year 12 preparing for the end of year exams

Year 12 Preparing for the End of Year Exams

Dear Students,

Well done on a fantastic first ‘proper’ half term back at the academy! It’s been amazing to see you thrive in lessons.

Next half term, you will have your end of year exams. This booklet gives you a list of all the topics you will be tested on in your subjects so you can start revising over the holidays, together with some tips on how to organise your revision.

The exams will take place in the Sports Hall during weeks 2 and 3. You’ll receive a timetable of when these exams will occur after half term.

Exams can be a little daunting but there are lots of things you can do to make yourself feel better, which you’ll find in this booklet. They are also a time for you to show your teacher how hard you have worked this year so enjoy the process! Do connect with your Learning Family Teacher if you have any questions.

Wishing you a great half term and all the best of luck in preparing for the end of year exams!

Ark Globe Academy

Tips for revising1. Start revising early

• — i.e. weeks, not days before the exam.

2. Plan your revision using a timetable

• Planning out your revision means you can spend more time revising and less time worrying you've forgotten something. Use the topics list your teacher has provided you with to help.

3. Don't spend ages making your notes look pretty

• This is just wasting time. For diagrams, include all the details you need to learn, but don't try to produce a work of art.

4. Set up a nice, tidy study space

• You'll need somewhere with good lighting, your pens close by, your phone out of sight and your TV unplugged. Try not to revise on your bed, or you'll be dreaming of pink igloos and elephants before you know it.

5. Vary your revision with different activities

• Try a variety of different revision techniques — answering practice questions, writing down notes from memory, and using mind maps, revision cards and your exercise books.

Tips for revising

6. Stick revision notes all around your house• So in the exam you think, "Aha, quadratic equations, they were on the fridge...“

7. Set aside time to do fun things — don't turn into a revision zombie• Don't totally stop yourself from having fun. This'll help you stay motivated, relax, and

allow you to keep up with your favourite hobbies.

8. Keep your phone and other distractions away.• Phones are great, but they're a one-stop shop for procrastination. Heed our warnings

and stick it in a drawer while you're revising.

9. Sleep and eat properly• Sleep is more important than you'd imagine — it helps your brain store all the juicy

information you've learned throughout the day. Drinking plenty of water and eating healthy foods will also boost your concentration throughout the day.

10. On exam day, make sure you arrive in plenty of time• Nothing adds extra pressure to exam day like the fear of being late. Just make sure

you set off at a little earlier than usual.

Topics list for English and Maths

Subject Faculty Year Group

List of topics students will sit assessments on

Format of the assessment Length

English Communication 12 Streetcar Named DesireModern PoetryA Handmaid’s TaleFrankenstein

Truncated Paper 2Truncated Paper 3Paper 1 – Prose

1 hr 10 mins1 hr 10 mins1 hr 15 mins

Maths Maths 12 Mixed KS5 Content 2019 AS level papers 1 x pure 1 x stats and mechanics

Paper 1 Pure x 2 hours

Paper 2 Stats and mechanics x 1 hour 15 mins

Topics list for all Sciences




Biology Science and Psychology

12 All year 12 contentBiological MoleculesCellsExchange and TransportGenetic diversity and biodiversity

2 x 1hr30min paperAS-style papers

2 x 1hr30mim papers

Chemistry Science and Psychology

12 Paper 1: Atomic structure, Amount of substances, Bonding, Amount of substance, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc, introduction to organic chemistry, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Organic Analysis, Energetics, Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc, Oxidation, reduction and redox equations, Periodicity, Group 2, the alkaline earth metals, Group 7(17), the halogens

2 papers 1 hour 30 minutes per paper

Physics Science and Psychology

12 MechanicsElectricityMaterialsWavesOpticsParticlesQuantumPractical skills

2 x AS Physics Papers

Paper 1 and Paper two can contain any of the core topicsPaper 2 will contain Practical questions and MCQ

1hr 30 minutes per paper

Topics list for Computer Science, Economics, Professional Pathway Business and Psychology




Computer Science

Design & Enterprise

12Components of a computerSystem softwareSoftware developmentData typesData structuresBoolean AlgebraProgramming techniques

2 x written papersPaper 1 - Computing PrinciplesPaper 2 - Algorithms and Problem Solving

1hr 15mins per paper

Economics D&E 12Theme 1 and Theme 2 1 macro paper focusing on Theme 2: UK performance and policies1 micro paper: Theme 1: Markets and Market Failure

1hr 30 x2

Professional Pathway Business

Design & Enterprise

12Personal and Business Finance Unit 3 Paper 2 hours

Psychology Science and Psychology

12Social InfluenceMemoryPsychopathology ApproachesResearch Methods

2 x papers. Topics split as Paper 1 (social influence, memory and psychopathology) and Paper 2 (approaches and research methods)

1hr 30 minutes per paper

Topics list for History and Politics


List of topics students will sit assessments on Format of the assessment

Length

History Humanities 12 Russia Paper:- Alexander II: All reforms, successes, and failures- Nicholas II 1894-1914: Opposition, Growth of Marxism- Arguments for and against the threat of Marxist groups and other groups (SRs, SDs, Lenin, Trotsky, Kadets, Emancipation of Labour, Trade Unions etc).- Nicholas II 1894-1914: 1905 Revolution, October Manifesto and Peasant discontent. - Nicholas II: Economic Developments and Modernisation- Era of the Dumas- Limitations and Progress of Dumas.

Britain Paper:- 1906 election- New Liberalists- Social issues and class divisions- Votes for women- Economic challenges in the 1920s- 1929 elections

2 full papers:

Paper 2m Britain full paper

Paper 1h Russia full paper

75 marks per paper

Politics Humanities 12 UK GovernmentHouse of Lords reformConstitutional reforms since 1997Parliamentary SovereigntyRelationship between parliament and government

UK PoliticsFirst Past the PostReferendumsVoting BehaviourCase studies of 1979; 1997; and 2010 General Elections

Conservatism

2 Papers [Paper 1: UK Politics and Conservatism; Paper 2: UK Government]

Paper 1: 2 hours

Paper 2: 1 hour 30 mins

Topics list for Geography, Sociology and MediaSubject Faculty Year

GroupList of topics students will sit assessments on Format of the

assessmentLength

Geography Humanities 12 Human paper• Factors of globalisation • Interdependence and its issues • Trading relationships

1 physical paper and 1 human paper

2x 90 minutes

Sociology Humanities 12 2 papersPaper 1- Education with methods in context-2 hoursPaper 2- Families and Households- 1 hour 10 minutes

2 papers Paper 1 is 2 hours and Paper 2 is 1 hour 10 minutes

Media Communication 12 Emily Sande – HeavenDavid Guetta – Titanium The Big IssueShelterOld SpiceLucozadeUnseen advert analysisThe Guardian (online and offline)The Daily Mail (online and offline)Unseen newspapersNewspapers: Funding and regulationMinecraftThe BBC Radio One Breakfast ShowThe Jungle Book (1967 and 2016)

2 assessments:Media Messages full paperEvolving Media half paper

Media Messages – 2 hoursEvolving media – 55 minutes

Until

Revise subjects in 30 minute chunks

Lunch

Wake up

Test yourself on what you revised this morning

Until

Exam Revision Plan

1. Date 2. Underlined Title

3. Notes that you can refer back to

4. File notes in your folder under the subject. Make sure each subject has its own area with a divider.

Use your Cornell Notes from Lockdown!

Use this space for any questions to ask your teachers

The subject(s) I am the most knowledge secure is / are…..

The subject(s) I will be spending more time revising is / are…….

Self-reflection

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