Year 11 English Language Easter Revision English LANGUAGE is a SKILLS BASED EXAM on UNSEEN texts but there is still plenty you can do to – revise! Practise reading newspaper articles, or online articles. Try the Mail online or Guardian online. Time yourself reading the article – try and get the general meaning of the text as quickly as possible. Look over papers you have done especially make sure you – – are confident reading 19th C texts. Look for information use an online article or past paper read and practise highlighting key points to help Paper 1 Q1 : List 4 – – things and Paper 2 Question 1: Selecting 4 true answers Language practice: Make revision cards of key terms with the technique on one side, and definition/example/effect on the other. Get someone to test you. Look at a past paper, and see how many you can spot why have they been used? – Redrafting look at practice answers, and teacher’s comments and redraft them to improve. Make sure you know HOW you – have improved it. what each question is asking you to do. Learn some sentence starters you can use for each question. Learn how many marks and how many minutes you should spend on each question. Learn by repetition, or by creating a poster, or cards to remind you. Practise Writing: Use a thesaurus to help you find 10-20 to describe something positively or negatively, which are sophisticated or interesting word choices. Learn how to spell them, and how to use them correctly. Memorise for Q5 and 6. Practise Writing: Look back at your notes and learn 5 techniques e.g. rhetorical question, triplet, simile etc. Practise writing – them for different past questions. Learn key vocabulary and key spellings! Mix it up: Don’t a long time on one activity, or subject. Do revision in 10 minute blocks and (mix up) your ‘interleave’ revision you’ll remember it better. Also don’t stop revising when you think you know it over learn it to be completely – – – secure. PRACTICE PAPERS: Keep working through these too. The more you do, the quicker you’ll get . AQA Revision guide and workbook: Use the PLC to help you identify areas of weakness read about it in the revision guide and – practice using the workbook. NOT GOT A GUIDE? Get on wisepay and order it asap!
Year 11 English Language Easter Revision English LANGUAGE is a SKILLS BASED EXAM on UNSEEN texts – but there is still plenty you can do to revise! Practise reading – newspaper articles, or online articles. Try the Mail online or Guardian online. Time yourself reading the article – try and get the general meaning of the text as quickly as possible. Look over papers you have done – especially make sure you are confident reading 19th C texts. Look for information – use an online article or past paper – read and practise highlighting key points to help Paper 1 Q1 : List 4 things and Paper 2 Question 1: Selecting 4 true answers Language practice: Make revision cards of key terms with the technique on one side, and definition/example/effect on the other. Get someone to test you. Look at a past paper, and see how many you can spot – why have they been used? Redrafting – look at practice answers, and teacher’s comments and redraft them to improve. Make sure you know HOW you have improved it. what each question is asking you to do. Learn some sentence starters you can use for each question. Learn how many marks and how many minutes you should spend on each question. Learn by repetition, or by creating a poster, or cards to remind you. Practise Writing: Use a thesaurus to help you find 10-20 to describe something positively or negatively, which are sophisticated or interesting word choices. Learn how to spell them, and how to use them correctly. Memorise for Q5 and 6. Practise Writing: Look back at your notes and learn 5 techniques – e.g. rhetorical question, triplet, simile etc. Practise writing them for different past questions. Learn key vocabulary and key spellings! Mix it up: Don’t a long time on one activity, or subject. Do revision in 10 minute blocks and ‘interleave’ (mix up) your revision – you’ll remember it better. Also – don’t stop revising when you think you know it – over learn it to be completely secure. PRACTICE PAPERS: Keep working through these too. The more you do, the quicker you’ll get . AQA Revision guide and workbook: Use the PLC to help you identify areas of weakness – read about it in the revision guide and practice using the workbook. NOT GOT A GUIDE? Get on wisepay and order it asap!
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