Transcript Learn to learn briefing

Learning to Learn
The aim of the Year 11 Focus Fortnight is to equip the students with the skills to
revise effectively.
The two weeks will begin with a DEP session which will focus on 5 learning tools
that can be transferred into all areas of the curriculum.
The students will be taught how to use the learning tool and how to apply it to their
own revision style.
The learning tools will then be reinforced during curriculum lessons across all
subject areas for the two week focus.
Each curriculum area will have posters to promote hints and tips for revision and
specific skills.
There will be an opportunity for Year 11 to attend two drop-in sessions in the ELC
on each Wednesday of the two weeks for further guidance.
Mnemonics
A mnemonic is something used to help remember something.
Verses and lists are commonly used.
Days in the Month
30 days hath September,
April, June and November,
All the rest have 31,
Excepting February alone
(And that has 28 days clear,
With 29 in each leap year).
English Language (Conjunctions)
BOY SAT with BEN
( But, Or, Yet, So, And, Then,
Both...and, Either...or, Neither...nor ).
First Aid
" DRAB "
(Danger, Response, Airways, Breathing).
Rainbow Colours
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
(Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,
Blue, Indigo, Violet)
Art and Design
" Better Get Ready When
Your Mistress Comes Back "
(Primary:) Blue, Green, Red = White
(Secondary:) Yellow, Magenta, Cyan = Black.
7 Deadly Sins
" WAGES (PL.) "
(Wrath, Avarice, Gluttony, Envy, Sloth, Pride, Lust)
Reading for Information
Scanning
This is a quick search for something important like a name, diagram or key word
etc. Students who are good at this are much more likely to find just what they
want quickly - avoid reading in detail other parts of the text!
Skimming
You have not set out to find a particular fact or key word, but want to see what's
there - try looking at the Contents page for example. Skimming allows you to get
an overall feel for the text being read.
Memory through Story
Two eggs were walking down the road and were attacked, they were cracked
and whisked by a hot pan. It was the season of summer and the sun was the
colour of cheese. The two eggs’ Mom found them in a heap and was so
distraught at their state, she flipped.
Can you guess the recipe?
Tables of Difference
Cats are the best pets?
Table of Difference: A table of difference is a table where one column is one argument and the other
column is the opposite argument. This can be for or against, agree or disagree or pros and cons
Agree
Disagree
Cats are independent
Don’t need to poop scoop
They go out on their own
They are cute
They are easy to look after
They cost less to keep
They don’t need walking
They sleep all day
They sit on your lap
They give you fuss
They purr
Cats are snobby
They have litter trays
They eat birds and mice
Dogs are cuter
They scratch your furniture
They don’t do tricks
Cat food smells
Mind Mapping
Mind Maps are for the visual learner and use diagrams, illustrations, words, colours and
symbols to aid revision.
Current Practice at Swanshurst
English
Practice papers, group planning of questions and lots of peer marking for revision.
We use mind maps and visual ways of remembering.
History
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Brainstorming a topic and discussion
Presentations of old topics
Work with mark schemes
Cutting and pasting exercises
Past paper examination questions
Quiz questions
Making up questions and mark schemes
Answering on sugar paper and allowing other groups to add to answers
Music
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Key words to topics are necessary to help to remember content for areas of study in the listening
test and to aid the identification of FEATURES.
Eg
Indian Music,Salsa, Bhangra, Minimalism, Waltz, Disco, Galliard
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Key word glossaries/crosswords
Practice exam questions
Mind maps
Concept maps
Looking at exemplar answers
Revision ‘games’ such as card loops, circle of truth
Learning Support
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Post –it notes around the bedroom, on the fridge etc
Notes written on cards – heading type format.
Reading text books and writing own notes
Getting others to test them
Sharing revision with a friend
Using GCSE Bitesize
Technology
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Analyse past papers
Make use of the marking scheme
Model answers gone over together in class
Peer marking and feedback
Revision booklets that are available for the subject (Lonsdale Revision Guide)
Drama
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Rehearsal Techniques – Blocking through scenes, Marking out the transitions, Hot seating to get into
character.
Research of Role – Independent research and understanding of the role portrayed
Learning Lines by tape recording or repetition/music
Mind Maps and Thought Showers to generate group ideas
Plan an outline of scenes (running order)
Key words displayed on the walls in the studio to encourage subject specific vocabulary
Tips for Visual Learners
Rewrite your notes as mind-maps
Use colour to highlight important things
Draw diagrams and sketches to help you remember points.
Tips for Auditory Learners
Read your notes aloud
Record yourself on cassette reading key points of your notes aloud, then listen to the tape afterwards
Revise with other students if you can
Sing the main points. Linking them with a tune may help you remember them.
Tips for learners who are readers and writers
Copy out your notes.
Read your notes silently.
Rewrite the key points using different words.
Write down key points from memory.
Tips for Active Learners
Move around the room
Revise while you do kung-fu moves or other physical activity
Mentally review what you’ve been revising while you’re swimming or jogging.
All resources including this presentation, 2 DEP Study Skills Lessons
and the resources to support the sessions plus copies of the posters for your
department will be posted on the
Teaching and Learning Website for your use under Supporting the Learning.
Please promote the focus fortnight with your classes and attempt to highlight a
specific learning tool in each of your lessons with Year 11.
The learning tools should naturally run alongside your current content of lesson.
Thank you