Evening
GCSE examinations
Students attend school for examinations
and revision sessions only
Breakfast and shirt signing
Leavers’ Assembly in the Sports Hall
Colchester Sixth Form College Induction
Days
Prom and official leaving date
AQA: ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
PAPER
Tuesday,
nd
2 June
AM
60%
Section A
2 hours 15 mins
They will be given 3 media sources.
4 questions are based on these sources and test skills like
comprehension, analysis and empathy with characters.
2 questions are creative writing which could be persuasive in nature or
descriptive.
Section B: Creative Writing
2 hours 15 mins
Examiners will be looking at:
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sentence structures
language choices (devices)
vocabulary
paragraphing
Punctuation
How well they sustain the PURPOSE, AUDIENCE and FORM.
Modern Texts Exam
th
18
Monday
May
2015
40%
Modern Texts Exam
• 2 sections
• 45 minutes per section.
• Both 30 marks each.
1 hours 30 mins
Section A
• Will be on a novel/play
they have studied over the
last 2 years:
• The Woman in Black
• An Inspector Calls
• (Lord of the Flies)
Revision topicsTHEMES
CHARACTERS
SCENES
Section B
• Split into two sections. Students
MUST answer both.
• FOCUSED ON OF MICE AND MEN
• Students will be given a short
extract to use for their answer to
part a.
• Students will be required to
consider the social/historical and
cultural background of the novel in
part b.
AQA: Poetry Exam
Friday
nd
22
May 2015
AM
35%
Poetry Exam
• One exam.
• 2 Sections
• Section A = 36 marks (45 minutes)
• Section B = 18 marks (30 minutes)
1 hour 15 mins
Question 1
Question 2
• Students will need to
compare two poems they
have already studied in
class.
• This requires them to
analyse a poem they
have never seen
before.
• They will be given ONE of
the poems and will need
to choose the second.
• They need to know which
poems link together.
• They have 30 minutes
to find points and
write an answer.
iGCSE Paper 2 Reading Passages
•This exam is two hours long.
•It is worth 50 marks.
•Candidates answer three questions on two
passages.
•This component is worth 40% of the total
marks.
Question 1 – Extended Response (20 marks)
Passage A
Students respond in one of the following text types:
1. letter
2. report
3. speech
4. journal
5. interview.
Students will need to identify relevant material in Passage
A and develop those ideas by analyzing and evaluating
facts, ideas and opinions.
Question 2 – Language Question (10 marks)
Passage A
• Students will need to aim to find 5 relevant quotations in each
part of the question. They’ll need to give the quotation,
explain its meaning, and then explain its effect on the passage.
• Students will need to focus on each word individually as they
explore and explain the effect the writer wanted them to have
on the reader.
• Students will need to explain why and how the author has
chosen that particular image in the context of the passage.
• Students will need to use their own words to show that they
are understanding what they are reading.
Question 3 – Summary Question (20 marks)
Passage B
• Students will need write their content points in note form and
then their summary as continuous writing.
• Both halves of the question are equally important.
• To get all 5 Writing marks, the students will need to show
evidence of clear and concise summary style throughout,
precise focus and the use of their own words.
• Students will lose marks, if their summary is in the wrong formfor example they should not use bullet points or a list. They
shouldn’t write in the first person, write a narrative or use
quotation. Students shouldn’t comment on the content of the
passages.
Core Paper (1 hour 45 minutes)
Question 1 (20 marks)
- 7 short questions asking you to find information and make inferences from
passage A.
- Complete a table explaining how language is used for effect.
Question 2 (15 marks)
- Turn passage A into creative writing (e.g. journal, article).
- 10 marks for content (testing your understanding of the passage).
- 5 marks for writing (vocabulary, SPaG, organisation)
Question 3 (15 marks)
- Find 10 points from a passage and make notes.
- Write these points up concisely in a passage.
The questions on for the core paper are very similar to
the extended paper. The main differences are:
• Some bigger questions are split into smaller ones.
• You may not be asked to find as many things in the
passages.
• The vocabulary in the reading passages is slightly
simpler (but not easy!) than the extended paper.
• Practise, practise, practise!
• Old papers can be found online. Past papers may look a little
different to the 2015 paper but the same skills are being tested.
• Practise key skills used for the exam (summarising, skimming,
scanning) through newspaper articles, autobiographies etc. The
questions are fairly formulaic.
• Improve SPaG using the SPaG guides issued to all year 11s during
form time.
• Attend core revision sessions held on a Wednesday lunchtime.
What can you do to practise?
AT HOME
• Read articles in broadsheet newspapers (e.g. The Times, The Daily
Telegraph).
• Re-tell articles in your own words.
• Summarise articles in a few sentences.
• Select words and phrases from articles and explain how the writer has
created effects by using language.
AT SCHOOL
• Attend revision sessions on a regular basis.
• Ask your teacher for extra work.
Websites
www.bbcbitesize.co.uk
www.aqa.org.uk
Additional revision guides for LANGUAGE and
LITERATURE have been supplied by class teachers.
GCSE Maths
Examination Board : Edexcel
1MA0 1H/2H or 1MA0 1F/2F
2 Papers
Thursday 4th June (am) – Non-Calculator
Revision Wednesday 3rd (other exams permitting)
(8.15 in the LRC 4th June – last minute tips)
and
Monday 8th June (am) – Calculator
Revision Friday 5th (other exams permitting)
(8.15 in the LRC 4th June – last minute tips & calculator settings)
After School and Lunch Time
Drop In Revision Sessions
Different days and times – something to suit everyone
Lunchtime
Monday
Tuesday
Mrs Palmer
Wednesday
Mrs Lamb
Thursday
Mrs Moffat
Friday
Mrs Palmer
After School
Mr Edin and
Mrs Whitlam
Mrs Lamb,
Mrs McManus
and Mrs Moffat
What can you do at home?
Maths Watch (available at £5.00 per CD)
Revision guide (available at £4.00)
BBC Bitesize
MyMaths (Password : stanway
Login : reflect)
Text Books (student shared area : subjects : maths : edx (h/f))
Past Papers (mathsgeeks.co.uk or mathsmadeeasy.co.uk)
All students need their own calculator for the exams
We recommend CASIO fx 83 GT plus
Preferably their own pencil
case too with all the
mathematical equipment
they might need in the
exam!
Year 11 GCSE Science
•GCSE pupils have either studied
Additional Science or Triple
Science (Biology and Chemistry).
Overview of courses
Additional Science
• ISA is worth 25% of final mark. This
has been completed.
• Final exams; Biology (B2), Chemistry
(C2) and Physics (P2).
• All worth 25% and are one hour long.
Overview of courses
Triple Science (Biology and Chemistry)
• ISA is worth 25% of final mark. This has
already been completed.
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Biology has three exams (B1, B2 and B3).
Chemistry has three exams (C1, C2 and C3).
All are worth 25% and are one hour long.
Reminder that Physics was completed in
Year 10.
GCSE examination dates
Date
5th June, pm
12th May, pm
12th May, pm
9th June, pm
14th May, am
14th May, am
12th June, pm
20th May, pm
20th May, pm
Exam
B1
B2
B3
C1
C2
C3
P1
P2
P3
Resources
• All students have revision guides which
are specific to AQA.
• Pupils can work on past papers.
• There are revision clips from the
internet which are really useful.
Key message
• Content is very important. The more you
know, the more marks!
• Read the question very carefully – look for
the what is the examiner actually asking?
Command words
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State (recall facts)
Describe (what?)
Explain (why?)
Calculate (show your working and add
units)
• Evaluate (advantage, disadvantage
with a conclusion)
6 mark question
• Highlight the information first.
• What are the advantages/disadvantages?
• What information can you add to your
answer to back up the information/data in
the question?
• What is your final sentence going to be?
• Quality of Written Communication mark;
make sure it is set out correctly.
Show My Homework
The Stanway school’s approach to setting
and completing homework…
So what is it?
All teachers will be posting their homework online,
using Show My Homework. It should also be noted
in the planner.
How does it work?
Each student/parent has an account. If you have lost/forgotten
your log in details, please let someone know and we can
reorganise this for you.
The dog ate my homework
Students/parents/carers can always check what
homework has been set by following the link on
the school website.
What is GCSEPod?
• One website, one Apple app, over
3,500 audio-visual podcasts
• Content produced specifically for
mobile devices
• Squeezes exactly the right
knowledge you need into short 35 minutes chunks
Why should you use GCSEPod?
• It’s convenient – you can use it anywhere
• It will help you organise your revision
• Works on any device - on mobile
tablet, computer or
whiteboard
Using GCSEPod for Revision
– Use the Podcasts to start a revision session
– Keep yourself organised by viewing a list of all
your exams in subject or date order.
– Create a playlist of podcasts relevant to an exam
and play them on the way to school.