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Year 11 Summer Exam Information

Timetable

Candidate Handbook

Covering Letter

Please find below key information by subject.

Computer Science

Unit 1 Checklist

Unit 2 Checklist

Drama

Component 3 - The Written Exam - Revision guidance and example questions

English Language

Monday 23^rd of May – English Language Component 1

Single one hour 45 minute paper
Section a - Reading –1 hour
- Read the Fiction short story and answer 5 questions
- Question 1 is worth five marks and can be answered in short sentences
- Question 2 is worth five marks but needs to be answered as a full paragraph
- Questions 3, 4 and 5 are 10 mark questions which you need to spend 10 minutes on
- It’s vital that you give at least a partial response to all five questions
Section B – Narrative Writing
- You will have a choice of four writing tasks and need to complete one only. These will always include a title (E.g. ‘Appearing on stage), A ‘Write about a time when…(e.g. Write about a time you felt scared), and a ‘Write about a story that begins/ends with… (E.g. Write a story that begins ‘I’m not coming and that’s the end of it’). One of these formats will be doubled up on.
- Spend 5 mintues planning, 35 minutes writing and five minutes proof reading.
- Check for basics in punctuation and grammar – paragraphs, apostrophes, capital letters and homophones.

Monday 6^th of June – English Language Component 2 (non-fiction)

Single two-hour paper
Section a - Reading –1 hour
- Read 2 Non-Fiction extracts and answer 6 questions
- For 10 mark questions you need to spend 10 minutes on them
- Some questions are 3 mark questions, can be answered with bullet points and should only take 5 minutes.
- It’s vital that you give at least a partial response to all six questions
Section b – 2x 30 minute non-fiction writing tasks.
- There is no choice of question and you must complete both tasks – this is different from your mock where there was only a single task!
- Spend 25 minutes on each task. Spend 3 minutes planning before you start and 2 minutes proof-reading.
- You may be asked to write: a formal or informal letter, an article for a magazine, a speech, a report, a review or a leaflet.

English Literature

Monday 13^th of May – English Literature Component 1

Single two hour paper
Section A: Romeo and Juliet – 1 hour
- 1x Extract only question
- 20 minutes
- 1 x Essay question on either a character or theme
- 40 minutes
Section B: Eduqas Poetry Anthology- 1 hour
- 20 minutes - part (a) - write about the printed poem
- 40 minutes - part (b) - select any other poem with a similar theme to compare
- One poem will be printed on the exam paper but you must also revise a range of poems from the anthology to be sure you can write the comparison.

Monday 20^th of May – English Literature Component 2

Single two-and-a-half-hour paper
Section A: An Inspector Calls – 45 minutes
- 1x Exploding extract question on either a character or theme
Section B: A Christmas Carol – 45 minutes
- 1x Exploding extract question on either a character or theme
Section 3: Unsee Poetry - 1 hour
- 20 minutes - part (a) - write about the printed unseen poem
- 40 minutes - part (b) – compare the first poem to the second printed unseen poem
- This question will open with a brief summary of the poems, so you will have a clear idea of their overall meaning

Geography

Geography

AQA Geography GCSE 9-1

Paper 1 - Living with the Physical Environment

Friday 17^th May

1hr 30mins

88 marks

Answer all questions on the paper except for the final one (Q5 is on Glaciers - don't do this one!)

Section A: The challenge of natural hazards

tectonic processes & hazards, weather processes & hazards (tropical storms, UK extreme weather), causes, impacts and management of climate change

Section B: The living world

ecosystems (small-scale, biomes), tropical rainforests, cold environments

Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK

coasts (processes, landforms, managing erosion), rivers (processes, landforms, managing flood risk)
do not answer the question on glaciers!

Paper 2 - Challenges in the Human Environment

Wednesday 5^th June

1hr 30mins

88 marks

Answer questions 1, 2, 3 & 5 (water)

Section A: Urban issues & challenges

growth of megacities, Rio de Janeiro case study, Bristol case study, Freiburg case study

Section B: The changing economic world

causes of the development gap, reducing the development gap, Nigeria case study, changing UK economy

Section C: The challenge of resource management

manging food, water, energy in the UK, global resource management, managing global water supply
do not answer the questions on food (Q4) or energy (Q6)!

Paper 3 - Geographical Applications

Friday 14^th June

1hr 15mins

88 marks

Answer all questions on the paper

Section A: Issue Evaluation

unseen questions based on the resource booklet on the housing crisis and Tudeley Village Proposal

Section B: Fieldwork

questions on the physical and human fieldwork you have done in Swanage
questions on fieldwork you have not done

History

Paper One - 2-hours = Wednesday 15^th May - AM

Students will be sitting Paper One on the following topics:

- Russia, Tsardom to Communism, 1896 to 1945 - 40-marks

Q1-3 - these involve working with 2 interpretations on Russia; for Q1 and Q2 you are to compare the viewpoints, and for Q3 you should decide which is more accurate based on your knowledge.
Q4 and Q5 - these are knowledge and explanation questions
Q6 - this is an essay question where you decide which factor is more important in some way - you should expand on each factor separately and then come to a conclusion on which was greater - this should take about 15-20-minutes

- Conflict and Tension between East and West, 1945-1972 - 44-marks

Q1-2 - these involve working with sources on the Cold War - you should bring in knowledge to expand on what you see/read and remember to comment on the author. We have followed CAPE in class for Q2 - just be sure to answer the overall question with no comparison of the sources.
Q3 - this is a knowledge and explanation question - be sure to expand on why the event was significant in creating or decreasing tension in the long and short-term. Remember PEEL paragraphs here.
Q4 - this is an essay question - you will be awarded 4 SPaG marks for this too! You must discuss the event they give you and then compare to other events in that decade. Be sure to compare to the event given throughout - you should spend about 25-minutes of the exam writing this response.

Paper Two - 2-hours = Tuesday 4^th June - PM

Students will be sitting Paper Two on the following topics:

- Health and the People, c.1000 to the present day - 44-marks

Q1- this is a source question where you must evaluate its usefulness about a topic. Remember we use CAPE to evaluate content and the provenance - be sure to expand with your knowledge.
Q2-3 - these are knowledge and explanation questions - write your ideas in PEEL paragraphs here and link back to the themes and factors that we have studied.
Q4 - this is an essay question - you will be awarded 4 SPaG marks for this too! You must discuss the factor they give you and then compare to other factors that influence the one of the themes of causation, prevention, treatment, Public Health or surgery. Be sure to compare to the factor given throughout - you should spend about 25-minutes of the exam writing this response.

- Norman England, 1066-1100 - 40-marks

Q1 - this involves working with an interpretation. You must use your knowledge of the period to discuss how the view is accurate. Do not focus on what is missing or who the author is.
Q2-3 - these are knowledge and explanation questions - be sure to expand on why the event was significant in creating change, stability or continuity in the long and short-term. Remember PEEL paragraphs here.
Q4 - this is an essay question about Norman Wales. You must discuss the change made that they give you and then compare to other changes made to Wales at that time. Be sure to compare to the event given throughout - you should spend about 25-minutes of the exam writing this response.

Students are advised to spend 1 hour on each unit during the exam. Please see the document links below for guidance on how to answer questions and some helpful knowledge organisers to help you revise at home.

Russia - How to answer the questions

Russia KO

Cold War KO

H&M - How to answer the questions

Health & the people KO

Norman video links

Normans - How to answer the questions

Cold War - How to answer the questions