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Whats the difference between a C and D grade in
English?
How can I revise English?
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What can parents do to help?
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How can I make the difference between a C and D
grade?
Some really simple but effective ideas for Paper
1 English 1. Read newspapers (broadsheet
tabloid) 2. Ask your child to summarise the
argument 3. Have discussions about contentious
and difficult issues encourage a row! 4.
Debate and dont be afraid to talk! 5. Read
leaflets, information sheets, adverts and
discuss why it has been written and for whom
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How can I make the difference between a C and D
grade?
English Paper 2 Writing 1. Buy a thesaurus and
use it when doing written tasks 2. READ as
much as possible 3. Keep a log of new vocabulary
and use new words 4. Learn synonyms. e.g.
For the verb said use retorted, replied,
remarked, muttered, hissed or whispered
instead
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How can I make the difference between a C and D
grade?

• Spelling Strategies
• Use mnemonics accommodation (remember cosy
  cottages and massive mansions)
• Practise Look-Cover-Write-Check
• Word roots autobiography (autoself and
  bioslife and graphwrite)
• Break word into parts (separate theres a rat
  in separate)

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How can I make the difference between a C and D
grade?

• For poetry and set texts
• Read the texts yourself if you can
• Encourage discussion about themes,
• characters and what the text means
• Watch the film version together
• Purchase or borrow study aids and
• guides
• Talk about the texts take an active
• interest

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Whats the difference between a C and D grade?
Example
Improving Word Level Expression
Improving Sentence Level Expression
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Improving Text Level Expression
Click on these links to access the templates for
improving expression.
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How can I revise English?
iLearning
Reading and Writing
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Other People
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Revising EnglishiLearning

• Podcastrevision (revision podcasts on key poems
  and exam techniques)
• www.samlearning.com
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools
• www.universalteacher.org.uk
• englishbiz.co.uk  (A straightforward site which
  focuses on helping you to achieve higher grades
  in English and English Literature GCSE exams. You
  are also invited to send in questions.)
• englishplus.com (A site on English grammar If
  you struggle with your apostrophes or semi-colons
  then this is the site for you)
• www.novelguide.com  (Study guides for almost all
  GCSE novel and including full texts of some
  novels and plays such as Of Mice and Men and
  Romeo and Juliet)
• sparknotes.com  (Comprehensive study guides for
  most GCSE texts)
• s-cool.co.uk (A great resource with notes on many
  popular GCSE texts. It also contains revision
  notes to help you with some of the poems from the
  anthology)
• Past papers

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www.podcastrevision.co.uk/podcasts.html
Reading of poem and commentary
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www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/eng_a_assess.php
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Revising English Reading and Writing

• Index cards
• Re-annotation
• Study guides
• Literacy Booster Packs

Help! Where do I begin?
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Revising English Index Cards
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Revising English Re-annotation

• Download blank poems
• Annotate everything you know about the poem,
  using SLIP (Structure, Language, Imagery,
  Personal response).
• Check new annotations against previous notes.

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ISBN 0-563-50122-7
ISBN 0-435-10288-5
ISBN 0-435-10602-3
Recommended Study Guides
York Notes available online and at major
bookstores
ISBN 0-435-10604-X
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CGP GCSE English Revision Guides various titles
available www.cgpbooks.co.uk
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Other People

• Parents
• Study Partners

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What can parents/carers do to help?
Working/Home Environment
Nutrition and Sleep
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Support for Success
Study Resources
Motivation
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Working/Home Environment

• Desk
• Good light
• Quiet
• Noticeboard/wall space
• Bookshelf
• Access to Internet Shared Documents, useful
  websites
• Block chatrooms and messaging sites!

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Nutrition and Sleep

• Water/smoothies
• Fruit and vegetables
• Nuts and healthy snacks
• Fresh Fish
• No fizzy drinks or processed sugar!
• 8 hours of sleep

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Motivation

• Ask how they are doing
• Ask them to tell you something they have learnt
• Praise, praise, praise
• Rewards, sanctions

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How can study partners help?

• Pairs look at sample questions and discuss,
  plan an essay together, quizzes, etc
• Groups choose 4 poems to compare and contrast,
  debate, etc.

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• A year from now you may wish you had started
  today.

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