A quick way to understand a new topic

Use this process to get the meaning of a topic you are reading about or studying for the first time. A great tool for Sixth Form Supervised study!

History Revision - Causes of the Boom

Causes of the Boom on Prezi

Know What the Examiner is Looking For

Command Words

To get the most marks possible you need to understand what the question is asking. Knowing these important words can make a big difference to how you answer the question and how many marks you can get. Take the time to get to know them and look out for them on the paper for maximum success

Analyse	Look very closely at the detail
Comment On	Give your opinions or point of view, with reasons
Compare	Say how things are the same and how things are different
Contrast	Say how things are different
Describe	Write about in detail
Discuss	Give the main reasons for and against, come to a conclusion
Estimate	Give a rough idea, with evidence
Explain	Give reasons for
Illustrate	Give examples that make the point clear - it can include diagrams, figures or drawings
Interpret	Explain the meaning in your own words
Justify	Give reasons to support an argument or action
Outline	Give the most important details
State	Briefly write the main point
Summarise	Bring together the main points

History Revision - The Great Depression

The Great Depression on Prezi

Supercharge your revision with mnemonics

A mnemonic is a learning aid which helps students to remember vital facts and bits of information. It is a way of presenting information in an easy-to-remember way, often in the form of a rhyme or a sentence with a rhythm.

There are many well-known mnemonics – here are just a few:

• Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (colours of the rainbow)
• Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived (Henry VIII’s wives)
• May I have a large container of coffee? (counting letters in each word gives value of pi to 7 decimal places)
• Never Eat Shredded Wheat (points of the compass)

Mnemonics ‘enhance’ or ‘accelerate’ learning because they allow you to grasp ideas, concepts or sequences quickly.

Please add any of your own!

Support and help from Parents and Carers really helps!

Why not get them to read the advice in the comments, below? They're desperate for you to do well, so make them part of your team!

Revise and Review Regularly for Success

As this diagram shows, regular and repeated review of the work you do over your course will mean that you remember far more by the time of the final exams.

Which is better - revising at the last minute with 80% of what you have learned previously already forgotten or revising at regular intervals and topping up only 20%?