Bee's Y11 GYG- revision, revision, food, and more revision (save me)

hello! i'm jay and i'm in year 12, and can i just say, FIGURE SKATING?? AND HAMILTON?? OMG YAY
you have amazing grades so far congrats!! i'm sure you'll go on to achieve everything you want to. and that computer science rant is very real, i think collectively everyone who does computer science ocr has crashed out one too many times over the subject :c i had the same situation over year 10/11, lmk if you want any help surviving
have a great rest of your week! can't wait to see your progress <3
jay

Hey @iceskater!! May I ask a question? You're doing so well with your grades, may I ask you your RS structures for 6 markers, 12 markers, 4 markers please? I used to get 9s in RS and now my teacher hates me so grades me down on purpose so I'm trying to secure at least an 8, if you wouldn't mind sharing. If not, I completely understand. But I applaud all your hard work 🙂

Hey!
My books at school rn and I'm afraid I don't know the 6 and 4 markers off the top of my head as we don't practice them that much, but I will get back to you when my book's at home.
For my 12 markers I normally do introduction, paragraph for, paragraph against, and conclusion. I assume 12 markers would be marked pretty similarly even if you're doing a different exam board? Also just to warn you, I'm pretty sure my teacher just reads my introduction or first paragraph and skips the rest, so maybe check with your teacher as well? Or maybe another teacher in the department if your teacher hates you? At least in the actual GCSE you won't have anyone purposely grading you down on purpose 😀
Introduction- I briefly define the thing in the question (eg if it was pilgrimage I would say pilgrimage, a journey made for religious purposes, ...). Then I briefly introduce both sides of the argument (eg if the question was "pilgrimage is a waste of time and money- Discuss" I would say something like many christians embark on pilgrimages in order to feel closer to God and to connect with fellow Christians. However, some sceptics believe that pilgrimage is a waste of time and money).
P1- State the point (pilgrimage is a great way for many Christians to connect with God, other Christians, and their faith). And then if we go along with the pilgrimage example I would say why pilgrimage helps them to feel closer to God, and then why they feel closer to other Christians (so in general just explain your point in more detail). I then put in (if it's the Christianity topic) a bible quote, briefly explain why the quote supports the argument put forward in the point. I then give an example of eg a famous pilgrimage (although I often skip this out depending on the question). I then say "therefore.." and repeat my point (idk if this is necessary in rs but history has trained me to do this).
P2- Basically just repeat p1 but with opposing viewpoint
Conclusion- "In conclusion, having weighed up both sides of the argument it is clear to see that while many [Christians/Muslims etc] believe y, x is the more persuasive argument because of z (and then I just repeat some of the points made in my paragraph)
Wow this is really long hope this helps though!!

Update: 15th November
I think my Physics test went pretty well, there was one calculation question that I got stuck on with like 2 minutes left and I know I got it wrong but I was only like 2 marks and I think I did pretty well on the 6 marker? I'm still getting 7s and some 6s in Physics but I think maybe I might get an 8 in this test??? It was an easy test though so I'm worried the grade boundaries will be super high.
Biology also went okay, there was a weird question about fruit flies that I was so confused about, but oh well. Biology is my best science but I've never ever gotten a 9 in it, always straight 8s (which I am very happy with, especially as I'm not going to continue sciences onto a level), but maybe I might get a 9 in this??
I sacrificed all my chemistry revision time to biology and physics as they were sooner in the week, which wasn't that smart as chemistry did not go well. The test wasn't too bad, and I roughly knew what all the questions were, but I know I was nowhere near specific enough in my answers. Also some questions I thought I had 100% got right I now know I got wrong as I checked my notes after the test was done 😭 so whilst I was doing the test I was predicting myself a 6 but once I realised I had got some of my definite marks wrong, I honestly think I might get a 5, which would be the worst I have ever done in a test since year 8.
Spanish test went fine, I know I'll get a 9 unless I didn't pick up on some major mistake (that sounds so full of myself sorry Spanish is just my subject that I know I'll ace 😭)
My plan for today:
It's my Nana's birthday this weekend so we're heading over to her house later, I was gonna do some homework this morning but I literally just got an email saying my application for a season pass has been accepted (basically there is an ice rink that comes to where I live only in the winter, and I applied for a season pass there as the nearest full-time ice rink that I normally go to is pretty far away) so I'll probably go skating this morning instead 🥳 that does mean I'll need to take some homework to my grandparents tho....
I have sparx maths due wednesday
Revision for comp sci paper 2 on tuesday
Questions on act 4 scene 1 of a midsummer nights dream due monday
History notes due monday
So I'll probably go skating this morning, then go to my grandparents, try get my history homework done at some point today, try cram my English tomorrow, and then I'll just have to accept my inevitable 4 in comp sci (as long as I still pass 🤞), I'll take my CGP flashcards to my grandparents but I probably won't have much time to do anything.
Thanks for reading!!

Hi jay! Yes I lovvvvvve figure skating and Hamilton. Skatings gonna be my break from revision and I always listen to Hamilton when revising! Do you like skating/hamilton?
Thank you!! Currently I am getting the grades I want for my school's sixth form but I do want to do better than what I need to, so I can prove to myself that I can y'know?
Exactly why does computer science have to be so hard 😭 my teacher also says we're nearly done with the course but I haven't understood like any of it.... and he says we're gonna have an entire paper 2 to do on Tuesday to "identify areas of weakness" which makes sense ig but he told us this on Friday and I have so much other revision to do over this weekend! I might have to take you up on that soon, I have mocks after Christmas and I am NOT prepared
Thank you!!

That sounds nice- hope you had fun and well done on your exams!!

HELLO!! sorry i took so long to reply i've been crashing out over physics
i adore hamilton, it's amazing to listen to while studying but i get distracted lol. i cannot skate for the life of me but figure skating is just so cool i adore the fact you do it
oh my god nooo i wish you the best of luck in the paper 2!! at this point, focus on what you actually need to do, for example the revision that you've planned. i procrastinated computer science for the entire 2 years, never did any proper revision, complained about it 24/7, and still got a 7, 1 mark from an 8. it's your time, and if that paper 2 wasn't a mock, i wouldn't worry about it.
ofc!! i'd be happy to help, i have mocks after winter break too so we can struggle together don't stress!! i believe in you <3
have a great day!
jay

Update: 2nd December (part 2)
Btw I forgot to say in my previous post but I also got a history 6 marker back that I got 6/6 on
Just remembered I forgot to say about my mock timetable! I got it last week 😭
This makes it actually feel real nowwwww
I'm actually dreading mocks I feel sick just thinking about them, I'm not sure whether to treat them as super super serious and try to revise almost the entire course for most of my subjects really well and then just do past papers and flashcards from mocks to the actual thing, or to keep revising at a steady pace trying not to burn out, just revising the core things before mocks and then feeling a lot more relaxed over the xmas holidays but then having more to do later on?? Idk right now I'm alternating between "oh shoot I have mocks soon I feel sick I need to revise 24/7" and "I have like half a year til GCSEs, mocks are chill, I can just do a little bit of revision each day and I'll be ready for the actual thing even if I'm not ready for mocks"
The thing is I do need good mocks results to get into my sixth form, and panic will stop procrastination, but I know I'll burn out after mocksssss
Anyway sorry that was such a long rant, all my posts are so long lol, I need to post more often so they can be shorter, altho I am trying to treat this GYG as like a diary for me to ramble loads to myself with lovely people supporting me as well
Thank you for reading!

hey, you got this! my mocks just started yesterday and i'm feeling kinda overwhelmed with everything happening and how little revision i've done, even though i have already done a not too bad amount. don't stress too much, i know you can get good grades for the mocks, but even if you don't get the grades you're hoping foe this set of mocks, just know that the circumstances are so different to the real gcses that (in my delusional head at least) they'll be a breeze compared to mocks (ik thats prolly not true just let me believe it!). that being said, i'd say to try and revise at least a bit for these mocks just so you know you can already do it for the real thing! good luck xxx