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Welcome to the Year 11 Parent Workshop
While we’re waiting to start, consider all the factors that would affect the performance of a student in their GCSE exams … and write them in between the spokes of the A3 wheel… we’ve started you off with an easy one…
Revision
Please help yourselves to tea, coffee and juice
What will be covered this evening?
• The Year Ahead
• Why mocks are important
• Mock input from core subject areas
• Supporting Revision
• Grit and Growth Mindset
• Discussing common scenarios
• Communication with school
• Questions Presentation available on school website from
tomorrow
The Year Ahead Date Event
Thursday 5th November Year 11 Progress Evening 4pm-7.30pm
Thursday 12th November Sixth Form Open Evening
Mon 30th Nov – Tues 8th Dec Year 11 Mock Exams
Mon 14th December Sixth Form On Time Application Deadline
Tues 5th January Year 11 Mock Results Day
Wednesday 28th January Year 11 Parent Workshop 2
Thursday 9th February Year 11 Futures Interviews
Sat 1st – Mon 18th April Easter Holidays
Friday 13th May Year 11 Celebration Day (NB Lessons / Revision Sessions Continue to the end of exams)
Monday 16th May – Mon 27th June Public Examinations
Thursday 23rd June Year 11 Ball
Thurs 30th June Sixth Form Induction Day
Thurs 25th August* GCSE Results Day
Are the mocks important?
YES, for at least 4 good reasons. 1. Mock exams are vital for practice; just as actors need a stage rehearsal
before the real performance, so you need practice under exam conditions before you take the real exams in the summer.
2. Mock exams test your knowledge and let you and your teachers know which topics are your strongest and weakest. You (and they!) can then plan revision based on giving more time to your weakest areas.
3. It will help you recall knowledge in the real exams. Your GCSE exams might seem a long way away, but if you revise thoroughly now, you will be amazed at how quickly and easily you will remember things when you revise a second time.
4. For subjects that are tiered, this will act as a ‘test run’ – you will not be able to enter for the Higher Tier in the summer unless you prove you can perform well in the mocks
English Language Exam
Mocks 2015
Unit One –Reading -1 hour
This unit will test through structured questions the reading of two non-fiction texts.
Such as leaflets or internet web pages.
Key Skills Being Tested
• Read and understand texts
• Select material
• Make comparisons
• Interpret writers’ ideas
• Explain how writers use language to achieve effects and influence the reader
4 Questions – 15 minutes on each
• Question one – asks students to locate evidence from a text and record it clearly using quotations from a text – ‘Explain how/What evidence is there…’
• Question two – asks students to infer information from a text – ‘What does… think/feel about…’
• Question three – asks students to look for writing/language technique ‘how does…show…’
• Question four – asks students to compare how particular information is shown in the two texts given.
What can be done at home?
1. Read a variety of non-fiction texts – ask your child to pick out at least 8 main points in a piece of non-fiction writing
2. Ask your child to explain what the writer feels and how they know this
3. Ask your child to highlight types of language features being used in a text
4. Ask your child what the tone of the text is (sarcastic/humorous…) and get them to explain how they know this
Unit Two –Writing – 1 hour
This unit will test students’ ability to write for a range of audiences and purposes, adapting style to form and real-life context
Students need to write texts that sound realistic and credible. Generally these will be based on local and social issues.
Key Skills Being Tested
• Students must communicate clearly and imaginatively,
• Write for a range of purposes,
• Select appropriate vocabulary to engage the reader
• Organise information and ideas into structured and sequenced sentences, paragraphs and use connectives
• Use a range of sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate punctuation and spelling
2 questions – 30 minutes per
question
• Informal/formal letters
• Reports
• Articles for newspapers or magazines
• Information for a leaflet
• Speeches/radio show scripts
• Reviews
What can be done at home?
• Reading lots of non-fiction texts – ask them what the features of these texts are
• Students need to show they can use compound, simple and complex sentences – ask them what the rules are and get them to teach them to you
• Students must use connectives at the start and within paragraphs to structure and organise their writing – ask them to use these in conversations with you
• Read examples of your child’s work and check for correct punctuation and grammar
• Ask your child to think of sophisticated alternatives to vocabulary they use
• Students should practise writing under timed conditions – questions and resources are available from English staff
Google: ‘WJEC Past Papers’ • English/GCSE • English Literature GCSE
Mathematics Linear GCSE Examination
Edexcel
Past Exam Questions *13. Talil is going to make some concrete mix. He needs to mix cement, sand and gravel in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5 by weight. Talil wants to make 180 kg of concrete mix. Talil has 15 kg of cement 85 kg of sand 100 kg of gravel Does Talil have enough cement, sand and gravel to make the concrete mix? (Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)
• Maths teachers have now set a calculator exam paper to be completed over the half term holiday
• Classes will then be set one non-calculator paper and one calculator paper to be completed as revision in the two weeks leading up to the Mock Exams (w/b 1st Dec)
• Students are encouraged to submit papers and/or use mark schemes to trigger key revision topics
• Statistics • Number • Geometry • Algebra • New GCSE Maths Revision Apps • Graded notes sections with questions • ‘I can…’ Grade Booster sections • Workbook with actual past paper questions • Full, detailed solutions and mark schemes • £6.50 on Amazon
You have to know the details of your syllabus – it’s easy to revise things that are not relevant for your exam. ALWAYS get your teacher’s advice about online revision resources.
They are ‘bum warmers’ to warm the buttock muscles of Olympic cyclists before a race! The extra warmth means the cyclists can start one
hundredth of a second faster than their opponent. Remember, that to be a success in
anything the small details really matter!
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCXz2EAVwd0
The difference between a D and a C (or a B and an A) is ONE mark out of 400 (or more).
The Road to Glory: The Principle of Marginal Gains • Look at ALL elements that affect performance • Improved every little thing by 1% • Add the fractions • Create the plan • Focus on the process, not the outcome…