A2 Economics revision

A2 ECONOMICS

EASTER REVISION

Create your revision plan: www.getrevising.co.uk

Think PPF: Invest in your revision, you may have an opportunity cost  of less time consuming TV, video games now but in the long run, with better results, you will be able to consume more.

Resources

·         Use the following Revision tasks to add to your revision plan – remember to treat as small bite-size sections.

·         Traffic lighted specification – prioritise study of red sections, seek advice and guidance before Holidays and on Revision day.

·         Have you got your revision notes well organised into these topic areas, with key term cards, mind maps, condensed notes?

·         Revise key terms – know your definitions (2 DEF), use glossary.

·         Practice your key diagrams – be ready for diagram test after Easter; how can you illustrate current issues: QE3 or dominant forms advertising.

·         If stuck on a topic make use of the Cherwell Economics You Tube Channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/CherwellEconomics/featured

·         Attend the Easter Revision Session – Thursday 4 April Sixth Form Common Room

AS Unit 1 9am-10.30 & Unit 2 10.30-12.00  A2 Unit 3 12.30-2pm and Unit 4 2-3.30pm

·         Attend the Economics Revision Conference – Weds 17 April period 3 A2 Exams and period 5 with Tim Harford from the Final Times, compulsory attendance required. Period 4 will be an AS session first 30 minutes Econ 1 second 30 minutes Econ 2.

·         Student Unit Guide AQA Philip Allan Updates – worth getting on Amazon. Go over model student responses highlighting PEEE, do you see how they are offering precise logical chain of reasoning and critical analysis (evaluation), do they bring in something new at the end to win the argument.

Websites   Tutor2u.net    Economicshelp.org     Stephanomics         Martin Wolf in the FT

AQA Exam papers Try to practice exam questions from the Scheme of Work for each section? Select sections of exam papers based on Scheme of Work. The key is practicing the AQA style of writing.

Practice essays in timed conditions, alternatively do essay plans and email over to me – but please ensure you practice a few full responses and submit for parking.

If you are re-taking an AS exam, practice as many Multiple Choice questions as possible, attempt past papers – email your overall score over and any questions that you have marked wrong and still do not get.

Use the Mark Scheme to go over your responses and email practice questions or queries to:

tgray@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk . I expect to see a regular stream of attempted parts to questions

PREPARE FOR FULL MOCK PAPERS IN FIRST WEEK BACK AFTER EASTER