St Ursula’s Convent School

Help your Daughter with Revision Evening

Thursday 23rd February 2017 - 6.30 pm

Introduction to Evening – Mrs Hamilton

Mind Maps, Speed Reading, Proof reading – Miss Walker

Mnemonics and Music – Miss Johnson

Teach it and Post it, Rapping Music – Mrs Durrant

Index and Prompt Cards – Father Fernando

Exam Papers and Common Words – Mrs Lanzon

Maths App – Lit App – Miss Walker and Father Fernando

Mindfulness Meditation, Resilience and Visualisation - Mrs Elderfield

Learning Styles

Planning Revision

Advice to Parents/Carers

Exam Pack

Big plastic wallet

Post-Its

Note cards

Rubber and sharpener

Clear pencil case for exams

Pencil and black pens

Calculator

Highlighters

Felt tipsRuler

Mind Maps, Speed Reading, Proof

Reading

Miss Walker

Skimming and Scanning

Now… skim the text in front of you.You have one minute.

Talk to the person next to you.

What was the article about?

Now… scan the text in front of you.You have one minute to:

Find out what 39% of girls do

Find two benefits of exercise Remember:

scanning is

when you look

for key words

or information

in the text

Did you find the right answers?

39% of girls skip breakfast some of all of the time.

Doing exercise helps people deal better with stressful situations: it reduces anxiety

and increases self-esteem

Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping Using the pens and

paper in front of you, make a mind map about ‘The Science of Revision’.

You have five minutes.

Proofreading

Proofreading Don’t read the exam paper

in chronological order.

Look for silly mistakes.

Read the answers through to check that they make sense.

Practise proofreading so that you get used to doing it quickly. If you have time, read the paper again – this time, to check the quality of your answers.

Proofreading Proofread the text in

front of you

You have three minutes to circle the mistakes

Proofreading

Mnemonics and Music

Miss Johnson

Teach it and Post it

Rapping Music

Mrs Durrant

Index Cards /Prompt Cards Father Fernando

What is Euthanasia?

Exam Papers and Command Words

Mrs Lanzon

Common words used in exam questions:

‘Command’

Words

Command Words Applies to every written exam question in all

subjects

Common mistakes made by students for misinterpreting the question – exam technique

Wasted time by not interpreting the ‘command’ word

Lost marks as students have not answered the question properly

Could be the difference between exam grade

Maths App – Lit AppMiss Walker & Father

Fernando

Mindfulness, Meditation

Resilience, Visualisation

Mrs Elderfield