St James’s CE High School REVISION STRATEGY SESSIONS – HOW TO REVISE PROPERLY WEEK COMMENCINGSESSION 12 th JanuaryREMOTE ACCESS/ VLE & USE OF U DRIVE 19 th JanuaryREVISION TIMETABLE & WHAT KIND OF LEARNER 26 th January 2 nd February 9 th February ORGANISING YOUR REVISION:  Making sure revision sticks  The right environment and tools for the job HALF TERM 23 rd February 2 nd March 9 th March 16 th March 23 rd March REVISION TECHNIQUES/ STRATEGIES eg.  Mind maps  Condensing notes/ postage notes  Annotating noted  Cue cards/ flash cards  Mnuemonics/ Loci REVISION CONFERENCE FRIDAY 27 TH MARCH 13 th April 20 th April 27 th April EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES eg. underline key words/ look at marks available/ allocate time/ plan long answers/ attempt all questions/ read-understand-comprehend 4 th May 11 th May 18 th May The night before & On the Day

St James’s CE High School REVISION Are you using the VLE? Are you using the U drive?

St James’s CE High School WHAT SORT OF LEARNER ARE YOU? Preparing for Success

St James’s CE High School Experiment time…… Instructions You will be asked a question about a word such as: –Is the word written in upper/lower case? –Does the word rhyme with…? –Does the word fit a sentence E.g. “The cat sat on the ____”? You will then be presented with a word for a very short duration to which the answer is yes or no Write Y or N on your sheet Are you ready??!!! Preparing for Success

St James’s CE High School Is this word written in lower case?

St James’s CE High School CLEAR

St James’s CE High School Does this word rhyme with door?

St James’s CE High School floor

St James’s CE High School Is this word the name of an animal?

St James’s CE High School TIGER

St James’s CE High School Is this word the name of a disease?

St James’s CE High School Table

St James’s CE High School Is this word written in upper case?

St James’s CE High School PROUD

St James’s CE High School Does this word rhyme with cheek?

St James’s CE High School Brush

St James’s CE High School Is this word written in lower case?

St James’s CE High School FLAME

St James’s CE High School Does this word rhyme with power?

St James’s CE High School Flour

St James’s CE High School Is this something to wear?

St James’s CE High School DRESS

St James’s CE High School Does this word rhyme with cove?

St James’s CE High School Drove

St James’s CE High School Is this word written in upper case?

St James’s CE High School FIELD

St James’s CE High School Is this a type of fruit?

St James’s CE High School apple

St James’s CE High School End of the test!

St James’s CE High School Write all the words you remember from the test in the space provided – no cheating!

St James’s CE High School Calculators ready for Results time …… Count how many words you got correct from each list (1, 2, 3) and label it as you go. Let’s add the total…. Tiger Table Dress Apple Floor Brush Flour Drove Clear Proud Flame Field 3 21

St James’s CE High School Calculators ready for Results time …… Count how many words you got correct from each list (1, 2, 3) and label it as you go. Let’s add the total…. Does the word fit a sentence? Tiger Table Dress Apple Does the word rhyme with…? Floor Brush Flour Drove Is the word written in lower/upper case? Clear Proud Flame Field 321

St James’s CE High School Explanations of Memory; The Levels of Processing Explanation of Memory 3. DEEP – Meaning (80%) 1. SHALLOW – See (18%) 2. MEDIUM – Hear (50%) The deeper the processing the easier to remember…

St James’s CE High School “Variety is the spice of life”

St James’s CE High School VISUAL LEARNERSAUDITORY LEARNERSKINAESTHETIC LEANRERS MAPSRECORD IDEAS ON TAPEWALK ‘N’ TALK POSTERSSAY KEYWORDS ALOUDDRAW CARTOONS CHARTSTELL ANOTHER PERSONPOSTERS/ STORYBOARDS SPIDER DIAGRAMSMAKE A PRESENTATIONMODELLING CARTOONSGET SOMEONE TO TEST YOUROLE PLAY/ DRAMA SUMMARY NOTESEXCHANGE IDEAS WITH FRIENDSMAKE A MIND MAP MIND MAPSPLAY QUIET RELAXING MUSIC IN BACKGROUND ANNOTATE DIAGRAMS MENTAL PICTURESMAKE CUE/ FLASH CARDS Preparing for Success CHOOSE THE RIGHT WAY FOR YOU!

St James’s CE High School WHAT SORT OF LEARNER ARE YOU? Preparing for Success U DRIVE/ YEAR 11 REVISION 2015/ REVISION STRATEGY/ NUMBER 2 – WHAT KIND OF LEARNER AM I