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- 1. Revision ideas Revision canbe difficult. Here are some ideas which might liven up revision and help you remember. Find out which ideas suit you best. Past Paper questions Practise the Past Paper questions you find in this book. Your teacher can mark them for you. Mr Marr’s website Visit the Mr Marr History website to get PowerPoints, instructional videos and podcasts to help you study Flash cards Summarise each topic on a small card you can carry with you and use for last minute revision BBC Bitesize Revision Visit the BBC Education website and app to get revision notes & quiz questions too. Study timetable Create a timetable of what/when you will study; build in rest periods too. Timed questions Give yourself a fixed time to write everything you know about a topic. Mind maps Write mind maps with key words about your study topics Making a PowerPoint Make PowerPoint presentations which you then read to revise Podcast revision You can download podcasts on many of the topics covered in the course. Listen to them when out and about! Mnemonics Remember the first letters from words e.g. ROY G. BIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) Writing over and over Write the same key information over and over until it sticks in your head. Paper/notes around your house Leave notes in your room, on the fridge or elsewhere to teach you Ten word revision Make revision notes with only ten key words to describe a single topic Study partners Work with a partner; share notes and test yourself. Don’t get distracted! Telling someone else Tell someone what you know about a topic; ask them to question you too Record/listen to yourself Record yourself reading notes; listen to it when walking or at the gym