year 9 revision booklet - chesterfield high school · 2017-05-17 · gcse revision and preparation...

Year 9 Summer Examination Season

GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE PREPARATION FOR EXAMINATIONS

All of the staff at school understand the importance of these examinations and are here to

support you however possible. It is also important that you become an organised and

resilient person so you need to ‘step up’ around this time and know how to perform best in

times of increased pressure.

EXAMINATION TIMETABLE

At the back of this booklet can be found the timetable for your end of year exams. This must

be checked carefully to ensure you have prepared effectively for each specific examination.

The seating plan for each exam will be on display in the Mall area, and a copy will be shared

with during morning registration.

EXAMINATION PREPARATION / ENTRANCE

• Check your equipment the day before every examination and replace any items that

are needed

• Put them in a transparent pencil case

• Get 3 or 4 of your favourite BLACK pens

• Fill up your water bottle (label removed)

• Turn off your mobile and give it to an invigilator (including smart-watch)

• Make sure you have your seat number

ON THE DAY

• Eat a good breakfast and be sufficiently hydrated.

• Come in to school in plenty of time, use the canteen to sit and relax prior to the start

of the examination.

• Have a ‘brief’ look over your ‘condensed’ notes.

• If you have any queries see Mr Loughlin / Mrs McCann as soon as possible.

A.M. EXAMINATIONS

• These will begin at 08:40am or 11:10am prompt.

• You must wait in the canteen where mobile phones will be collected until you are

asked to enter.

• You will start to enter approximately 10 minutes before the exam starts.

P.M. EXAMINATIONS

• These will begin at 2pm prompt.

• You will hand your phone to an invigilator at the mini-mall and enter at 1:45pm


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL

• Place belongings at the back of your row and locate your seat

• Sit down, get your equipment out

• Check the details on the front of your paper

• Face the front, remain in silence

MANAGING EXAM STRESS

All students, whether they admit it or not, suffer from increased anxiety around the time of

examinations. You will not be able to prevent stress and anxiety but there are things you can

do to manage these feelings to prevent them having a negative effect on you.

Plan ahead

Do

• Have your own revision timetable – start planning well before exams begin. Your teacher

should be able to help.

• Make your books, notes and essays user-friendly. Use headings, highlighting and revision

cards, and get tips on other revision techniques from teachers and friends with experience

of exams. You could also consider buying revision guides.

• Take notes of the important points when revising. Try to answer the questions of past

exam papers – explain answers to tricky questions to someone else.

• Everyone revises differently. Find out what routine suits you best - alone or with a friend

or parent/carer; early morning or late at night; short, sharp bursts or longer sessions; with

music or without noise.

• Ask for help from your teacher/learning mentor, parent/carer or a friend if there are

things you don’t understand.

Don’t

• Don’t leave revision to the last minute

• Don’t avoid revising subjects you don’t like or find difficult

• Don’t forget that there is life beyond revision and exams

• Don’t cram ALL night before an exam


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Pamper yourself

Put yourself first – this is an important time for you. Try to talk to your family about how they

can make studying a little easier for you – for example, by agreeing times when you can have

your own space, when they will try to be a little quieter around the house and when you’d

rather not be disturbed (except perhaps for the occasional treat, such as a drink or snack).

Don’t revise all the time Make sure you give yourself time each day to relax, taking breaks to

do something you enjoy – watch TV, listen to music, read a book or go out for a walk.

Prepare for the big day

• Have a good breakfast if you can

• Make sure you know where the exam is being held and what time it starts. Give yourself

plenty of time to get there

• Take all the equipment you need for each exam, including extra pens and pencils.

• Take in a bottle of water and tissues

• Go to the loo beforehand! If you feel really anxious, breathe slowly and deeply while

waiting for the exam to start

Pace yourself

• Read the instructions before starting the exam.

• Ask the teacher or exam supervisor if anything is unclear.

• Read through all the questions before starting writing, and make sure you are clear how

many questions you are required to answer.

• If there is a choice, start by answering the question you feel you can answer best.

• If you are stuck on a question, go on to the next. You can always come back to it later. If

you are really stuck, try to have an intelligent guess anyway.

• Leave time to read through and check your answers before the exam finishes. Plan how

much time you’ll need for each question.

Perform as well as you can

• Knowing that you’ve done your best may help you overcome feelings of letting anyone

down.

• Don’t go through the answers afterwards with your friends if it is only going to make you

more worried.

• Try to put the last exam out of your mind and look ahead to the next one. You can’t go

back and change things. You’re you, so you can only do the best you can on the day.


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Phew!

Exams over?

Pat yourself on the back – it’s time to relax and forget about them. If you did well –

congratulations! But remember, there’s life beyond exam results. Disappointing grades are

not the end of the world, even if it does feel that way at the time. You might decide to re-sit,

and in any case, there will be lots of other opportunities to express yourself and succeed later

on in life.

Help and advice

During or after the exams, if you feel that you can’t cope with the pressure or are feeling

stressed, find someone to talk to. Don’t bottle it up! Try to talk to your teachers, friends, or

ChildLine. Whatever your worry, it’s better out than in ChildLine is the UK’s free, confidential

helpline for children and young people. We’re here for advice and support, by phone and

online, 24 hours a day. Whenever and wherever you need us, we’ll be there.

Phone: 0800 1111 (24 hours) Website: www.childline.org.uk

Parents and carers can help too. Ask your parents or carers to give you encouragement and

support, and not to put pressure on you. Arrange with them when you can have your own

quiet time and space in the house to study without being disturbed. Don’t forget to talk to

them if you are worried – don’t bottle things up inside. Exams are important – but they are

not the only key to a successful future.


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE ‘PEFORM’ AT YOUR BEST

P - Preparation

Start the day with a nutritious breakfast. Your brain needs the energy from food to work

efficiently.

E - Energy Levels

Eat at regular times throughout the day and avoid high sugary foods such as pastries, sweets,

caffeine and fizzy drinks.

R – Re-hydrate

Drink a glass of water ideally with lemon at the start of the day. Carry a bottle of water around

with you and take it into the exam.

F - Focus Fuels

Snack on brain boosting foods throughout the day such as fresh & dried fruit, nuts &

seeds.

O - Omega 3s

Omega 3 has been shown to help brain function and increases concentration. It also helps to

improve your immune system when your body and mind are stressed. The best source of

Omega 3 is oily fish such as mackerel, sardines, salmon & trout.

R - Re-think brain blockers

On exam day, stay away from foods made of white flour, such as cookies, cereal bars, pastries,

cakes and muffins, which require added time and energy to digest. Also avoid foods that are

high in refined sugar, such as chocolates, desserts, and sweets as these won't keep you stable

during a long exam.

M - Macro-nutrients

Have a combination of protein, fats, and carbs at every meal on exam day. You need protein

to provide amino acids that create dopamine and norepinephrine. These brain chemicals

make you feel more alert, attentive, and energetic.


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Year 9 Examination Timetable

Date Location Start When How long? Subject Who?

Thurs 15th June Sports

Hall 11:10 Period 3 & 4 1 hr 45 English all

Mon 19th June Sports

Hall 08:40 Reg & Period

1 1 hr Mathematics all

Mon 19th June Sports

Hall 14:00 Period 5 1 hr Science - Biology all

Tues 20th June Sports

Hall 11:10 Period 3 & 4 1 hr Science - Chemistry all

Wed 21st June Sports


1 1 hr Science - Physics all

Wed 21st June Sports

Hall 14:00 Period 5 1 hr Mathematics all

Thurs 22nd June Sports


1 1 hr

Geography/ History

( core) all

Thurs 22nd June Sports

Hall 14:00 Period 5 1 hr Computing all

Fri 23rd June Sports

Hall 11:10 Period 3 & 4 Max 2 hr OPTION SUBJECTS

Option subjects being examined on Friday 23rd June

• Resistant Materials

• MFL

• Food Technology

• History

• Geography


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE REVISION GUIDANCE

SUBJECT REVISION TOPICS &

USEFUL RESOURCES

English

Maths

9 Set 1

Angles, Scale Diagrams and Bearings

Basic Number, Factors and Multiples

BASIC ALGEBRA

Fractions, Decimals and Basic Percentages

Coordinates, Linear Graphs and Sequences

Rounding

Collecting and Representing Data

Perimeter and Area

Circumference and Area

Real Life Graphs

Ratio and Proportion

Properties of Polygons

Equations

Indices and Surds

Basic Probability

Standard Form and Measures

Transformations

Congruence and Similarity


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE

9 Sets 5-7



BASIC ALGEBRA


Coordinates, Linear Graphs

Rounding


Perimeter and Area


Sequences


Basic Probability

Equations

Scatter Graphs

Pythagoras' Theorem

Homework resource:

Use Maths Watch

9 Sets 2-4



BASIC ALGEBRA


Coordinates, Linear Graphs and Sequences

Rounding


Perimeter and Area


Real Life Graphs


Scatter Graphs

Equations

Transformations

Basic Probability


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Science

Topics for revision:

• Biology: Cell biology, organisations, infection and response

• Chemistry: Atomic structure, bonding, quantitative chemistry, chemical change

and energy changes

• Physics: Forces, Energy, Waves

Geography Year 9 Geography students need to revise everything they have covered on the Rivers

and Coasts AQA specification.

Geographical skills will be assessed throughout the two topics.

Your exercise book, Doodle, the AQA website and BBC bitesize for KS4 will help you to

prepare for the exam.

History Henry VIII and his ministers

Key topic 1: Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1509–29

1 Henry VIII, Renaissance Prince

● England in 1509: society and government. The young Henry and his accession to the throne.

● Henry’s character and views on sovereignty and monarchy. His personal style of government.

● Strengths, weaknesses and aims as monarch.

2 The rise of Wolsey and his policies

● Reasons for Wolsey’s rise to power. His personality, roles and wealth.

● Wolsey’s reforms: enclosures, finance and jusNce. The Eltham Ordinances.

● Reasons for and reacNons to the Amicable Grant.

3 Wolsey’s foreign policy

● Aims of Wolsey’s foreign policy.

● Successes and failures, including relaNons with France and the Holy Roman Empire, the

Treaty of London (1518), the ‘Field of the Cloth of Gold’ (1520) and increasing difficulties in the

1520s.

4 Wolsey, Catherine, the succession and annulment

● Catherine of Aragon and the succession.

● Henry’s reasons for and aOempts to gain an annulment. OpposiNon to the annulment,

including the role of Pope Clement VII.

● Reasons for Wolsey’s fall from power, including the failure of the divorce proceedings in

London, 1529. The influence of the Boleyns.

Key topic 2: Henry VIII and Cromwell, 1529–40

1 Cromwell’s rise to power, 1529–34

● Personality and early career, including service to Wolsey, elecNon as MP and eventual

membership of the Royal Council.

● Handling of the king’s annulment and influence over Henry. Role as the king’s Chief Minister.

2 Cromwell, and the king’s marriages

● Reasons for the fall of Anne Boleyn, including the role of Cromwell.

● Jane Seymour: marriage, heir and death. The influence of the Seymours.

3 Cromwell and government, 1534–40

● Reform of government and royal finance.

● The management and use of parliament.


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE 4 The fall of Cromwell

● The significance of Henry’s marriage to Anne of Cleves.

● Reasons for Cromwell’s fall from power in 1540, including the influence of the Duke of

Norfolk.

Key topic 3: The Reformation and its impact, 1529–40

1 The break with Rome

● Henry as ‘Defender of the Faith’. Reasons for Henry’s campaign against the Pope and the

Catholic Church, 1529–33.

● The significance of the Act of Succession and the Act of Supremacy 1534. Cromwell’s role in

their enforcement, including the use of oaths and treason laws.

2 Opposition to, and impact of, Reformation, 1534–40

● Elizabeth Barton (the Nun of Kent) and John Fisher.

● The significance of opposiNon from Thomas More.

● Impact of the ReformaNon on the English Church, including the work of Thomas Cranmer and

the influence of Thomas Cromwell.

3 The dissolution of the monasteries

● The role of religious houses in local communiNes.

● Reasons for the dissoluNons, including the findings of Cromwell’s commissions of 1535.

● The impact of the dissoluNons. Beneficiaries and losers.

4 The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536

● Reasons for the uprising.

● Key events of the uprising, including rebellions in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire and the roles of

Robert Aske and the Duke of Norfolk.

● Reasons for the failure of the Pilgrimage of Grace and the significance of the uprising.

Spanish Exam in all four skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing) on the topic of Intereses e

influencias:

• Free time activities (present, future & preterite tenses)

• TV Programmes & films

• Talk about what they usually do (soler + infinitive & pocket money)

• Talk about sports (present & imperfect tense to say what you used to do)

• What is trending?

• Different types of entertainment (concerts, festivals, etc.)

• Who inspires you?

Resistant

Materials

You need to use www.technologystudent.com and look under revision for RESISTANT

MATERIALS and then see page below (test on computer gaming storage).

Food Topics for revision:

• Nutrients – main functions and food sources.

• Food hygiene and safety.

• Biscuit making – rules for making good biscuits.

• Pastry making – tips for making good pastry/different types of pastry.

• Bread making.

• The Eatwell guide.


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Computing Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:

Business

Studies

Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:

Textiles Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:

Art Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:

Drama Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:

Dance Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:


GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE PE Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:

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