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Year 11 Core GCSE Support 2017

'Shaping Futures'

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Three way Partnership

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Student School Family

How to approach your exams like an Olympian

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How to approach your exams like an Olympian

Regular hard training

• Push yourself outside your comfort zone on a

regular basis.

• Learn an extra piece of vocabulary or quote every
• week. Push yourself beyond the tasks your

teachers have set you.

• Practice exam questions every week because you

want to go over and above to improve your exam performance.

• When you continually push yourself outside your

comfort zone you’ll find that your comfort zone shifts: what you used to find hard becomes easy.

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Be mentally strong in the face of adversity

• Both these athletes overcame major

adversity in order to triumph.

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Have a support team

Every single athlete at the Olympics had a team behind them. Physios, family, sports scientists, nutritionists and coaches all played their part in the athletes’ successes. You need your own team to make your success happen.

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Who will be in your TEAM?

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• Family – the people closest to you should be your emotional support,

cheering you on every day. They can also give you practical support like buying books for you, helping you out with chores to free up your time for revision.

• Teachers – supporting you with the knowledge and skills you need

to excel in your exams

• Tutors – if you need a bit of extra support with particular subjects
• Mentor– someone who’s focused on you and helping you through

your exams.

The training schedule

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Your training schedule

It starts with a revision timetable

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Training methods to make your performance peak

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Revision App i Mind Map Gojimo Quizlet Quizlet enables students to create their own revision flashcards, as well as to use sets created by others.

Passing the baton over …

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• Make sure they have a comfortable place to work.
• Accept that some people can revise better with music or the TV on in the

background.

• Establish a revision routine by re-arranging the family’s schedules and

priorities

• Be lenient about chores and untidiness as much as you are able
• It is never too late to study, revise or ask for help.
• Schedule small and frequent rewards for the effort they are putting in.
• Don't go in for bribes; encourage them to work for their own satisfaction
• Suggest a special evening or day out as it could give them a treat to look

forward to.

• Be calm, positive and reassuring.

Top tips for exam revision

And finally…

• There are 13 top tips for managing exams on our school website, however I do have

hard copies to hand out today if you wish to take one with you.

• Alternatively there are self help websites , both helpful for students and parents/

guardians for example: www.stressbusters.co.uk www.mind.org.uk

• Finally if you have further concerns for your child's well being at this time please

contact us by emailing one of the following. Mr Griggs J.Griggs@marlborough.herts.sch.uk Mrs Aylward W.Aylward@marlborough.herts.sch.uk Ms Bazell J.Bazell@Marlborough.herts.sch.uk

Working Together: Supporting your child with GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature

Exams

• GCSE English Literature

–Paper 1 22/5/17 –Paper 2 26/5/ 17

• GCSE English Language

– Paper 1 6/6/17

–Paper 2 12/6/17

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English Language

• Paper 1 (1 hr 45 mins)
• Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing

(Fiction)

• Paper 2 (1 hr 45 mins)
• Writer’s Viewpoint and Perspectives (Non-

fiction)

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English Literature

• Paper 1 (1 hr 45 mins)
• Shakespeare- Romeo and Juliet or Macbeth
• 19th Century Novel- The Sign of Four or A

Christmas Carol

• Paper 2 (2 hrs 15 mins)
• ‘Modern text’- An Inspector Calls or Animal Farm
• Power and Conflict poetry
• Unseen poetry

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What do long distance running races have in common with exams?

English Language exam

Exams are like long distance running races. In

• rder to succeed you need:
• Training
• Persistence and

Determination

• Strategy and Method
• Timing
• Ability
• Stamina

English Language exam

Writing Stamina Pens- try out different

• types. You need a reliable

pen which works for you. Get a large supply. Finger gym- exercises. Hand stretches and flexing. Flex while you think.

English Language Unseen texts but questions remain the same. Skills and practice are vital. Know the format, know the structure. English Literature Known texts but questions will change. Textual knowledge and practice are vital. Closed book exams.

Exam knowledge

How to revise for English Literature

• Revision guides
• Exercise books, class notes and school

handouts

• Websites
• Make notes, mindmaps or posters for each

character, theme or contextual factor.

• Make quosters (quotation posters)

Revising for English Language Reading:

• Read– fiction and non-fiction such as newspapers,

magazines, websites, etc.

• Buy a newspaper – talk about the contents.
• Create a reading space and insist on at least 10 minutes

reading per day.

• Parents, make the time to ask your son/daughter about

their reading.

• You could even read the same articles and then discuss it

with them, trying to draw out the main ideas/arguments

• f a piece and the writer’s techniques. Let them teach

you!

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Writing:

• Learn commonly misspelled words (see the list in

their revision guide) using strategies such as read – write – check.

• Get students to check their writing when they

have finished to ensure that it is as accurate as possible

• Have a dictionary for checking.
• Encourage them to realise that being good at

reading and writing is a skill most people have to work at and they can improve…and will.

Really quick revision

• Working together match

the quotations to the poems.

• Then, match the poem

to a theme

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The exam requires the students to think quickly and form an opinion even more quickly.

Making revision guides work for you.

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All of the revision guides are available in school.

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Each poem is separate Colour coded annotations Key Quotations highlighted

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Remind yourself of the original Get a clean copy Annotate the poem again

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A clear summary Colour coded analysis Key Questions to work through

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Set time aside Be prepared Keep notes logical Rewrite the key parts Keep referring

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Short questions on each poem and theme Practice questions Use the mark schemes assess

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There’s no set way

• Flash cards
• Mindmaps
• Rewriting class/revision

notes

• Timed questions
• Revision sites
• Youtube revision

Keep the focus and

• bjective

clear Prioritise in

• rder of your

exams Try to think about the links Learn the key ideas

Support available and useful links

Revision guides are available to purchase from school and the Smart Revision guide will soon be available on the school website Online versions of The Sign of Four, Shakespeare plays and other texts are easily found: e.g. http://literature.org/authors/doyle-arthur-conan/sign-of-four/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zckw2hv this site has useful sections

• n the English Literature texts (novels, plays and some poems)

Geoff Barton (Headteacher and English teacher) – www.geoffbarton.co.uk (Student resources) Revision guide and youtube mini lessons - www.mrbruff.com and www.youtube.com Online newspapers or magazines – www.theguardian.co.uk, www.thetimes.co.uk, www.theindependent.co.uk, www.bbcnews.co.uk Examination Board website – www.aqa.co.uk (for information and sample papers)

Remember: Success comes from training, stamina, timing and strategy. Don’t give up.

Working Together: How to prepare for the GCSE maths exams

Paper 1 (non calculator): Thursday 25th May 9.00 Paper 2 (calculator): Thursday 8th June 9.00 Paper 3 (calculator): Tuesday 13th June 9.00

All 3 papers: 1 hour 30 minutes Higher: Grades available: (3) 4 to 9 Foundation: Grades available: 1 to 5

How to use exam booklets at home Either:

• Complete in exam conditions (1 hour 30 for a paper), mark at

the end

• Complete in small chunks (20/30 minutes, then break), then

mark

• “Teach” somebody at home how to answer the questions,

mark as you go along

CRUCIAL – no music, exam conditions

Not being scared of the markscheme….

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15 minutes: Year 11 – can you teach your parents/carers how to answer the questions? Parents/carers – try using the mark scheme to check the answers

• Look at the marks

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Grade boundaries (CAUTION) – out of 240

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Booster packs Mr Agbanyo/Miss Griffiths – 6 to 7, 8 to 9 Mr Stanton/Mrs Afford – 4 to 5 Miss Smith, Ms Wilson, Miss Sutton – 4 to 5 Mr Porter/Mrs Gustafson – 4 to 5

• Competition time….

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• 25%
• 4n – 1
• 72
• Edges
• 0.03
• 1: 1.3
• -3/4
• 45

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Important points:

• Don’t forget your equipment, especially calculator for 2nd and 3rd paper
• Try different methods with the exam paper booklet and find the one

that works best for you

• Try the mymaths booster packs
• Speak to a member of staff at the end if you need your mymaths log in
• Let us know if you need any more information or support:
• Miss Smith – G.Smith@marlborough.herts.sch.uk
• Mrs Afford – Annemarie.afford@marlborough.herts.sch.uk

Thank you for your support Please could you take the time to evaluate the support offered tonight via the evaluation forms provided.

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