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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


  1. How to ensure the mocks run smoothly for you Year 11 9 th November 2017 Arrangements 1

  2. • 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Websites… An Introduction to GCSEPod 9

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  11. 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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  13. Download the App 13

  14. 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

  15. Was your revision effective? • Teach someone • Past paper questions and mark schemes In summary.. • Plan • GCSE Pod • Specific tasks 15

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