#gcsetips

• don’t put the pressure on yourself to get 9s- all i need to get to sixth form is level 5s, so i’m aiming for them, and will be happy with anything higher

• don’t force yourself to revise- i feel bad sometimes when i’m not revising, but my mum said something that helps- “there’s no use trying to force yourself to remember information if you don’t feel like it, so just revise when you feel like it, because you will remember things more easily”

• take breaks! watch your favorite show or film, go for a walk, drink some water, take a nap! do whatever makes you feel better, and you’ll thank yourself!

• if everything feels a bit too much, don’t worry! i know it’s hard, but if you can, talk to someone about your feelings, and try not to stress! i cuddle my mum and pets when i feel bad, and it helps me!

Hi. I’m not the best with speeches but I’ll give it ago because we’re having to do one too.

For just writing remember to use persuasive language. Techniques could be like:

Opinions

Statistics

Anecdotes (little stories behind the message of the speech)

Personal language 

Humour

Cliches

Alliteration

Repetition

Emotive language

Bribery

First Person

Hyperbole/ Exaggeration (they mean the same thing, exaggeration)

Rhetorical questions

Imperatives

Direct Address

Rule of three

Counter views and facts

Those are just techniques my teacher went through with us in class. Make sure to stick to the point, be formal but then again make sure the reader is still interested. Adding rhyme helps you get along and try to use a wide range of vocabulary because no matter what that always goes down in assessments if you use it properly.

I’m not sure if you have to say your speech so I’ll write down some of my tips here just in case. I’m not the greatest speaker but these things really do help. 

1) Take a deep breath before you start. When you stand up in front of an audience you don’t need to start straight away. Look at the class/ the audience before you start, get to know your surroundings for a few seconds, take a breath then start.

2) If you don’t know where to look find focal points above peoples heads, try not to just stick to one point sometimes, interact.

3) Try not to sway if you’re standing in one point, you can walk up and down a bit and just pretend you are talking to different bits of the audience. 

Hey, I thought I’d make a little post for all my fellow gcse studyblrs. I’ve got my P3 test tomorrow so I thought I’d share some of my notes. I’ve typed them up on a handy little website called: www.getrevising.co.uk  

Here’s a little snippet of what I’ve done, because everyone doing these gcse’s know that sometimes it’s a pain in the butt when it comes to revision. You always freak out and for me, just reading as many of the possibilities of notes helps. If that’s the case just click on this link to get to the page with the full notes. I hope it helps! Good luck for any tests.