Your Revision Starts Here!

Good luck to all Year 13s revising for your A2 MEST3 exam, that is on...

Thursday 16th June at 1.30pm

Remember the following:

• If you want to get a good A/B grade you MUST revise - just as much as you would for any other subject. Media is NOT an easy option - just think back to the grade you got in the mock after Easter where you almost certainly didn't revise enough. Will you be happy with that grade?

• There are, admittedly, a lot of exams taking place over the next few weeks but don't leave revision to the last minute. It's far better to revise for the subject DAILY, even if it's only a little bit at a time. All the neuroscience tells us that short term memory is the least effective form we have - it's much better to put the information to your medium/long-term memory by repeatedly going over the content for a longer period of time.

• Do as many timed essays as you can and bring them into school after half term. They will get marked and you'll receive vital face-to-face feedback. There is no substitute for practising under test conditions.

• Use the Revision Checklist to work your way through all the resources posted up here that you should be using. We've tried to make it as simple as we can, but now it all comes down to YOU. Are you going to put in the effort required and get on with your work independently?

The 6 Part Active Revision Cycle

This is the most productive approach to revising...

STEP 1 Read your notes/text book/online resources carefully

STEP 2 Reduce/summarise the information (e.g. draw a mind map, write key words on A5 card, write a table, draw a diagram)

STEP 3 Learn/memorise the reduced information - using rhymes, acronyms, etc.

STEP 4 Do an exam question under timed conditions

STEP 5 Review what you have done

STEP 6 Traffic light topics (red - don't know it; amber - know it a bit; green - know it well)

Revision Classes

Finally, don't forget to attend at the following times, remembering to bring all your notes (that should have been organised carefully in your media revision folders!) and any timed essays you've done...

Monday 13th June p3, p4, p5, p6 (10.50am-3.30pm)

Thursday 16th June p1, p2, p3, p4 (8.50am-12.30pm)

Remember, you've produced outstanding coursework and your grades last year were brilliant. This is the final hurdle (a big one as it's worth 25% of the last two years) so make sure you do your very best!!