KS3 REVISION BOOKLET Year 9 Trinity Catholic High School 2015

KS3 REVISION BOOKLET
Year 9
Trinity Catholic High School
2015
Using this booklet to help you revise, will help you go from this…..
to this……..
What will I find in this booklet?
1. An Introduction to a number of revision techniques.
2. A revision tips flow chart.
3. Year 9 Exam Timetable Summer 2015
4. Subject Specific Revision Activities with Stretch and Challenge Activities.
An Introduction to Revision
Trinity Catholic High School
Summer 2015
This booklet aims to help you prepare for your forthcoming summer exams. We
have high expectations of all students at Trinity and therefore it is most important
that you try you hardest to meet or exceed your target level. Before you begin
revising, it is important to check your target level for each subject.
WARNING: Should you not meet your target level you will be given a 10
hour revision pack for EACH subject that you underachieve in and this
must be completed to a very high standard. In addition you WILL have to
re-sit the test at Saturday school. The Headmaster will be informed of your
progress and you may also be targeted for after school classes and
Saturday School. If you revise thoroughly, you will avoid having to give up
your free time to attend extra classes.
If you use this booklet to help you revise, you WILL reap the rewards when you
finally achieve or exceed your target level!
Prizes will be awarded in assemblies to those students who perform
exceptionally well in their tests.
“Before everything else, preparation is the key to success”.
Remember to create a revision timetable so that you do not overload, or under
load yourself. Revision should be carried out in blocks of 45 minutes. Factor in
breaks for snacks, walking the dog, going for a bike ride. A sample timetable is
shown below. Make up a similar timetable according to your own school day and
stick up on your bedroom wall or in your study area to help you keep on top of
homestudy and revision. Good Luck!
5- 5.45pm
Monday
English H/S
15 minute
break
TV
Tuesday
French H/S
Reading
Music
Revision
RE H/S
TV
History
Revision
Wednesday
English
Revision
Snack
Geography
H/S
Maths H/S
Reading
ICT
Revision
Thursday
RE
Revision
Phone
Calls
Drama H/S
Spanish
H/S
Phone
Calls
Geography
Revision
Friday
PRE H/S
TV
Science H/S
English
Revision
TV
TIME OUT!
1010.45am
RE
Revision
45 minute
break
11.30 – 12.15
Saturday
Sunday
French
Revision
6-6.45pm
Dinner
Time
Maths
Revision
Lunch
7.308.15pm
ICT H/S
15 minute
break
Internet
8.309.15pm
Science
Revision
Maths
Revision
2–
2.45pm
English
Revision
Science
Revision
ICT
Revision
1 hour
break
3.45 –
4.30pm
Spanish
Revision
History
Revision
F
, Revision
Features of a Good
Plan:
No matter what the task, all good
revision plans have the following 5
features:
1. List each topic in each subject.
2. Decide upon the area which
requires the most attention.
3. Work out how much time you
have before the tests begin.
4. Match the topics to the time
left.
5. Tick off the completed work.
The morning of the test:
Have a good, healthy
breakfast.
Stick to your normal routine.
Use positive self-talk. Imagine
positive situations. Leave the
house with plenty of time to
spare.
Bring water with you into the
test.
Exam Technique:
Read questions carefully.
Have spare pens, pencils and
rulers at the ready.
Give yourself time checkpoints.
Underline key words in questions.
In Maths, don’t miss out any
steps in your working out!
Move on if you are unsure of a
question. You can return to this
later and guess at the answer if
necessary.
Distribute time on a question in
relation to the number of marks
that are available.
Go back over your answers and
double check them!
Don’t leave answers unanswered.
Mind Maps: Mind Maps are excellent memory techniques because, by
using a mixture of colour, pictures and imagination with logical and
sequential information, they use both sides of your brain. Condense your
notes and organise them by theme, main ideas and details. An example
is shown below:
Revision poster
Strategies for Revising
For each subject your teacher has
suggested a range of revision
strategies, you can find this
information within this booklet. Some
of these methods are shown below.
Find out more about
revision strategies on this page
and the next!
TEST A FRIEND:
Test your friends on their revision
notes and have them test you on
yours! Talking through previous
lessons and what you learnt will do you
SO much good!
Spider Diagrams: Before you begin revising a topic, you might like to
test yourself and see what you know first. This will help you to gain an
impression of how competent you are in a particular area, to see exactly
what you need to revise and how much time you should be spending on
it. Once you have divided your revision up into manageable sections and
allocated time to each part, devote five minutes at the start of each study
session to create a spider diagram detailing all that you can recall about
that area of knowledge.
Write the title of the section in the middle of your paper and draw a ring
around it. Divide the large section into smaller sub-sections by writing
sub-headings around the main word. Use these words as the foundations
from which to build your other thoughts around. Recalling certain facts
and arguments will lead you to other connected information and ideas.
Once you have written all that you can, take a look at your revision guide,
class notes or text book and try to establish what has been left out. After
refreshing your mind on the information you were already familiar with,
your revision session should then be centred on filling the gaps in your
knowledge.
FIRST CLASS:
Use the VLE to access loads of
revision resources and past test
papers that your teachers have
created for you!!!!
Imagine YOU’RE the BOSS! Now you
can be the teacher! Imagine you were
creating the test paper. Write a list of
questions that might come up and try
to answer them. Why not create a
mark scheme as well – what answer
will be awarded FULL marks???
CONTENTS
Hot Potatoes: ‘Hot Potatoes’ is a software package that allows
you to make five different types of interactive exercises to help
you to revise. You can make yourself the following, based on
areas of subjects that you struggle most with!
Multiple-choice quizzes
Short answer quizzes
Jumbled sentence exercises
Crossword exercises
Fill-in-the-blanks exercises
You can access this brilliant software at http://hotpot.uvic.ca/.
What have you got to lose? Simply download the software and
get cooking up a storm of learning!! Don’t half bake your
revision!
Cue Cards: Note/cue cards are always really handy for when
you're out and about. List definitions and rules you need to know.
Or write key words from which you can fill in the gaps to tell the
whole story. These are also (very!) handy for learning language
vocabulary. You can buy index cards in any good newsagent that
will be a convenient size once cut in half, or buy ready-made
ones. Once filled in, these cards will allow you to reclaim time
that would otherwise be wasted - on the bus, in the queue at the
supermarket - there's no limit. Don’t forget to place on key word
on one side of the cue card and the definition of the word on the
other side of the card. Get Mum or Dad or even your Grandma or
Grandpa to say the key word and test you on the definition!
Revision Tips Flow Chart
Revision Timetable
Art
Design and Technology
Drama
English
Geography
History
Maths
Music
P.E.
R.E.
Science
Textiles
Audacity is a FREE piece
of software that you have been introduced to in ICT lessons. You
can use Audacity to record your revision notes and cut, copy or
mix sounds together. Play them back, especially if you are an
aural learner, and listen to your words being said back to you.
This will help to solidify your revision. Don’t forget that you can
record your voice onto iPods and iPhones – when you are on the
bus with your headphones in, no one will ever know that you are
listening back to your class notes rather than the latest “Will-i-am”
track!
- they’re exams – not worth ruining
FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE!
Stressed?
your health for!
– football, walking, running …
Say out aloud or sing it!
Need reassurance?
- Take more breaks - Rely on family, friends & good planning
KEEP YOUR WORK-LIFE
Tired?
Play background music
BALANCE!
- Get more sleep
Draw it! - pictures
IS YOUR MIND
- not more coffee
READY? Prepare
IS YOUR BODY
Drink loads of water –
it!
READY? Prepare it!
the brain works best
Map it! - mind map or
spider diagram
with 6-8 glasses.
HOW? Preferred
Learning Styles –
Eat brain food – more
complex carbs
(potatoes, rice, cereals)
WHERE? Place it!
identify it!
Revision
Tips
and less of the simple
carbs (sweets& sugary
List it in order
Learning lists – make up
HOW?
You need -
your own funny phrases
or acronyms (initials)
See ‘Online
A quiet space,
Your own study area
WHEN? Pace it!
WHEN? Plan it!
– how often, how long for?
Make a revision plan
Try :
- separate from your
relaxation area if possible
Revision Guides’
Explain it to someone
else
Secondary Revision
Try : EASY DAY / HARD DAY in turn
Ask an Expert Home Learning
Reading too long? Sing,
Multiple Intelligences
rap rhyme or dance the
EASY SESSION / HARD SESSION in turn
words!
Work out a realistic schedule,
- and a good sized table
Work in short bursts
then short break
such as …
… followed by longer session
... and
... every night 6 till 7 o’clock?
SCHEDULE
and longer break
– 10 to 20 minutes,
E.g.: Learn by heart
- 10 French words, 9 times tables…
CHANGE THE
– 40 to 50 minutes,
E.g.: Do a past exam paper …
… plan schedule around your
favourite TV programmes?
... Saturday mornings
instead of Friday evenings?
IF IT
DOESN’T WORK
WORKWORKWO
Note: Science examinations will be held in June. No examinations for MFL or HE as these have been externally
assessed already.
Year 9 Exam Timetable Summer 2015
Monday
11th May
Tuesday
12th May
Wednesday
13th May
Thursday
14th May
Friday
15th May
9F
Art
PE
Music
Geography
English
Maths
D&T
9A
History
PE
Geography
Art
Drama (Practical)
English
Maths
D&T
PE
Geography
Art
Drama (Practical)
English
Maths
D&T
PE
Art
Music
English
Maths
D&T
English
Maths
History
Music
Maths
9B
9T
Geography
9M
Geography
9C
Art
9P
Drama (Practical)
Geography
Art
English
Geography
Music
9E
English
Maths
English
Geography
Maths
Art
Drama (Practical)
Friday
22nd May
Monday
18th May
Tuesday
19th May
Wednesday
20th May
9F
Art
RE
History
Textiles
9A
History
RE
Art
Drama (Written)
Textiles
9B
RE
History
Drama (Written)
Textiles
9T
Geography
RE
Art
History
Textiles
9M
Textiles
D&T
RE
9C
Textiles
D&T
RE
Drama (Written)
9P
Textiles
History
D&T
Textiles
D&T
RE
Geography
Art
9E
History
Thursday
21st May
Art
RE
Art
Drama (Written)
There will be 2 exam papers which will comprise of an observational drawing timed
test and an extended Artist research task.
 Support your current project
 Link to your Gallery/ Museum research
 Be thoroughly documented – show off
 your presentation skills
 Be visually exciting
 Be well thought out
AO1 Develop Ideas – gather lots of information.
AO2 Experiment, Select & Refine (try different materials).
AO3 Record Ideas – what you think & why?
AO4 Present - a personal response –what did you enjoy & why?
Drawing is making a mark. Making marks is what creates an image.
TRY some of these….
Zoom into an area of the still life / object.
Look carefully at the shapes that you see.
Draw lightly, transferring the shapes and structures you are looking at – fill the page.
Start to look for the light and the dark.
Vary the pressure of your pencil to create the tones you see.
Aim for 4 tones – black, dark grey, light grey & white.
Make your drawing look 3D by using directional shading – you are giving it form.
In order to create an image you must believe you can make those marks into a work of Art. Within your
extended Artist research task:
Experiment with a range of materials – e.g. collage, biro, felt tips, colour pencils, different types of paint/ pastels etc.
After experimentation choose the method you like best.
Evaluate all the work you produce – record your thoughts and ideas, comment on how your ideas have developed,
what you think has worked well and what you can do to improve it.
These will be posted on the VLE.
What’s On?
List 5 Galleries or Museums in London or across the UK that are currently holding
exhibitions you would be interested in going to.
Galleries / Museums listed showcase the variety of what’s on.
Contrast & Compare
Contrast & Compare two exhibitions of your choice from the selection you have
found interesting on the internet (or in person).
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Include images of the work featured in the exhibition.
Include the exhibition blurb-what’s it about from the galleries perspective.
Express your opinion of the exhibitions – what interests you about them?
Why have they caught your eye? The I-Factor!
The I-Factor
Produce a review of a chosen Artist’s / Designer’s work featured in your favourite
exhibition.
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Include images.
Express your opinions & thoughts about the work consider…..Does it have
meaning? Does it tell a story? What’s your reaction to it? Why do you have
this opinion? Do the materials encourage a reaction?
Present as a newspaper article.
Broadsheet Newspaper Art/ Culture Supplements, Local Newspapers, Time Out
magazine, Online Reviews, Check out Tate Channel, The Art Library (All Art studios
have a satellite library).
Art is everywhere and so are Articles about it e.g. check out the Yinka Shonibare MBE–
‘The William Morris Family Album’ Exhibition on show until 7th June 2015; online
exhibition information from the William Morris Gallery.
Also don’t miss the exhibition ‘Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector’ at the
Barbican until 25th May 2015 check it out online, www.barbican.org.uk
Tate Galleries www.tate.org.uk – Tate Collectives
-Scroll to end of screen, choose Tate Collectives from Shortcuts listed.
National Gallery www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Saatchi Gallery www.saatchi-gallery.org.uk
British Museum www.britishmuseum.org
www.edexcel.com Choose to look at the GCSE Art and Design area
www.art2day.co.uk investigate the Fine Art Area
There will be one exam paper (1 hour) covering Theory and Design skills.
Differentiated papers will be issued to students where needed.
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Health and Safety in the workshop
The Design Process
Electronic Circuits
Electronic Components
Famous Designers
Tools and Machinery
Visual Analysis of a Consumer Product
CAD Skills
Designing Skills (as a mini project)
Materials
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Use Year 9 Revision PowerPoint Guide to revise (Task 1 on VLE).
Use Revision sheet to check areas needing revision (Task 2 on VLE).
Prepare mnemonic for the stages of the Design Process.
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Practice Visual Analysis skills using worksheet (Task 3 on VLE).
Review your own Design Folder & Homestudy Booklet.
These will be posted on the VLE.
1. Easter task – Print off Revision sheet (Task 2)
and complete it as best you can.
2. Self-assess using the Revision PowerPoint
(Task 1).
Understanding where your knowledge needs more revision.
Seeking the information and filling in your knowledge gaps.
Prepare mnemonic of Design Process.
Mnemonic is remembered in starter ‘test’ at the next Design & Technology
lesson, recalling which design process relates to which letter.
Print off Task 3 (Product Analysis sheet); fill in the boxes and bring to next lesson.
Complete all sections with the name of the feature and a reason explaining why
it is there.
Look for technology or design in the news.
Collect articles or interesting pictures on products / ideas / projects / buildings
and bring them to the next Design & Technology lesson.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/
http://www.technologystudent.com/
http://www.designandtech.com/
http://www.design-technology.info/
There will be an end of module practical assessment, in which you will make and perform your own original piece
of drama in a small group in response to a stimulus. You will also complete a written test in drama.
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Health and Safety in Drama
Areas of the stage
Devising skills (making drama)
Performance skills (acting in a piece of Drama)
Evaluation skills (discussing the drama)
Drama terminology (for written drama test)
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Meet up with your group to rehearse your play outside of lesson time (you can do this by booking a rehearsal
time at the drama office).
Prepare your own script for the play, with lighting and sound cues.
Organise your own costume and props and music for your play.
Revise key drama terminology by reviewing the power-points from lessons on First Class.
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These will be posted on the VLE.
The stimulus for your devised play will be available for you to generate ideas
to try out in class.
You would have read the: script extracts, pictures and the poem and made notes
in your drama book on: The 5 W’s - Who, What, When, Where and Why?
These notes will be the starting point for making your own play.
Read the guides on: how to create your own original drama and how to
prepare a script.
You would have read the guides on: how to create your own original drama
and how to prepare a script and word processed a script for your play.
Revise for drama written test.
You must present your revision in your drama book. You can select any of the
following techniques that best suits the way you learn:
1) Create a list of drama terms and
Drama Term
Definition
definitions in a table.
2) Creative writing - Write your own story
made up of drama key words.
3) Write your own set of exam style questions for a drama test based on the
power-points from the lessons.
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National Theatre Connections, Plays for Young People
Performance Power by Joss Benethan
Drama Games for Devising by Jessica Swale
The Student handbook for Drama by Brian McGuire, Gary Hogg and Matthew
Foster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/drama/
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover
: (a)respond to an extract from a 20th century literature text. (b) write a
creative prose text.
The assessment will be a 1 hour 45 minute exam paper.
Reading: 60 Minutes
Writing: 45 Minutes
Reading
 Retrieve information from a literary text
 Infer and deduce information from texts
 Analyse the language of literary texts (alliteration, simile, metaphor,
personification, onomatopoeia etc.).
 Analyse the structure of texts and how it contributes
to the overall effect.
 Understand and identify writers’ viewpoint
Writing
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Features of creative writing
 Planning and structuring a response.
 Language to create a desired effect (imagery, adjectives, verbs etc.)
 Punctuation.
 Spelling.
Reading Paper:
Review class notes (everything you will be doing in English will be preparing you for your end of KS3 test).
Read literature texts from both the 19th and 20th century regularly, making notes on: language and
layout/presentation.
Read extracts from literary texts and note how the writing is structured; how writers use technical effects like
sentence structure and punctuation.
Select interesting extracts from your own reading book and annotate.
Writing Paper:
Make lists of adjectives to describe emotions, appearances etc.
Use a thesaurus to make lists of synonyms for common words like: good, nice, got etc.
Locate unusual pictures or photographs and use as a stimulus to write creatively.
Practice writing brief descriptions of people and places.
Select pieces of writing from your exercise book and improve by varying sentence structure
(try beginning with an adverb or preposition).
Go through your English exercise book and list all the words you frequently misspell and learn them.
These are posted on the VLE
Reading paper: Read the extract and answer all the
questions. Take note of the number of marks for each
question.
Retrieve relevant information from the extract.
Use quotes to support your response.
Comment on how the writer uses language and structure.
Writing paper – Creative writing
Ensure style is appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Use your imagination to write a report.
Use connectives to link paragraphs.
Use a wide vocabulary and punctuate accurately.
Reading paper: Read the extract and answer all the
questions. Take note of the number of marks for each
question.
Retrieve relevant information from the extract.
Use quotes to support your response.
Comment on how the writer uses language and structure.
Writing paper – Creative writing
Ensure style is appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Use your imagination to write about news report about the chaos caused by the
escaped elephant.
Use connectives to link paragraphs.
Use a wide vocabulary and punctuate accurately.
Reading paper: Read the extract and answer all the
questions. Take note of the number of marks for each
question.
Retrieve relevant information from the extract.
Use quotes to support your response.
Comment on how the writer uses language and structure.
Writing paper – Creative writing
Ensure style is appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Use your imagination to write a narrative.
Use connectives to link paragraphs.
Use a wide vocabulary and punctuate accurately.
Short stories from the 19th and 20th century, unseen poetry
www.theguardian.co.uk
www.thetimes.co.uk
www.theindependent.co.uk
www.bbcnews.co.uk
Local and national newspapers
Useful Websites:
www.universalteacher.org
www.s-cool.co.uk
www.englishbiz.co.uk
www.schoolsnet.com
www.bbc.co.schools/gcsebitesize/english/
There will be 1 exam paper: The exam will last 1 hour and you will be examined on the China unit.
There will be a differentiated exam for students who are working at level 4c and below, as well as an extension paper
for students with a target of 7a and above.
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Characteristics of China
Describing the pattern of population distribution in China
Explaining the pattern of population distribution in China
Sustainability in China The advantages of the Three Gorges Dam project
The disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam project
Aims and plans for Dongtan Eco City
Extension paper – China as the world’s leading economy
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Mind maps help you to generate ideas and make associations & links.
They can also act as a powerful memory aid because they are visual. Re read your lesson notes and make a
mind map.
Colour, symbols and pictures can be included on your mind map to make it more memorable.
Make a poster of key words, with illustrations and put it up in your bedroom, your bathroom, the kitchen,
somewhere you will see it every day.
Highlight key words with highlighters to make sure you don’t forget the important information.
Make cue cards of key words/definitions.
A good way of remembering important processes, diagrams and terminology is through cue cards.
Be creative. Draw colourful images that help you remember what is on the card!
Decorate your room with Posters!! Make your room a revision centre!
Use a bright array of coloured paper; post it notes and images all over your wall. This way, whatever you're
doing you are constantly looking at your revision notes!
Ask your teacher for a How to draw a choropleth map‟ worksheet. Practice this skill.
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These will be posted on the VLE.
Make a choropleth map of China. Write a paragraph to describe and explain the
pattern of population distribution.
A completed choropleth map. A detailed description and explanation of the
factors which influence the pattern of population distribution in China.
Make a table of the advantages and disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam project.
Use your essay and research on the internet. Also use the Taking it Further folder
on the VLE.
A detailed table summarising the advantages and disadvantages of the Three
Gorges Dam project.
Make a mind map about Dongtan Eco City. Include location, plans which make it
sustainable, the good things about living in Dongtan and the bad things about
living in Dongtan. Use your essay and the VLE to help make a detailed and
colourful mind map.
A detailed and colourful mind map.
ALL year 9 classes will sit their exams in their lessons this week.
Use the China folder on the VLE. Use the Taking it Further folder on the VLE.
Lesson PowerPoints have been uploaded to the China folder for your use. There are
also examples of outstanding assessments in the ‘pupil work’ folder for you to revise
from.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongtan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/china
www.chinanews.cn
www.chinatoday.com
There will be one exam paper. Students will have 1 hour to complete the exam. Differentiated papers will be issued
to students as required.
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Causes of the First World War: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism,
Nationalism and the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Trench warfare – what are the features of a trench? Aside from gunfire, why
were the trenches so dangerous?
Propaganda – How was propaganda used to encourage men to enlist?
Conscription?
Using sources – what can sources reveal about historical events? How
reliable are different pieces of historical evidence?
You and a friend could create a word search of all the key words and write the definitions as clues. Swap word
searches and try to find words based on the clues they've given you. The following website will assist you in
this task, http://hotpot.uvic.ca/.
Create a detailed mind map of an event you want to study. Highlight the most important points on your
completed diagram, then practice explaining the factors highlighted. Draw arrows to show causes and
consequences of the event. Explain why you have placed your arrows in those positions.
Create cue cards with questions on one side and answers on the other. Get someone else to test you.
Choose a picture source and ask 5 questions about the source. (E.g. who produced this source? What is the
purpose of this source? What can I learn from this source?) Answer your own questions using evidence.
These will be posted on the VLE.
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Create 20 cue cards with key words on one side, meanings
on the other. Learn all key words and ask someone to test
you on the spelling and meaning of 5 words every day.
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Select key words from the lists you have been given in lesson and from your
classwork.
Make sure your key words are linked to the topics you need to revise (not
just any topic).
Spelling matters – so make sure you check carefully with a dictionary or your
text.
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Draw a detailed diagram of a British trench. Label all of the features and
explain why/how they were used.
Extension: Explain how trench warfare impacted the length of the war.
Use evidence to support your answer.
Use your class notes, text book, and independent research to revise the
features of the trench.
It is not enough to merely label the features of the trench – you need to
know their purpose and how successful they were.
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Create an A3 mind map with WWI in the centre. Add all the key topics listed
above and make sure you can answer the questions.
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You will need to use facts and figures and other evidence from the text and
your own research.
Colours and images are useful as well. For more mind map ideas, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ&safe=active and
http://thinkbuzan.com/.
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The Telegraph WWI Series
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/inside-first-world-war/
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk//year9links/wwi.shtml
http://www.worldwar1.com/
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk//year9links/wwi_sheets.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/20th_century/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir1/
Test will take place on Friday 15th May 2015.
There will be 1 exam paper: Set 1a -2b Level 6-8, Set 2c – 3a Level 5-7, Set 3b -3c Level 4-6.
Set 4 will be completing different papers; your teacher will advise you on which paper.
The time for the test is 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Questions will include both calculator and non-calculator questions.
SET 1A – 2b
SET2B-3C
 Understand rules for working with fractions and
 Add and subtract fractions.
solve problems involving fractions.
 Multiply and divide fractions.
 Solve problems involving percentages
 Calculate simple percentages.
 Solve problems using ratio and proportion.
 Ratio and proportion.
 Use standard form
 Understand rules for working with fractions and
 Multiply and divide using standard form
solve problems involving fractions.
 Calculate upper and lower bounds
 Multiply and divide decimals.
 Convert recurring decimals to fractions
 Solve problems involving percentages
 Multiply out single and double brackets
 Calculate compound interest and depreciation.
 Factorise linear and quadratic expressions
 Multiply out brackets (single bracket and 2 single
brackets).
 Factorise the difference of two squares
 Multiply out double brackets to create a quadratic
 Solve equations using balancing method
expression.
 Substitute into expressions involving x2
 Factorise quadratic expressions
 Change the subject/ rearrange formulae
 Solving equations using balancing method
 Set up equations and formulae for word
 Generate sequences and find nth term of a
problems
sequence.
 Solve equations graphically..
 Calculate angles in 2-D shapes.
 Solve linear simultaneous graphically and
 Identify the properties of polygons
algebraically.
 Interior/Exterior angles of regular polygons
 Solve quadratic equations graphically.
 Tessellation and regular polygons
 Draw and solve cubic graphs.
 Create and interpret two way tables
 Solve linear simultaneous equations
algebraically.
 Use scatter graphs and describe correlation
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 Calculate the circumference and area of a circle.
 Find interior and exterior angles of polygons
 Calculate volume and surface area of 3-Dshapes.
 Calculate the area and circumference of a circle.
 Describe and recognise enlargements.
 Calculate volume and surface area of 3-Dshapes
 Understand rules for working with fractions and
solve problems involving fractions
 Understand and use two way tables
 Estimate mean from frequency tables and grouped
 Use scatter graphs and describe correlation
frequency.
 Estimate mean from a grouped frequency
 Use and interpret cumulative frequency diagrams.
 Use and interpret cumulative frequency
 Plot co-ordinates in all 4 quadrants.
diagrams
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Use distance time graphs
Solve problems involving speed distance time
Understand Kinematics
Convert between compound units
Solve problems involving density
Calculate the gradient and y-intercept of
straight line graphs
Use gradient and y-intercept in context in real
life graphs
Calculate the equation of parallel and
perpendicular lines
Recognise and use exponential growth graphs
Use trigonometry to find missing length and
angles
Find missing sides using Pythagoras
Use Pythagoras and Trigonometry to solve
problems
Understand mutually exclusive and
independent events.
Use tree diagrams
EP topics (Set 1a & 1b)
Rational and irrational numbers.
Determine bounds of intervals.
Simplify algebraic fractions.
Add, subtract, multiply and divide algebraic
fractions
Use negative and fractional indices.
Solve quadratic and linear simultaneous
equations.
Use trigonometry and Pythagoras’ theorem in
3D.
Use conditions of congruent triangles in proofs.
Calculate area and arc lengths of sectors.
Calculate the volume and surface area of 3-D
shapes such as cylinders, cones and spheres.
Solve problems involving algebra and 3d shapes
Use sine and cosine rule in further trigonometry
Draw and interpret histograms.
Use probability notations and Venn diagrams
Use SUVAT equations to solve problems
involving constant acceleration
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SET-4
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Plot graphs of the form y = mx + c and calculate
gradient and y intercept
Solve linear simultaneous equations graphically
and algebraically.
Solve problems using ratio and proportion
Perform calculations involving speed distance and
time.
Convert between compound units.
Use distant time graphs.
Solve problems involving similar triangles.
Use Pythagoras’ theorem to find the
longest/shortest side of a triangle.
Use trigonometry to find missing lengths and
angles.
Use Pythagoras’ theorem and trigonometry to
solve problems.
Recognise congruent triangles.
Solve probability problems
Understand mutually exclusive and independent
events.
Use tree diagrams in probability.
Make estimations based on probabilities.
Addition and subtraction with two digits
Addition and subtraction with decimals
Problem solving with addition
Multiplication by 1 digit and 2 digits
Division by 1 and 2 digits
Long division
Understand odds, evens and prime numbers
Finding factors and multiples
Solving problems involving negative numbers
Solve problems involving money
Solve problems involving time
Simplifying fractions
Adding and subtracting fractions with the same
denominator
Adding and subtracting fractions with different
denominators
Finding a fraction of an amount
Finding percentage of amounts
Simplifying ratios
Sharing an amount in a given ratio
Direct proportion
Reading co-ordinates
Plotting co-ordinates
Finding the midpoint of a line
Probability scales
Probability of an event occurring
Sample space diagrams-listing outcomes
Substitution
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Collecting like terms
Substitution
Sequences- Finding the next term and pattern
Area and Perimeter of a rectangle and compound
shapes
Plans and elevations of 3-D shapes
Recognising and labelling angles
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Finding angles on a straight line
Find angles in a triangle and quadrilateral
Recognise lines of symmetry
Know how to reflect, translate and enlarge a shape
Flash/cue cards.
Mymaths and other mathematical websites.
Mind maps.
Practice exam papers (look on emaths website)
These will be posted on the VLE.
Revision test paper posted on VLE for students to print off and bring in
completed to teacher. This is found under my classes – course content – summer
exam revision
In addition, for those students in set 1a and 1b, resources are provided to
prepare you for the EP test. These can be found under the Exceptional
performance section in my classes.
Students should be looking to reach their target grade in the paper and highlight
topics for revision.
Complete the booster packs set by your teacher on Mymaths.
Success Criteria:
Students should be looking to reach their target grade in the booster packs and
highlight topics for revision.
Students complete a poster/presentation on topics highlighted for improvement
on the practice papers completed in week beginning 27th April 2015.
The poster is very detailed covering all key points to the highest grade/level for
the topic. A variety of research has been used. Ideas are organised into
meaningful groups and examples are shown to illustrate the key points.
The poster is innovative, exceptionally well presented with meaningful use of
colourful and displays well from a wall. It serves its purpose for revision.
Mathematical terminology is used and all spellings are fully correct.
Basic Mathematics: Practical real life examples (Teach yourself series) –
Alan Graham
www.mymaths.co.uk
www.emaths.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/
As a result of being on rotation with drama those students who did not do a
Mid-Year test in music will do an End of Year test in music and should
read through the following pages to help them with their revision.
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The Blues
Playing the 12-bar Blues, improvising using the Blues Scale.
Task – compose and perform a verse for a Blues Song.
Popular Songs
Performing/Arranging Task – ‘The Entertainer’ and/or ‘Stand By Me’ – reading
treble and bass clef. Identifying structure, comparing different arrangements.
Read back through your books and create mind-maps on each section reminding yourselves of what we have
covered and any keywords.
Listen to the different styles of music that we are studying outside the lesson to get a better understanding and to
enable you to identify different styles.
Develop your keyboard skills by practising in the department during your lunch break or after school. There are
also online keyboards available and a variety of online games (see below).
Don’t forget about your musical elements – they can always be explored in any genre of music that you are
studying.
These will be posted on the VLE.
Compare two versions of ‘Killing me Softly’ – audio on First Class.
You should be able to give a musical reason for why you prefer one of the two
pieces, for example: ‘I prefer the second version of the piece as it has a faster
tempo and uses a wider range of instruments including computer generated
sounds’.
When comparing the two versions, you should try to identify differences relating
to:
 Instrumentation (what instruments can you hear playing?)
 Dynamics (loud and quiet)
 Texture (how many / few instruments there are at a time)
 Tempo (fast/slow)
 Structure (how is the song organised?)
 Any other musical differences you can think of
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Draw a keyboard and identify all of the different keys (including the black
keys).
Underneath the Keyboard diagram, write out the notes of the Blues Scale,
starting with the note C.
Write out the pattern of chords in the 12 bar blues starting with the chord of
C.
All white keys correctly labelled, all black keys correctly labelled as both a sharp
and flat.
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Work out the note names for the lines and spaces in the Treble Clef and Bass
Clef using the rhymes provided to help you.
Add notes to empty treble and bass clef staves as indicated by the note
names given underneath.
All notes correctly identified in both treble and bass clef.
All notes drawn neatly onto the stave in the correct position.
To develop your keyboard skills further, take a look at the extra sheet music available
in the Stretch and Challenge folder on First Class, or choose a favourite song of yours
and try to learn it using a YouTube video tutorial.
www.teachingideas.co.uk/music/namethatnote.htm
www.thirteen.org/publicarts/orchestra/orchestra03.swf
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/
YouTube – C is to the left of the two black keys & Every Good Boy
Deserves Football.
http://www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm
END OF UNIT: Year 9 All sports
Final Practical Assessment (2x Lessons)
Competitive situation
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Skills: Competes to a representative standard in at least 1 event.
Understands fitness, coaching and training requirements for the event.
Knows rules for competition.
Physical Capacity: To cope with the demands of the environment.
Mental Capacity: Determined to succeed, keep going in challenging
situations, deal with emotions and good at helping others succeed as well.
Evaluation: Able to plan ways to improve performance. Use correct
terminology at all times.
Warming up and cooling down: Able to design, lead warm ups and cool
downs suitable for the sport. I can lead skills practises/drills.
Healthy lifestyle: Understand how athletics benefits health & fitness and can
share this information with a group of any size and can lead groups to
improve their skills/fitness in a lesson.
Practise at various clubs in your local area during the summer term;
 Redbridge Sports Club Directory.
 Produce cue cards to learn the different rules.
 Watch YouTube clips of sports and critique.
 Video your performance or your peers and coach them to improve.
These will be posted on the VLE.
Create a poster about the benefits of the sports covered this year and their
effects on a Balanced Healthy Active Lifestyle. In your poster you must include
information about the sports and their effects on the body. This must be in detail
and handed in NOT EMAILED.
What is a healthy heart? What sports help this and why? How does help your
health? What benefits do you get from taking part in these teams whether in
school in your PE lessons or outside of school?
In addition: What are the dietary requirements for the sports? What drugs are
used in sport and how does this affect the sports you have discussed? What are
the physiological benefits of training in the sports? How does your body change?
Extension: Describe the effects of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and coronary
heart disease and explain how PE at school can prevent these.
Create a story board showing a sequence of warm up and cool down activities
for the sport that you will be assessed in.
Show at least three different warm up activities that look at stretching different
muscles in the body and three different cool down activities. Story boards should
be clear to see and interpret exercises being described.
Produce a Rules Sheet for the sport that you will be assessed in.
Clearly presented showing all rules for the sport / activity chosen.
All sportsmen/women biographies
Newspaper articles
Sport reports
Athletics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/
http://www.uka.org.uk/
http://www.getactivelondon.com/
Badminton
http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/homepage.asp
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/badminton/4162194.stm
Cricket
http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/default.stm
Dance
http://www.sadlerswells.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/keystage_3/topics/other_subjects.shtml
Football
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/
http://www.thefa.com/
Gymnastics
http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/
http://www.getactivelondon.com/
Hockey
http://englandhockey.co.uk/
http://www.getactivelondon.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/hockey/default.stm
Netball
http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/
http://www.getactivelondon.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/netball/default.stm
Rounders
http://www.roundersengland.co.uk/rounders/index.cfm/rounders-england/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/special_events/newsid_3028000/302
8081.stm
Rugby
http://www.rfu.com/
http://www.getactivelondon.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/
Tennis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/rules_and_equipment/default.stm
http://www.lta.org.uk/
There will be 1 exam paper. 1 hour long. This will extend to 1 hour 15 minutes for some pupils requiring extra time.
Differentiated papers will be issued to pupils where needed.
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Holy Communion: The Last Supper, what happens during Holy Communion,
the effects it has on people’s lives, Spiritual food.
Transubstantiation: The belief that the bread and wine actually become the
body and blood.
Commemoration: The belief that the Eucharist is a memorial of the Last
Supper ‘Do this in memory of me’.
The Kingdom of God: Where is it? What is it? What does it say in the Bible
about the Kingdom of God? How close or far away are we today?
Parable of the Mustard Seed / Lost Sheep / Good Samaritan, what does each
one tell us about the Kingdom of God?
What significant events took place during Holy Week?
Why is Holy Week so significant to the Catholic Church?
How do we remember the events that took place leading up to Easter Sunday
in Church today? Why is it important to celebrate / remember these events
that took place during Holy Week?
Attend the Cloisters from 7.30am on Wednesday mornings to use
Additional revision resources/ask as teacher.
Create a key word cloud using Wordle.
Create mind map / cue card on each topic listed above.
Create questions for each topic and test your teacher.
Attend mass in order to understand the Eucharist.
Create a revision worksheet for the topics to be revised.
Create a list of key words from your studies since Christmas. Include their
definitions and which topic they come under.
Key word
Definition
Topic
Present your key word list as above. Include at least 15 words.
Create 12 exam questions using the following: Describe, Explain, Evaluate to start
each question. Base the questions on the topics to be revised.
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Set of exam questions created. Read aloud to family/friends to ensure you have
created questions rather than statements. Present as a list of questions or as a
revision worksheet. Answer the following: Are all topics covered? Do you have
to refer to Biblical examples in your responses? Are key words explained?
Create Write bullet point responses to the 12 exam questions created last week.
Present your 12 exam questions with bullet point responses. Each bullet point is
to represent a paragraph. Present as a list or as 12 spider charts. Answer the
following: Have you explained any key words in the question? Have you referred
to examples? Have you given your opinion? Have you given an alternative
opinion? This piece of work should be 3-4 pages long. 3-4 questions per page of
average type size / handwriting.
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A range of books available in your R.E. classroom, including G.C.S.E. textbooks on
marriage and the Last Supper.
Church newsletters highlight the importance of Holy Communion both as a
personal and community event. Keep on top of the events in your church.
Biblical commentaries online.
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www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/the-last-supper.htm
http://www.recuthies.co.uk/SECTION%203.3/SECTION33.htm
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/christianityrev3.shtml
http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/
A 90 mark GCSE Unit 5 Science paper covering topics in Chemistry, Physics and Biology that have been taught this year.
Biology
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Keeping Healthy (Textbook pages 24 - 45)
Co-ordination and Control (46 - 61)
Medicine and Drugs (62 – 75)
Chemistry
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Structure of Atom & Bonding (134 - 145)
Rocks and building materials (146 - 157)
Metals and their uses (158 – 171)
Crude Oil & fuels (176 – 183)
Physics
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Energy transfer by heating (222 – 241)
Using energy (242 – 251)
Electrical Energy (252 – 261)
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Complete exam practice. Start by answering questions you know in black. Look up questions you don't know and
answer in a different colour. Go back and revise again questions answered in your different colour.
Ensure you can plan a fair science investigation and can identify all variables. Make sure that in your plan you have
considered potential risks and how to control these risks.
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These will be posted on the VLE. Go to the ‘Science VLE’ on First Class in the year
9 folder you will find a whole range of activities to broaden your revision
programme.
Your teacher will select a 90 mark Unit 5 GCSE paper for you to complete. This
will be self assessed in your next lesson. To assist in completing this paper
students could also spend time completing individual revision on Doddle
completing tasks such as mini quizzes and using the various PowerPoints
available. Students can also access the Science VLE on First Class for extra exam
practice and extension questions to broaden your knowledge. All work
completed should be printed and stuck into your exercise book.
Achieving or exceeding target grade in exam paper that has been issued by the
teacher. Exam questions that are incorrect should be corrected and students
should complete self directed tasks to improve in these areas. Successful
completion of extension tasks set on the VLE and extra exam practice
completed.
Your teacher will select another 90 mark exam paper for you to complete. This
will be self assessed in your next lesson. Students should now be self directing
their own revision programme working on areas of weakness. The Science VLE
will contain activities to stretch and challenge yourself and also more exam style
questions to further enhance your exam practice. Doddle can also be used to
complete more revision quizzes or for reviewing revision PowerPoints available
Achieving or exceeding target grade in exam paper that has been issued by
teacher. Exam questions that are incorrect should be corrected and students
should complete self directed tasks to improve in these areas. Successful
completion of extension tasks set on the VLE and extra exam practice
completed.
Your teacher will instruct you to revise the key topics that you have identified
from exam questions that you find most difficult. This week you should produce
flashcards, mindmaps or revision tools that help you revise. You should also
review previous exam papers you have completed to ensure that you have
learnt from previous mistakes. The Science VLE on First Class should again be
used to complete your revision programme.
Students should have reviewed all the work completed and can measure the
success they have attained from completing the previous weeks revision
activities. All extra work on the VLE should have been completed and self
assessed and be available for your class teacher to review in your exercise book
Oxygen – Nick lane
Bad Science – Ben Goldacre
Both books are from KS4 science reading list
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/
www.doddlelearn.co.uk
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The assessment is: 50% practical 50% exam.
There will be 1 exam paper: 20 mins long.
You will need: Pen, pencil, colouring pencils, rubber& ruler.
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Hazards of using a sewing machine.
Writing a survey.
Prototypes.
Quality control.
Construction of an apron – EP.
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Colourful, detailed and focused mind maps.
Colourful cue cards – using images and key word testing.
Revision list check – use traffic light system.
These will be posted on the VLE.
Complete a PowerPoint on ‘appropriate hygiene wear in a food room’– you
should have a slide on the following its properties, how it is made up, its uses. You
will have to present these in class.
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Include key words that we have used in class.
Make sure your key words are linked to the topics you need to revise (not just
any topic).
Make sure you check spelling throughout using a dictionary or key words list.
Come to the lesson with 5 quiz questions on the importance of good hygiene in a
food area.
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Look through your class work and relate a question to each lesson.
Questions can involve images as well as written responses.
Draw an image of a sewing machine, label all of its features. Include and Health
and Safety considerations.
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Use your class notes, text book, and independent research to revise the
features of the sewing machine.
Don’t just label the sewing machine – state what each function/feature does.
Use BBC iPlayer to watch the Great British Sewing Bee – make notes to aid you with
the three tasks.
www.educationquizes.com/KS3/D-and-T/textiles-o2/
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/GCSE/bitesize/design/textiles/
www.textile4u.wikispaces.com/