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After achieving an A* in 2017, I am sharing my quality revision notes, essays, templates and tactics to help ambitious students reach their goals. These resources have proven a hit across the globe with students and teachers alike - download yourself to see why!
Chat with me on twitter @astarlevels or just drop me an email... happy revising!
Complete revision for language & gender. This resources includes the revision NOTES so you can revise the theory and then an example student ESSAY so you can see how to tackle the exam. Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes
Essays show how to structure a top band response
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I created this revision resource so that I had a pre-prepared headline, strapline and engaging opening for every opinion article that could crop up. Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
Struggling to open your articles quickly with a creative headline and opening? This is the resource for you!
Why it works:
Be inspired to create a witty opening for every article
See how to address Text A & B in your openings (crucial for A Level exam)
Save time in the exam getting stuck on a headline
Versatile headlines and openings that could be re-worked no matter the topic
Model top band opinion articles for every topic
Collection of 17 Quizlets for AQA A Level Psychology. Made by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
I found Quizlets one of the most useful ways to revise but they can be time consuming to make. This resource gives you access to 17, private pre-made Quizlets that can be accessed anytime. Just download the file and there are links taking you directly to each topic.
The real bonus is that there is an 80 slide Quizlet covering the whole of year 1 & 2 research methods.
I have more detailed notes for topics here, if you’re interested.
I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for every topic in A Level Psychology. They completely cover the specification, condensing all the key theories, studies, applications and evaluations into one booklet. I used these notes only alongside practice questions & achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
> Organised according to, and covering entirely, the AQA specification.
> All AO1 and AO3 ready to answer exam questions
> Presented in a concise and memorable way - easy to learn
It covers every topic in this area of the spec:
* The evolutionary explanations for partner preferences, including the relationship between sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour.
• Factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships: self-disclosure; physical attractiveness, including the matching hypothesis; filter theory, including social demography, similarity in attitudes and complementarity.
• Theories of romantic relationships: social exchange theory, equity theory and Rusbult’s investment model of commitment, satisfaction, comparison with alternatives and investment. Duck’s phase model of relationship breakdown: intra-psychic, dyadic, social and grave dressing phases.
• Virtual relationships in social media: self-disclosure in virtual relationships; effects of absence of gating on the nature of virtual relationships.
• Parasocial relationships: levels of parasocial relationships, the absorption addiction model and the attachment theory explanation.
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This is how I revised and practiced for Paper 1 before achieving an A* in 2017.
Revise every section of paper 1 in full with this bundle! Includes:
Child spoken language acquisition summary sheet
Written and multi modal acquisition summary sheet
CLA transcript analysis guided activity and mock question
CLA student example essay answer
2x model essays for question 1, 2 and 3 to accompany the mock paper with data included
Why they work:
Notes are easy to learn, concise, bullet points without sacrificing interesting and meaningful information on CLA
Child language activity shows you how to approach the initially daunting task of combining data analysis with linguistic theory
Essays are top band and student written so show you how to structure your future (brilliant!) essays!
Notes for all six topics in paper 2
Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language
Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
Specifically includes:
Historical approach (atavistic form)
Genetic and neural explanations
Evaluation
Diathesis stress model to offending
Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
Specifically includes:
Cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Token economies as used in the management of schizophrenia.
4 pages of practice essay questions for the new psychology paper 2 on approaches and biopsychology.
Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Freud, Rogers or Pavlov, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks.
However this resource provides students with multiple essays for each topic in the specification and that could appear on their paper. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback.
When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions.
There are loads of 16 marker essay questions for every topic in the new specification meaning students can plan and practice a response to almost every possible question they could be asked since I spent a lot of time creating questions that cover all of the specification.
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My top mark essay answer for this question on AQA A Level Psychology.
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Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific ‘absorption addiction’ questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
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Specifically includes:
Para social relationships: levels of para social relationships, the absorption addiction model and the attachment theory explanation
For AQA A Level Psychology Research Methods. This is a revision poster that helps students answer exam questions requiring them to identify a statistical test, to justify the use of a certain test or to decide if a result from a test is significant.
Brightly coloured, clear, big, with an acronym and instructions. Best used looked at regularly i.e. on classroom or bedroom wall.
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Top band, student written model answer for A Level English Language.
This essay demonstrates how to convey understanding of linguistic ideas by evaluating and challenging the views presented in the question and by other linguists. Students of all abilities will benefit from an example of effective essay writing which they can emulate in their own work. There is also a marking activity at the end & opportunity for students to plan their own answer to the question.
Why it works:
Shows how to select, arrange & argue the most important ideas in essays
Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017
Can be reworked as a template for your future (brilliant!) essays
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Complete revision for language & occupation/ jargon. This resource includes the revision NOTES so you can revise the theory and then an example student ESSAY so you can see how to tackle the exam. Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes
Essays show how to structure a top band response
Feel confident for your exam
Chat with me on Twitter @astarlevels
Four posters with the key information for each topic condensed onto one page. Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Clear, colourful and organised in text boxes so easy to memorise studies
Brief summary of each topic can be displayed on bedroom wall and looked at regularly
Comprehensive set of notes full of theorists, linguists, facts, stats, examples, real world application and more
Includes accent & dialect, occupation, gender and sociolect
Please notes these posters are a bedrock of theories. If you want each topic written in more detail please see here…
Test yourself to remember the key theories by filling in the gaps. Once complete, then look at the essay you have filled in to see how the AO2 fits in an essay.
This is a great resource to learn theory because it tests memory… and a great resource for exam technique because it is a model essay answer.
Four gap fills for £4 - bargain!
I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for every topic in A Level English Language. There are 3 pages full of theorists, linguists, facts, stats, examples, real world application and more. I used these notes only alongside practice questions & achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes
Omitted endless details on methodology and results
Replaced these with meaningful comments on each study to form the basis of your argument in the exam (crucial to enter top bands!)
Includes:
Petytt H dropping test
Trudgill ing/in’ test
Watson on young people & the scouse dialect - reference to language and identity
Cheshire playground use of non std variants
Slang
Slang in the past i.e. Dickens and HG Wells
Snell on sociolingusitics
Halliday on slang
2013 election
Eckert
Swales
Stormzy & grime
Notes for all six topics in A Level English Language
Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language
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Example student written model article on world & nonstandard English
Why they work:
* Top band article shows how to balance engaging style with linguistic theories
* Idea of headlines, straplines & openings
* Use as a style model for your future (brilliant!) articles!
I also made a resource with a headline, strapline & engaging opening for every topic that you could be required to write an article on. This is a great tool for students to avoid wasting time starting articles and getting straight on with it. Find it here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/opinion-article-revision-a-level-english-language-11683007
Worksheet offering five loaded & varied opinions on accent and dialect for discussion. Extension asks students to link theories to the different parts of each opinion.
L00K: “Evaluate the idea that some accents and dialects are viewed more favourably than others” A* model student answer with examiner commentary: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/accent-and-dialect-a-example-essay-aqa-english-language-a-level-11682959
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Activity based on jargon where students decide what occupation uses that language. Get students talking about jargon!
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This resource: “blank canvas” revision - a wacky font on a blank canvas for every topic. Encourage students to try out different ways of filling each poster. Experimenting with a variety of techniques will keep them interested and starting to think about the topics in different ways.
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