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A* sociology A-Level tips

Currently doing Aqa sociology and stuck on grade B/A- I need to know what makes a A* different from A/B, also need advice on how to know all the content/ revise it to make sure I can actually get A*’s because lowkey don’t know how to revise it ☠️ any advice would be helpful

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Sorry you've not had any responses about this. :frown: Are you sure you've posted in the right place? :smile: Here's a link to our subject forum which should help get you more responses if you post there. :redface:
Hello, I'm year 12 and I got A* on my sociology mock :grin: Here's what I do to revise:

Recalling information: After every lesson I make flashcards on Anki on what I have just learnt in the lesson. I go through these flashcards every day (Anki sorts out how many you review in a day). If you don't want to make your own flashcards then quizlet is great for getting shared flashcards, and some of them are really detailed :eek4:

Exam technique: I cannot recommend THESOCIOLOGYTEACHER on Youtube enough. Her videos are what got me to a B/A grade to an A*. Her videos are on exam technique for AQA sociology. What I do is I memorise the essay structures in her videos and then I practice exam questions in timed conditions. She has videos on every kind of question for AQA which is great

Revision for topic tests: We don't usually get topic tests in our sociology class (because the topics are massive and there's all these teeny weeny subtopics in the topic and ahh it's so much to remember) so for the topic tests I go through every past exam paper for the topic and I do essay plans for them. This makes sure I can expect what kind of questions would come up. I use quizlet for some of my essay plans because people on there already have essay plans on flashcards on there, so I use these as a base to rewrite the plan in my own words in my notebook :yes:

TLDR: watch THETEACHERSOCIOLOGY on Youtube :giggle:

If you have any questions then let me know I'll be happy to answer :flute:

Reply 3

Original post by always-anxious
Hello, I'm year 12 and I got A* on my sociology mock :grin: Here's what I do to revise:
Recalling information: After every lesson I make flashcards on Anki on what I have just learnt in the lesson. I go through these flashcards every day (Anki sorts out how many you review in a day). If you don't want to make your own flashcards then quizlet is great for getting shared flashcards, and some of them are really detailed :eek4:
Exam technique: I cannot recommend THESOCIOLOGYTEACHER on Youtube enough. Her videos are what got me to a B/A grade to an A*. Her videos are on exam technique for AQA sociology. What I do is I memorise the essay structures in her videos and then I practice exam questions in timed conditions. She has videos on every kind of question for AQA which is great
Revision for topic tests: We don't usually get topic tests in our sociology class (because the topics are massive and there's all these teeny weeny subtopics in the topic and ahh it's so much to remember) so for the topic tests I go through every past exam paper for the topic and I do essay plans for them. This makes sure I can expect what kind of questions would come up. I use quizlet for some of my essay plans because people on there already have essay plans on flashcards on there, so I use these as a base to rewrite the plan in my own words in my notebook :yes:
TLDR: watch THETEACHERSOCIOLOGY on Youtube :giggle:
If you have any questions then let me know I'll be happy to answer :flute:
THANK U SM THIS HELPS ALOT also we do culture and identity for the optional topic but there is barely any resources online for them any recommendations on what to do?
Original post by Pillowsponge123
THANK U SM THIS HELPS ALOT also we do culture and identity for the optional topic but there is barely any resources online for them any recommendations on what to do?

Ah I do family and households, which I think is a more well known topic :afraid: I did a quick search on Quizlet for you and there's quite a few flashcard decks on culture and identity so you could use information from there to add to your notes :smile: There should be textbooks out there from AQA that cover culture and identity as well. I'm pretty sure the answer structures are the same and it's just the content that is different. Have you heard of Seneca? It's free and I like to use it to add to my notes and also quickly revise any subtopics I'm struggling on. The sociology course has culture and identity I'm pretty sure. I hope this helps you :yes:

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Original post by always-anxious
Ah I do family and households, which I think is a more well known topic :afraid: I did a quick search on Quizlet for you and there's quite a few flashcard decks on culture and identity so you could use information from there to add to your notes :smile: There should be textbooks out there from AQA that cover culture and identity as well. I'm pretty sure the answer structures are the same and it's just the content that is different. Have you heard of Seneca? It's free and I like to use it to add to my notes and also quickly revise any subtopics I'm struggling on. The sociology course has culture and identity I'm pretty sure. I hope this helps you :yes:

Yesss Seneca is so fun to use too how much do u think I should be revsinf sociology a day like on a normal week without exams
Original post by Pillowsponge123
Yesss Seneca is so fun to use too how much do u think I should be revsinf sociology a day like on a normal week without exams


It's not really about how much you're revising but rather the quality of your revision. I revise 40% content (like flashcards) and 60% exam practice (planning + writing answers). I try to do 4 hours of revision a day for all (so 4 hours a day for 3 subjects) of my subjects although I don't stick to this all of the time. Hope this makes sense

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Original post by always-anxious
It's not really about how much you're revising but rather the quality of your revision. I revise 40% content (like flashcards) and 60% exam practice (planning + writing answers). I try to do 4 hours of revision a day for all (so 4 hours a day for 3 subjects) of my subjects although I don't stick to this all of the time. Hope this makes sense
Ahhh okok thank you :smile:
Original post by Pillowsponge123
Ahhh okok thank you :smile:


No worries, glad I could help :-)

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