Revision

If you want to do well in any external exam, you have to revise.  The purpose of exams is for you to show off your knowledge, so you have to know your 'stuff.' In English that is plot, quotes, basic skills, themes, but also involves exam technique.  You must:  Read **all** the instructions.  Read all the questions.  Choose ONE  Underline key words  PLAN  Write  You need an introduction  Body of three paragraphs minimum. Each needs a clear point, evidence which is explained and then analysed (a key word a level 2) as well as linked back to the topic/point of view you are arguing in the essay.  Conclusion  Edit  Proof

This is an AWESOME book on how to revise. Below are the salient pages from this tome of effective revision strategies.



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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Karen Boyd is an expert on learning how to learn. Below are a couple of You Tube links where she shares some ideas. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 80%;"> Karen Boyd is an expert on revision. Here are a couple of links where she shares her ideas on learning how to learn. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 80%;"> Essentailly, you need a quiet space, planned your time out, use pictures, learn what you don't know first. Highlight/write most important info in RED. Talk about your work to someone else to help retain the information.

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[|Moderator's report. Tells you what is expected of you in the exam] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Below are some links and pages to help you revise.

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