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November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectArt & DesignInformation about the assessmentAssessment will be an official marking of your coursework to date. You will need to hand in all work on the deadline (2md November)TopicContentMarks will be awarded across the 4 Assessment Objectives (see your pack for details)You need to look at the more detailed list in your pack for what will be expected. In brief:All drawing & PhotographyFurther experimentation (drawing / photos)3 Artists developed fully (Research, Image Analysis, Responses)Recommended revision Strategies and resourcesUse your time wisely and attend boosters on a Thursday after school (3:30 – 5:30) for advice and resources.November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectBiologyInformation about the assessmentHow long?1.5hrsHow many questions? Style of question? Mixture of short answer and extended response TopicContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?3.4.2ATP3.4.3Photosynthesis3.4.4 Respiration3.4.5 Energy transfer3.4.7 SuccessionSpecific details of what needs to be revised – please be explicitThe synthesis of ATPThe light independent and light dependent reactions, all chemical reactions involved and molecules formed. Limiting factors. All chemical reactions involved in all stages of respiration, aerobic and anaerobic. Location and products of all reactions. Efficiency of energy transfers in an ecosystem. Food production. Evaluating the economic and environmental issues. The stages of succession. Conservation management and its links to succession. Recommended revision Strategies and resourcese.g. websites / revision booklets / past papers etcRevision guides (letters to purchase these have been given out)Completing example past paper questions available on the AQA website. Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectBusiness StudiesInformation about the assessmentNo formal assessment but must have completed the following tasks on the Unit 8 Business Planning project1-5An overall grade will be given for thisTopicContentNovember Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectCACHEInformation about the assessmentHow long? 30mins – 1 hourHow many questions? 15 (5 for each teacher that is relevant to the topic currently being taught)Style of question? Mainly short answer questions. Some questions may include case icContentUnit 3 – Providing safe environments for childrenUnit 6 – Understanding children’s additional needsUnit 7 – Observation, assessment and planningUnderstand what safeguarding, child protection and welfare is. Knowing what the health and safety procedures are in order to keep children safe. Understand what ‘inclusive practice’ isUnderstand the difference between biological and environmental factors and how they affect developmentBe aware of current legislations and educational frameworksUnderstand what equality, diversity, inclusion and discrimination meanUnderstand the role of an observer and the benefits of observingUnderstand the observation cycleKnow what ‘child centred planning’ means and the different observation methodsRecommended revision Strategies and resourcesFolder notesCACHE Child Care and Education text bookNovember Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectCHEMSITRY Information about the assessmentHow long? 1.5 hoursHow many questions? 8 questions with sub sectionsStyle of question? Short and long answer questionsTopicContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?SEE CHECKN LIST ATTACHEDRecommended revision Strategies and resourcese.g. websites / revision booklets / past papers etcWebsite – ChemguideWebsite – Alevel Book – AQA Oxford University press textbook, CPG revision guideExam papers from AQA websiteNovember Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectA2 Economics Information about the assessmentHow long? 75 minsHow many questions? A choice of two questions, with one selected and answered.Style of question? Within each question, there is one 15 mark analysis and one 20 mark discussion. TopicContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?Specific details of what needs to be revised – please be explicit.Define economies and diseconomies of scaleApply and analyse how economies of scale could apply to different transport marketsComment on the extent to which growth leads to economies or diseconomies of scaleState and explain the different objectives that firms haveAnalyse the objectives using a diagramEvaluate the extent to which firms will engage in profit maximisation Define the different efficiencies and apply to 3 market structuresExplain the impact of competition / concentration on efficienciesDraw each of the market structures diagrammaticallyExplain each market structure diagram analytically Evaluate the impact that more or less competition will have on a market in terms of efficiency List the features of a perfectly contestable marketAnalyse the diagramLink the market structure to relative efficiencies Evaluate the extent to which contestability is beneficial to consumers and producersDraw the natural monopoly diagramExplain why the natural monopoly argument is applicable to transport marketsLink the natural monopoly argument to the provision of government subsidiesKnow what privatisation isApply to the rail industryKnow what deregulation isApply to the bus and air travel marketsRecommended revision Strategies and resourcese.g. websites / revision booklets / past papers etcRevision handouts from class (especially 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12)Market structures CH6 (OCR hand out)CGPOCR F584 past papers (section B) November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectEnglish Literature Information about the assessmentHow long? 2.5 hours (to be spread across two double lessons).How many questions? Two questionsStyle of question? Essay icContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?This is the end of year exam, as sat by a previous year group. The format is exactly the same as the one you will sit at the end of this year.Specific details of what needs to be revised – please be explicitIn the exam you will have to analyse unseen poetry, prose and drama texts and compare these, along with your wider reading on the theme of Love Through the Ages.You will be marked on the following A.O.s:AO1: Articulate creative, informed and relevant responses to literary texts, using appropriate terminology and concepts, and coherent, accurate written expressionAO2: Demonstrate detailed critical understanding in analysing the ways in which structure, form and language shape meanings in literary texts.AO3: Explore connections and comparisons between different literary texts, informed by interpretations of other readers.AO4: Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received.Recommended revision Strategies and resourcese.g. websites / revision booklets / past papers etcRead widely and ensure your wider reading notes and timelines are up-to-date.Practice annotating unseen extracts.Attend all sessions leading up the exam, which will focus on exam skills.Ensure you feel confident with all four A.O.s (as above).November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectEthics Information about the assessmentHow long? 55 minutesHow many questions? 1 Question – part a) only worth 45 marksStyle of question? Essay question testing subject knowledgeTopicContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?Specific details of what needs to be revised – please be explicitAQA Unit RST4CReligious Influences on Moral Decision makingDivine command theoryBiblical laws Religious ideas of conscienceNatural LawSituation EthicsRecommended revision Strategies and resourcese.g. websites / revision booklets / past papers etcPast papers available on AQA website. of Philosophy - November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectFrenchInformation about the assessmentHow long? 2 exams 1 oral exam 15 minutes 1 written exam 1hour 30 minutesHow many questions? Oral exam – defence of stance and discussion Written paper: 1 30 minute translation and 1 hour discursive esssayStyle of question? As icContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?Oral exam: unit 3Written paper: unit 4Oral exam: prepare stance and arguments to back it according to the guidance given by your teacher.Written paper: 30 minute translation and 1 hour discursive essay from a topic covered this year.Recommended revision Strategies and resources Oral exam: learn your stance by heart and prepare answers to the first set of questions given by your teacher.Written paper: translation. Revise all AS grammar and A2 grammar from this term ( green grammar book)Written paper: discursive essay. Revise discursive terminology( how to write the perfect discursive essay’ sheet and vocab from topics covered so far in module 1 this term.For past UNIT 4 discursive essays go to: November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectFurther MathsInformation about the assessment75 minute paper, exam questions done under formal exam conditions in classroom.ModuleContentFP2 Ch 1, 2, 3, 4,M2 Ch 1, 2, 3Complex Numbers, Roots of Polynomials, Summation of Finite Series, De Moivre.Moments and Equilibrium, Centres of Mass, Energy.Recommended revision Strategies and resourcesCourse textbooksClass notesClass handoutsHomework exercises – rework, revisitYou can find explanations of topics on YouTube and Khan AcademyPast papers on school website: Subjects > Mathematics > Revision Material > AS/A LevelRevise actively by doing questions/working on problems. November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectGeographyInformation about the assessment1 hour and 30 minutes A combination of shorter questions ranging from 7 – 12 marksOne 40 mark essayTopicContentPlate TectonicsWorld CitiesEarth structure, plate tectonics theoryDestructive, constructive and conservative plate margins. Processes: seismicity and vulcanicity. Associated landforms: young fold mountains, rift valleys, ocean ridges, deep sea trenches and island arcs.The global pattern: millionaire cities, mega cities and world cities.Contemporary urbanisation processes – urbanisation, suburbanisation, counter-urbanisation and re-urbanisationDecentralisation of retail and other serviced Recommended revision Strategies and resourcesAttendance to booster sessionsCGP revision guideUse of further reading bookletChecking of group emailsRevision pack November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectHistory ‘The Triumph of Elizabeth’Information about the assessmentHow long? 45 minutesHow many questions? A choice of 1 of 2Style of question? Essay style questions, various possible stems including ‘statement ‘How far do you agree? To what extent…TopicContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?Specification Reference: Topic 1 ‘The Mid Tudor Crisis’.1. Legacy of Henry VIII; Religion (Pilgrimage of Grace, 6 articles, 10 articles), Foreign policy (War with France and Scotland), Finance (debasement of the coinage) and his will. 2. Somerset’s rise to Power: regency council, the overturning of the will. 3. Somerset’s social, political, foreign and economic policy. 4. Somerset’s attempt at a religious revolution. 5. Western and Kett rebellion and 1549 year of Commotion. 6. The Rise of Northumberland and the downfall of Somerset. 7. The religious policy under Northumberland: 2nd Act of Uniformity, 1552 Prayer book, iconoclasm.8. Foreign, social and financial policy. 10. The succession crisis: the devise and death of Edward VI. Recommended revision Strategies and resourcesPast paper exam titles list. Reading packRevision guide for Somerset/Northumberland available from Miss Law/ Miss Graham.Useful Websites: Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectICTInformation about the assessment1.5 Hours12 questions ranging from standard answers and will include at least 1 essay questionTopicContentTopic 1Topic 2Topic 3Topic 1 surrounds networks, types and benefits, topologies, security, and remote management of networksTopic 2 surrounds HCI including aspects of design that will lead to a more user friendly system as well as the influence of the audience on designTopic 3 surrounds the Internet, infrastructure of the WWW, ethic, social and moral aspects of the use of the WWW Recommended revision Strategies and resourcesRevision via the course book, revision booklets made by Mr Hudson and past exam papers.November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectLawInformation about the assessmentHow long? 90 minutesHow many questions? 2Style of question? 1 essay, 1 scenarioTopicContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?Liability for OmissionsOffences Against the Person and consentSpecific details of what needs to be revised – please be explicitAll work covered on Liability for Omissions (definitions, cases, issues) – revision sheets will be providedAll work covered on Offences Against the Person and Consent (definitions and cases) – revision Recommended revision Strategies and resourcese.g. websites / revision booklets / past papers etcRevision sheets, folders (detailed notes), OCR websiteNovember Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectEnglish Language and LiteratureInformation about the assessmentHow long? One hourHow many questions? OneStyle of question? Analysis of text (A transcript of spontaneous speech) – relationship between context, purpose and audience and the ways in which speakers’ attitudes and values are conveyedTopicContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?Specific details of what needs to be revised – please be explicitAO1 Select and apply relevant concepts and approaches from integrated linguistic and literary study, using appropriate terminology and accurate, coherent written expressionYou need to revise the linguistic frameworks you have been studying in class. Use your linguistic terminology to explore lexis, semantics, grammar, pragmatics, discourse, mode, representation and conversation analysis. AO2 Demonstrate detailed critical understanding in analysing the ways in which structure, form and language shape meanings in a range of spoken and written texts You must be ready to analyse structure, form and language and the effect of these on the participants in the conversation. AO3 Use integrated approaches to explore relationships between texts, analysing and evaluating the significance of contextual factors in their production and reception You need to be clear about the factors that effect that context of a spontaneous conversation (where, when, who, why etc). Be able to say how the context effects the language used by the participants. Learn the following subheadings, as these are the areas that will be assessed:Identifying the features of talk in life The relationship between context, purpose and The ways in which speakers. attitudes and values are conveyedRecommended revision Strategies and resourcesRe-read all class notes, mark schemes and essay structure guides. Practice essay questions on transcripts that you have in your folder. November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectMathsInformation about the assessment75 minute paper, exam questions done under formal exam conditions in classroom.ModuleContentPC3 Ch 1, 2, 7, 10 (Mid-ordinate Rule & Simpson’s Rule)PC3 Ch 3, 4, 5, 6PC4 Ch 1, 2Functions, Transformations of Graphs, Modulus Function, Numerical Solutions of Equations & Iterative Methods, Mid-ordinate Rule & Simpson’s Rule (these were all studied in in the Summer term 2015).Inverse Trig Functions, Reciprocal Trig Functions (sec, cosec & cot), e and Calculus, Derivatives of sin x and cos x, Chain Rule, Product Rule, Quotient Rule.Binomial Series, Rational Functions and Polynomial Division, Factor Theorem & Remainder Theorem for Divisors of Form (ax+b).Recommended revision Strategies and resourcesClass notesClass handoutsHomework exercises – rework, revisitYou can find explanations of topics on YouTube and Khan AcademyPast papers on school website: Subjects > Mathematics > Revision Material > AS/A LevelRevise actively by doing questions/working on problems. November Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectMedia StudiesInformation about the assessmentHow long? 1 hourHow many questions? 1Style of question? Essay style question which will feature in Section B of the paper (60%) Identities in the MediaTopicContentSection B: Critical Perspectives. Identities in the Media. (48 marks)Students must revise their own identity case study. It is important that you practice using the PEAT structure (point, evidence, analysis, theory) to ensure you include relevant terminology. You are marked on how well you apply theory to your case study examples, therefore you should be revising theories from Foucault, E. Said, Giddens, Butler etc. You should also revise the concept of postmodernism, fragmented identities and other debates which we have explored in our lessons. You should arrive to the exam ready to discuss your 4 key identity examples in relation to the question/ statement that you are given.Recommended revision Strategies and resourcese.g. websites / revision booklets / past papers etc Internal AssessmentsSubject information sheets for A2SubjectA2 PEInformation about the assessmentHow long? 2hrs 30minsHow many questions? Varied by unitStyle of question? Short and long answer as per standardized icsContentWhat and Where is this on the specification?History of Sport – Popular Recreation (TIN)Psychology – (LYN)Anatomy & Physiology – (MOD)Specific details of what needs to be revised – please be explicitPopular Recreation ActivitiesCharacteristics of popular recreationSocio-cultural factors that affected sportsThe 5 case studies – football, cricket, pedestrianism, tennis, swimmingPersonalityAttitudes in SportAchievement and MotivationGroups and TeamsErgogenic AidsEnergy SystemsRecoveryRecommended revision Strategies and resourcesLesson notes & PowerPointsRevision Books – you should all have one.OCR website – past papers available.Textbooks available for loan from 0.12.Newspaper article x 2 (MOD) ................
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