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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!
6 top band, model articles and a worksheet helping students create engaging headlines, straplines and openings. Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
* Shows how to assess ideas from the texts within your own article
* Demonstrates how to balance engaging writing with linguistic content
* Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017
* Can be reworked as a template for your future (brilliant!) articles
Includes:
- 4 example articles (gender, occupation, sociolect, accent & dialect)
- 1 article on language diversity that draws on ideas in Text A & B
- 1 article on world English & non std varieties
- 1 article revision sheet helping students plan engaging openings
A complete set of notes for child language acquisition full of theorists, linguists, facts, stats, examples, application and more. I used these notes only alongside practice questions to achieve an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes
Show different lines of arguments that can be used to ‘evaluate’ an idea which is crucial to enter the top bands
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!)
Summary sheet includes:
The stages of acquisition
Different things to pick out in a transcript given in the exam & what to say about them
Nativist approach
Constructivists
Nurture approach
Cognitive approach
Notes for written & multi modal language acquisition
Full revision for Paper 1
Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language, including child language
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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
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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
Feel confident for your exam
Chat with me on Twitter @astarlevels
Complete revision for language & social group. 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
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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…
Fill in the gaps - language and gender.
simple way to cement theory into memory
learn how to structure an essay on the topic
fast highly effective revision
includes answer sheet
A great starter, or, once complete, model answer packed with AO2!
Fill in the gaps - accent and dialect, A level English Language.
easy way to cement theory in memory
learn the structure for essays
quick and efficient revision
includes answer sheet
A great starter, or, once complete, excellent revision resource with lots of AO2!
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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!
Data analysis combined with theory application to prepare for A Level English Language, in particular the Year 1 exam. Includes three tasks all based around consolidating theory learning and data analysis skills across the topics of accent/ dialect, language and gender and language and occupation. 9 activities in total so should take a while to work through!
Each activity pack contains three activities, which can be generally summarised as.
Some kind of card sort/ match up activity which can be referred back to as a bedrock of theories
Transcript or data based, students apply the theories they just sorted to real life data or conversations
Pulling everything together to plan or write an essay
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Data analysis combined with theory application to prepare for A Level English Language, in particular the Year 1 exam. Includes three tasks all based around consolidating theory learning and data analysis skills.
Task 1: glossary of 8 studies/ theorists to match up with what they did. Great revision activity, and once complete, bedrock of studies for students to learn for the exam.
Task 2: an extract from a school newsletter attempting to ‘ban’ regional dialect, where students are required to think about the message this sends across, what theories relate to this, and then to plan/ write an essay using the data.
Task 3: I have selected what I found to be four versatile studies and asked three thought provoking questions about them that open up discussion, encouraging students to say something meaningful about the theory, rather than just repeating what is in every textbook.
The poster included complements the activities pack. It is a straightforward resource giving a bedrock of theories, can be used for reference, revision or to support class/ home work.
14 practice essay questions organised in a workbook format for A Level English Language. Includes an essay template for each question to guide students to structure an answer.
Questions are written in ‘evaluate’ style i.e.* ‘evaluate the idea that some accents and dialects are viewed more favourably than others’*
Why it works:
Covers every topic: gender, accent & dialect, sociolect, world English, language change
Template helps structure answers
Practice recalling AO2 and arranging it with other theories to build an argument
Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language
Complete revision notes including a range of exciting studies, concepts and theories. I achieved an A* in 2017 using these notes alongside practice questions
Why they work:
Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes
Show different lines of arguments that can be used to ‘evaluate’ an idea which is crucial to enter the top bands
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!)
It includes information on:
Early writing
Stages of writing development
Spelling
Types of spelling mistake
Overcoming these challenges
The effects of accent and dialect on spelling
Hand writing development
Socio economic issues surrounding child language development
The ways parents can support children
Scaffolding
The influence of technology
Phonics
Genre
Practice essay questions
Notes on Spoken CLA
Model essay for CLA
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I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for every topic in A Level Psychology. This includes 23 pages of colourful, concise notes & 80 flashcards covering the entire specification . 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 for year 1 & 2 exams
Based off mark scheme points so directly relevant to exams
Presented in a concise and memorable way<br />
Includes 80 card flashcard set & link to a quizlet so you also have an interactive version
Please note that the booklet only covers first year content & the flashcards cover both years. This shouldn’t make any difference as all information for every part of the specification over both years is provided here, just letting you know its in different formats!
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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.
Complete set of notes organised by the AQA Psychology specification
Content checklist
Poster on choosing a statistical test
Access to 80 slide quizlet for A2 research methods
I used these notes only to secure an A* in A Level Psychology… you/ your students can too with these resources.
Click each resource for its detailed breakdown.
Research Methods Revision | AQA A Level Psychology New Spec
I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for topics 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
The topics included are:
Forensic
Relationships
Schizophrenia
Research Methods
Issues & Debates
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7x summary sheets, loads of practice 16 mark questions for every sub topic and a revision checklist for the whole of A Level Psychology.
7 summary sheets covering everything you need to know for relationships. The summary sheets have been arranged according to the specification and include every topic you could be asked… no surprises in the exam!
The paper 3 essay planner includes a 16 mark question for every topic (across every module), therefore is a chance to plan for every type of essay you may be asked to write.
Revision checklist also included that covers the entire module.
Everything you need to revise relationships! Tried and tested by an A* student… chat with me on twitter @astarlevels
Example coursework for both tasks in A Level English Language. Includes two full pieces of coursework & the data used to produce them.
This language investigation & directed writing with commentary was submitted to AQA in summer 2017 and awarded an A*. This makes it the perfect example to show students what is required of them in the NEA.
Why it works:
Shows how to use current A Level study as a toolkit to study language
Demonstrates how to organise & structure the write-up
Example of the level of analysis & interpretation needed for highest grades
Can be reworked as a template for your future (brilliant!) NEA
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Complete revision for accent & dialect. 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
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