Year 10 Revision Booklet 2013-14 2 - Welcome to Trinity ...fc.tchs.uk.net/ff/FOV1-00031CDA/FOV1-00040D49/Year 10...History, Maths, Media Studies, Music, P.E., Psychology, R.E., Spanish

TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Year10RevisionBooklet2013‐2014

What will I find in this booklet?

1. Revision Tips Mind Map

2. Subject Specific Revision Strategies and Stretch & Challenge Activities

BookletContentList:

Art,BusinessStudies,ChildDevelopment,Construction,Drama,Economics,English,FoodTechnology,French,Geography,Graphics,History,Maths,MediaStudies,Music,P.E.,Psychology,R.E.,Spanish

Make sure you use the VLE Stretch and Challenge activities when preparing for your Year 10 exams!

SecondaryRevision

AskanExpertHomeLearning

MultipleIntelligences

RevisionTips

HOW? Preferred Learning Styles –

identify it!

IS YOUR MIND READY? Prepare

it! IS YOUR BODY READY? Prepare

it!

WHEN? Plan it!

Make a revision plan

WHERE? Place it!

WHEN? Pace it!

– how often, how long for?

Play background music

Draw it! - pictures

Map it! - mind map or spider diagram

List it in order

Explain it to someone else

Reading too long? Sing, rap rhyme or dance the words!

Say out aloud or sing it! Stressed?

- Take more breaks

Need reassurance?

- Rely on family, friends & good planning

Try :

EASY SESSION / HARD SESSION in turn Try : EASY DAY / HARD DAY in turn

Work out a realistic schedule,

such as ... every night 6 till 7 o’clock?

... and

CHANGE THE SCHEDULE

IF IT

DOESN’T WORK

… plan schedule around your favourite TV programmes?

... Saturday mornings instead of Friday evenings?

… followed by longer session and longer break

– 40 to 50 minutes,

E.g.: Do a past exam paper …

Work in short bursts then short break

– 10 to 20 minutes,

E.g.: Learn by heart

- 10 French words, 9 times tables…

Learning lists – make up your own funny phrases or acronyms (initials)

FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE!

– football, walking, running …

- they’re exams – not worth ruining your health for!

KEEP YOUR WORK-LIFE BALANCE! Tired?

- Get more sleep

- not more coffee

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).

HOW?

See ‘Online Revision Guides’

You need -

A quiet space,

Your own study area

- separate from your

relaxation area if possible

- and a good sized table

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

Support your current project

Link to your Gallery/ Museum visits

Be thoroughly documented

Be visually exciting

Be professional in your presentation

AO1 Develop Ideas

AO2 Experiment, Select & Refine

AO3 Record Ideas – observations & insights

AO4 Present ‐ a personal informed and meaningful response

Strategies for Preparation

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

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 5th of May: What’s on? Gallery research. Make a list of current Gallery exhibitions & document your research.

Week beginning 12th of May: Contrast & compare two exhibitions of your choice from the selection you have found.

Week beginning 19th of May: Produce a double page review including images and text of a chosen Artist’s work featured in your favourite exhibition.

Art

Focused Websites

www.edexcel.comChoose 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

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

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

Detailed Revision Check List:

These can be found in the folder ‘Revision Checklists’ in GCSE Business on First Class

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

Strategies for Revising

Complete a set of Flash Cards for 2 chapters of your choice from Unit 1– Deadline 23rd of May 2014

Complete the Unit 1 May 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. 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.

Business Studies

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.


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 5th of May ‐ 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 12th of 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 19th of 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 their real business insights

Focused Websites

http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=12 Excellent Interactive Resources for both Unit 1 and Unit 2

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

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/quiz/startupresearch/quiz.html Market Research for Start‐ups Quiz

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/revision‐games/comments/marketing‐basics‐1‐true‐false/ Marketing Basics – True or False

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business‐studies/comments/entrepreneur‐video‐an‐interview‐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

http://www.teachmebusiness.co.uk/ASBusiness/ASBusinesshome.html Revision Notes ‐ Slides, Handouts, Podcasts for those students that want to stretch their understanding.

http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/GcseMenu.htm Links to theory notes and online activities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/video/

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

The family

Planning for a family

Preparing for the baby

Provision of a safe environment

Reproduction

Pre‐conceptual care


A detailed revision checklist can be found in your classroom on the VLE

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


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

Video tips from the experts

http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/business/index.htm Links to some great notes and mind maps

http://www.tutor2u.net/revision_notes_business_gcse.htm Detailed revision notes

Child Development

Get enough sleep, exercise, energy food and drink plenty of water Deadlines

6th May‐ Complete revision materials on topics (first column above)

3rd June‐ Complete revision materials on topics (second column above)



Week beginning 5th May ‐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 12h 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 19th 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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/

www.dh.gov.uk

www.nctpreganancyandbabycare.com

www.childhealth.co.uk

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.


Plumbing – supply pipes

Plumbing – waste pipes

Painting and decorating – emulsion paints.


Found in the Construction Folder in the D&T VLE folder.

Advanced painting skills – painting panelled doors with gloss emulsion


Review all photo evidence sheets to ensure practical method is understood.

Keep track of work done during practical lessons to meet deadlines.

Work through unit handbook undertaking exercises. Complete trial exam paper for unit.



Week beginning 5th May ‐ Costing worksheet for plumbing

Week beginning 12th May ‐ Costing worksheet for painting walls

Construction

Week beginning 19th May ‐ Costing worksheet for door painting

Focused Websites

www.cityandguilds.com

www.screwfix.com http://uktv.co.uk/home/video/aid/2619/videolistid/65/sr/13/videolibrary/0

END OF YEAR: 10

Unit 2 – Exploring Play Texts (25% of total GCSE)

The following three tasks make up the assessment for unit 2:

Practical Controlled Assessment (15% of total GCSE)

On 21st 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.


Cue cards arranged per topics and the associated vocabulary.

Mnemonics – e.g. (G.E.M.S. gesture, expression, movement, space).

Drama

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.



Week beginning 28th April – Annotation task of ideas on how to stage key scenes from the play.

Week beginning 5th 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 12th May – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Quiz about Woyzeck.

Focused Websites

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.

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.

Students will also sit a written paper entitled Investigating Economic Issues (1¼ hours) also representing 50% of the final grade.


Understanding the Personal Lifecycle:

• stages within the lifecycle

• needs and wants.

Making Decisions:

• choices and opportunity cost

• costs and benefits.

Choosing to Spend:

• demand and the personal lifecycle

• markets and prices

• effects of competition.

Choosing to Save:

• reasons for saving

• methods of saving

Choosing to Borrow Money:

• reasons for borrowing money

• methods of borrowing money

• choosing where to borrow money

• impact of changing interest rates.

Managing your Money:

• benefits of financial planning and budgeting

• planning for uncertainty

• moral and ethical issues

• influence of government on personal finances.

Understanding the Purpose and Nature of Work:

• the meaning of work

• specialisation and interdependence

Economics

• choosing where to save.

Understanding International Trade:

• UK’s exports and imports

• advantages and disadvantages of global

Trade

Exchange Rates:

• effect on imports and exports

• effect on individual consumer


These can be found in the folder ‘Revision Checklists’ in GCSE Business/Economics on First Class

• impact of ICT on work.

Understanding the Reward for Work:

• how people are paid

• how labour markets determine pay

• reasons for differences in pay

• the influence of government on pay and

working conditions.

Understanding the Consequences of Unemployment:

• impact of unemployment on individuals and

society

• impact of government on unemployment


Complete a set of Flash Cards for all Chapters 1‐3 (Money, Work, National and Global Economy)– Week beginning the 5th of May 2014

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.




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 5th May‐ 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 12th 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 19th May ‐ Using http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3e8mcWVJxA&safe=activecreate 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‐mark‐schemes

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

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.


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


These can be found in the folder ‘Revision Checklist’ in GCSE English on First Class

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.

English


Complete a set of cue cards on each poem that is studied. For each poem there should a cue card on writer’s perspective, structure, form and language – Deadline 6th June 2014

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 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.



Week beginning 12th 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. Upload your analysis onto VLE.

Week beginning 19th May ‐ Also find another of the writer’s poem, 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 2nd June ‐ 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.

Focused Websites

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetryrelationships/ ‐ excellent resources and notes on each of the poems

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.

http://web.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english‐approaching‐poetry.php ‐ this is a general guide on how to approach understanding poetry.

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.


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.

A balanced diet

Eatwell plate

Dietary needs

Fibre

Labelling law

Packaging materials

Pastry making

Food safety and hygiene

Functions of nutrients


Make a timetable or plan

Organise your notes

Re‐write your notes

Use past exam questions

Highlight key words in questions

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

Food Technology

Deadlines

2nd May‐ Complete revision materials on topics (first column above)

30th May‐ Complete revision materials on topics (second column above)

Plan topics to revise

Be flexible and realistic

Get enough sleep, exercise, energy food and drink plenty of water.



Week beginning 5th May ‐ 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 12th May ‐ Complete a revision mind map on Quality Control and Sensory Analysis. This should be colourful and include lots of key words.

Week beginning 19th 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

www.nutritionprogram.co.uk

www.nutrition.org.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize

END OF YEAR: 10

Past paper mock exam: Listening, Reading

There will also be a Writing assessment


Talk about yourself, family & friendsModule 1

Spare time activities & hobbies

Module 2

Discuss films, TV and books Module 2

Describe your home Module 3

Discuss your local environment Module 3 & 4

Making travel arrangements Module 4

Discussing clothes and fashion Module 4

Passé – composé: regular, irregular & reflexive verbs. Module 1 & 4

Imparfait Module 3 & 4

Futur proche & futur simple Module 1, 2 & 4


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


Week beginning 5th May ‐ Design a leaflet for your travel agency promoting your local area. Include detailed description of the location, what there is to do day & night, transports, places to go/visit, history of the area etc.

Week beginning 12th May ‐ 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.

French

Week beginning 19th May ‐ 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

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

END OF YEAR: Year 10

Your end of year Geography exam will be given between the 2nd and 13th June. You must answer one question on Water on the Land.


Water on the LandProcesses of erosion.

Processes of transportation.

Landforms resulting from erosion and deposition.

Factors affecting discharge.

Water on the Land (continued) Causes of flooding.

Case study of flooding.

Cumbria/Pakistan Hard/ soft engineering strategies.

Reservoir / Dam case study.

A detailed Revision Check List can be found in Year 10 resources on First Class.


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.



Week beginning 5th May – Erosional feature question

Week beginning 12th May – Depositional feature question

Week beginning 19th May – Case study question

Your task is to complete one full exam question – ensure you choose the correct level (H or F).

Geography

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.


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.

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

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

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 changing styles, taste, technological advances and environmental pressures

Eco‐design. The whole system of looking at a product from design to finished article, its use of materials and energy

The globalisation of products

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

Shading and Rendering Techniques

Focused Design Questions.

Properties of Graphic Materials.


These can be found in the folder ‘Revision Checklists’ in the Graphics VLE folder.


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.



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.


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 5th May ‐ 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 12th May ‐ Complete the January 2012 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 19th 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.

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.

Use the revision guide to the textbook to obtain content knowledge. The textbook also contains a breakdown of the examination paper you will face and contains worked and unworked examples of each question in the exam paper.


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

Make sure your notes are clear, connected to titles and will be available 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 have an exact requirement, which you will know in advance and the focus of your answer should be about the evidence that the source contains. Use your own knowledge only when it is asked for.


The VLE contains revision information and s and c exercises to be carried out weekly prior to the end of the year test.

Week beginning 5th of May – “Explain the effects of the Great Depression in Germany from 1930 to the end of January 1933”

Week beginning 12th of 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:

• the general election results of 1933 • the Enabling Act

History

• the banning of political parties and trade unions • the night of the Long Knives Week beginning 19th of 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

END OF YEAR: 10

Unit 1: Statistics and Probability

Unit 2: Number Algebra, Shape, Space and Measure

Date of Exam: Unit 2: Wednesday 4th June Period 2 ‐ Start Time: 10:45 am

Unit 1: Wednesday 11th June Period 4 ‐ Start Time: 10:45 am

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes for each unit

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 B A

Mean, median and mode Unit 1 D C

Frequency table averages Unit 1 D C

Interquartile range Unit 1 C B

Frequency polygons Unit 1 C

Histograms Unit 1 A A*

Cumulative frequency Unit 1 B

Box plots Unit 1 B

Mathematics

Straight line graphs 1 Unit 1 D C

Real life graphs 1 Unit 1 D C

Scatter graphs Unit 1 D

Percentages 1 Unit 1 D C B

Basic probability Unit 1 D C

Probability tree diagrams Unit 1 A A*

Metric units Unit 1 D

Ratio Unit 1 D C

TOPIC APPROXIMATE GRADE

Factors and primes Unit 2 D C

Indices 1 Unit 2 D C B A A*

Fractions Unit 2 D C

Decimals and estimation Unit 2 D C

Percentages 2 Unit 2 D C

Indices 2 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 A A*

Surds Unit 2 A A*

Straight line graphs 2 Unit 2 D C B

Parallel and perpendicular gradients Unit 2 D C B A A*

3D coordinates Unit 2 C B

Speed Unit 2 D C

Real life graphs 2 Unit 2 D C B

Ratio problems Unit 2 D C

Converting units Unit 2 D C

Formulae Unit 2 D C

Algebraic fractions Unit 2 A A*

Proof Unit 2 C B A A*

Angle properties Unit 2 D C

Solving angle problems Unit 2 D C

Angles in polygons Unit 2 D C

Circle facts Unit 2 B A

Plans and elevations Unit 2 D C

Perimeter and area Unit 2 D C

Volume of Prisms Unit 2 D C


Can be found using the board in the online mathematics classroom on First Class


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



Week beginning 5th May – Make your ‘revision foldy’ using the success criteria issued by your class teacher

Week beginning 12th 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 19th May – Make your own ‘revision booklet’ ‐ success criteria and topics to be issued by your class teacher

Focused Websites

www.mymaths.co.uk (school login: tchs school password: ratio– 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

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 watch an unseen extract. This is one section of the final exam that pupils will take in the summer of 2013 as part of their final GCSE. The length of the exam will be 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Topics to be revised: (Action Adventure Unit)

The Tools of Analysis

Action Adventure Conventions

Media Language used in Action Films

Character Representations

Stereotypical & Anti‐stereotypical Representations


These can be found in the folder ‘Resources’ in GCSE Media Studies in First Class – the document is called ‘Revision Checklist’.

Question One of the exam – applying to an extract

Question Two of the exam – applying to an extract

Question Three of the exam – applying to an extract

Exam Practice for all three questions


Develop a PowerPoint presentation concerning the conventions of the Action Adventure genre – apply these to examples of clips and extracts we have studied during lessons.

Ask my parent/guardian to interview me 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 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.


Media Studies



Week beginning 5th May: Watch the extract that can be found at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jKS‐‐‐5QYY&feature=related and consider how this can be identified as an Action Adventure sequence.

Week beginning 12th May: Visit the following link: http://cdpike3000.tripod.com/conventions.htm and create a detailed mindmap which discusses the typical characters, narrative and setting in an Action Adventure film – apply these to one sequence of your choice.

Week beginning 19th of May: Develop a PowerPoint presentation that shows screen shots of the different types of Cinematography that are used in Action Adventure sequences and the effect that they have.

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.

http://valerie‐williamson.suite101.com/key‐concepts‐of‐the‐action‐adventure‐blockbuster‐movie‐a310932

Covers the key concepts of Action Adventure films.

http://trinmediastudiesrevision.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/action‐adventure‐conventions‐that‐you_3280.html

Mr. Sears’s revision blog which covers all aspects of exam preparation and exam content.

http://mrsearsmediafilm.blogspot.co.uk/ Mr. Sear’s Media Studies blog which includes clips, links and theory associated with the Action Adventure genre.

http://asanda2mediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/2007/11/action‐adventure‐genre‐conventions.html

Covers the conventions of the Action Adventure genre.

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.

END OF YEAR: 10

There will be 1 listening exam paper which is worth 40% of the final grade.


Handel ‘And the Glory of the Lord’ Mozart ‘1st Movement from Symphony No. 40’

Chopin ‘Raindrop Prelude’


These are in the Music classroom on First class.

Moby ‘Why does my heart feel so bad’

Jeff Buckley ‘Grace’

Miles Davis ‘All Blues’

Bernstein ‘Something’s coming’

Schoenberg ‘Peripetie’

Reich ‘Electric Counterpoint’.


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.



Week beginning 5th May – Watch Howard Goodall’s ’how music works melody’ found on the VLE.

Week beginning 12th 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 19th 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.

Music

Focused Websites

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&templateStyle=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&templateStyle=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&templateStyle=music

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=electric_counterpoint&templateStyle=music

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/music/quizengine?quiz=music_theatre&templateStyle=music

http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/games/revision/index.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMhbhBry5DY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJFpRE7rITE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHG4sIHqQWE&list=PLll‐EvZGKfW1pjAq6fWNvFRu3nVKVg6KC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDhEiyjaJZ0&list=PLll‐EvZGKfW1pjAq6fWNvFRu3nVKVg6KC

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 HEALTHY ACTIVE BODY

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.

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


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

Physical Education



Week beginning 5th May‐ 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. Discuss how each sporting activity contributes to the BAHL of the performer.

Week beginning 12th 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 19th 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/

END OF YEAR: 10

There are three exams in GCSE Psychology.

B541 – Studies and applications in Psychology – 40% / 1 hour 15 minutes

B542 – Studies and applications in Psychology – 40% / 1 hour 15 minutes

B543 – Research methods – 20% / 1 hour This year your summer exams will start week commencing 2rd June and will end Friday 13th June. You will be sitting your Psychology summer exam on 6th June 2014 (Miss Bere and Miss Espley) and 11th June 2014 (G&T class). The exam will include B543, Sex and Gender, Memory, Attachment and Obedience.

Topics to be revised: Research Methods, Sex and Gender, Memory, Attachment and Obedience.

Research Methods

Variables (independent, dependent, extraneous)

Hypotheses (alternative, null, directional, non directional)

Experimental designs (independent, repeated measures and matched pairs)

Sampling techniques (volunteer, opportunity and random)

Ethical considerations (consent, deception, right to withdraw)

Experiments (Laboratory, field, natural)

Questionnaires and Interviews (structured, unstructured)

Observations (overt, covert, participant, non participant)

Types of studies (longitudinal, case studies)

Types of data (quantitative, qualitative)

Tables, charts and graphs (scattergrams, bar charts, histograms)

Evaluating findings (reliability, ecological validity, demand characteristics etc)

Sources of bias (cultural bias, observer bias, gender bias, volunteer bias)

Advantages and Disadvantages of all designs, methods, sampling techniques, types of data, analysing data.

Sex and Gender

Key concepts ‐ sex and gender and masculinity, femininity and androgyny.

Biological theory of sex and gender: Chromosomes, gonads and hormone and basic evolutionary sex differences.

The criticisms of the biological theory.

Alternative theory: psychoanalytic theory.

Core study: Diamond and Sigmundson (1997).

Outline limitations of Diamond and Sigmundson’s study.

Application of research into sex and gender: equal opportunities for the sexes.

Memory

Key concepts ‐ information processing: input, encoding, storage, retrieval and output. Distinguish between accessibility and availability problems in memory.

Multi‐store model: sensory store, short‐term memory, long‐term memory and the theory of forgetting.

The criticisms of the multi‐store model of memory

Alternative theory: Levels of processing theory.

Core study: Terry (2005)

Application: explain how psychological research relates to memory aids.

Attachment

Key concepts ‐ protest and stranger anxiety as measures of attachment and secure, insecure‐avoidant, insecure‐ambivalent.

Bowlby’s theory: monotropy, critical period, effects of attachment, deprivation and privation

The criticisms of Bowlby’s theory.

Alternative theory: Behaviourist theory.

Core study: Hazen and Shaver (1987).

Application: Care of children. Detailed Revision Checklists:

These can be found in the folder ‘Revision Checklists’ in GCSE Psychology on First Class.

Psychology

Obedience

Key concepts ‐ distinguish between obedience and defiance? Explain what is meant by denial of responsibility.

Situational factors theory: the effect of environment, punishment and consensus on obedience.

The criticisms of the situational factors theory.

Alternative theory: dispositional factors.

Application: keeping order in institutions.


Read and identify key areas of improvement in the June 2011 examiner’s report for B543 Research in Psychology. 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 2011 exam paper (B541 and B543) on First Class in the folder ‘Exam Papers and Mark Schemes’ 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 – Deadline 9th May 2014.

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 http://www.psychexchange.co.uk



The first activity will be uploaded week beginning 28th April 2014.

You will find the stretch and challenge activities in Course content ‐ ’VLE Stretch and Challenge Activities’. Teachers will direct students to complete specific tasks and give guidance on where to find resources on VLE

Focused Websites

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/hss/psychology/documents/ OCR Website – Past papers, Examiner Reports, Specimen question papers and Mark schemes.

http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/ A website full of psychology revision resources. You will need to register.

http://www.holah.co.uk/page/home/ A good website for extra detail on research methods.

http://www.virtualpsychology.co.uk/gcsehome.php Another useful website for revision.

END OF YEAR: 10

There will be one exam paper it will count as a mock paper for Mark’s Gospel before we begin the next Unit on Roman Catholic Christianity.

The exam will be held during the week beginning 12th May.


Chapter 1 ‐ Discipleship

Chapter 2 – Conflict & Argument


All revision materials can be found under ‘My Classes’ on the VLE. They are filed according to the chapters above and correspond exactly to the text book.

Chapter 3 – Death & Resurrection

Chapter 4 – Identity of Jesus Review all the coaching skills pages in your text book


Mind maps from each Chapter

Highlight and learn the relevant passages in Mark’s Gospel

Remember to think about what it means for Christians today

Consider how Mark’s Gospel and the words of Jesus might challenge Christians today Use the powerpoints and revision notes sent to you each week.



Week beginning 14th April ‐ Create power point notes on Conflict & Argument or Identity of Jesus. Prepare a presentation for the next lesson and provide an exam question to present to the class. Take the class through the mark scheme

Week beginning 28th April‐ Prepare a set of ‘C’ type exam questions for each of the sections in Chapter 3 – Death & Resurrection

Week beginning 6th of May ‐ Produce a mind map on Discipleship. Take each section in Chapter 1 and produce a ‘D’ question. Present them to the class and take students through your mark scheme. (Refer to Coaching Skills on p. 97 for further help)

Religious Studies

Focused Websites

Recuthies.co.uk (Revision materials)

Edexcel.org.uk

www.getrevising.co.uk

http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/GCSE‐SAMS‐Religious‐Studies‐Booklet‐2008.pdf (Sample assessment materials)

A free App for iphone or Android to help plan your revision timetable‐ My Study Plan Remember: Your text book has past paper questions

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 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)

Detailed Revision Check List: You will find it on the VLE under “End of year exam”. This is useful for “independent revision”

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)


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.

Spanish


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 5th May: 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 12th 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 19th 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

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, Activites and dialogues)

Documents

Year 10 Revision Booklet 2013-14 2 - Welcome to Trinity ...fc.tchs.uk.net/ff/FOV1-00031CDA/FOV1-00040D49/Year 10...History, Maths, Media Studies, Music, P.E., Psychology, R.E., Spanish