Revision for MAY/JUNE

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Original post by Olympiad

Revision timetable

I honestly don't know where to start.

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pessimist

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I find it easier setting myself a target and I use this app on my phone which sets a continuous timer so, for example for Spanish I was creating flashcards earlier and I set myself a time of 3 minutes for each one, that way I have some competitive element to it. Another method is breaks. Breaks are vital. Without breaks you'll become even more demoralised and give up completely. So for example, I usually will revise for around 2 hours and then have a 30 minute break.

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Original post by Royale

I honestly don't know where to start.

Ill help you, I made 5 of my friends one during the holiday.

Your timetable should ideally consist of:
Past papers,
Learning mistakes in past papers - writing notes etc
"Over view" - time to read through everything, topics you find hard etc

That's what my timetable consists of until the final exam which I created over the weekend. Then leave some blanks incase you are ill or find that you need more time to do a topic.

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Original post by Olympiad

Ill help you, I made 5 of my friends one during the holiday.

Your timetable should ideally consist of:
Past papers,
Learning mistakes in past papers - writing notes etc
"Over view" - time to read through everything, topics you find hard etc

That's what my timetable consists of until the final exam which I created over the weekend. Then leave some blanks incase you are ill or find that you need more time to do a topic.

Could you show me an example? Also how many hours do you dedicate to each subject?

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Original post by Royale

Could you show me an example? Also how many hours do you dedicate to each subject?

Yeah sure, I will tomorrow.
It depends, for one of my friends who is really struggling I made hers more detailed whereas my university friend wanted a plan for 1 week; so I wrote "day 1: Finish lecture AM... Etc"
Whereas mine is a calendar saying everything I want to achieve by the end of the day.

It depends on the subject.
ICT - spent ages on Coursework, hardly anything on revision - I find it an ok subject so probably going to do 5 past papers until the exam only
Geography - Around twice a week, 2.5 hours total
Classics - Same as Geography
Maths - 5/6 hours a week
English - 4/5 hours a week
Physics - 4/5
Biology - 5
Chemistry 5

I'll show you my timetable tomorrow.
If you really do find it difficult to make a timetable, PM me and I can start you off by making one on Microsoft word

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Original post by Olympiad

Yeah sure, I will tomorrow.
It depends, for one of my friends who is really struggling I made hers more detailed whereas my university friend wanted a plan for 1 week; so I wrote "day 1: Finish lecture AM... Etc"
Whereas mine is a calendar saying everything I want to achieve by the end of the day.

It depends on the subject.
ICT - spent ages on Coursework, hardly anything on revision - I find it an ok subject so probably going to do 5 past papers until the exam only
Geography - Around twice a week, 2.5 hours total
Classics - Same as Geography
Maths - 5/6 hours a week
English - 4/5 hours a week
Physics - 4/5
Biology - 5
Chemistry 5

I'll show you my timetable tomorrow.
If you really do find it difficult to make a timetable, PM me and I can start you off by making one on Microsoft word

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Thanks, I'll PM you.

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Original post by Royale

Thanks, I'll PM you.

Welcome

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JollyJelly

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Do you guys think this is a decent revision plan:

Make spider grams and revision cards for each subject, do a shed load of past papers, revise what you got wrong, do the past papers again. ?

Cheers :smile:

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H0ls

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Original post by JollyJelly

Do you guys think this is a decent revision plan:

Make spider grams and revision cards for each subject, do a shed load of past papers, revise what you got wrong, do the past papers again. ?

Cheers :smile:

I think spidergrams and revision cards definitely help. I tend to do a past paper, self mark it and check where I've gone wrong. Spend a bit of time reviewing that topic and then move onto the next past paper. You should find a steady increase in your % score.

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Blessedchild

Watch this, and if you're not motivated enough after it, you are never going to change! :biggrin:

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You wanted to see my timetable, I attached it to this post :smile:

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GraceS94

Write out all the tasks you have to do. Seeing as you're addicted to your laptop, why not use word? :smile:

then prioritise them, and decide on how you'll space revision out during your day. Maybe decide what time you'll wake up, get 3 hours done, with regular breaks, and then a big lunch break, and then another hour after? That way it's done and you have the whole evening to relax!

One thing I use is 'don't break the chain'. So, in your case, you have to do 4 hours of revision a day. Print out the calendar for this month and for every day you do 4 hours of revision, cross it off. Eventually it'll form a chain and you basically want to ensure you don't break it! You can do it, it's just a mental block. No ones born with self motivation, it's just distractions that make you not revise. So limit distractions and just do it! :smile:

good luck!

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