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Parkhall Integrated College
Year 10
Google Classroom Code: nc6xfoa
Name:
Study
Skills
My Learning Style is: Class:____
________________________
Parkhall Integrated College 0Contents Page Number
Preparing a Study Space…………………………………………………………………………………..……..…….2
Study Skills
What type of learner are you? …………………………………………………………………..……….3
How to study……………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Creating a revision timetable………………………………………………….…………....…………………….....11
What do I need to study?
English…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
French and Spanish……………………….……………………………………………………………………...18
Geography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19
Home Economics…………………………………………………………………………………………………..20
History……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………20
Maths………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...….20
Religion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....23
Science………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....24
Technology and Design………………………………………………………………………………………...24
Exam Timetable……………………………………………………………………………………………..………………...25
Self-Evaluation……………………………………………………………………………………………….………………...26
Parkhall Integrated College 1Preparing a Study Space
List the Where could you set this
stationary will up where you live?
you need on your ______________________
desk.
_______________ ______________________
_______________ ______________________
_______________
1. A Study area:
You will need a desk free from
5. Revision
clutter, with pens, pencils, rubbers,
timetable
colours, a calculator, a ruler, paper
This should be on
and a clock/timer.
your desk or on the
wall close to your
desk.
2. Quiet
You need to find a space
where you can work quietly.
If you are working in your
4. Remove all bedroom and you share with
distractions a sibling, come to an
Put your phone on agreement about when you
silent in a drawer or can be in the room alone.
leave it in a different
room.
Turn off TV and/or
playstation/X-box.
3. Snacks
and Water
Parkhall Integrated College 2Study Skills.
After your study session in November, what was your learning style?
_______________________________________________________________________
List the different techniques you used for your winter exams.
Techniques Was it useful and will you use it again?
If you cannot remember your learning style or you would like to retake the test, it is on the next
page. Tick the sentence if you think it is true for you, add up each section, this will tell you your
preferred learning style.
Everybody has a preferred learning style. Knowing and understanding our learning style helps us to
learn more effectively. Through identifying your learning style, you will be able to study smarter
not harder.
Directions:
Place a tick in front of all of the statements on the next page that describe you. The list with the
greatest number of ticks is your main learning style.
Parkhall Integrated College 3Do you...
List 1
1.
____reach out to touch things
2.
____collect things
3.
____talk fast using your hands to communicate what you want to say
4.
____constantly fidget (e.g tapping pen, playing with keys in pocket)
5.
____enjoy sports
6.
____take things apart
7.
____prefer to stand while working
8.
____like to have music in the background
9.
____enjoy working with your hands and making things
10.
____like to chew gum or eat in class
11.
____learn through movement and exploring the environment around you
12.
____think you are hyperactive
13.
____feel comfortable touching others as a show of friendship (e.g. hugging)
14.
____prefer to do things rather than watching a demonstration or reading about it in
a book
Parkhall Integrated College 4List 2
1.
____ask for verbal instructions to be repeated
2.
____watch speakers’ facial expression and body language
3.
____like to take notes to review later
4.
remember best by writing down several times or drawing pictures and diagrams
5.
____spell correctly
6.
____turn the radio or TV up really loud
7.
____get lost with verbal directions
8.
____prefer information to be presented visually, (e.g pictures or powerpoint or graphs)
9.
____feel skilful in making graphs, charts, and other visual displays
10. understand. and follow directions on maps
11. follow written instructions better than oral ones
12.
____ feel you are good at solving jigsaw puzzles
13.
____ remember the words to a sing song
14.
____think you are good at the visual arts (art work, such as painting, photography, or
sculpture)
Parkhall Integrated College 5List 3
1.
____Follow oral directions better than written ones
2.
____prefer to listen to a teacher than read the material in a textbook
3.
____understand better when you read aloud
4.
____struggle to keep your notebooks/jotters neat
5.
____prefer to listen to the radio rather than to read a book
6.
____frequently sing, hum or whistle to yourself
7.
dislike reading from a computer screen especially when the background is fuzzy
8.
____need diagrams, graphs, or maps to be explained
9.
____enjoy talking to others
10.
____talk to yourself
11.
____use musical jingles to learn things
12.
____would rather listen to music than view a piece of artwork
13.
____use your finger as a pointer when reading
14.
like to tell jokes, stories and makes verbal analogies to demonstrate a point
Parkhall Integrated College 6Total statements checking each category:
List 1 – Kinesthetic learning style ____________
List 2 – Visual learning style _____________
List 3 – Auditory learning style _____________
Which type of learner are you?
____________________________________________
If you are a Kinesthetic Learner: (Learn by doing)
● Take frequent study breaks and change your study techniques.
● Make studying more physical, walk around your room as you work, use a stress ball while
you are reading or completing your work.
● Use bright colours to highlight reading material
● Dress up your work space with posters and colour
● Play gentle music in the background while you study
● When reading, first skim through the whole thing to get a feel for what it’s
about, then read the chapter carefully.
● Use note taking techniques such as mind mapping or a presentation.
If you are a Visual Learner: (Learn by seeing)
● Have a clear view of your teachers when they are speaking to you can see their body language
and facial expression
● Use colour to highlight important points in text
● Illustrate your idea as a picture and use a mind map.
● Use multi-media such as study apps or videos.
● Study in a quiet place away from noises
● If you draw the information you want to learn, it will be easier for you to understand and
remember.
● Make charts, graphs and tables in your notes
Parkhall Integrated College 7● Participate in activities in class, this will keep you involved and alert
● When memorizing material, write it over and over, but if you feel you are daydreaming or
you cannot remember what you have written, use a different study method.
If you are an Auditory Learner: (Learn by hearing)
● Think aloud and talk to yourself
● Participate in class discussions/debates
● Make speeches and presentations
● Read text out loud-especially when proofreading or when tired
● Create musical jingles and mnemonics to aid memorization
● Record yourself explaining a topic, play it back and write down any sections you forgot to
mention
● Discuss your ideas verbally with a friend or small group
● Use verbal analogies
● Recite information over and over to better memorise material
Parkhall Integrated College 8Study Skills
Auditory Visual Kinesthetic
Activity Description Learning
Style
Conversion Convert text into a mind map*, table, picture,
diagram.
Post-its Write down important
facts/information/quotes/images and stick them on
your mirror or your door.
Make a test Highlight key bits of information from your notes.
Write some questions to test your knowledge of these
facts. Write your questions on one side of a piece of
card, with the answer on the back. Place these cards in
a bag or envelope. Ask a friend/parent to pull out a
question to test your knowledge. If you get it wrong
place it to one side and revise later.
Note Cards Put difficult to remember information on different
coloured note cards. Keep them handy and at any
spare moment (on bus, in common room) take them
out and flick through them.
Teach someone Get together with a group of friends or organise a
facetime or a zoom call, split up the subject into sub-
topics and give each person a different one. Each
person creates a 'lesson' and teaches his/her peers. Or
you could teach a sibling or a parent.
Parkhall Integrated College 9Activity Description Learning
Style
Listen Record information on your phone and listen to it on
the bus.
Drawing in the Hold a pen up as if you’re writing in the air. Write
air key words and their meanings. You will then
associate the movement with the memory of the word.
Key Image Find a visual aid in your textbook or notes that
summarises the topic. It could be a diagram for an
experiment, a graph, a map or a photograph. Sketch it
out roughly and write down all the key points you
need to remember. Check your original diagram, write
in anything you’ve forgotten in a different colour.
These are the sections you need to revise again.
Do it in song Write a song/poem to help you remember key facts.
Process rehearsal Rehearse an experiment, recipe or process you have to
remember by acting out each stage. Talk yourself
through the process as you do it.
Presentation Do a talk, performance or PPT on a topic for a friend
or parent. The process of presenting will help you
remember.
Highlight Use highlighter pens to highlight key words or facts.
Use a different colour for different topics. The colours
will help you remember the words.
Parkhall Integrated College 10Activity Description Learning
Style
Recreate Revise a diagram. Give a parent/buddy a blank piece
of paper and verbally describe the diagram, with
annotations in detail. They must draw out the diagram
as you describe it. Teaching them will consolidate
your knowledge. Compare the original diagram with
the one that has been drawn and check for omissions
or mistakes.
Doodle Draw a summary picture of your notes and label.
For a minute In a group or through an online group chat, write a
number of topics on bits of paper and put them in a
hat. In a small group take turns to pull out a topic and
talk about it as best you can for one minute (without
repeating or hesitating or getting off the point).
Verbal Tennis Prepare a list of topics and pair up with someone.
Take it in turns to say something relevant about the
topic without repeating what your partner said,
hesitating or getting off the point.
Posters Create large posters detailing key points on particular
topics. Stick several pieces of A4 together. Use
pattern, colour, diagrams and drawings in your posters
and display them in parts of your home where you
might have an opportunity to gaze at them for a few
minutes now and then and absorb the information.
If you feel you are spending a lot of time revising and you are not remembering anything, try a
different method. Try to stick to your learning style first however if you would like to try a method
for a different learning style and it works for you, use it.
* Videos showing you how to create a mind map can be found in your study skills google
classroom
Parkhall Integrated College 11Creating a Revision Timetable.
List all of your subjects below. List your subjects from easiest to hardest.
When making your revision timetable it is important that you do not spend all of your time on the
subjects you like or the ones you find easy.
In the box below, list the activities you like to do at home in the evenings, for example meeting your
friends, youth club, walking your dog, sports or tv shows you like to watch.
Parkhall Integrated College 12Creating a Revision Timetable.
When planning your revision timetable:
● Use the blank revision timetable on the next page or create your own.
● Fill in your activities first and short. This time can be used to carry out some of the fun
activities you have listed on the previous page.
● Study the hardest subjects first and then the easier ones. So for example on a Monday
afternoon you could study your hardest subject first, then take a break and come back and
study one you find easy or enjoy.
● Try to work for 25-30 minutes and have a short 10 minute break. Set a timer to help you to
stay focused.
● Just like the way your learning style might be different to your friend, your revision plan
may not be the same as your friends. You must create the one that suits you best.
● When you are revising at the weekends, it is better to do it first thing in the morning.
● Always stop revising at least 30 minutes before you plan on going to bed to allow your brain
to relax.
● Plan a reward for when you complete your revision session. This could be watching tv,
playing your xbox or playstation or time on social media.
● Put your revision timetable on your wall or show someone at home so they can help to
motivate you.
Parkhall Integrated College 13Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
8-9
9-10
10-11
11-12
12-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7
7-8
8-9
Parkhall Integrated College 14What do I need to Study?
Your teachers have listed below what you need to revise in each subject. Tick the units off after you
have revised them. Each exam is one hour.
This column means you know this section.
This column means you know some of this section but it needs more revision time.
This column means you need to spend more time and effort on these sections.
Write down the revision techniques you are using for each subject.
English
Year 10 have been studying an introduction to spoken
language. This is in preparation for GCSE next year. Pupils
have been analysing how language choices are impacted by
purpose, audience and context. For your exam you will be
analysing the two speeches you have looked at in class.
Independence Day
1. Use of personal pronouns to engage with the audience
a. “And you will be launching the largest aerial battle
in this history of mankind.”
b. “We can't be consumed by our petty differences
anymore.”
c. “be fighting for our freedom”
d. "We will not go quietly into the night!”
i. Higher level candidates will make the
connection that this is important as the
audience are voters.
2. Formal Tone
a. “Good Morning”
3. Triplets / Rule of three
a. “not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution”
Parkhall Integrated College 154. Increase / Decrease in Volume
a. "We will not go quietly into the night!”
5. Superlatives
a. “largest”
6. Repetition of idea / concept
a. “Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July” / “the
4th of July” / “our Independence day”
b. “but from annihilation.” / “We're fighting for our
right to live, to exist”
7. Pauses
a. Recognise any pauses for effect or emotion.
West Wing
1. Personal pronouns to engage with the audience.
a. “We did not seek, nor did we provoke, an assault
on our freedoms and our way of life.”
b. “They're our students and our teachers and our
parents and our friends.”
c. “We will do what is hard.”
d. “We will achieve what is great.”
i. Higher level candidates will make the
connection that this is important as the
audience are voters.
2. Formal Tone
a. “restoring abundance amid an economic shortfall,
securing peace in a time of global conflict,
sustaining hope in this winter of anxiety and fear.”
3. Triplets / Rule of three
a. God bless their memory. / God bless you. / And
God bless the United States of America.
4. Increase / Decrease in Volume
Parkhall Integrated College 16a. Speech is delivered in soft tones throughout like
those in mourning
5. Repetition of idea / concept / phrase
a. 2God bless their memory. / God bless you. / And
God bless the United States of America.”
b. “The streets of heaven are too crowded with
angels”
c. “This is a time for American heroes”
d. “Ran into the fire.”
6. Short Sentences
a. “Ran into the fire.”
b. “We will do what is hard.”
To be successful in this task pupils should:
• Understand that there are different types of speech and
identify key features of different texts.
• Make connections with audience, form, and purpose.
• Recognise implicit meanings and attitudes.
• Pick information from lots of different types of speeches.
• Describe how language, structure and spoken language
techniques are used in reference to the question.
• Can make comparisons.
• Make connections with audience, form and purpose.
Select evidence from the text to back up opinions and
conclusions.
Revision strategies I used to study English
Parkhall Integrated College 17French/Spanish
• Shopping for clothes –colour/size/materials/ conversation
• Booking a hotel room
• At the Tourist Office
• Restaurant/café-Menus & Conversation
• Paris – the famous sites/visit plans
Spanish - Irvine (Mrs Sufferin’s class only), Clotworthy &
O’Neil
School –classroom objects, subjects, timetable,
Teachers and opinions
School building
Time
Restaurant - Food & Drinks, Conversation
Numbers
Days of the week
Revision strategies I used to study French
Parkhall Integrated College 18Geography
Your exam will have questions where you will need to give short
and longer, more detailed answers. You MUST bring a pen,
pencil, ruler, colour pencils and a calculator with you. You will
not be able to borrow these during your exam so be prepared.
Global Map Skills:
• location of major cities on a world map
• location of continents
• location of oceans
Population and Migration:
• population distribution and density using a choropleth
map
• birth rates and death rates – what affects both?
• Calculating natural increase and/or natural decrease
• Drawing and reading population pyramids
• Types of migration and migrant
• Challenges and opportunities of living in a multicultural
society
• Drawing and describing population graphs
Revision strategies I used to study Geography
Parkhall Integrated College 19Home Economics
• Nutrients
• Functions/sources
• Diet-related diseases
• Menu planning
• Vegetarian diet
• Food hygiene, food poisoning
• Life Cycle
• Eatwell Guide
• Foods of the world
• Uses of equipment
Revision strategies I used to study Home Economics
History
World War 2
• The rise of Hitler
• Main personalities
• Holocaust
• Weapons
Partition in Ireland
• The Easter Rising
Parkhall Integrated College 20Revision strategies I used to study History
Maths
• To use the 4 operations in a variety of contexts
• To use BIDMAS
• Understand and use equivalent fractions
• To use 4 operations with fractions
• Calculate a fraction of a quantity
• Express one quantity as a fraction of another
• To use 4 operations with decimals
• Calculate a percentage of a quantity
• Express one quantity as a percentage of another
• Calculate percentage increase/decrease
• Use equivalences between fractions, decimals and
percentages in a variety of contexts
• Round to the nearest 10, 100 & 1000
• Rounding to the nearest whole number
• Round to decimal places
• Round to significant figures
• To write numbers as a product of prime factors (Prime
decomposition)
• To find HCF & LCM of pairs of numbers
• Square numbers, square roots and powers
• Use index laws
• Calculate with money including simple interest and compound
interest
Parkhall Integrated College 21• Understand and use the handling data cycle to solve problems
• To classify types of data
• Investigate methods of collecting data
• Design a questionnaire
• To use a variety of statistical diagrams including Venn
diagrams, pictograms, bar charts, pie charts, line graphs,
frequency trees, flow charts and scatter graphs
• Calculate mean, median mode and range
• Collect like terms
• Expand single brackets and pairs of brackets
• Factorise expressions
• Form expressions and formulae
• Substitute into formulae and expressions
• Solve equations (one step, two step & unknowns on both
sides)
• Co-ordinates
• Midpoint of a line
• Plot straight line graphs
• Drawing and interpreting conversion graphs
• Angles on a straight line and at a point
• Understand and use alternate, corresponding, interior and
vertically opposite angles on parallel lines
• Calculate the perimeter of shapes including composite shapes
Calculate areas of rectangles, triangles, kites, parallelograms,
rhombus, trapeziums and composite shapes
• Circumference and area of circles
• Pythagoras’ Theorem
• Length of a line in 2D co-ordinates
• Calculate volume and surface area of prisms
• Draw plans and elevations of 3D shapes
Parkhall Integrated College 22• Convert metric units of length, mass and capacity
• Use compound measures and units such as speed & density
Revision strategies I used to study Maths
Religion
Colouring pencils are necessary for maps / diagrams
• Miracles of Jesus
• The Early Christian Church /
Persecution / Stephen / Saul
• The story of Jackie Pullinger
Revision strategies I used to study Religion
Parkhall Integrated College 23Science
• DNA, puberty, reproduction, fertilisation, development of a
baby.
• Circulation.
• Breathing and respiration.
• Nervous system.
• Periodic table.
• Bonding and formula.
• Acids and alkalis.
Revision strategies I used to study Science
Technology and Design
• Adding Resistors in Series for O’Neill
• Adding Resistors in Series & Parallel for Irvine and
Clotworthy only
• Colour Code
• Construction
• Materials – Woods, Metals & Plastics
Revision strategies I used to study Technology and Design
Parkhall Integrated College 24Exam Timetable.
Year 10
1st June Tuesday
9.00 – 9.15 Registration
9.15 - 10.15 French/Spanish
10.15- 10.30 Break Canteen
10 .35 -11.35 HE
11.35 - 12.35 Geography
2nd June Wednesday
9.00 – 9.15 Registration
9.15 - 10.15 Maths
10.15- 10.30 Break Canteen
10 .35 -11.35 Science
11.35 - 12.35 RE
3rd June Thursday
9.00 – 9.15
9.15 - 10.15
10.15- 11.15 Study Day
11.15 -11.30
11.35 - 12.35
4th June Friday
9.00 – 9.15 Registration
9.15 - 10.15 Technology
10.15- 11.15 English
11.15 -11.30 Break Canteen
11.35 - 12.35 History
Parkhall Integrated College 25Self Evaluation.
This section is to be completed after your Examinations.
1. How do you feel about your performance in the examinations?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Why do you feel this way?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_
3. Did any exam result surprise you and why?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Which study skills did you find most useful?
5. Looking back at your preparation for your winter examinations, what study skills will you
keep the same and what might you change when you are preparing for your summer
examinations?
Skills I will use again Skills I will change
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