tara&#x27;s gyg 💌 - year 11 2024-2025 🎀

22/10/24
not a very productive day tbh, the previous week was full of assessments (not mocks- thank god) so im using this week to catch up and rest after those hectic weeks of revision😋
i have a spanish reading tomorrow and i feel so unprepared !! 😣 i need to lock in for spanish lowk... i just did some vocab and did a few questions. i barely had any time for anything else since i had piano and my afterschool journalling club and i had to do two weeks worth of maths homework 😓
anyway hopefully ill have a more productive day tmrw + im starting law club !! i thought i'd attend to see if there would be any cross overs with medical ethics/ forensic science and just for my love for debate and criminology! <3

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hii just found this blog and i'm looking forward to following your progress!! what are the main revision methods you're using atm?

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Original post by scar-the-queen

hii just found this blog and i'm looking forward to following your progress!! what are the main revision methods you're using atm?

hii!! honestly its different for each subject, but im trying to focus on learning content ive forgotten/ havent got the hang of yet:

for science, i do the cognito questions for each topic, and whatever subtopic i dont understand/remember, i watch Freesciencelessons videos on, and the i blurt out everything on my whiteboard or a piece of paper. if ive forgotten any points, i relearn them through flashcards on anki, quizlet, pmt or the cgp ones i purchased. i also have the spec up just incase. after i understand the concept, i do exam qs eg on save my exams or pmt. afterwards, i just try to do active recall through those flashcards previously mentioned.

for maths and furthermaths, i usually just do exam questions from mathsgenie, the spec website, dr frost maths etc. and i ask my tutor or teacher if i dont understand a topic (my form tutor is my maths teacher so i just ask her in form time) if im really struggling i watch 1stclassmaths or mathsgenie videos and attempt questions

for english lit, im planning on starting to make mindmaps for each character and linking it to themes. a lot of people do it the otherway, but im going to see what works for me!! im also going to try and do one or two essay(s) a week under timed conditions since i struggle with timing and giving it to my teacher to mark.

for english lang, i honestly dont know how to revise other than practice annotating random extracts and writing under timed conditions ... but im trying to do more from now on!!

for spanish, i do duolingo everyday, go on memrise and do vocab on anki/quizlet. i plan on doing more things with tenses and reading + listening since those are what i struggle with most. im also going to perfect all of my spanish responses for speaking in the half term.

for rs, im going to do mindmaps on different topics and just do practice questions under timed conditions (again, i struggle with time a lot) and give it to my teacher to mark

for business, i need to relearn content so i plan on using bbc bitesize and save my exams as theyre both extensively detailed. and again, since its an essay subject, im going to do questions and give them to my teacher to mark.

you can definitely see a pattern here but im trying to find what works best for me!!

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Original post by h3artara

hii!! honestly its different for each subject, but im trying to focus on learning content ive forgotten/ havent got the hang of yet:
for science, i do the cognito questions for each topic, and whatever subtopic i dont understand/remember, i watch Freesciencelessons videos on, and the i blurt out everything on my whiteboard or a piece of paper. if ive forgotten any points, i relearn them through flashcards on anki, quizlet, pmt or the cgp ones i purchased. i also have the spec up just incase. after i understand the concept, i do exam qs eg on save my exams or pmt. afterwards, i just try to do active recall through those flashcards previously mentioned.
for maths and furthermaths, i usually just do exam questions from mathsgenie, the spec website, dr frost maths etc. and i ask my tutor or teacher if i dont understand a topic (my form tutor is my maths teacher so i just ask her in form time) if im really struggling i watch 1stclassmaths or mathsgenie videos and attempt questions
for english lit, im planning on starting to make mindmaps for each character and linking it to themes. a lot of people do it the otherway, but im going to see what works for me!! im also going to try and do one or two essay(s) a week under timed conditions since i struggle with timing and giving it to my teacher to mark.
for english lang, i honestly dont know how to revise other than practice annotating random extracts and writing under timed conditions ... but im trying to do more from now on!!
for spanish, i do duolingo everyday, go on memrise and do vocab on anki/quizlet. i plan on doing more things with tenses and reading + listening since those are what i struggle with most. im also going to perfect all of my spanish responses for speaking in the half term.
for rs, im going to do mindmaps on different topics and just do practice questions under timed conditions (again, i struggle with time a lot) and give it to my teacher to mark
for business, i need to relearn content so i plan on using bbc bitesize and save my exams as theyre both extensively detailed. and again, since its an essay subject, im going to do questions and give them to my teacher to mark.
you can definitely see a pattern here but im trying to find what works best for me!!

It already looks like you're putting in a lot of effort, great job!! For science i would highly recommend Science with Hazel on YouTube, she helped me get up to a 9 in all 3 sciences! I also think sometimes making flashcards with exam questions you've previously gotten wrong can be helpful as it helps you better understand the key words the mark scheme is looking for! For maths, just keep doing what you're doing and try to get in a little practise every day - consistency is key with maths! For english, definitely have a look at exemplar essays if your exam board has any available. For english lit specifically this bumped me up 3 grades because I used the analysis of the quotations in the exemplar essays in my exam - yes, the question won't be the same but the analysis still holds if you can tweak it slightly to fit the question. For Spanish speaking make sure you try and practise a little with a friend whenever it can - it'll help you both since you can pick up good phrases from each other! Generally just make sure you try and get through as many exam questions as possible so you can better understand the mark scheme. Good luck with your revision!!

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Original post by scar-the-queen

thank you soso much!! ill definitely integrate these recommendations into my revision. and yes i do make flashcards with exam questions, or i go over the green pen corrections i did on my exam paper based on the markscheme. ive recently started doing the 5 a day maths questions from corrbet maths as well. i think im quite alright with annotations - its the actual writing of the essay i struggle with, but ill also have a look at exemplar essays!! do let me know if you have any recommended for aqa ( i do a christmas carol, an inspector calls, love and relationships, and macbeth ) and yess i love randomly speaking in spanish with my friends (ofcourse its quite broken but its proven to be useful ) thank you again for the advice + recommendations !! <33

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23/10/24
just got my tests back - and im very shocked to say the least...

physics was absolute hell - lowest ive ever gotten... although most of the class got around the same so that says alot about my teacher, but tbh im the one to blame so im definitely going to focus on physics. the markscheme was so specific on the wording + my teacher picked the hardest questions!! (she even admitted herself...)

re was also disgusting - i revised alot for it aswell, after neglecting it for the most of year9 +10. the practice papers i gave my teacher were grade 9s and i went down by so much in the actual exam because of timing ☹️ - horrible!

english - very annoyed about how i didnt manage to write a conclusion for AIC essay bc of timing, however i got 26/34 which was 7a as a grade!! my teacher said if i had written a conclusion, i wouldve definitely achieved higher 😁

chemistry - got only one of our papers back but im happy with my mark !! 38/45 - 84%

spanish reading today was horrid!! i need to do more practice on that... although law club (or should i say japanese knotweed club) was great! deffo looking forward to it again <3

anyway heres what i did today:

english MRI - fixed some things on my essay + hopefully i can show it to my teacher tomorrow
maths: 5 a day + proving circle theorems
business: went over sales process (2.3.4)
chem polymerisation cgp flashcards

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Original post by h3artara

23/10/24
just got my tests back - and im very shocked to say the least...
physics was absolute hell - lowest ive ever gotten... although most of the class got around the same so that says alot about my teacher, but tbh im the one to blame so im definitely going to focus on physics. the markscheme was so specific on the wording + my teacher picked the hardest questions!! (she even admitted herself...)
re was also disgusting - i revised alot for it aswell, after neglecting it for the most of year9 +10. the practice papers i gave my teacher were grade 9s and i went down by so much in the actual exam because of timing ☹️ - horrible!
english - very annoyed about how i didnt manage to write a conclusion for AIC essay bc of timing, however i got 26/34 which was 7a as a grade!! my teacher said if i had written a conclusion, i wouldve definitely achieved higher 😁
chemistry - got only one of our papers back but im happy with my mark !! 37/45 - 82%
spanish reading today was horrid!! i need to do more practice on that... although law club (or should i say japanese knotweed club) was great! deffo looking forward to it again <3
anyway heres what i did today:
english MRI - fixed some things on my essay + hopefully i can show it to my teacher tomorrow
maths: 5 a day + proving circle theorems
business: went over sales process (2.3.4)
spanish duolingo and memrise
chem polymerisation cgp flashcards

sometimes teachers can mark more harshly for mocks, so don't feel too down! your english mark is so impressive given you didn't have time for a conclusion!! chemistry seems to be shaping up well for you too!

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Original post by scar-the-queen

thank you so much!! also these were just assessments, not our actual mocks (thankfully!!) so i have time for improvement until dec 2nd C:

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Original post by h3artara

thank you so much!! also these were just assessments, not our actual mocks (thankfully!!) so i have time for improvement until dec 2nd C:

ohh right, good luck with revision for your mocks then!!

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24/10/24

got my maths back and oh my god !! i was so shocked since i didnt think i'd done that much revision. 74/79 calculator paper and 40/46 non calc - huge improvement from last time!! :yeah:

on a not so happy note, i did terrible on furthermaths but i did neglect it until the last minute :facepalm:

so i know i just need to actually revise for it next time

didnt have much time today to revise since i went to my schools sixth form open evening
furthermaths exam qs - locking in from today idc!!
english lang - already starting on my half term hw lol
spanish - started my duolingo after not doing it and losing my streak
physics - tried (and failed) teaching myself to apply the current voltage and resistance rules to circuits and components :banghead:

(any help would be appreciated)

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