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TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Year 10 Revision Booklet
2014-2015
What will I find in this booklet?
1.
Revision Tips Mind Map
2.
Subject Specific Revision Strategies
and Stretch & Challenge Activities
Make sure you use the VLE Stretch and Challenge activities
when preparing for your Year 10 exams!
Booklet Content List:
Art, Business Studies, Child Development, Construction, Drama,
Economics, English, Food Technology, French, Geography, Graphics,
History, Maths, Media Studies, Music, P.E., Psychology, R.E., Science
and Spanish
- they’re exams – not worth ruining
your health for!
FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE!
– football, walking, running …
KEEP YOUR WORK-LIFE
BALANCE!
Tired?
Say out aloud or sing it!
Stressed?
Need reassurance?
- Take more breaks
- Rely on family, friends & good planning
- not more alcohol
- not lucky mascots
- Get more sleep
IS YOUR BODY
READY? Prepare
it!
Drink loads of water –
the brain works best
with 6-8 glasses.
Eat brain food – more
complex carbs (potatoes,
rice, cereals) and less of
the simple carbs
(sweets& sugary foods).
WHERE? Place it!
Draw it! - pictures
IS YOUR MIND
READY? Prepare
it!
- not more coffee
Map it! - mind map or
spider diagram
HOW? Preferred
Learning Styles –
identify it!
Revision
Tips
HOW?
You need A quiet space,
Your own study area
WHEN? Pace it!
WHEN? Plan it!
– how often, how long for?
Make a revision plan
See ‘Online
Revision Guides’
Try :
Try : EASY DAY / HARD DAY in turn
Multiple Intelligences
EASY SESSION / HARD SESSION in turn
relaxation area if possible
List it in order
Learning lists – make up
your own funny phrases
or acronyms (initials)
Explain it to someone
else
Secondary Revision
Ask an Expert Home Learning
- separate from your
Play background music
Reading too long? Sing,
rap rhyme or dance the
words!
Work out a realistic schedule,
- and a good sized table
Work in short bursts
then short break
– 10 to 20 minutes,
E.g.: Learn by heart
- 10 French words, 9 times tables…
such as …
… followed by longer session and
longer break
... and
... every night 6 till 7 o’clock?
– 40 to 50 minutes,
E.g.: Do a past exam paper …
… plan schedule around your
favourite TV programmes?
... Saturday mornings instead
of Friday evenings?
CHANGE THE
SCHEDULE
IF IT
DOESN’T WORK
WORKWORKW
ORK!
Art
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 1 exam paper at the end of the year (Mock Exam) of a total of 10 hours within lesson
time. This will form part of your controlled assessment but also give you an experience of the real 10
hour exam (two full days in your Art studio at the end of Year 11).
Topics to be researched should:
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Support your current project
Link to your Gallery/ Museum visits
Be thoroughly documented
Be visually exciting
Be professional in your presentation
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AO1 Develop - Contextual Artist Research
AO2 Experiment - Select & Refine
Materials / Media.
AO3 Record - Ideas, Observations &
Insights
AO4 Present – A personal informed and
meaningful response and evaluate
Strategies for preparation:
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Experiment with a range of materials – including photographs, words, found imagery, sound,
video etc.
After experimentation refine your preferred working method – push the boundaries of what
you can achieve!
Evaluate all the way through your book – record your thoughts and comments about how your
ideas have developed and how your research informs your developing practice.
Make use of your research! How do your findings help develop your work as an Artist?
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities:
Complete the following pieces of research: Artist investigation – development of research and a ‘What’s on?
Gallery search. These should be completed in your sketchbook. (Theme dependent on teacher set project.)
Week beginning 27th April: What’s on? Gallery research. Make a list of current Gallery exhibitions & document
your research. Contrast & compare two exhibitions of your choice from the selection you have found. Produce
a double page review including images and text of a chosen exhibition and the artist’s work featured that has
inspired you.
Week beginning 4th May: Create an artist research page on an artist selected from the ‘What’s on?’ research.
Include evaluative opinion about what the Art work is about? How it could inspire your own Art work
development?
Week beginning 11th May: Development of a drawing / painting / collage showing how your understanding has
become knowledge and evaluate the task.
Focused Websites
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www.edexcel.com Choose to look at the GCSE Art and Design area.
Tate Galleries www.tate.org.uk – raw canvas student help.
National Gallery www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Saatchi Gallery www.saatchi-gallery.org.uk
British Museum www.britishmuseum.org
Art 2 Day Art Search Engine www.art2day.co.uk
This is colossal www.thisiscolossal.co.uk
Business Studies
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 2 exam papers for GCSE Business Studies that you will sit in Year 11 with a mock exam in
Year 10. This mock exam is your focus and will be based on Unit 1 only.
Business Studies GCSE: Unit 1 ‘Setting up a Business’ will be assessed by an examination of 1 hour in
length. This is worth 40% of the final G.C.S. E. grade. Unit 2 ‘Growing a Business’ will also be assessed
by an examination of 1 hour in length. This is worth 35% of the final G.C.S.E. grade.
Topics to be revised – Unit 1:
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Starting a Business Enterprise
Setting Business Aims and Objectives
Business Planning
Legal Structures - Sole Trader, Partnership,
Private Limited Company (Ltd)
Location Factors
Marketing – Market Research Method,
Reasons, and Marketing Mix
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Finance – Sources, Basic Financial Terms
and Calculations, Using Cash Flow
Recruitment – Methods and Benefits
Motivation – Benefits and Methods
Protecting Staff through Legislation
Operations Management – Production
Methods, Customer Service, Impact of ICT
Detailed Revision Check List:
These can be found in the folder ‘Revision
Checklists’ in GCSE Business on First Class.
Strategies for revising:
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Complete a set of Flash Cards for 2 chapters of your choice from Unit 1– Deadline 11th May
2015
Complete the Unit 1 2014 paper on First Class in the folder ‘Exam Papers and Mark Schemes’
on your own - using a different coloured pen and the mark scheme to highlight the key
elements that the examiner was looking for. Now do the paper again, but this time with the aid
of the mark scheme. Create that perfect answer for each question.
Ask your parent/guardian to interview you about a topic. Make sure they ask loads of probing
questions.
Walk around your home and link facts to particular things within a room. This is a great away to
associate elements of the course with things you see every day.
Make a word board with all the key words you need to learn written on separate sticky notes.
Then keep them somewhere you will see them often.
Make a set of Q&A cards with a revision buddy and then play ‘swap the card’ exchanging cards
when one of you gets the right answer.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the next three 3 weeks.
They are located in the folder ‘Stretch and Challenge’. Your teacher will provide guidance in lesson.
Week beginning 27th April - Create Power Notes for 5 topics that you feel you need to focus on further.
Details on how to complete these Trigger Words, Notes, and Memory Prompts are on this resource.
Week beginning 4th May - Complete ‘Mandals’ for 5 further topics of your choice. This is just like a mind map,
only neater. Focus on selected key business words, concepts and examples. Details on how to complete these
are on this resource. Use colour and symbols to aid memory.
Week beginning 11th May - Using http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/video/, create a large
mind map to be displayed on your bedroom wall that highlights some of the real business insights.
Focused Websites
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http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id
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Excellent Interactive Resources for both Unit 1 and Unit 2
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http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/business/new/business_materials.php?id=04&prev=04
AQA Website – Past Papers, Examiner Reports, Specimen Question Papers and Mark Schemes
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http://www.tutor2u.net/business/quiz/startupresearch/quiz.html
Market Research for Start-ups Quiz
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http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/revision-games/comments/marketing-basics-1-truefalse/
Marketing Basics – True or False
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http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/entrepreneur-video-aninterview-with-fraser-doherty#extended
A terrific interview with Fraser Doherty here. Fraser has become well known not just for his
superb Superjam product, but also for his community activities
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http://www.teachmebusiness.co.uk/ASBusiness/ASBusinesshome.html
Revision Notes - Slides, Handouts, Podcasts for those students that want to stretch their
understanding.
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http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/GcseMenu.htm
Links to theory notes and online activities
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/video/
Video tips from the experts
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http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/business/index.htm
Links to some great notes and mind maps
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http://www.tutor2u.net/revision_notes_business_gcse.htm
Detailed revision notes
Child Development
End of Year: 10
There will be 1 exam paper: The written paper is worth 50% of the final mark. It consists of 6-8
compulsory questions of short answer, structured and free response questions. Some questions may
include stimulus material such as pictures or charts.
Topics to be revised:
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The family
Planning for a family
Preparing for the baby
Provision of a safe environment
Reproduction
Pre-conceptual care
Detailed Revision Check List:
A detailed revision checklist can be found in your
classroom on the VLE.
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Pregnancy
Preparation for the birth
Labour and birth
Newborn Baby
Postnatal care
A healthy diet
Feeding a baby
Weaning
Feeding a young child
Food related problems
Child care
Child health
Strategies for revising:
 Make a timetable or plan
 Organise your notes
 Re-write your notes
 Use past exam questions
 Highlight key words in question
 Make-up short questions
 Do timed essays with a friend
 Work in small chunks of time
 Create mind maps
 Identify topics you know and use text books to look up what you don’t know
 Make cards with words or pictures on to act as memory triggers
 Plan topics to revise
 Be flexible and realistic
 Get enough sleep, exercise, energy food and drink plenty of water
Deadlines
4th May- Complete revision materials on topics (first column above).
1st June- Complete revision materials on topics (second column above).
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April: -Write an article for a parents’ magazine explaining what to expect at ante natal
visits including information about the routine and non-routine tests, screening and diagnostic tests.
Week beginning 4th May - Explain all the arguments for and against breast and bottle feeding and write a
persuasive article to encourage mothers to consider breast feeding.
Week beginning 11th May - Produce an information leaflet for parents which provides advice on ensuring the
home and garden is safe for a child. Provide advice about what should be in a First Aid Box and how minor
injuries should be treated.
Focused Websites
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/
www.dh.gov.uk
www.nctpreganancyandbabycare.com
www.childhealth.co.uk
Construction
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be one exam: This will be a combination of a practical examination and a multiple choice
examination on the unit of study being undertaken at the time of the examination. Students will be
provided with all equipment. The exam forms 1/6 of the City and Guilds certificate.
Topics to be revised:
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Plumbing – supply pipes
Plumbing – waste pipes
Painting and decorating – emulsion paints.
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Advanced painting skills – painting
panelled doors with gloss emulsion
Detailed Revision Check List:
This can be found in the Construction Folder in
the D&T VLE folder.
Strategies for revising:
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Review all photo evidence sheets to ensure the practical method is understood.
Keep track of work done during practical lessons to meet deadlines.
Work through the unit handbook undertaking all exercises.
Complete trial exam paper for the unit.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April - Costing worksheet for plumbing.
Week beginning 4th May - Costing worksheet for painting walls.
Week beginning 11th May - Costing worksheet for door painting.
Focused Websites
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www.cityandguilds.com
www.screwfix.com
http://uktv.co.uk/home/video/aid/2619/videolistid/65/sr/13/videolibrary/0
Drama
END OF YEAR: 10
Unit 2 – Exploring Play Texts (20% of total GCSE)
The following three tasks make up the assessment for unit 2:
Practical Controlled Assessment (15% of total GCSE)
On 19th May, you will take part in a six-hour practical controlled assessment based on the play
Woyzeck, by Georg Buchner. The exam is completely practical, using drama activities to test your
knowledge and understanding of the: plot, style, characters, themes and issues in the play.
Written Controlled Assessment Task One, Documentary Evidence (5% of total GCSE)
You will be required to write a 1000 word essay at school about what you and others demonstrated
about the play during the practical examination.
Independent study to prepare for the exam:
Read the play Woyzeck.
• Revise Explorative Strategies.
• Research past productions of Woyzeck by
attending screenings of two different theatre
productions of after school.
• Annotation of ideas of how to stage key scenes
from the play.
• Practice Documentary Evidence essays on
activities completed in class.
• Analysis of example Documentary Evidence
essays on first class.
• Background research into the playwright and the
time that the play was written.
• Revision of key drama vocabulary.
• Revision of assessment criteria for each of the
practical and written controlled assessment
tasks for unit 2.
• Complete notes about learning in the six-hour
exam.
• Complete the tasks on the “written controlled
assessment revision guide” (On First Class).
Detailed Revision Check Lists
These can be found in the ‘Revision tasks’ folder
in the drama area on First Class.
Strategies for revising:
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Cue cards arranged per topic and the associated vocabulary.
Mnemonics – e.g. (G.E.M.S. gesture, expression, movement, space).
Learn by doing – make a short film, write a short play, draw a storyboard, devise game, make
up a song, write a poem to help you remember key information.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April – Annotation task of ideas on how to stage key scenes from the play.
Aim for outstanding task – Written essay: compare and contrast different productions of Woyzeck.
Week beginning 4th May - Make your own guide on the on how to achieve Excellent or Outstanding marks in the
practical and written controlled assessment by analysing student work and assessment criteria on First Class.
Week beginning 11th May –Quiz about Woyzeck.
Focused Websites
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/drama/exploring/explorative_strategiesrev1.shtml
On this site you can watch videos and read explanations of some of the drama activities
(explorative strategies) that you will be required to use in the six-hour practical controlled
assessment.
Economics
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 2 exam papers for GCSE Economics in year 11, but for your year
10 mock exam you will be sitting the Unit 11: Personal Economics paper.
The Economics GCSE consists of an examination entitled Personal Economics. This is a written paper
(1¼ hours) and represents 50% of the final grade.
In Year 11 students will also sit a written paper entitled Investigating Economic Issues (1¼ hours) also
representing 50% of the final grade.
Topics to be revised:
Understanding the Personal Lifecycle:
Choosing to Borrow Money:
• stages within the lifecycle
• reasons for borrowing money
• needs and wants.
• methods of borrowing money
Making Decisions:
• choosing where to borrow money
• choices and opportunity cost
• impact of changing interest rates.
• costs and benefits.
Managing your Money:
Choosing to Spend:
• benefits of financial planning and budgeting
• demand and the personal lifecycle
• planning for uncertainty
• markets and prices
• moral and ethical issues
• effects of competition.
• influence of government on personal finances.
Choosing to Save:
Understanding the Purpose and Nature of Work:
• reasons for saving
• the meaning of work
• methods of saving
• specialisation and interdependence
• choosing where to save.
• impact of ICT on work.
Understanding International Trade:
Understanding the Reward for Work:
• UK’s exports and imports
• how people are paid
• advantages and disadvantages of global
• how labour markets determine pay
Trade
• reasons for differences in pay
Exchange Rates:
• the influence of government on pay and
• effect on imports and exports
working conditions.
• effect on individual consumer
Understanding the Consequences of
Detailed Revision Check List:
Unemployment:
These can be found in the folder ‘Revision
Checklists’ in GCSE Business/Economics on First
Class
• impact of unemployment on individuals and
society
• impact of government on unemployment
Strategies for revising:
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Complete a set of flash cards for all Chapters 1-3 (Money, Work, National and Global
Economy)– Week beginning the 11th of May 2015.
Complete the Unit 11 June 2010 paper on First Class in the folder ‘Exam Papers and Mark
Schemes’ on your own - using a different coloured pen and the mark scheme to highlight the
key elements that the examiner was looking for. Now do the paper again, but this time with the
aid of the mark scheme. Create that perfect answer for each question.
Ask your parent/guardian to interview you about a topic from unit 11. Make sure they ask loads
of probing questions.
Walk around your home and link facts to particular things within a room. This is a great away to
associate elements of the course with things you see every day.
Make a word board with all the key words you need to learn written on separate sticky notes –
Then keep them somewhere you will see them often.
Make a set of Q&A cards with a revision buddy and then play ‘swap the card’ exchanging cards
when one of you gets the right answer.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. They are located in the folder ‘Stretch and Challenge’. Your teacher will provide guidance in lesson.
Week beginning 27th April - Create Power Notes for 5 topics that you feel you need to focus on further. Details
on how to complete these Trigger Words, Notes, and Memory Prompts are on this resource.
Week beginning 4th May - Complete a ‘Mandals’ for 5 further topics of your choice. This is just like a mind map,
only neater. Focus on selected key economics words, concepts and examples. Details on how to complete these
are on this resource. Use colour and symbols to aid memory.
Week beginning 11th May - Using https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNwFyB7HjuE&safe=active create a
large mind map to be displayed on your bedroom wall that highlights facts about the aftermath of the worst
financial crisis since the Great Depression. "Mind Over Money"—an entertaining and penetrating exploration of
why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial
decisions.
Focused Websites
http://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/exams-guidance/find-past-papers-and-markschemes
AQA Website – Past Papers, Examiner Reports, Specimen Question Papers and Mark Schemes
http://www.tutor2u.net/revision_notes_economics.asp Detailed revision notes
http://www.bized.co.uk/ Excellent resources available across the whole scheme
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/gcse-economics/ Excellent blog for news
English
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 1 exam paper for English Literature.
Unit 2: Poetry – this is worth 35% of the final English Literature GCSE grade. This exam is 1 hour and 15
minutes long and is divided into 2 sections.
Section A – students will have been taught a collection of poetry and will be expected to answer one
question in detail and compare two poems.
Section B – students will be given an ‘unseen’ poem which is a poem you have never studied before.
Students will be expected to analyse the poem and answer one question in detail.
Topics to be revised:
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Understand the meaning of a range of
poems within a cluster.
To be able to make an informed personal
response that shows interpretation of the
poem.
Explore ideas, themes and issues within a
selection of poetry.
To make comparisons between the poems
studied.
Analyse the poems in detail and support
with evidence.
Understand and analyse how form,
structure and language is used in the
poem and explain the effect that these
techniques have on the reader.
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To explore and understand a range of
poems that are different in styles, themes
and poetic genres.
To identify the different poetic techniques
used within a poem that has not been
previously studied.
Able to show an insightful understanding
of the ideas/themes of the poem
Close and detailed analysis of text to
support interpretation.
Evaluation of writer’s use of language,
structure and form and explain the effect
that these techniques have on the reader.
Detailed Revision Check List:
These can be found in the folder ‘Revision
Checklist’ in GCSE English on First Class.
Strategies for revising:
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Complete a set of cue cards on each poem that is studied. For each poem there should be a
cue card on writer’s perspective, structure, form and language – Deadline 1st June 2015
Have your parent/guardian test you on each poem
For a visual aid, for each poem, produce a collage on images that best suit the poem
Create a word board in your room with all the techniques you need to learn on separate sticky
notes.
Complete past papers that are available on First Class in the folder ‘Exam Papers and Mark
schemes’ under GCSE English on your own.
Print off the mark scheme and with a different coloured pen, highlight the key elements/words
that examiner is looking for. Use the highlighted words/elements as a checklist to see whether
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you included this in your practice paper. If not, include your corrections.
Create your own exam questions with a revision buddy and plan the answer.
Find and print off any poem that you have never studied before and annotate the text under
timed conditions.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 4th May - Complete background research on one of the poets you have studied and see if what
you have found can be applied to the poem. Find literary criticism on one or more of the poets/poems in your
poetry cluster. Use this in your responses. Upload your analysis onto VLE.
Week beginning 11th May - Find another of the writer’s poems, annotate and write an essay on the
similarities/differences on the poem you have found with the one you have studied in class. Once your essay is
complete, upload your work onto class.
Week beginning 18th May - Find and print off another poem and devise your own essay question and complete
within 30 minutes. This would be a good revision activity for the rest of the class, so upload your question onto
VLE. Select any poem from a cluster in the Anthology that you are not studying and use this to develop your
skills of analysis for ‘Unseen Poetry’.
Focused Websites
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetryrelationships/ - excellent
resources and notes on each of the poems
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www.poets.org for unseen section of Unit 2 Poetry
 http://anthology.aqa.org.uk/2010ready/AQA-ENG-ALL-W-TRBPOETRY.PDF - this is a jigsaw task
which can be used a great revision aid and will also help you unravel the meanings of poems.
 http://anthology.aqa.org.uk/index.asp?CurrMenu=20 – this website offers readings of the
poems by the poet themselves.
 http://anthology.aqa.org.uk/index.asp?CurrMenu=19 – this website offers a word box which
allows you to explore the poems interactively and easily on screen.
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http://web.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english-approaching-poetry.php - this is a general guide on
how to approach understanding poetry.
Food Technology
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 1 exam paper – The written paper is worth 40% of the final mark.
Section A includes your design question.
Section B includes short and long answer questions on every topic that we have covered.
Topics to be revised:
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Starch
Carbohydrates
Gelatinisation
Modified starches
Sugar
Protein
Eggs
Fats and oils
Finishing techniques
Detailed Revision Check List can be found in your
classroom on the VLE.
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A balanced diet
Eatwell plate
Dietary needs
Fibre
Labelling law
Packaging materials
Sustainability and food production
Sensory analysis
Pastry making
Food safety and hygiene
Functions of nutrients
Strategies for revising:
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Deadlines
Make a timetable or plan
2nd May- Complete revision materials on topics
Organise your notes
(first column above)
Re-write your notes
Use past exam questions
30th May- Complete revision materials on topics
Highlight key words in questions
(second column above)
Make-up short questions
Work in small chunks of time
Create mind maps
Identify topics you know and use text books to look up what you don’t know
Make cards with words or pictures on to act as memory triggers
Plan topics to revise
Be flexible and realistic
Get enough sleep, exercise, energy food and drink plenty of water
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April - Complete a revision factsheet on the sources and functions of all of the main
nutrients – macro and micro. This should be suitable to give to a Year 7 student learning about Nutrition.
Week beginning 4th May - Complete a revision mind map on Quality Control and Sensory Analysis. This should
be colourful and include lots of key words. Write a newspaper article persuading readers to use sustainable
ingredients when making their food choices. Ask your teacher for the template of what you might include on
this.
Week beginning 11th May - Produce a range of cue cards on all of the topics that we have studied. Cue cards
and envelopes to store them in will be provided.
Focused Websites
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www.nutritionprogram.co.uk
www.nutrition.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize
French
END OF YEAR: 10
End of Yr 10 Exam Listening & Reading Papers.
Each paper is 50 minutes long and is sat during lesson time in the
week beginning 15th June.
Students will complete the first writing CA in the week beginning 8th June during lesson time.
Topics to be revised:
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Talk about yourself, family & friends
Module 1
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Making travel arrangements
Module 4
Spare time activities & hobbies
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Discussing clothes and fashion
Module 4
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Passé – composé: regular, irregular &
reflexive verbs.
Module 1 & 4
Module 2
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Discuss films, TV and books
Module 2
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Describe your home
Module 3
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Imparfait
Module 3 & 4
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Discuss your local environment
Module 3 & 4
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Futur proche & futur simple
Module 1, 2 & 4
Strategies for revising:
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Colourful and detailed mind maps on each topic.
Cue cards arranged per topics and the associated vocabulary.
Acronyms to remember lists.
Self and peer assessment using a traffic light (green, amber, red) revision lists.
First Class Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 30th March: - Design a leaflet for your travel agency promoting your local area. Include detailed
description of the location, what there is to do day & night, transport, places to go/visit, history of the area etc.
Week beginning 20th April: - Write a letter to a French friend inviting him/her to go to a festival with you. Say
where you went last year, what you thought of it and why you’ve chosen this festival this year; say how you are
going to travel, what you need to take with you, what you will be doing etc.
Week beginning 27th April: - Prepare a PPT quiz on grammar issues. Make sure that you include past, present,
future imperfect and conditional (regular & irregular verbs) as well as pronouns, adjectives, expressing detailed
opinions and time markers.
Useful Websites
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance
http://www.zut.org.uk/index.html
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/french
http://www.linguascope.com/
http://www.francaisfacile.com/
Geography
END OF YEAR: Year 10
Your end of year Geography exam will be given week commencing 1st June.
The exam will be based on the topic of ‘Water on the Land’ and ‘Ice on Land’
and is in the style of real exam paper questions.
Topics to be revised:
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Water on the Land
Processes of erosion.
Processes of transportation.
Landforms resulting from erosion and
deposition.
Factors affecting discharge.
Causes of flooding.
Case study of flooding.
Cumbria/Pakistan
Hard/ soft engineering strategies.
Reservoir / Dam case study.
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Ice on the Land
Last ice age.
Glacial budget.
Processes of erosion.
Landforms resulting from erosion and
deposition.
Case study of Chamonix.
Case study of an avalanche.
Case study of Kitzbühel (unreliable snowfall).
A detailed Revision Check List can be found in
Year 10 resources on First Class.
Strategies for revising:
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Prepare a timetable, and mark on it times for Geography revision. Stick to this. There is a lot
of content to know in Geography.
Use mind maps/ spider diagrams for case studies, and ensure all key phrases are highlighted.
Make notes, reduce them further, reduce them to key words, and transfer to postcard size.
Underline/ circle keywords in exam questions. Once you have revised a topic, answer an exam
question and use the mark scheme to self mark it.
Good luck and always ask your teacher if you need help.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April– Erosional feature question.
Week beginning 4th May – Depositional feature question.
Week beginning 11th May – Case study question.
Your task is to complete one full exam question – ensure you choose the correct level (H or F).
Focused Websites
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography
www.revisionworld.co.uk/gcse/geography
www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography
Use My Classes – Year 10 Geography for access to past papers and mark schemes.
Graphics
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 1 mock exam paper for Full Course GCSE Graphics.
Full Course: Unit A535 ‘Sustainability and Technical Aspects of Design and Making’ will be assessed by
an examination of 1 hour and 15 minutes in length.
Topics to be revised:
The 6R’s
Recycle
 Materials that can be recycled – primary,
secondary and tertiary.
 Products that use recycled materials.
 Disassembly – reprocessing materials for use
in new products.
Reuse
 Products that can be reused for either the
same or a new purpose.
 Products that can be adapted to suit an
alternative use.
Reduce
 Life cycle of a product(s)/Eco footprint.
 Built in obsolescence.
 Energy and waste of production process
 Materials – waste.
Refuse
 Issues relating to sustainable design.
 Materials we should refuse to use.
Rethink
 How it is possible to approach design
problems differently?
 An existing product that has become waste,
e.g. utilising the materials or components for
another purpose without processing it.
Repair
 Products that can/cannot be repaired.
Design issues
 Identify how good design and product choice
improves the quality of life.
 Examine the way that designers respond to
Social Issues
• Social development, through recognising the need
to consider the views of others, including people
with disabilities, when designing and discussing
designed products.
 Anthropometrics and ergonomics.
 Signs and symbols giving valuable information about
materials, products and safety issues.
Moral Issues
 Conditions of working.
 Protecting the safety of users of products.
 Ethical trading initiative (ETI).
Cultural Issues
 Looking at, responding to and valuing the responses
of others to design solutions.
 The impact of different cultures on modern
products.
Environmental Issues
 Understand and be able to select materials
(including “smart” and modern materials) that are
both suitable and sustainable.
 The reduction in the common use of chemicals and
materials dangerous to the environment, i.e.
bleaches, CFCs, toxic materials.
 Carbon footprint – transportation of materials and
goods, energy usage in manufacture.
 Carbon offsetting.
 The need to dispose of redundant products and
their packaging in a safe and environmentally
friendly way.
Drawing Techniques:
• Isometric
• Third Angle Orthographic Projection
• One and Two Point Perspective
changing styles, taste, technological advances Shading and Rendering Techniques
and environmental pressures.
 Eco-design. The whole system of looking at a Focused Design Questions.
product from design to finished article, its
Properties of Graphic Materials.
use of materials and energy.
 The globalisation of products.
Detailed Revision Check List:
These can be found in the folder ‘Revision
Checklists’ in the Graphics VLE folder.
Strategies for revising:
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Complete the past exam papers in the Graphics VLE folder. Use the mark schemes provided and
assess your work on your own: Using a different coloured pen use the mark scheme to
highlight the key elements that the examiner was looking for. Now do the paper again, but this
time with the aid of the mark scheme. Create that perfect answer for each question.
Ask my parent/guardian to interview me about a topic. Make sure they ask loads of probing
questions.
Make a word board with all the key words you need to learn written on separate sticky notes –
Then keep them somewhere you will see them often.
Make a set of Q&A cards with a revision buddy and then play ‘swap the card’ exchanging cards
when one of you gets the right answer.
Study the contents of the Graphics revision guide (blue book) and answer the questions at the
end of each topic.
Read the examiner’s report in the Graphics VLE folder and make notes on how to answer
specific questions.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. They are located in the folder ‘Stretch and Challenge’. Your teacher will provide guidance in lesson.
Week beginning 27th April- Create a mindmap summarising the 6R’s in Design. Ensure that you branch out each
step with a detailed description and practical examples where possible.
Week beginning 4th May - Complete the OCR exam paper in the Graphics VLE folder. The mark scheme will be
uploaded in the week. Use a different coloured pen to assess your work and make notes on questions you still
need to revise or explore.
Week beginning 11th May - Open the signs and symbols worksheet in the Graphics VLE folder. Research the
different signs and symbols associated with Graphics and ensure that you understand the meaning of each
symbol. Write a short description where each symbol can be used in a practical situation/scenario.
Focused Websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/graphics/
Useful website to revise specific topics relating to GCSE Graphics.
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/dt/graphics/documents/
Access the OCR website to view past papers and mark schemes, examiners comments and exam
specification.
http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/drawdex.htm
Very useful website containing flash animations to illustrate various topics covered in Graphics.
http://www.design-technology.info/
Revise specific topics or find inspiration for projects.
http://www.teachme-dt.com/graphics.html
Support and ideas for controlled assessment folder layouts.
http://www.mr-dt.com/graphics/gcserevision.htm
Examples of nets and packaging as well as general graphics revision and help with controlled
assessment.
History
END OF YEAR: 10
The end of year exam concerns the content learned throughout the year for the study in depth unit
Germany 1919-39, and the content learnt so far for the source paper unit on Britain and the Second
World War.
Look at the relevant pages textbooks to obtain content knowledge. The textbooks also contain a
breakdown of the examination papers you will face and contain worked and unworked examples of
each question in the exam paper.
Topics to be revised:
Hitler in Power (1933-1939), there will be a high earning essay question on the topic.
Depression Britain, there will be a source based question on the topic.
Britain at War, there will be another source based question on this topic.
Strategies for success:
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Make sure your notes are clear, connected to headings in your exercise book and will be
suitably detailed for efficient revision in Year 11.
Make sure you focus upon the key parts of the questions in the exam paper. Break them down
so that you understand fully what is required.
Source based questions in the sources exam have exact requirements, which are always the
same; you must learn how to approach each type of question. The focus of your answer should
concern the evidence that the source contains. Use your own knowledge from the textbook in
all bar the first question. This is important, marks are lost otherwise.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
The VLE contains revision information and stretch and challenge exercises to be carried out weekly
prior to the end of the year test.
Week beginning 27th April – “Explain the effects of the Great Depression in Germany from 1930 to the
end of January 1933.”
Week beginning 4th May – “Was the Reichstag Fire the main reason why Hitler was able to establish a
dictatorship in Germany by 1934?” Explain your answer using the following information:
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the general election results of 1933
the Enabling Act
the banning of political parties and trade unions
the Night of the Long Knives
Week beginning 11th May - “What was the purpose of the illustration shown in source A?”(p28) Use
details of the illustration and your own knowledge to explain your answer.
Focused Websites
www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision
www.bbc.co.uk/history
www.news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates
www.edexcel.org.uk >syllabus A (modern world history) for question papers, marking schemes and
examiners reports
Mathematics
END OF YEAR: 10
Unit 1: Statistics and Probability.
Unit 2: Number Algebra, Shape, Space and Measure.
Date of Exam:
Unit 2: Monday during period 2 June 1st– 1 hour 15 min.
Unit 1: Monday during period 2 June 8th– 1 hour 15 min.
There will be 2 exam papers.
Each paper is equivalent to 30% of the GCSE course covered to date.
Calculators may be used for unit 1 only – the total mark for each unit is 60.
You must have:
- Ruler graduated in centimeters and millimeters, protractor, compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser and a
Scientific Calculator. Tracing paper may be used.
- The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to
spend on each question.
- Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication will
be assessed.
- You should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as
well as the clarity of expression.
TOPIC
APPROXIMATE GRADE
Collecting Data
Unit 1
D
C
Two-way tables
Unit 1
D
C
Number
Unit 1
D
C
Stratified Sampling
Unit 1
Mean, median and mode
Unit 1
D
C
Frequency table averages
Unit 1
D
C
Interquartile range
Unit 1
C
Frequency polygons
Unit 1
C
Histograms
Unit 1
Cumulative frequency
Unit 1
B
Box plots
Unit 1
B
Straight line graphs 1
Unit 1
B
A
B
A
D
C
A*
Real life graphs 1
Unit 1
D
C
Scatter graphs
Unit 1
D
Percentages 1
Unit 1
D
C
Basic probability
Unit 1
D
C
Probability tree diagrams
Unit 1
Metric units
Unit 1
D
Ratio
Unit 1
D
B
A
TOPIC
A*
C
APPROXIMATE GRADE
Factors and primes
Unit 2
D
C
Indices 1
Unit 2
D
C
Fractions
Unit 2
D
C
Decimals and estimation
Unit 2
D
C
Percentages 2
Unit 2
D
C
Indices 2
B
A
A*
Unit 2
B
A
A*
Standard form
Unit 2
B
A
Algebraic expressions
Unit 2
C
B
A
Arithmetic sequences
Unit 2
C
Expanding brackets
Unit 2
D
C
B
Factorising
Unit 2
D
C
B
Surds
Unit 2
Straight line graphs 2
Unit 2
D
C
B
Parallel and perpendicular
gradients
Unit 2
D
C
B
3D coordinates
Unit 2
C
B
Speed
Unit 2
D
C
Real life graphs 2
Unit 2
D
C
Ratio problems
Unit 2
D
C
Converting units
Unit 2
D
C
Formulae
Unit 2
D
C
Algebraic fractions
Unit 2
Proof
Unit 2
Angle properties
Unit 2
C
D
C
A
A*
A
A*
A
A*
A
A*
A
A*
B
B
Solving angle problems
Unit 2
D
C
Angles in polygons
Unit 2
D
C
Circle facts
Unit 2
Plans and elevations
Unit 2
D
C
Perimeter and area
Unit 2
D
C
Volume of Prisms
Unit 2
D
C
B
A
Detailed Revision Check List:
Can be found using the board in the online mathematics classroom on First Class.
Strategies for revising:
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Doing Past Paper Questions – (Past Papers are available on First Class).
Making a Mind Map on a Topic (see list above for topics and Mind Map video using this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyJrrUIocUI).
Cue Cards – Template can be found on First Class. Notes on one side and questions on the
other.
Going over your class notes and highlighting / green pen commenting on important points.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April – Make your ‘revision foldy’ using the success criteria issued by your class teacher.
Week beginning 4th May – Download and print a past paper for unit 1 and unit 2 – use the mark scheme and
assess your progress using your green pen.
Week beginning 11th May – evidence of using online tutorials from www.mathswatchvle.com - success criteria
and topics to be issued by your class teacher.
Focused Websites
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www.mathswatchvle.com (Centre id: tchs, login the same as mymaths)
www.mymaths.co.uk (school login: tchs school password: equal– to track your progress,
please ask your maths teacher for your individual login number and password)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/
www.khanacademy.com
Media Studies
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be one exam paper as part of the end of year exam. This will consist of 3 questions on the
topic of Action Adventure, where pupils have to carry out a textual analysis of an unseen extract. This
is one section of the final exam that pupils will take in the December of 2015 as part of their final GCSE
exam practice. The length of the exam will be 1 hour and 15 minutes. Students then study the topic of
Situation Comedy (Section B) and complete a second mock exam, which lasts 45 minutes answering
two questions in March 2016.
Topics to be revised: (Action Adventure Unit)
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The Tools of Analysis.
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Action Adventure genre conventions.
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Media Language used in Action Films.
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Character Representations.
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Stereotypical & Anti-stereotypical
Representations and dominant ideologies
in Action Adventure.
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Question one of the exam – applying
narrative and character analysis to an
unseen extract.
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Question two of the exam – applying
technical codes to an unseen extract.
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Question three of the exam – exploring
the representations of gender, age,
ethnicity and class.
Exam Practice for all three questions.
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Detailed Revision Check List:
These can be found in the folder ‘Resources’ in
Year 10 Media Studies on First Class – the
document is called ‘Taking it Further’.
Strategies for revising:
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Develop a PowerPoint presentation consisting of information about the generic conventions of
the Action Adventure genre – apply these to examples of clips and extracts we have studied
during lessons.
Ask your parent/guardian to interview you about a topic. Make sure they ask lots of probing
questions.
Create a set of Flash Cards for the tools of analysis as well as the typical examples of media
language and terminology that you would expect to see in an Action Adventure film. Also
consider the effect that these have on the audience.
Research some examples of films where they use both stereotypical and anti-stereotypical
heroes and villains – consider how these representations are created.
Make a set of Q&A cards with a revision buddy and then play ‘swap the card’ exchanging cards
when one of you gets the right answer.
Practice exam questions for unseen extracts from the Action Adventure genre. The mark
scheme is generic therefore it would suit any chosen extract.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes, which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April: Watch an unseen extract that can be found on the VLE under ‘AA clips’ analyse and
consider how this can be identified as an Action Adventure sequence. Reference narrative and Propp character
theory.
Week beginning 4th May: Choose the same/ different AA extract to analyse and carry out a textual analysis that
references mise en scene, cinematography, audio and editing.
Week beginning 11th of May: Develop a PowerPoint presentation that shows screen shots of the different types
of representations used in the extract and reference dominant ideologies and stereotypes in annotations.
Focused Websites
 http://cdpike3000.tripod.com/conventions.htm
Detailed explanation of the typical conventions and media language used in Action Adventure
films.
 http://brianair.wordpress.com/film-theory/codes-and-conventions-of-action-adventure-films/
Excellent website which covers different aspects of Media theory which includes the codes and
conventions of Action Adventure films as well as the tools of analysis.
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http://valerie-williamson.suite101.com/key-concepts-of-the-action-adventure-blockbustermovie-a310932
Covers the key concepts of Action Adventure films.
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http://trinmediastudiesrevision.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/action-adventure-conventions-thatyou_3280.html
Media Studies department blog, which includes clips, links and theory, associated with the Action
Adventure genre.
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/ztnygk7
BBC bite size revision for media language and terminology.
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http://asanda2mediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/2007/11/action-adventure-genreconventions.htmlCovers the conventions of the Action Adventure genre – taking it further.
 http://www.slideshare.net/Tomaskas/action-adventure-genre
A slideshare presentation, which covers the conventions of the Action Adventure and typical
examples of media language that this uses.
Music
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 1 listening exam paper which is worth 40% of the final grade.
Topics to be revised:
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Handel ‘And the Glory of the Lord’
Mozart ‘1st Movement from Symphony
No. 40’
Chopin ‘Raindrop Prelude’
Detailed Revision Check List:
These are in the Music classroom on First class.
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Moby ‘Why does my heart feel so bad’
Jeff Buckley ‘Grace’
Miles Davis ‘All Blues’
Bernstein ‘Something’s coming’
Schoenberg ‘Peripetie’
Reich ‘Electric Counterpoint’.
Strategies for revising:
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Listen to all pieces and follow the score if you have one.
Make a list of the instruments, dates and composers for each set work.
Complete a table of the typical musical features of each style and relate to the set works.
Create a dictionary of musical terms and use the ‘Musical Terms’ list from First Class to help.
Read the ‘Good Answers’ on First Class to help with the longer more detailed questions.
Practice writing in sentences for the Section B essay style question, describe each piece using
musical terms for detail.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April – Complete the blank set work summary on ‘Moby’.
Week beginning 4th May - Complete a Section B Style question on Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’, explaining how the
composer uses instruments, technology, structure and harmony within the piece.
Week beginning 11th May - Complete a Section B Style question on Bernstein’s ‘Something’s coming’, explaining
how the composer using rhythm, instrumentation, harmony and vocal devices within the piece.
Focused Websites
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=mozart_symphony
&templateStyle=music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=chopin_prelude&t
emplateStyle=music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/rock1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=rock_music&templ
ateStyle=music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/jazz1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/jazz/quiz/q20191944/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=schoenberg&templ
ateStyle=music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=electric_counterpo
int&templateStyle=music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=music_theatre&te
mplateStyle=music
http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/games/revision/index.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMhbhBry5DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJFpRE7rITE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHG4sIHqQWE&list=PLll-EvZGKfW1pjAq6fWNvFRu3nVKVg6KC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDhEiyjaJZ0&list=PLll-EvZGKfW1pjAq6fWNvFRu3nVKVg6KC
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Physical Education
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 1 exam paper for the Full Course GCSE Physical Education of 1 ¼ hours in length.
Topics to be revised: Full Course (Section 1 & 2)
HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
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The three categories of a healthy, active
lifestyle
Benefits of taking part in physical activity
Reasons for taking part in physical activity
Influences on taking part
Opportunities for getting involved
Sports participation pyramid
Health, exercise, fitness and performance
Five components of health-related fitness
Six components of skill-related fitness
Assessing your fitness levels
The principles of training
Goal setting
Methods of training
The exercise session
Comparing two types of training session
Analysing training sessions
The link between exercise, diet, work &
rest
Dietary intake & performance
Detailed Revision Check List: you can download
from First Class.
HEALTHY ACTIVE BODY
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The exercise session
Comparing two types of training session
Analysing training sessions
The link between exercise, diet, work &
rest
Different body types
Optimum weight
Weight related conditions
Performance enhancing and recreational
drugs
The cardiovascular system
Regular exercise & the cardiovascular
system
The effects of lifestyle on the cardio
vascular system
The muscular system
Exercising the muscular system
The skeletal system
Joints & movement
Exercise & the skeletal system
Injuries to the skeletal system & the
importance of diet
Strategies for revising:
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Create Q & A cards to use on a peer in class for at least two topics
Complete a set of flash cards for each chapter in section 1 & 2
Create a loop game for a topic of your choice
Create a match up game for a topic of your choice
Make a word board with keywords & definitions you need to learn
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April: - Select 3 different sporting pictures, and identify what movement is
happening at the knee, elbow and hip joint for the left side of the body. Research which muscle group
is working at each joint for that movement. Critically evaluate how each sporting activity contributes
to the BAHL of the performer.
Week beginning 4th May – In no more than 50 words explain how you would apply the principles of
training to plan a suitable training programme for an aerobic performer. What would the long term
effects of this training programme be on the respiratory and cardiovascular system?
Week beginning 11th May - www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26636371 read the following
web link and explain why an athlete might be tempted to use steroids to enhance their performance.
Describe the negative side effects of using steroids.
Focused Websites
 http://www.youtube.com/user/eeziPezi?feature=watch
 http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/pe
 http://www.peshare.co.uk/
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe/
Psychology
END OF YEAR: 10
There are two exams in GCSE Psychology.
Your Psychology summer exam will be on Monday 1st June 2015.
Topics to be revised: Non-verbal Communication, Memory, Personality, Stereotyping, Prejudice,
Discrimination and Research Methods.
Memory
 Describe the flow of information in memory.
 Distinguish between encoding, storage and retrieval.
These can be found in the folder ‘Revision Checklists’ in GCSE Psychology on First Class.
Strategies for revising:
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Read and identify key areas of improvement in the June 2014 examiner’s report for Unit 1. This
can be found in the folder labeled ‘exam papers’ on First Class.
Complete a set of cue cards for all the topics above.
Complete the June 2013 exam paper on First Class in the folder ‘Exam Papers and Mark
Schemes’ on your own. With a green pen, use the mark scheme to highlight the key elements
that the examiner was looking for. Now do the paper again, but this time with the aid of the
mark scheme. Create that perfect answer for each question – Deadline 27th April 2015.
Ask your parent/guardian to interview you about a topic. Use the cue cards created earlier.
Method of loci – walk around your home and link facts to particular things within a room.
Make a word cloud with all the key words you need to learn. You can use the following site to
do this http://www.wordle.net/.
Create a small mind map on a certain topic. Ensure you use as little writing as possible. Use
colours to make the different aspects stand out. E.g. you might make a mind map of all the
sampling methods and their advantages and disadvantages. Then revise this mind map. Once
you have done this, cover the mind map and try and create an exact replica on another blank
page. You should be doing this by memory.
Log on and register on the following website. Use this site for exam practice, resources, games
and quizzes www.resourcd.com
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be three activities posted on the VLE in ‘My Classes > AQA Psychology > Stretch and Challenge
Revision Tasks’ which you must complete. Deadlines for these tasks are as follows:
Task one: 27th April 2015
Task two: 4th May 2015
Task three: 11th May 2015
Once completed, your work must be printed off and given to your class teacher.
The first activity will be uploaded week beginning 20th April 2015.
Focused Websites
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http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/hss/psychology/documents/
OCR Website – Past papers, Examiner Reports, Specimen question papers and Mark schemes.
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http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/
A website full of psychology revision resources. You will need to register.
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http://www.holah.co.uk/page/home/
A good website for extra detail on research methods.
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http://www.virtualpsychology.co.uk/gcsehome.php
Another useful website for revision.
Religious Studies
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be one exam paper. This will cover the modules Discipleship
and Conflict and Argument from Mark’s Gospel (unit 16) and Belief in God
and Matters of Life and Death from Catholic Christianity (unit 3). The
exam will be 90 minutes long.
The exam will be held during the week beginning 1st June.
Topics to be revised:
Unit 16 – Mark’s Gospel
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Chapter 1 - Discipleship
Chapter 2 – Conflict & Argument
Unit 3 – Catholic Christianity
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Chapter 1 – Belief in God
Chapter 2 – Matters of Life and Death
Strategies for revising:
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Mind maps from each chapter.
Highlight and learn the relevant passages in Mark’s Gospel, ensure you know what Jesus said.
Consider the relevance of each story for Christians today.
Create cue cards on the key words.
Give textbook to parents and ask them to test you on the ‘check you have learnt’ boxes.
Review all the skills coaching pages in textbooks.
Use www.recuthies.co.uk for revision activities for unit 3.
Go to www.edexcel.co.uk and download past exam papers for unit 3 and unit 16. (Remember
we have only studied the first two modules from each).
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
Week beginning 27th April – Create an exam question for Discipleship, Conflict and Argument, Belief in God and
Matters of life and death.
Week beginning 4th May - Answer your questions, by bullet pointing your responses.
Week beginning 11th May – Prepare and deliver a power point on one of the following: Discipleship, Conflict and
Argument, Belief in God, Matters of life and death OR How to answer an exam question a, b, c and d?
Focused Websites
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Recuthies.co.uk (Revision materials)
Edexcel.org.uk
www.getrevising.co.uk
http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/GCSE-SAMS-ReligiousStudies-Booklet-2008.pdf (Sample assessment materials)
Remember: Your text book has past paper questions
Science
END OF YEAR: 10
There will be 3 exam papers each 1 hour long. Unit 1 Biology, Unit 1 Chemistry and Unit 1 Physics.
Exams will be tiered and your teacher will tell you if you will be sitting Higher or Foundation.
You should have a pen, pencil, rubber, ruler and protractor. Calculators are essential and you must
bring your own. Spare equipment will not be available on the day.
Topics to be revised:
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B1
Keeping Healthy
Co-ordination and Control
Medicine and Drugs
Adaptation for Survival
Energy in Biomass
Variation Reproduction and new
technology
Evolution
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C1
Fundamental ideas
Rocks and Building materials
Metals and their uses
Crude oils and fuels
Products from oil.
Plant oils
Our changing planet.
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P1
Energy transfer by heating
Using energy
Electrical energy
Generating electricity
Waves
Electromagnetic waves
Strategies for preparation:
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Give equal time to Biology, Chemistry and Physics- not just your favourite.
Remember 50% of Unit 1 was covered in year 9. Go through year 9 exercise books.
Use revision checklists on First Class.
Produce a set of revision notes that cover everything from year 9 & 10. Use your revision guide or text
book to help.
Complete the white book as you revise to test yourself.
Watch videos from mygcse.com (links on checklists).
Visit Doddle. Use power points. Ask your teacher to assign you mini quizzes.
Visit BBC bitesize and do revision tests.
When you are confident download past papers from VLE and complete in timed conditions.
Use examiners mark schemes to green pen your work.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the student VLE- KS4 folder- Revision Advice and extra resources- Year 10
revision tasks. You must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to the exam. Once completed, they must be
printed off and handed to your class teacher.
Week beginning 27th April: Print out Biology checklist & self assess. Print out Biology revision PowerPoint slides
and fill in. Hand in your work to your teacher.
Week beginning 4th of May: Print out Chemistry checklist & self assess. Print out Chemistry revision PowerPoint
slides and fill in. Hand in your work to your teacher.
Week beginning 11th of May: Print out Physics checklist & self assess. Print out Physics revision PowerPoint
slides and fill in. Hand in your work to your teacher.
Focused Websites
Make sure you are using www.doddlelearn.co.uk. Your teacher will be setting you revision, such as PowerPoints
and quizzes.
You will also find more useful websites here:
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BBC Bitesize Revision offers a range of activities for you to use when revising for your Science GCSE
examinations. Each activity provides feedback on how well you have done: so you can learn from
whatever mistakes you make.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/
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S-Cool offers a range of tips and activities related to Science GCSE exams. Very useful when you are
revising. Click on the GCSE revision link and select Biology, Physics or Chemistry.
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/
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Some easy to understand explanations and very useful links form the backbone of this excellent
website. Authored by a teacher of GCSE Science.
http://www.science-active.co.uk/
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GCSE.com's section on Science is a useful starting point when you are revising for you Science exams.
http://www.gcsescience.com/index.html
Spanish
END OF YEAR: Year 10
There will be two exam papers: Listening and Reading.
Plus: The first “Writing Controlled Assessment” task completed on “el tiempo libre” ”(Free
time/holidays).
Topics to be revised:
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Free time at home. (Preterite tense of
regular verbs).
Free time and going out. (Irregular
preterits: ir-ser. Use of time expressions).
Talking about money and shopping. (Use
of direct object pronouns. Colloquial
expressions).
Discussing views on fashion and trends.
(Use of “Demonstrative pronouns”: éste,
ése, aquel).
Refer to the three different folders called:
“Crossing the D/C – B/A – A/A* boundary”
to help you develop strategies to improve.
Detailed Revision Check List: You will find it on
the VLE under “End of year exam”. This is useful
for “independent revision”.
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Talking about advantages and
disadvantages of new technology. (Use of
“Indirect object pronouns”. Justifying
opinions and adding extra information).
Talking about holiday preferences and
experiences. (Use of irregular preterite
verbs).
Talking about holiday plans. (Use of the
“Immediate future”. Prefixes).
Talking about what to see and do on
holiday. (Use of the “Perfect tense” and
“time phrases”.
Talking about getting around on holiday.
(Use of “Imperative verb forms”. Use high
numbers and 24-hour time).
Strategies for revising:
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Make up own “cue cards”, “mind maps” and “notes” use them to record key vocabulary and
grammar points. You may include pictures, use colour pencils and highlighting colours.
You may make “Summary tables or grids” to put together verbs conjugation.
Work with a partner and organize a “team –teaching” system, to teach each other. Research a
topic that you have studied and then teach it to someone else.
Go over pages 72-73-86-87 to revise the main vocabulary related to both topics. If you find it
difficult to memorise vocabulary you could: “read/learn, cover, write and compare”.
Use the internet (e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize) and interactive websites. Also use the
resources on the VLE.
Make notes on POST-ITs to remind yourself of rules/ structures/verb endings etc and stick them
around your room.
Record yourself on your mobile phone or using software such as Audacity. You can then listen
to yourself on your MP3 player or IPOD. This is especially useful for oral exams and for words
that you find difficult to memorise.
VLE Stretch & Challenge Activities
There will be 3 activities posted on the VLE in My Classes which you must complete in the 3 weeks leading up to
the exam. Once completed, they must be either printed off or sent to your class teacher. You will find each
task on the board of My Classes each week.
Week beginning 27th April: Design a leaflet for your travel agency include: type of holidays available,
destinations and what activities can be done there, what destination you would recommend and why and what
is important when choosing a type of holiday.
Week beginning 4th May: Write a letter to your pen friend telling him/her about your last holidays and why you
would recommend/or not the place and where you will go next time.
Week beginning 11th May: Prepare a quiz on grammar issues, include past, present, future, conditional of
regular and irregular verbs as well as pronouns, adjectives, expressing opinions and time markers.
Focused Websites
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www.asisehace.net/ (grammar and listening exercises)
www.spanishrevision.co.uk (grammar)
www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize/ (a variety of grammar / reading tasks)
www.elpais.es (Spanish newspaper)
www.el-mundo.es (Spanish newspaper)
www.languagesonline/ (grammar / reading comprehension tasks)
http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/languages/new/spanish_overview.php?id=8&prev=08
(exam board)
www.miarevista.es (Spanish magazine)
www.univision.com (News, gossip and soaps)
http://es.dir.yahoo.com/ (general search engine)
http://www.languagegames.org/ (for crosswords, word searches and games of hangman)
http://www.abroadlanguages.com/al/la/general.asp (for crosswords, word searches and
games of hangman)
www.rtve.es (Spanish TV)
www.cartoonnetwork.es (Cartoons in Spanish)
www.antena3.com/simpsons (Simpson’s in Spanish – Games, Activities and dialogues)
www.linguascope.com/ (A variety of tasks and exercises – all levels) (All pupils have the
Username and password)
www.bbc.co.uk/mundo (short clips of world news)