Mr Herbert\'s Helpful Hints and Tips » Year 10 GCSE

Y10 Homework due in 18th or 19th February

ridgewoodgeography — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:34:39 +0000

There is no homework set….. have a good rest, see you next term for a geographical feast!

Sir

GCSE Revision Book – Special Offer….Guaranteed Success!

ridgewoodgeography — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:23:28 +0000

There is a Revision Guide specifically designed for your course…..

TITLE: Revise for Geography GCSE (AQA specification A)

AUTHORS: Ann Bowen & John Pallister

PUBLISHERS: Heinemann

ISBN: 0-435-09991-4

Available from:-

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Click on the link below……

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Iceland Fieldtrip 2008 – A Preview

ridgewoodgeography — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:39:04 +0000

Here is a lovely slideshow, with some stunning photography of the Faroe Islands (halfway to Iceland) as well as Iceland itself. Enjoy.

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How to Revise

ridgewoodgeography — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:56:50 +0000

Find a quiet place, with good light and no distractions (mp3- blasting in your head is no good).TV’s MSN also will not get you your grades
If you have a desk use it. If not get something to work on. A tray or board on your lap will do.
Have paper, pens, colours, ruler calculators, revision books, textbooks ready in a box in your quiet place.
When the feeling is right, start revision.
Find a section of work which you reckon will take 20 minutes to do.
Show yourself the actual start and end of the piece of work. e.g. the beginning and end of a chapter or text book section.
Scan read as quickly as possible, without trying to remember, all the bold words in the text and headings etc.
Now comes the Revision Work:-

Read and make notes on your chosen section of work.
Convert written work into drawings/cartoons.
Convert drawings/diagrams into written descriptions.
Read an explanation or description, then cover it up and try to write it out, check it when you have finished.
Do the same, but say/hear it in your head.Doing this pacing around works for me.
Do the same but see it in your head.
Convert what you know into a Bubble diagram or mind-map,check later to see what you have missed
Revise a question, then set your self a time limit to answer it. Check later.
Whichever of these ideas you decide to do. Just do something
Something is better than nothing.

Remember only do 20 minutes at a time…. but don’t just read through your work/notes/textbook. Read and do one or 2 of the ideas above !

After 20 minutes – have a 5-10 break, then browse through the work that you did. Do the same 1 hour later, 1 day later, 1 week later…..it works.

Practice makes Perfect.

This is my gift – free, to you.

SMH.

P.S. The only problem is…. you have lots of 20 minute chunks of work in Geography to go through. Make a start now for your exams now and in the summer. Enjoy.

Alternatively…. look at this slideshow->

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