Year 11 Ppes (Pre-Public Examinations

Year 11 PPEs (Pre-public examinations

Week beginning 9 th November 2015

GENERAL REVISION ADVICE

1. Make a revision timetable so that you can plan your revision.

2. Try different ways of revising: Mind maps Doddle Flashcards Highlight key words – reduce your notes Revision apps/websites

3. BUG the question in the exams – Always read the questions! BUBBLE command words UNDERLINE key points GLANCE back

4. Find out from your teacher what a modal answer looks like so that you can reach your target grade. 5. Spend at least two hours on revision each night.

6. Attend all revision sessions available to you. 7. Turn off all mobile devices whilst revising!

8. Get plenty of sleep before your exam and eat well.

9. Make sure that you have all the equipment you need for each exam.

YEAR 11 PPE TIMETABLE

YEAR 11 REVISION TIMETABLE Year 11 examinations

GEOGRAPHY

Format of the exam: The examination will last for 70 minutes. There will be TWO full GCSE questions, one on population and settlement and one on Economic Development. You must answer ALL the questions. Each question will be marked out of 33. The case study question at the end of each topic question is worth 9 marks plus 3 for SPaG. Topics that need to be revised: Population World population growth and the Demographic Transition Population pyramids Overpopulation, under population, optimum population Youthful population/ The Gambia Ageing population/UK/East Devon Population Management – Antinatalist policies – China One Child Policy and Pronatalist Policies- Singapore Pull and push factors influencing migration International migration –Mexico to USA Internal migration – Counter urbanisation- St Ives, Cambridge Settlement Urbanisation in MEDCs and LEDCs - Kibera Urban structure and land use models Greenfield –Brownfield sites Urban renewal and urban redevelopment Sustainable cities - Curitiba Brazil, or Masdar City Changes in shopping patterns over time – Exeter or Plymouth

Economic Development What is meant by development? Development indicators The advantages and disadvantages of using economic and social indicators Identifying and explaining why countries are at different stages of development. How development can be affected by aid- different types of aid. E.g. bottom up, top down, tied aid, multilateral and bilateral aid. A detailed aid project such – cooking stoves/ hood in Kenya delivered by Practical Action or a mini hydroelectric scheme delivered by Practical Action. Goat Aid, Computer Aid. Those in bold are essential case studies Hints and tips for preparation: Use the revision guide which you will find on Paignton on Line. Read the questions carefully and use the B.U.G. technique. Look at the number of marks per question. A four mark question will require 2 developed points. 2x2 Study the resources carefully and provide evidence from the resources in your answers Follow all instructions – if it says draw a labelled diagram or use evidence or data in your answer you must as marks are allocated for this. Learn your case studies thoroughly, with specific reference to the place using place names, specific facts and data. You should include at least 3 developed ideas in a case study question. Be careful to ensure your case study matches the question if the question specifically asks for an MEDC or LEDC Check your case study answer carefully to ensure that you do not drop SPaG marks. Stretch and challenge for top grades: Ensure that you demonstrate good Geographical understanding. E.g. if the question asks about sustainability refer to social, economic and environmental sustainability. If the question asks for the effects be sure to be able to state primary and secondary effects or social, economic, environmental effects. Ensure you use connectives in your answers. E.g. However, as a result of, consequently, Useful websites & where to find help: Doddle BBC Bite size - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ Chapters on: Population Migration Urban environments BBC Bite size- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zqbvvcw Shopping patterns School electronic revision book

Year 11 examinations HISTORY Exam board – WJEC

Length of the exam The exam will last for 1 hour and 15 minutes Always begin by reading through the whole paper at the start of the exam. Format of the paper You must answer two of the first 3 sections, plus the final essay (This means that there are three separate sheets, A, B, & C. Each sheet has three questions on it and you have to answer all of the questions on two out of the three sheets.) In the final essay, you will also have the option to choose 1 out of 3 questions. Section 1 - Question style Marks available

a) Knowledge Outline the conditions that led to the crime of vagrancy. 5 marks Try to include at least two points.

b) Sources plus knowledge Explain why crimes differed during the Industrial 5 marks Revolution Remember to comment on both of the sources and their Reliability. Artist’s impression/government report etc.

c) Knowledge question – change through time Why was the development of the motor car a turning 8 marks point…? Try to include at least 3 points

Final essay- Question style Marks available

How far have the causes of crime 12 marks changed from Tudor times to the 3SPaG present day?

Exam Technique

 Visit www.paigntononline.com to access a wide range of revision resources

 Download the Crime and Punishment Matrix to keep track of your progress

 Come along to revision sessions in the VLC on Monday and Tuesday afternoons

 Look out for the revision PowerPoint on the main school website  Create your own imaginative resources on cram.org

Year 11 examinations

Additional Science

Exam board – OCR 21 st Century

Format of the exam: - Examination – Biology B4, B5 and B6 - 1 hour exam that consists of 60 marks - There will be three 6 mark questions based around quality of written communication and level of response. Topics that need to be revised: - B4 – The processes of life – enzymes, photosynthesis, limiting factors of photosynthesis, aerobic and anaerobic respiration, diffusion, osmosis and active transport. - B5 – Growth and development – Tissues and organs, stem cells, mitosis, meiosis, meristems, phototropism, DNA structure and protein synthesis - B6 – Brain and mind – reflex arcs, nerves and hormones, synapse transmission of nerve impulse and the brain. Hints and tips for preparation: Make sure you are using a number of different revision techniques in order for you to prepare fully. Make sure you are using your revision guides and your class work books in order to see what topics have been covered and therefore what you could have a question on. 18 marks are available for quality of written communication it will be worth asking your teacher for some examples to practice. Stretch and challenge for top grades: For those students sitting the higher tier paper make sure you look at the higher tier sections in your revision guide and make sure you use past papers to practice your examination technique. Remember you are also aiming to meet or exceed your target grade; you therefore need to be able to understand processes and explain why things happen, not just recall what happens. Useful websites & where to find help: After school revision sessions on Wednesdays in B42 starting after half term – ideal for last minute questions and exam preparation. Past paper practice Practice past QWC – 6 mark questions Doddle Collins OCR 21st Century revision guide Collins OCR 21st century workbook Year 11 PPE Examinations

Ethics

Format of the exam:

The exam is based on the GCSE format. Students will sit the Edexcel Ethics GCSE in Year 11, but will be familiar with the style of questions and expected answer style. Students have completed many assessments using this format of a, b, c and d style questions. The exam is 1hr 30mins minutes long, and comprises of four sets of questions. Students must choose one set of questions for each topic attempt all questions. There is a useful Ppt on the VLC with the revision materials to further remind and explain how to give A* answers. The paper is out of 80 marks, with an additional 3 marks awarded for SPaG – (Spellings and Grammar).

Topics that need to be revised: The exam will be based on the four topics studied in class. 1. Life After Death 2. Believing in God 3. Peace & Conflict 4. Community Cohesion Students will also need to know the 12 linked key terms for each topic.

Peace & Conflict Believing in God 1 Causes of War Religious Upbringing 2 UN Religious experiences 3 Pax Christi Design and Causation 4 Christian & Muslim attitudes to War Science 5 Bullying Evil 6 Forgiveness and Reconciliation Bruce Almighty & Media attitudes Life After Death Community Cohesion 1 Abortion Law Changing roles of men and women 2 Abortion and Religion Roles of men and women 3 Euthanasia Multi ethnic 4 Media & Religion Racial harmony 5 Religious beliefs after death Multi faith 6 Non- religious beliefs after death White Girl

Hints and tips for preparation: All revision materials are available on the VLC. There are also links to Quizlet.com which is a very useful resource for learning key terms and spellings. Come to the Year 11 Ethics after school revision session on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Take home the mind-maps and revision cards that will be prepared in lessons.

Stretch and challenge for top grades: To get top grades you need to be aware of exam format, have thoroughly revised the prescribed topics, and to make sure you write in enough detail giving examples and key terms wherever possible.

Useful websites & where to find help: All revision materials are provided on VLC. Of course students may use any additional books or websites linked to the prescribed topics to further enhance personal knowledge of these topics. http://www.paigntononline.com/year-10-ethics-ppeexam-revision-2015/ https://quizlet.com /

FRENCH

Exam board - WJEC

Format of the exam: Listening exam – 20% Reading exam – 20% Topics that need to be revised: Personal and social life: Self, family, friends, home life, shopping, meals, healthy living, illness and accident, free time, fashion, relationships, future plans. Local community: Home town, school, education, local environment, pollution, recycling, local facilities, comparisons with other towns and regions, weather and seasons. The world of work: Work experience, part-time jobs, future careers, technology (sending messages, accessing information. The wider world: Travel and holidays, media, social issues (e.g. life of young people today, homelessness, crime, drugs, healthy living, religion, politics), life in the countries and communities where the language is spoken. Hints and tips for preparation: You will be issued with a TOPIC revision chart- complete as you revise. Stretch and challenge for top grades: For students attempting the ‘Higher’ paper, you will also need to look at the topic environment. Useful websites & where to find help: www.linguascope.com Username: Paignton Password: BROWNING – Go on Intermediate section. Doddle AQA revision guide GCSE French Year 11 examinations

BTEC Sport

Exam board – edexcel

Format of the exam: One on line paper lasting 1 hour Topics that need to be revised: Components of Fitness Methods of Training Types of Training Fitness Tests Interpreting Test Data Hints and tips for preparation: Complete all homeworks, Familiarise yourself with the Key Words summary sheet, attend extra revision sessions, purchase a study guide. Stretch and challenge for top grades: Make sure you understand what the key words are within the question (‘explain’ – 3 - 4 mark questions, ‘discuss’ 6 – 8 mark questions). Understand the meaning of validity, practicality and reliability and apply these within 8 mark questions. Useful websites & where to find help: Paignton Online- Revision Hub under BTEC Sport Doddle – BTEC Sport: Fitness For Sport unit 2 online Past Papers via – BTEC First Sport CGP (www.cgpbooks.co.uk), mark scheme attached. http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-firsts/sport-2012- nqf.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=Pearson-UK:Category%2FExternal- assessments - From the website follow; Course material – External Assessment – 2 retired onscreen tests plus mark schemes for March 2014 – Examiner Reports for unit 1.

Week beginning 9 th Novemeber 2015

Sociology

Exam board - AQA

Format of the exam: One written paper lasting 1 hour and 30 minutes Topics that need to be revised: Studying Society Research Methods Family Education Hints and tips for preparation: Use the revision sheets and PLC to help you understand your strengths and use them to revise from. Stretch and challenge for top grades: Make sure you know the different sociological perspectives on topics to include in longer questions (Marxist, Functionalist, Feminist and the New Right) Useful websites & where to find help: Paignton Online- Revision Hub under Sociology Your books Progress folders http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/sociology/gcse/specification-4190/past-papers-and- mark-schemes for past papers and mark schemes See Mr Love

Home Economics: GCSE Child Development

Exam board – OCR

Format of the exam: - Examination – BO13 Principles of Child Development

There will be one paper worth 80 marks. The exam is 1 ½ hours.

- There will be 5 questions, some of which are divided into 2 or 3 parts. Some will require you to identify or describe, others to explain or discuss. One of the questions will be worth 15 marks and requires you to discuss 2 different concepts. Topics that need to be revised: Family and parenting Preparation for pregnancy and birth Physical development Nutrition and health Intellectual, social and emotional development Community support

Hints and tips for preparation: Make sure you are using a number of different revision techniques in order for you to prepare fully; active revision techniques help to store information in long term memory. Make sure you are using past papers and mark schemes to get used to the style of questioning and how to write a quality answer. Use your class work books in order to see what topics have been covered and therefore what you could have a question on. Stretch and challenge for top grades: “Ensure that text is legible and that spelling, punctuation and grammar are accurate so that meaning is clear Present information in a form that suits its purpose Use an appropriate style of writing and, where applicable, specialist terminology”. (OCR 2015) Useful websites & where to find help: After school revision sessions on Wednesdays in BT3 starting after half term – ideal for last minute questions and exam preparation. Past paper practice using mark schemes Download the revision guide from www.paigntononline.com Purchase a text book or revision guide. Recommended books are CGP the Revision Guide Child Development ISBN: 978 1 84762 296 9 and OCR GCSE Home Economics Child Development 2nd Edition by Jean Marshall, Sue Stuart & revised by Lindsey Robins. Heinemann ISBN978-0-435849-21-4 Year 11 examinations

Health and Social Care

Exam board – OCR Cambridge National

Format of the exam: - Examination – RO21 Essential values of care for use with individuals in care settings - 1 hour exam that consists of 60 marks - There will be 5 or 6 questions, some of which are divided into 2 or 3 parts. Some will require you to identify or describe, others to explain or discuss. Most questions will have a stem (scenario) which you need to read carefully and apply your knowledge to.

Topics that need to be revised: L.O. 1 Understand how to support individuals to maintain their rights L.O. 2 Understand the importance of the values of care and how they are applied L.O. 3 Understand how legislation impacts on care settings L.O.4 Understand how personal hygiene, safety and security measures protect Individuals

Hints and tips for preparation: Make sure you are using a number of different revision techniques in order for you to prepare fully; active revision techniques help to store information in long term memory. Make sure you are using past papers and mark schemes to get used to the style of questioning and how to write a quality answer. Use your class work books in order to see what topics have been covered and therefore what you could have a question on. Stretch and challenge for top grades: Wider reading can help you apply your knowledge of care values and legislation; there is plenty of information on the internet, from individual settings’ policies and procedures (why not visit some and ask?). Your use of vocabulary is very important; use subject specific words rather than “general chat” words. Useful websites & where to find help: After school revision sessions on Wednesdays in BT3 starting after half term – ideal for last minute questions and exam preparation. Past paper practice using mark schemes OCR Cambridge National past papers http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals-health-and-social-care- level-1-2-j801-j811-j821/ There are no books specifically for the Cambridge National qualification but you will find lots of relevant information in any health & social care book in school or at the library. Year 11 examinations

Exam board – Edexcel Pearson

Format of PPE the exam: One Calculator Exam in class prior to PPE week One non-calculator Exam during PPE week 1 hour 45 mins Foundation/Higher each

100 marks available on each paper

Hints and tips for preparation: Practise past papers A LOT… View the videos for Top 40 using JustMaths Complete all homework issued Attend after school revision on Wednesday after school Make the most of extra maths sessions made available Have your own calculator…and know how to use it effectively. Show all of your working out and minimise errors in technique.

Topics that need to be revised: Foundation Tier only Basic Number work, simple measure, co-ordinates, listing all the outcomes of an experiment or menu, drawing shapes with certain properties, simple probability, interpreting tables and timetables, tessellations, comparing fractions, decimals and percentages, finding the “best buy.” Common Topics Multi-step area problem solving, conversion graphs, drawing and interpreting statistical diagrams, putting numbers into formulas, recipe conversions, expanding and factorising, money calculations, angle properties involving parallel lines, triangles and quadrilaterals, perimeter, area and volume problems All Higher Tier students Designing a survey question, transformations, angle problems with regular quadrilaterals, bearings, cumulative frequency and box plots, simplifying powers and standard form, multi-stage probability, simultaneous equations, circle theorems. Hints and tips for preparation: Your teacher will go through some specimen questions leading up to your exam. Make sure that you show all working out when a question is worth more than one mark

Stretch and challenge for top grades: The best Higher Tier students will also need to be able to have a good attempt at some or all of the following topic areas: factorising quadratic expressions, histograms with unequal class intervals, algebraic fractions, converting recurring decimals to fractions, surface area and volume of 3d shapes, transformation of graphs.

Other Useful websites & where to find help: Doddle, BBC Bitesize, Mr Barton Maths Edexcel GCSE Mathematics revision guide that has been issued to you

Year 11 PPE examinations

GCSE P.E

Week beginning November 9th 2015

Format of the exam: The exam will be 1 and 30 mins long Format. Section One- 10 multiple choice questions = 10 marks Section Two- Short answer style questions = 58 marks in total Section Three- Two extended questions worth 2x 6 marks= 12 The whole paper will carry a total of 80 marks. Grade Boundaries. Tests during the course of year 10 were marked out of 40 due to it being end of topic tests. To replicate the final exam paper which you will sit in May 2016 the boundaries out of 80 are as follows. Look carefully at what is your target grade. A* A B C D E F G U 66/80 61/80 56/80 52/80 43/80 36/80 29/80 22/80 < 22

Topics that need to be revised: 1. Health and Physical Activity (Pages 1-5 in revision guide)  This includes definition of a healthy active lifestyle and mental/physical/social benefits of taking part in regular physical activity.  Definition of aesthetic appreciation with suitable examples 2. Factors that affects our choices of physical activity (Pages 6-10 in revision guide)  This includes CHIRPS  Roles other than participant (page 12 in rev guide)  Sports participation pyramid (pages 13 and 14 in rev guide)  Initiatives and common purposes to increase participation and develop talent (page 16)  Agencies Sport England/YST/NGBs and how they promote sport 3. The skeletal system and the effects of exercise  Functions of the skeletal and the names of the bones (page 82)  Joints (pages 83-85)  The skeleton and exercise – short and long term effects  Injuries to the skeleton and their treatment (page 87-89) 4. The muscular system and the effects of exercise  The names of the muscles and how they work (pages 76-79)  The muscular system and exercise (Page 80)  Injuries to the muscles (pages 87-89) Year 11 topics studied since September- October half term 1. Health Fitness and Exercise  Definitions that relate to Health, Fitness and Exercise  Performance, Specific fitness, (page 17-18)  Components of health related and skill related fitness  The definitions relating to health and skill related components (Pages 19-26)  The importance in different sports of the components of fitness.  PARQ –What it means and why we would fill one in (Page 27)  Fitness tests for health and skill related fitness components (27-32)  Principles of Training –SPORT and FITT (33-36)

Hints and tips for preparation:  Start early and give yourself plenty of time  Make notes/cue cards/write out definitions/put up post it notes at home in places you will remember e.g. definition on wardrobe door  Revise little and often 10-15mins have a break then go back look at hints and tips in the revision guide.  Look at some of the tests you have done over the year- very often the same questions will come up. Stretch and challenge for top grades: Remember you are aiming for your target grade so your score will be different to other people in the group. Good use of English giving clear concise definitions and good examples will ensure secure marks. Application of knowledge can you explain how thing affect other factors e.g. increasing numbers in sport/why choices are made. If you have the basis of a good answer this will allow you to develop it to a higher level and so access the higher marks e.g. 4/4 rather than 1 or 2 marks. Remember some of the ways you had to correct questions last year. Many of the exam questions are re-cycled and the same answer is asked for in a different way.

GCSE DRAMA

Exam board – AQA

Format of the NOVEMBER PPE : - Examination – SECTION A ONLY – DEVISED WORK ‘PERSECUTION’ - 45 mins exam that consists of 40 marks REVISE SECTION A ONLY 4 QUESTIONS – 10 marks each. Timing – 10mins for to complete each question 1. DESCRIBE 2. EXPLAIN 3. ANALYSE 4. EVALUATE Hints and tips for preparation: Make sure you are using your revision notes , writing frames and previous practice papers we have done in class. Time yourself when completing practice questions - 10 mins per question when revising at home. Question 1 is a prepared answer so learn it. Stretch and challenge for top grades: Remember: you are talking about your character and giving examples of how you used vocal and physical skills to create the roles in your devised piece. You should have two examples per question. Refer to top mark exemplar questions given out in class. USE THE REVISION CARDS BELOW Useful websites & where to find help: PAST PAPERS, MARK SCHEMES & EXAMINERS FEEDBACK: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/drama/gcse/drama-4240/past-papers-and-mark- schemes www.paigntononline.com