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Shenfield High School Prepare for Success! Plan your time, Re-read, Re-draft, Recite, Re-test, Research, Rehearse & Record Essential Facts, Figures & Formula, Essay Model Answers Practice Questions Answers & Mark Scheme Review & Reflect on your progress Enjoy your future success PREP Newsletter Year 11 Spring Term 1

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Shen

field H

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l Prepare for Success!

Plan your time,

Re-read, Re-draft, Recite, Re-test, Research, Rehearse & Record

Essential Facts, Figures & Formula, Essay Model Answers

Practice Questions

Answers & Mark Scheme

Review & Reflect on your progress

Enjoy your future success

PREP Newsletter

Year 11 Spring Term 1

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What is ‘PREP’? ‘PREP’ is what we do with the information we have learnt during the school day and how we prepare for the next

day of learning. Evidence suggests that we only retain 50% of the information we learnt yesterday and after a week,

we only retain 10%. The only way we can move the information we have learnt into the long-term memory is

through re-visiting the information 4 or 5 times over a number of weeks.

In order to improve learning retention we are encouraging students to ‘PREP’ each evening after school. The focus of

the time should be on the learning from the day and learning from the previous week, month and/or year.

‘PREP’ is short for PREPARE:

• Plan your time,

• Re-read, Re-draft, Recite, Re-test, Research, Rehearse & Record

• Essential Facts, Figures & Formula, Essay Model Answers

• Practice Questions

• Answers & Mark Scheme

• Review & Reflect on your progress

• Enjoy your future success

Each department has uploaded Go4Schools and the X: Student Drive with resources, practice questions and the

answers.

Students should use the resources to PREP each evening and review any areas that they still don’t understand. If

students require feedback, help or guidance with their prep, they are encouraged to visit their teacher in a PREP

Drop-In time.

The PREP Drop-In Timetable is available on our website and in this Newsletter.

Regular ‘PREP’ will lead to successful exam and assessment results.

How to use this Newsletter Each subject has an explanation of the key assessment areas and where to find the resources for their subject. There

are also extra websites, books, APPs, links and Super Curricular opportunities listed if you would like to look at a

subject in greater depth.

The final part of the newsletter is filled with tips and strategies on how to ‘PREP’ successfully.

Improving Memory Skills & Understanding PREP

Funs Ways to PREP

All the tools, strategies and games listed can be applied to almost any subject. It is important to use the strategies to

improve understanding and information retention before you have a go at practice questions. It is essential to have

the knowledge first, before you apply it to an exam/assessment situation.

Don’t try and tackle all the resources at once. Students will be guided by their teachers through explanations and

feedback from assessments. There is a curriculum map on our website if you would like to look ahead and start

looking at the next topic.

It is important the students find the right PREP strategy for them and use them consistently.

We hope you find this newsletter useful and welcome any feedback on how we can improve it.

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PREP Drop-In Timetable

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Before

School

Sixth Form (Mr Cooke) Maths (Ms Dyson)

Sixth Form (Mr Cooke) Music (Mr Sands) X8 Sixth Form (Mr Cooke) English (Mr Clifford)

Sixth Form (Mr Cooke) Maths (Miss Robinson)

Sixth Form (Mr Cooke) English (Mr Clifford)

Break

time

PE KS3 (Miss Gibbons & Mr Hall)

Humanities (Mr Gray) H53

Lunchtime

PE – A level (Mr Sapsford & Mr Macdonald) Art (Mrs Kemp & Miss Murphy) Humanities (Miss Hogan) H51 Science KS3 (All Teachers) Triple Science KS4 (Mr Hall) Maths (Mrs Jahromi) Week A C93 Maths (Mr Russell) Week B C93

PE GCSE (Mr Hall, Mr Rigg & Miss Gibbons) Social Sciences (Mrs Hollingsworth) C52 Drama (All Drama Teachers) Science KS3 (All Teachers) Maths (Ms Dyson) Week A C93 Maths (Mr Drew) Week B C93 Computer Science (Mr Gorman) C72

MFL (Mrs Shaunak-Hobbs & Mr Athana) – H17 – Week A MFL (Mr Shaunak & Miss Murphy) – H14 – Week B Media & Film (Mr Sheriff)– i72 Music (Mr Carter) X8 Science KS3 (All Teachers) Maths (Mrs Toshniwal) Week A C93 Humanities (Mrs Parkinson & Mrs Howard) H61 & H63

BTEC Sport (Mr Thomas) Social Sciences (Mrs Hollingsworth) C52 Humanities (Mr Springett) H53 Science KS3 (All Teachers) Maths (Mr Russell) Week A C93 Maths (Mr Drew) Week B C93

PE KS3 (Mr Sapsford, Mr Hall & Mr Chapman) Humanities (Mrs Power) H54 Drama (Mrs Richardson, Mrs Nowlan) Science KS3 (All Teachers) Maths (Mrs Kitchen) Week A C93 Maths (Mrs Robinson) Week B C93 Music (Mr Carter) X8

After

School

Chemistry (Mr Richards & Mrs Helim)

BVE (Mr Edwards) Biology (Mrs Turner-Smith, Mr Fletcher & Miss Fensome) BVE (Mr Edwards)

BTEC Health & Social Care (Mrs Knight & Mrs Dyke) i1 & i6 BVE (Mrs Weedon)

Social Sciences (Mrs Hollingsworth) BVE (Mr Shearing) English (Mr Clifford) Maths (Mr Drew & Mrs Jahromi)

BVE (Mrs Bellworthy) Physics (Dr Pope)

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#PREP4Success

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Year 11 - PREP Guide – Half Term 3

Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

MFL

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Learn the vocabulary associated with ALL Modules (1-8) – this can be found on Quizlet using the following link; www.quizlet.com/ashaunak This will allow you to practise your vocabulary learning by means of various interactive games and self-testing exercises.

As referenced in lessons use your Spanish Grammar and Translation workbook to practice the grammar concepts mentioned during lesson time.

You should access Languages Online to practice grammar exercises in Spanish on a weekly basis using the following link; www.languagesonline.org

Revise for Mock Exams using your class notes and the revision checklist for this unit. This will have been given to you by Mr Shaunak, and can also be found in Go4Schools.

Find an article on the internet about anything that you are particularly interested in (e.g. sport, music, film, television, social issues, current affairs, the environment, etc) and make a list of new words and their meanings in English from what you find in the article. You can use Collins online Spanish dictionary to help you with the definitions.

Try watching your favourite television shows on Netflix (or similar) with the Spanish subtitles. Alternatively, you could change the audio setting to Spanish and have English subtitles.

Visit the local library or check their

online catalogue. There are plenty

of free resources: comic books,

novels, books to complement

students’ learning… Some favourite

story books are available in Spanish

too!

Spanish newspapers online;

www.elpais.com

www.marca.com

www.20minutos.es

www.bbc.com/mundo

Super-Curricular Activities

Visit a local Spanish restaurant in your

area – what do you recognise on the

menu? Ask if you can take a copy of the

home!

Media & Other Links

www.quizlet.com/ashaunak

www.languagesonline.org

www.collinsdictionary.com/spanish

Duolingo (app) - aim for 10-15 minutes/daily. It’s a mix of writing, translating, practising different vocab and listening – all in one! It gets really competitive and fun.

Memrise (app) - aim for 10-15 minutes/daily. Look for sets that are based on Mira (textbook used for Spanish at KS3)

www.language-gym.com/#!/ to practise verbs in all tenses

BBC Bitesize for Spanish

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading M

FL -

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rman

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or

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1 M

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Learn the vocabulary associated with ALL Modules (1-8) – this can be found on Quizlet using the following link; www.quizlet.com/kshaunak This will allow you to practise your vocabulary learning by means of various interactive games and self-testing exercises.

As referenced in lessons use your German Grammar and Translation workbook to practice the grammar concepts mentioned during lesson time.

You should access Languages Online to practice grammar exercises in German on a weekly basis using the following link; www.languagesonline.org

Revise for Mock Exams using your class notes and the revision checklist for this unit. This will have been given to you by Mrs Shaunak-Hobbs, and can also be found in Go4Schools.

Find an article on the internet about anything that you are particularly interested in (e.g. sport, music, film, television, social issues, current affairs, the environment, etc) and make a list of new words and their meanings in English from what you find in the article. You can use Collins online German dictionary to help you with the definitions.

Visit the local library or check their

online catalogue. There are plenty

of free resources: comic books,

novels, books to complement

students’ learning… Some

favourite story books are available

in German too!

German newspapers online;

www.spiegel.de

www.stern.de

www.bild.de

www.zeit.de

Super-Curricular Activities

Try watching your favourite

television shows on Netflix (or

similar) with the German subtitles.

Alternatively, you could change the

audio setting to German and have

English subtitles.

Media & Other Links

www.quizlet.com/ashaunak

www.languagesonline.org

www.collinsdictionary.com/spanish

Duolingo (app) - aim for 10-15 minutes/daily. It’s a mix of writing, translating, practising different vocab and listening – all in one! It gets really competitive and fun.

Memrise (app) - aim for 10-15 minutes/daily.

www.language-gym.com/#!/ to practise verbs in all tenses

BBC Bitesize for German

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

GC

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Create a mind map on the different types of production processes: job, batch, flow. Each production process

requires the advantages and disadvantages to be considered.

Research online products made using the various production techniques, with a focus on trying to find the

most expensive and cheapest item in each category. Explain how and why the prices of the goods &

services differ.

Research how automation has changed throughout the history of the UK. Create a time line of the major

shifts that have occurred and the impact this has had on the nature of goods which can be produced and

the prices which are charged.

Research what the most recent developments have been in production techniques around the world. Explore

the how 3D printing has evolved and what this might mean for e-commerce. What will this mean for future

employment? Research the most in demand courses available to protect your employment and wages in the

future.

Interview a local business owner regarding their stock delivery system. How do they organise when stock is

ordered. Reflect on how this might differ between industries, and the implications it’ll have. Research how

efficient modern logistics are by considering how Amazon Prime works to deliver goods so fast.

Perform the task of a mystery shopper. Go into local stores and measure the quality of customer service

you receive. Then attempt to measure the quality of the shops produce i.e. does a burger you order look

like the picture on the menu? Identify why monitoring quality might be harder in the different shops you

visit and what could be done to improve the quality of service and output.

Create a role play when you are trying to sell a friend or family member a pen. What obstacles did you face

and how did you overcome them?

With a product that you’ve recently purchased and not be satisfied with, complain. Make a record of the

outcome of your complaint and how it was dealt with.

Class notes.

Theme 1 revision guide.

BBC news business.

Newspapers

Super-Curricular Activities

Amazon fulfilment centre tour

Trip advisor top 5 factory tours

Media & Other Links Inside the factory

How it is made youtube channel

Ramsey kitchen nightmares

BBC Business Live

Business Daily

The News Explained

Panorama

Dispatches

The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live

Youtube links: ● Job production: The Glamburger’ video

● Batch production : German bread

● Flow production: Viennetta video

● What is the fourth industrial revolution?

● Top 10 jobs robots will takeover

● Will automation takeaway all our jobs

● See the robots which ship your amazon

products

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

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1. Identify three or four businesses that you would be interested in working for. Check their websites to see if they post job vacancies online. What is the process for applying for a position?

2. Many organisations ask candidates to complete application forms as it allows them to ask specific questions. Using your research skills investigate how to successfully complete an application form. Use the following link to get you started www.reed.co.uk/career-advice/job-application-forms-what-you-need-to-know/

3. Research a job that you would like to apply for and ensure you get a copy of the job

description and person specification. Identify the skills and knowledge that are needed for the job and make notes on whether you have those skills and knowledge. If you have any skills or knowledge gaps, research what you can do to improve them.

4. Research some college or sixth form courses that you think may be of interest to you

when you finish school. What qualifications do you need? How long are the course for? What job opportunities will the course lead to?

5. Using your research skills, find out how to prepare for an interview and how to be

successful at an interview. Look at the following employment websites to get you started www.monster.co.uk, www.totaljobs.com and www.reed.co.uk.

6. A career development plan sets out your ambitions and how you are going to achieve

them. This will include continuous training and development. Investigate how to create a career development plan and then produce your own career development plan. Use the following link to get your started: www.reed.co.uk/career-advice/personal-development-plan-template/

Class notes

BBC news or other current affairs

programmes

Newspapers or online news sites

BBC Bitesize

Super-Curricular Activities

Research a job or apprenticeship that you would be interested in applying for. Design your CV in order to apply for the job. Look at the following employment websites to get you started www.monster.co.uk, www.totaljobs.com and www.reed.co.uk.

Media & Other Links Tricky Business

The Apprentice

Dragons' Den

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

SOC

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- Find examples of famous people who have been socially mobile. What social class background did they come from? What social class background do they now belong to? What factors have led to this change?

- Research the history of the welfare state. Why was it introduced? Why are people critical of the welfare state?

- What examples of gender inequality are still common in society today?

- Research the Marxist approach to social class to recap on your existing knowledge

- Research poverty in Britain. What statistics can you find? Can

you provide any sociological explanations for the statistics?

- Interview a grandparent to find out the ways in which old age is linked to inequality

- Explore the concept of ‘life chances’. Write an account of your own life chances including the way that these have impacted on your current position in society

- Complete exam questions from the revision guide and from the specimen paper which can be accessed here https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/sociology/AQA-81922-SQP.PDF

Use this website to research how different parts of the country are divided by the socio-economic status of the people living in the area https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/populationandsocioeconomicgroups

Super-Curricular Visits

http://www.marxwalks.com/ Use the website to book the Karl Marx Walking Tour. Karl Marx is the key theorist associated with social stratification by class.

Media & Other Links

http://www.channel5.com/show/rich-house-poor-house/ Rich house, poor house gives a fantastic insight into how a family’s quality of life can differ depending on their financial situation.

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

Art

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Spring Term One External Exam Project

To be completed at home and in class.

Students must spend at least 3 hours on each task.

After carefully selecting your exam question from the paper provided:

Take 10 photographs of things relating to your theme and print them off on good quality paper.

Complete 6 x Observational drawings from your photographs

using materials of your choice. Work should be a mixture of A3 and A4 in scale. Each piece should take approcimately 3 hours minimum to complete. Tasks may be completed at home and in class for the duration of 4 weeks.

There are so many directions your GCSE final project can take

you, be open to chat can be used in this project. If you are

uncertain of how you would like to address this topic check out

some of these artists:

1. Ian Murphy

2. Ernst Haeckel

3. Chuck Close

4. Man Ray

5. Antoine Pevsner

Super-Curricular Visits

Now is the time to start freeing your imagination and with

practice show growing confidence in your art skills.

Find out more at:

https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/a-level-art-exam-paper

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ https://www.vam.ac.uk/

Media & Other Links Working in other artists’ styles: https://www.artiststrong.com/how-to-copy-other-artists/ https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/abstract-exp-nyschool/abstract-expressionism/v/moma-painting-technique-rothko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nwYYFV03dM

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading FI

LM S

TUD

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TSO

TSI

Using the resources found on Go4School, the focus for this half term is understanding the set examined film Tsotsi – the emphasis for prep at home should thus be focused on students taking notes on the above mentioned film, especially:

Tsotsi Background and Context Tsotsi Representation of key characters Tsotsi Key scenes analysis

The PowerPoints to do all of this prep can be found on the school’s student resources drive under the heading ‘Tsotsi’ In terms of assessment, your film studies teacher will set you an essay on this film, as well as an assessment in the classroom. Details of these assessments will be found on Go4Schools.

Find out more about the film Tsotsi at the following links: http://tsotsi.com/characters https://www.slideshare.net/belair1981/tsotsi-themes-and-issues-1 https://www.slideshare.net/belair1981/tsotsi-themes-and-issues-2

Super-Curricular Activities

Harry Potter Tour https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/ Marvel Avengers Station London https://www.avengersstation.co.uk/ London Film Museum – James Bond exhibition http://londonfilmmuseum.com/ Prince Charles Cinema https://princecharlescinema.com/PrinceCharlesCinema.dll/Home

Media & Other Links Please continue to revise the following film terms: Mise en Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFiP-E1zTRc Sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kW9_SyjlBM Editing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoj2nIulQDQ Cinematography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LkKgoq584M History of Film Studies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhIbI_URhco

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

Engl

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1. Re-read ONE poem a night. This is the easiest way to familiarise yourself with the poems. The more you know the poems the easier it will be to recall them in the exam (especially as they will only give you ONE printed poem and you will be expected to write about the second from memory).

2. Flash Cards – Write the name of the poem on the front. On the back write down briefly the content (what it is about), the tone of the poem (and if it changes) two language techniques, one thing about structure or form and the message the poet is trying to convey.

3. 5 Degrees of Separation. Start with the title of one poem and draw a

line to the title of a second poem. How can you link both poems using at least three other poems in between? For example London (power of man-kind) to My Last Duchess (power of a man over woman through images of nature) to Storm on the Island (the power of nature over man made objects) to Ozymandias (Nature destroys all memory of our achievements) to Remains (the speaker wants to remove his memories of war).

4. On Go4Schools are THREE revision resources including key

quotations, poem summary and practice questions.

5. Go back through your exercise books and look at HOW to write an effective poetry essay. Remember that the examiner wants to hear your thoughts on what the poets were trying to achieve.

Research one of the following: Kamikaze pilots, Caribbean migration to Britain, the ‘European Immigration Crisis’ and its impact, war photographers (including Pulitzer prize), The First World War, the Iraq war

Research the following poets and read more of their most famous poems: Wilfred Owen, William Blake, Robert Browning, Percy Shelley, Alfred Lord Tennyson

Suitable revision guides

'The Not Dead' Documentary based on the poem 'Remains'

Super-Curricular Visits

Visit any one of the Imperial War Museums in and around London

Link to Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial for World War One

Media & Other Links

Revision videos for every poem in Power and conflict

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading B

TEC

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Tech

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Using the resources found on Student Resources (Expressive Arts – Music – Key Stage 4 – BTEC Resources –

BTEC Unit 1), you are to make a start in working through the materials provided which will aid you in your learning for the Unit 1 Exam. This PREP will give you a head start before looking at the material in class. If you wish to attempt a past paper and would like Mr Carter to mark it then please drop it in to the Music Office. The past papers will give you an idea of how the exam is set out and the range of subject covered. There is also a copy of the workbook that has been given out in class for you to continue working through.

Find out about the most underrated yet critical roles in the music industry. http://www.thebigmusicproject.co.uk/five-underrated-yet-crucial-roles-music-industry/

Super-Curricular Activities

Abbey Road lectures https://www.seetickets.com/tour/abbey-road-lectures Royal Albert Hall Backstage tour. https://www.royalalberthall.com/your-visit/tours/

Media & Other Links Job Roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMC4dBBXH2Y Music Industry Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eV6t8_pOSo&list=PLi33BPxA2q1qe5V9o8zgUHcQSs3KJvmKd

Turning Your Songs into Money documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xletCrn-iU

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

Mat

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The best place to PREP for Mathematics is www.hegartymaths.com, with online tutorials and practice questions. The best practice is to watch and make notes on the video in your Maths PREP book, then copy and complete the quiz questions, self-assessing using the online feedback. All students will be asked to input their question level mock results into www.pinpointlearning.co.uk . Logins can be checked with your class teacher. The site will analyse strengths and areas for development and create personalised revision booklets on the topics you need most practise on. This is excellent PREP ready for the new year. For the crossover topics you can make use of the video and question resources on www.justmaths.com, alongside www.hegartymaths.com. Hegartymaths clip numbers are listed below, Justmaths clip number in brackets.

1. Books to Read

Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine by Hannah Fry

https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/copy-of-signed-copy-of-hello-world

Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh

https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/p

roducts/signed-copy-of-fermats-last-theorem-by-simon-singh-hardback

The Code Book by Simon Singh

https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/p

roducts/the-code-book-by-simon-singh-

hardback

Crossover Topics Trig - Non Calculator (41) 852 Trig - Finding Sides (42) 509 Trig - Finding Angles (43) 511 Pythagoras with Trig (45) 513 Bearings (44) 492-496 Alternate/Corresponding Angles (46) 481-483 Interior and Exterior Angles (47) 461-464 Sampling (48) 394-396 Pie Charts (49) 427-429 Probability (50) 351-352 Probability Trees (51 / 52) 361-363 Plans and Elevations (54) 837

Higher Topics In addition to studying the crossover topics please also cover: Recurring Fractions 53,54 Fractional/negative indices Upper and Lower Bounds 137-139 Surds 111-119 Expanding and Factorising 160-166, 170-171 Rearranging Equations 280-286 Quadratics 241-242 Simultaneous Equations 190-194 Graphs of Trig Functions 303-305 Further Trigonometry 521-533 Sampling 394-398 Cumulative Frequency & Box Plots 437-439

Super-Curricular Activities

Humble Pi: when Maths goes wrong

http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2019/march/family-humble-pi-when-maths-goes-wrong Most of the time, the maths in our everyday lives works quietly behind the scenes, until someone forgets to carry a '1' and a bridge collapses or a plane drops out of the sky. Join Matt Parker to explore the bizarre ways maths can trip us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world.

www.numberphile.com

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Constructions (55) 683 Circles (56 / 57) 534-543 Arcs and Sectors (58) 544 546 Surface Area and Volume (59 / 60 ) 584 585 568 572 Congruence (61) 682 Similar Shapes (62) 608 Enlargements (63) 642 Reflections (64) 639 Rotations (65) 648-649 Reflections with Rotations (66) 656 Translations (67) 637-638 Vectors (68) 622-626 Sequences (69) 196-198 261 Forming and Solving Equations (71 / 72) 188 Simultaneous Equations (73 / 74) 190-194

Histograms 442-449 Algebraic Fractions 172,187 Functions 290-296 Algebraic Proof 324-327 Congruence and geometric proof 680-690 Vectors 622-636

Absorb yourself in interesting explanations

about alternative branches of mathematics.

In addition, search for links of maths videos

on YouTube.

Media & Other Links

www.pinpointlearning.co.uk Make use of pinpointlearning by entering your results from past papers and practice papers. Print out the bespoke revision booklets of questions on which you need to improve, use in conjunction with hegartymaths to revise areas for improvement.

www.corbettmaths.com Similar to hegartymaths with video tutorials and plenty of questions to answer on all GCSE Maths Topics.

www.justmaths.com Very useful for the crossover topics covered in class at grades 4-6, login: ShenfieldStudent password: Shenfield

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

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Prepare a Solo Performance.

Complete the Music Theory - 8 Learner Guides and self-test! https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/zdxh34j

Concerto Through Time

Use the Revision Pack on X:Student Resources to PREP the content and then practice the listening questions.

Watch Baroque, Classical and Romantic Concertos on youtube. Identify the solo instrument. Try to describe the accompaniment. Is it Major, Minor, Modal or Atonal? Is there a cadenza? What instruments are playing that help you define the era of music? What other musical features can you describe?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001kp7

Film Music Christmas at the Movies

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001qyg Composing the Twin Peaks Theme https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01gk7ws Composing for Chariots of Fire https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01h3hmz

Pop Conventions The Secret Science of Pop https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08gk664

The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto - Book Link How do film-makers manipulate emotions through music? Link

Super-Curricular Activities

Disney’s Broadway Hits – Royal Albert Hall https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2019/disneys-broadway-hits/ The Music of Zimmer Vs Williams https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/the-music-of-zimmer-vs-williams

Media & Other Links BBC BITESIZE – The Concerto

Link

The People’s History of Pop

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07ycbr8/the-

peoples-history-of-pop-3-19761985-tribal-gatherings

Music Masters – More Composers Added

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013lcw6

The Prince and the Composer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011g941

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading B

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Complete a mock skills log, ideas log and

evaluation log for the last stimulus you were

given. If you have completed this in class, use

the feedback you were given to improve your

mark.

Using the latest ‘Mock Brief’ your teacher has

given you, start planning ideas for a

performance that meet the brief and relate to

the stimulus.

- Conduct research into the target audience/

context of the brief so you fully understand

what your performance should aim to do

- Plan ideas for:

- Concept

- Staging

- Lighting

- Music

- Use of techniques

- Genre

- Style

- Practitioner influences

Key Texts https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devising-Theatre-Practical-

Theoretical-Handbook/dp/0415049008

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frantic-Assembly-Book-Devising-

Theatre/dp/1138777013/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0/261-

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Theatre/dp/1138777013/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0/261-

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading H

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What was life like during the Weimar Republic? Research and write down ideas on a spider diagram,

make a PowerPoint Presentation or a film about what you find out. Consider:

- Politics

- Economy

- Sport

- Radio/Cinema

- Music

- Art/Architecture

Watch ‘Hitler, the rise of evil’ available on youtube. Make notes on why and how Hitler rose to power.

There are often documentaries on TV about Hitler and life in Nazi Germany, particularly on the ‘Yesterday’

channel. Keep your eye out for these and make notes as you watch them.

Create a timeline of Hitler’s rise to dictatorship. What do you think were the most important reasons?

Highlight these.

Use the School library to find books on Hitler and the Nazis. How have the historians interpreted the rise

of Hitler? Why might historians have different opinions?

Revise Modern Medicine. Create a spider diagram, PowerPoint Presentation or revision cards about:

- What people know causes disease

- How people prevent disease

- How people treat disease

- Case Study: Lung Cancer

Revise the Break from Rome. Create a spider diagram, PowerPoint Presentation or revision cards about:

- Why Henry wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon

- The role of Cromwell in breaking from Rome including the acts he passed

- Opposition to the Break from Rome including from specific individuals

- The Dissolution of the Monasteries

- The Pilgrimage of Grace

Complete exam questions for Medicine Through Time, Henry VIII and His Ministers and the American

West. These can be found on Go4Schools. Bring in any that you complete for marking.

Use your 'Target 5' books in H63 at break, lunch, before school or after school.

We may also set PREP tasks in addition to those listed when necessary.

Research:

The Great Depression. What caused it? What impact did it have on the German people?

Hitler and his henchmen (for example Goebbels, Himmler and Goering).

Reading:

BBC History Magazine

History Today Magazine

Super-Curricular Visits

The Imperial War Museum in London. They have galleries on life in Nazi Germany and a particularly moving and informative exhibition on the Holocaust. To revise Medicine Through Time you could visit:

The Old Operating Theatre (by London Bridge)

The Museum of London's 'War, Plague and Fire' exhibition

The Science Museum in London To revise Henry VIII you could visit:

Hampton Court Palace

The Tower of London

Hever Castle

Media & Other Links www.edexcel.com (Exam board)

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Super-Curricular Activities

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Pupils need to know the following definitions for Section 5 - Sport Psychology; Skills and Practice Skill Continuum Closed skill Open skill Basic Skill Complex Skill Low organisation skill High organisation skill Fixed practice Variable practice Massed practice Distributed practice Goal setting Goal setting SMART target

Guidance and Feedback Guidance Visual guidance Verbal guidance Manual guidance Mechanical guidance Feedback Intrinsic feedback Extrinsic feedback Concurrent feedback Terminal feedback

Mental preparation Psychological warm-up Mental rehearsal

Pupils need to know the following definitions for Section 6 - Sport, Society and Culture;

Commercialisation of Sport Commercialisation Grass root participation

Sporting Behaviour Gamesmanship Sportsmanship Deviant behaviour

Complete the weekly resources on go4schools once completed in lessons. Create flash revision cards with key words on one side and the definition on the back.

Take part in at least 30 mins of regular exercise daily. To take part in some competitive sport outside of school. This will help to improve fitness levels which will improve practical performance. This will help you to performer at a better level to help for PE practical moderation.

Go and watch live sporting events or watch different sports on youtube to ensure you have up to date knowledge of the rules of different sports – especially the sports which you will be going through on for practical GCSE PE.

Media & Other Links

Skill Classification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7uLbYxLHZk&index=18&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV-_5P4SwQkqIpQ-4JELCiv1 Types of Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1n2hOY9J5w&index=19&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV-_5P4SwQkqIpQ-4JELCiv1 Types of Guidance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynE-7u3x63I&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV-_5P4SwQkqIpQ-4JELCiv1&index=20 Types of Feedback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeIKJ1j6hds&index=21&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV-_5P4SwQkqIpQ-4JELCiv1 Exam Questions Define/Describe/Identify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PPhgFC4rG8&index=1&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV9o01651s8k5qmfXWdoUb0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMrR51N_S-Q&index=4&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV9o01651s8k5qmfXWdoUb0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1PaVAFeOA&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV9o01651s8k5qmfXWdoUb0k&index=6 Explain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhoMzeV2ptc&index=11&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV9o01651s8k5qmfXWdoUb0k 9 marker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKkLcFJlXi0&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV9o01651s8k5qmfXWdoUb0k&index=10 Examples https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRpFgvZKU_s&list=PLUb-9-TpmYV9o01651s8k5qmfXWdoUb0k&index=2

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading

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PREP tasks may be set by individual teachers throughout the course in addition to the work indicated below which is available on Go4Schools and

the students drive under Science/Ks4/PREP.

Key words and technical vocabulary are key aspects in the Biology course. It is essential that students know what words to use and where/when to use the, The creation of flash cards with keys words on one side and meaning on the other, is a great use of time.

Practice the use of monohybrid crosses in genetics.

Carry out the recall sheets on the student drive to ensure key knowledge is embedded. Get a family member / guardian to check your answers.

Students should use flash cards to aid in the recall of key terms and concepts in organic chemistry and chemical analysis.

Student should make use of the practice questions in both topics to enhance their understanding and recall of key facts.

WOT mails are a set of exam questions on the topic you are following in lessons. They are posted to every student on go4schools on a regular basis. Complete them and seek advice where needed.

Students should be using the student flash cards to aid in the recall of key terms, unit and equations for the entire Physics course.

Use your summary sheet as a test to ensure the key concepts of the module are embedded.

Check out the new “Daily Revision Tasks” on the student drive under Science PREP. A host of suggested activities to aid your revision.

WOT mails are posted to every students Go4School account on a regular basis, make sure you are keeping up with them and you are bringing any issues to the Science PREP sessions or at any break or lunch time.

Try and find a YouTube channel that

provides tutorials.

“Freesciencelessons” is a cracker, can

you find better?

Super-Curricular Activities Visit the Body Worlds Exhibition in London

Media & Other Links

Collins connect: https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/portal.aspx Every student has a log in, there’s an online text book for reference and a bundle of quizzes to try…fill your boots!!!!

TASSOMAI IS COMING!!!

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research /Reading G

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XMAS PREP TASKS SET ON Go4Schools

Use the key word list to make yourself comfortable with the range of new terms used in class – this can be found on the student drive in the revision folder or by using the link on Go4Schools. Use this test if you like; https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zq8gj6f/test

Make revision cards on Keywords. Study an atlas to compound your locational knowledge of

Geography – especially the location of key economic players around the world including India, China, USA and UK.

Case study materials can be found in the revision folder on the student drive/ link on Go4Schools. Use these to create posters/notes that will help you consolidate what you have learnt in class. Attempt the questions attached to each topic.

Make revision cards on each of the case studies, for example Mumbai.

Use Go4Schools revision link to attempt 3, 4 and 8 marks questions.

Use your teachers! We are available to help you so come and find us if you have a question, we’re not that scary really.

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ have a look on the Greenpeace website about what they think we should stop doing that harms the planet.

The Planet Earth documentaries showcase the various global biomes and ecosystems and could provide you a good place to start your understanding, especially of Rainforests and Northern Arctic Forests. These are usually available on Netflix along with other BBC nature documentaries that can be more specific to the afore mentioned areas.

Listen to the Economics with subtitles radio programs – link on Go4Schools

How does Urbanisation link to other subjects you study?

Read Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

Have you seen the Iceland Christmas advert, this links well to this topic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdpspllWI2o

Super-Curricular Activities

Think about how Urbanisation in emerging economies impacts on your life.

Think about how Urbanisation has impacted on your life – do you live in an urban area?

Could you live a palm oil free existence?

Could you have less impact on world biomes?

Media & Other Links Don’t panic Hans Rosling shows the facts about population and

development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FACK2knC08E

BBC bitesize on development https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z3j4rdm

‘Rio’ shows the Favelas’ of South America.

‘Tsotsi’ is a film about life in a South African slum, an interesting watch however this is a 15.

‘Slum Dog Millionaire’ and ‘Lion’ are films that show life in Indian slums is like.

‘Before the flood’ and ‘An inconvenient truth’ are docu-films that highlight how humans are impacting on the world.

Blue Planet 2 is worth a watch to see our impact on the oceans.

‘Deep Water Horizon’ looks at the disaster of the same name.

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Subject Topic PREP Tasks Further Research / Reading C

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All PREP tasks and resources are available on Google Classroom (classroom.google.com). Students should be:

Watching the flipped classroom videos and taking notes prior to each lesson (templates provided)

Supplementing these notes with information from the textbook (extracts provided)

Creating flash cards for key terms and concepts (templates provided)

Completing PREP worksheets / practice questions

Reviewing and consolidating work covered in lessons

Additionally, students should be reviewing their programming techniques in preparation for exam paper 2 as well as the development stage of their programming project this year. The following resources will be useful in this regard:

Programming Companion Objectives (1-11)

‘How do I do this in Python?’ guides

Python tutorials on learnpython.org (www.learnpython.org)

Learn Python course on Codecademy (www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python)

Documentation on TutorialsPoint.com (www.tutorialspoint.com/python)

Documentation on Python.org (docs.python.org/3)

Cambridge GCSE Computing Online (Massive Online Open Course) www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org

Crash Course: Computer Science (YouTube) www.youtube.com (search for: crash course computer science)

Python Tutorials www.learnpython.org

Learn Python Course www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python

Clever Programmer: Learn Python Programming (YouTube) www.youtube.com (search for: clever programmer python)

Super-Curricular Visits

The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park is a great place to find out about the history of Computer Science and Cryptography. www.tnmoc.org bletchleypark.org.uk National Museum of Computing Provides students with the fantastic opportunity to decipher encoded messages written by Hitler and his generals, understanding the period of code-breaking during and after World War II.

Media & Other Links

SHS Computer Science Website: www.shs.cloud

Google Classroom: classroom.google.com

Python.org Website: www.python.org

TutorialsPoint: www.tutorialspoint.com/python

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Improving Memory Skills & Understanding PREP 1. Self-Testing

Self-testing in an effective tool if you have a large amount of information to learn for an assessment or exam.

Let’s say you had to remember the definition of 20 key words.

Start by writing out five key words and their definitions. Study them for 2 or 3 minutes, then put the sheet away.

On another piece of paper, try to write down the key words and definitions from memory.

If you were not able to recall all 5, then repeat the process again. Study the definitions and re-test.

Once you are able to recall 5 key words and definitions, add another 5 to the original sheet.

Give yourself 4 or 5 minutes to study the 10 key words and definitions. Put the sheet away and re-test but this time

with 10.

Build this up until you can recall all 20 key words and definitions.

More importantly, re-test yourself a week later. Review your progress and go back to any definitions or words you

were unable to write down. Then, re-test yourself a month later with the same words.

The more you re-test, the more you will retain and the easier it becomes.

These techniques could be applied to:

Key Information for an Essay

Character names and profiles

Formula

Translations

Case Studies

Experiment processes

Arguments or Quotations

And many more!

2. Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping is a highly effective way of getting information in and out of your brain. Mind Mapping is a creative and logical means of note-taking and note-making that literally "maps out" your ideas.

All Mind Maps have some things in common. They have a natural organisational structure that radiates from the centre and use lines, symbols, words, colour and images according to simple, brain-friendly concepts. Mind Mapping converts a long list of monotonous information into a colourful, memorable and highly organised diagram that works in line with your brain's natural way of doing things.

Think of your general main theme and write that down in the centre of the page. i.e. Food

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Figure out sub-themes of your main concept and draw branches to them from the centre, beginning to look like a spider web i.e. Meats, Dairy, Breads

Make sure to use very short phrases or even single words Add images to invoke thought or get the message across better Try to think of at least two main points for each sub-theme you created and create branches out to those

3. Revision Cards

Revision cards are small handheld cards that contain key information. The cards should have a title at the top with 5

or 6 key words, formula or sentences. Try and keep the colour consistent for each topic e.g. green cards for the

Environment.

TIP: On the back of the revision card, write the title from the front. Then, after you have read through your cards a

number of times, turn them over. Look at the title and self-test yourself on the information. Once you have recalled

all you can, turn the card back over and check your answers.

4. Complete the Sentence

If you have a large number of facts to learn for an essay, write out ten key sentences you wish to memorise for the

essay. Then, on a separate piece of paper, write out the first half of the sentence and leave the other half blank. Take

a break, make a cup of tea, then come back and try to complete the sentences from memory.

If you managed to complete all ten, try and add more sentences and repeat the exercise.

TIP: Once you can complete the sentences with ease, test yourself further by trying to write out all the key sentences

from memory without the sentence starters!

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Fun Ways to PREP

1. Key Words Crossword Puzzle Choose a subject and write down all the key words you need to learn. Find an online Crossword creator, there are a huge number of web sites that can do this for you. For the clues, write the definition of the key word. Once the crossword has been created, leave it for a few days/weeks. Then, try and complete it. Don’t forget to print out the answer sheet so you can self-check the answers! Here is an example below:

2. Key Word Pictionary For this game you will need at least one other person. With a friend or group of friends, decide which subject and set of Key Words you wish to learn or revise. Write them down on individual cards. Try to have a large number so they are not too obvious. Take it in turns to draw (without using words, symbols or speaking) something that represents the key word you wish to learn. *Want to Make the Game Harder?* The other player who is trying to guess the key word can’t say the key word, but must give the correct definition of it! Here is an example below:

The Easy Answer: An Atom

1. *The Definition Answer: 2. The smallest particle of a chemical element that can

exist.

ACROSS DOWN 2. What does the ‘H’ in SHS stand for? 1. In what year group do you take A Level exams? 5. What is ‘PREP’ short for? 3. What is the surname of our Headteacher?

4. In what Year group do you take GCSE exam?

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3. Write a Short Story If you have a large number of facts, figures or key words to remember, write a short story that you can recite to yourself in the exam. The more interesting and funny your story is, the more likely you are to remember the facts. Here is an example:

1.To begin our adventure into storytelling, start by reading the paragraph below, which recounts a brief and

chaotic story. Your task is simply to understand what happens:

"A man called Nigel is sat next to his enormous, 300lb pet squid as they travel around in the back of his

lime-green limo. They're arguing over what to watch on the limo's TV: Coronation Street, or Sesame Street.

It soon turns into a fight, which the squid wins by using its eight limbs to empty eight pepper-grinders on to

Nigel's head. Nigel leaps from the car in terror and runs away towards the sea, cleverly heading through a

thick yellow field of rapeseed to stop the squid from following. On reaching the beach, he meets Prince

Harry, who is celebrating his 25th birthday. Prince Harry persuades Nigel to help him confront two Gallic

dancers who have eaten a beautiful "she-swan" (without the Queen's permission). After the attack, Nigel

jumps into the sea and swims out towards, as luck would have it, the Lady of Shalott, who is bobbing up and

down in a boat made from a giant orange pepper. She invites him on board and they fall in love."

It will have taken you perhaps a minute to read through this. This should demonstrate just how quickly and effortlessly your mind can imagine elaborate scenes it has never encountered before.

Your next step is to see how much of the story you recall. First, close your eyes and repeat the story as well as you can in your head. When you're done, open your eyes and write down all the items you have successfully recalled. This will give you a sense of how many useful memories you can store in around a minute or so. Hopefully you'll have impressed yourself again.

Now, you'll perhaps be wondering what the point of remembering a random list of objects like this might be. But here we can reveal that the story you've learned is not at all random, but in fact encodes the ingredients for a Nigel Slater recipe. Hooray! The 300lb squid represents 300g of squid; the lime-green limo is a lime; Coronation Street stands for coriander; Sesame Street for sesame oil; eight pepper grinders for eight crushed peppercorns; the rapeseed field for rapeseed oil; Prince Harry celebrating his birthday for 25g ginger; two Gallic dancers for two cloves of garlic; the "she-swan" for Szechuan pepper; the sea for salt; the Lady of Shalott for shallots; the orange pepper boat for one large orange pepper.

Have a look over these connections. Your last task is to try to remember the ingredients that correspond to each element in the story. Once you've done that, you're ready to make your squid and pepper stir-fry …

1. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/15/story-lines-facts

4. Key Term Word Search Choose a subject and write down all the key words you need to learn. Find an online Word Search creator, there are a huge number of web sites that can do this for you.

For the clues, write the definition of the key word.

Once the word search has been created, leave it for a few days/weeks. Then, try and complete it. Don’t forget to print out the answer sheet so you can self-check the answers!

Here is an example below:

1. What is ‘PREP’ short for? 2. What is the surname of our Headteacher? 3. What year group take their GCSE exams? 4. What year group take their A Level exams? 5. What does the ‘H’ in SHS stand for?

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5. Write a poem If you have a large number of facts, figures or key words to remember, write a poem that you can re-cite to yourself in the exam. Try and make it rhyme on the key words and throw in their definitions if you can.

6. Card Matching Game Use revision cards. They must all be the same size and colour. On half the cards, write a key word on each. On the other half of the cards, write their definitions on each. With a friend, turn all the cards so they face down on the table. Each person takes it in turns to turn over two cards. If they turn over the key word and the correct definition, they get to keep them. If the two cards do not match, they must be turned back and it is the next persons turn. The winner is the person with the most cards at the end. You not only have to remember where the key words and the definitions are, but match them as well!

Here is an example:

7. Name That Tune! Choose a song from the charts that you know really well and enjoy singing along to. Now, re-write the lyrics so they contain all the facts and key words you need to remember. Try to keep to the same number of syllables for each line! Then, sing the words out loud as many times as you need to remember the lyrics. TIP: Go to youtube or karaoke site and use the backing track/instrumental so you can sing your lyrics along to the beat!

8. Alphabet Prep Challenge yourself to write a key fact, definition or key word for each letter of the alphabet. It works best with a single topic or area. Once you have completed it, memorise it using some of the techniques in this book. Finally, challenge yourself to recall all the information using the alphabet as your guide and prompt!

PENTATONIC

SCALE

A Musical Scale

containing

only 5 notes.

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