Study Skills
It will benefit you greatly when you move to your next steps, if you continue to build on the study skills you have developed during your time in school. Complete the following activities, and make notes in your Learning Diary.
Activities to Develop Academic Writing Skills
- Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages - Barry (Steps to Academic Writing)
- How Do I know I've Answered the Question - Coleman (Polish Your Academic Writing)
- How Do I Make My Point Clear - Coleman (Polish Your Academic Writing)
- How Do I Structure My Assignment - Coleman (Polish Your Academic Writing)
You may wish to try to acquire the books:
Steps to Academic Writing, Marian Barry Polish your Academic Writing, Helen Coleman If you manage to get hold of the books, you might try these additional activities:
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Reading for Betterment (coined from Andy Miller's 'The Year of Reading Dangerously')
Reading is not only pleasurable, but it will help you to develop your academic writing skills. Try to read at least three books from the College's reading list over the summer.
Note: You can join your local library online. They have a big catalogue of e-books and audio books available online.
Reading is not only pleasurable, but it will help you to develop your academic writing skills. Try to read at least three books from the College's reading list over the summer.
Note: You can join your local library online. They have a big catalogue of e-books and audio books available online.
Keep Developing Your Maths and Skills
Your teachers will be continuing to build your English and Maths skills, and no doubt are providing a raft of useful online resources for you to use. It is vital that you continue with this learning in preparation for College. Some additional useful websites:
www.onmaths.com - interactive online papers for most exam boards, for all exam sessions. As the student works through the paper, there are two marks, one for the student's correct answers so far and one for what grade they would be on if they were getting everything correct.
www.mathsgenie.co.uk - this is topics grouped by grade with links to past GCSE questions for revision, and the worked solutions are available. Also has links to past papers.
www.mathedup.co.uk/gcse-maths-takeaway
www.corbettmaths.com - lots of resources. Use the 5-a-day worksheets - they are a mixture of topics to keep students on the ball.
www.justmaths.co.uk - normally a teacher only resource but the revision maths for GCSE are excellent and are available for anyone to download at this present time.
Your teachers will be continuing to build your English and Maths skills, and no doubt are providing a raft of useful online resources for you to use. It is vital that you continue with this learning in preparation for College. Some additional useful websites:
www.onmaths.com - interactive online papers for most exam boards, for all exam sessions. As the student works through the paper, there are two marks, one for the student's correct answers so far and one for what grade they would be on if they were getting everything correct.
www.mathsgenie.co.uk - this is topics grouped by grade with links to past GCSE questions for revision, and the worked solutions are available. Also has links to past papers.
www.mathedup.co.uk/gcse-maths-takeaway
www.corbettmaths.com - lots of resources. Use the 5-a-day worksheets - they are a mixture of topics to keep students on the ball.
www.justmaths.co.uk - normally a teacher only resource but the revision maths for GCSE are excellent and are available for anyone to download at this present time.
Keep Developing Your Creative Skills
Havering Heroes Challenge: Pay tribute to a Havering heroine or hero - or indeed any other hero/heroine that you know. Do this in any form that you wish - artwork, creative writing, a song, photography, a poem ........ You choose who, and how you will pay tribute to them.
Art is Where the Home Is - on this link you will find activities that artists have developed for you to make and do at home.
Havering Heroes Challenge: Pay tribute to a Havering heroine or hero - or indeed any other hero/heroine that you know. Do this in any form that you wish - artwork, creative writing, a song, photography, a poem ........ You choose who, and how you will pay tribute to them.
Art is Where the Home Is - on this link you will find activities that artists have developed for you to make and do at home.