Year 11
Summer 2022
Please see below information from each subject regarding the forthcoming Year 11 exams. Departments have provided the topics that students should prepare along with some tips and guidance on where to revise from.
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Please find all the subjects listed below;
English Language and Literature
English Language:
You will be completing a full Paper 1. 1 hour 45 minutes. This includes the reading and writing sections.
Reading Q1-Q4: You will need to revise language and structural techniques, as well as practise your analysis skills. We would recommend using the following links to support your revision:
- BBC Bitesize Analysing Fiction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgkj39q
- Mr Bruff videos for each question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMhQIX9DCcQ&list=PLqGFsWf-P-cAlttmXkEvJXCxqT-ZzFqAN
Writing Q5: You will need to revise descriptive and narrative writing techniques. We would recommend using the following links to support your revision:
- BBC Bitesize Writing Fiction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zy47xsg/revision/1
- AQA support video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti5CKcdwbuA
- Mr Salles Q5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPijbpKtBWY
- Student Exemplar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s6M6c-PV_I
English Literature:
You will be completing a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ question and an Unseen Poetry question. 1 hour 45 minutes. You will need to write an essay, where you analyse an extract/ poem. We would recommend using the following links to support your revision:
‘Romeo and Juliet’
- BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zykncwx
- Mr Bruff: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGFsWf-P-cB7YAoARj6iAFCglAfy9aN2
School Website: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1CHIQmNVJ1Vbfr65weZ-83lD9PCqv17dx
Unseen Poetry
- BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zs4rg82/revision/1
- AQA Comparing poems: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zwh6xsg/revision/1
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Unseen+Poetry+revision+
There are also practise questions on the S floor boards that you can take or ask your teachers for past papers.
Mathematics
Please find below the topic lists for the Year 11 indicative exams:
Science
Please find Year 11 examination topics below;
Year-11-Mocks-Biology-Topics.xlsx.pdfYear-11-Mocks-Chemistry-Topics.pdfYear-11-Mocks-Physics-Topics-1.pdf
Year 11 Genral examination information
Triple science (sets 1-4) 1 paper in each biology, chemistry and physics, 1hr 45 mins each [sets 1 and 2 mostly higher tier, sets 3 and 4 foundation tier]
These papers assess material covering the following topics:
Biology – Plant and animal cells, Microscopy, DNA, Enzymes, Respiration, Photosynthesis, Diffusion, Osmosis, Active transport, Mitosis, Heart, blood and circulatory system, Transport systems in plants, The nervous system, They eye, the brain, Hormones, Controlling body temperature, controlling blood sugar, Controlling water levels and the kidney.
GCSE Biology (Single Science) - OCR Gateway - BBC Bitesize
Chemistry – Particles, atomic structure, isotopes, Separating mixtures, relative formula mass and empirical formulae, Ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metallic bonding, Polymers, Carbon allotropes, Conservation of mass, Chemical equations, Mole calculations, Exo and endothermic reactions, Redox reactions, pH and Electrolysis
GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) - OCR Gateway - BBC Bitesize
Physics – The particle model, changes of state, pressure, motion, Newton’s laws, Forces, Static and charge, Circuits, Magnets and Magnetism
GCSE Physics (Single Science) - OCR Gateway - BBC Bitesize
Combined Science (set 5) – 3 papers [foundation tier], covering biology, chemistry and physics content, 1hr 10mins each
These papers assess material covered in year 10 covering the following topics:
Biology – Plant and animal cells, Microscopy, DNA, Enzymes, Respiration, Photosynthesis, Diffusion, Osmosis, Active transport, Mitosis, Heart, blood and circulatory system, Transport systems in plants, The nervous system, Hormones and controlling blood sugar.
Chemistry – Particles, atomic structure, isotopes, Separating mixtures, relative formula mass and empirical formulae, Ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metallic bonding, Polymers, Carbon allotropes, Conservation of mass, Chemical equations, Mole calculations, Exo and endothermic reactions, Redox reactions, pH and Electrolysis
Physics – The particle model, changes of state, pressure, motion, Newton’s laws, Forces, Static and charge, Circuits, Magnets and Magnetism
GCSE Combined Science - OCR Gateway - BBC Bitesize
Additional resources and practice material is also available through Seneca Learning.
History
Geography
Geography indicative exams revision information
Paper 1:
The Challenge of Natural Environments
The Living World
Duration: 1hr.
Use the following links to help you with your revision for these two units, along with your exercise books and revision guides, etc:
https://www.internetgeography.net/aqa-gcse-geography/the-challenge-of-natural-hazards/
https://www.internetgeography.net/aqa-gcse-geography/the-living-world/
Paper 2:
Urban Issues and Challenges
Duration: 35mins.
Use the following link to help you with your revision for this unit, along with your exercise books and revision guides, etc:
https://www.internetgeography.net/aqa-gcse-geography/urban-issues-and-challenges/
(Revise case study material on Lagos & London (NOT Mumbai or Rio)
French and Spanish
The French and Spanish examinations will focus solely on the skills of reading and writing. All topic areas from the course will be covered.
Please revise using BBC Bitesize; GCSE Modern Foreign Languages - BBC Bitesize and your exercise books.
Please find a French vocabulary booklet below, which can be used to aid revision.
Sociology
Please revise the following topics for your indicitive exam in January:
Part 1:
- Norms, values and socialisation
- Gender
- Divorce
- Marxism and the Nuclear Family
- Cohabitation
- Feminism and schools
- Ethnicity and education
- Gender and Education
Computer Science
Here is a list of the topics in your January indicative exams:
Paper 1
Programming including; variables, concatenating variables. What is low level and high level programming, DIV, MOD, assignment, iteration and selection, data types, subroutines.
Algorithms including; pseudocode, trace tables, binary search algorithms
Data representation including; unicode/ASCII,
Computer systems including; logic gates, truth tables
Paper 2
Decimal to binary conversions
Unit representation, i.e. bits, bytes, Megabytes
The CPU
Types of application software
Huffman tree encoding
Embedded systems
Network topologies; star and bus
Advantages and disadvantages of computer networks
Protocols
Security measures; firewalls, CAPTCHA
TCP/IP model
Malware
Storage devices
You have your classwork books and folders, electronic work, BBC bitesize and revision sheets handed out in class.
You can of course purchase revision books and/or flashcards. If you do this, remember we are doing the AQA GCSE 9-1 Computer Science course.
Drama
Focus section A- Blood Brothers:
Revise the following:
- Stage types (proscenium arch, traverse, arena, promenade, black box, street theatre, theatre in the round)
- Setting (time period and playwright)
- Genre
- Structure
- Style
- Characters (Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Lyons, Mr Lyons, Mickey, Edward, Linda, Sammy and Narrator)
- Themes
- Stage directions
- Social, historical, cultural context
- Costume, lighting, sound and set design
Technology Subjects
Revision topics for indicative exams Jan 22
Technology
Sustainability of materials including product lifecycles
In Depth knowledge: Timbers or Plastics or Metals
Construction
Drawing of floorplans and use of scale
Things to consider when you intend to apply for planning
Engineering
Orthographic to Isometric and vice Versa
Maths: Volume and area of rectangles, triangles and circles
Metalworking tool recognition
Using the lathe
Food
1.2-2.2 in the revision guide. All students have been given a copy and they are available on the school closure area.