How To Revise

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Revision Guide

Tips to revise wellTips to revise well

• Allocate 6 hours of media revision per Allocate 6 hours of media revision per fortnight. Because, you know, why not.fortnight. Because, you know, why not.

• Use the tools provided by Mr Seal to help you Use the tools provided by Mr Seal to help you revise, such as cnsmediagcse.blogspot.co.ukrevise, such as cnsmediagcse.blogspot.co.uk

• DO NOT PROCRASTINATE. The Internet can DO NOT PROCRASTINATE. The Internet can wait, and so can you.wait, and so can you.

• Eat, drink and sleep. You still need to do Eat, drink and sleep. You still need to do those, you know.those, you know.

How to revise for TV comedy

With added kitties

Revision kitty’s five steps of revision

• Allot a time for revision and stick to it, for example an hour a day

• Gather revision materials, such as your workbooks, or the CNSmedia You-tube channel

• Sit down in a quiet room away from distractions such as TV’S and other people, music can be okay as it blocks out other possible distractions

• Use revision methods such as making notes and re-read your notes, try not to just sit there reading. Try planning your answers out in detail too. Revise key terms and facts

• Lastly, take breaks and split revision into sections, this will reduce stress and boredom and make revision more palatable

Ways To

Revise

Flashcards of key terms

Timed practice essays

Watch mr. seal’s videos

Practice questions

Read your notes

Plan detailed answers to questions Get

someone to test you

Five key steps for revision:1. Re-read your notes

2. Make a list of things you don’t understand/are unsure of and re-learn these: you could use flashcards or Mr. Seal’s videos for this

3. Focus on learning key points on the specific areas of the questions: scheduling, audience pleasures, brand/ethos and PSB

4. Plan an answer to the question(s) in detail

5. Complete a timed practice essay