Religious Studies

How to revise RS

• Use your exercise books - they should be your main source for revision and will show you your areas for development.

• Use your Google Classroom which has lots of useful resources for each section of the course, including lessons.

• Use your exam packs which will be handed out when your teacher has finished the content. This includes all past paper questions ever asked in each section and question type. It also includes mind maps with the fundamental knowledge you need to have for each unit. 

• Use the revision guide which has test yourself sections and covers both exams.

• Make Flashcards on sources of wisdom and authority. Have the acronym on one side of the card and the source of wisdom and authority on the other. Ask friends and relatives to test your ability to recall these.

• Know the structure for each exam question type:

Part A - 3 marks. This question type  should take you 3 minutes. Your structure should be three points in three separate sentences. 

       Part B - 4 marks. This question type should take 4 minutes. Your structure should be two points which are both developed. 

       Part C -  5 marks. This question type should take 5 minutes. Your structure is the same as a part b, but must include an embedded source of wisdom and      authority. 

        Part D - 12 marks (in some questions 3 marks are given for SPAG). This question type should take 15 minutes. Your answer should have two paragraphs and a conclusion. Each paragraph should support either side of the statement, include a point,  evidence, analysis and have a chain of reasoning which supports that side of the debate. 

• Practise exam questions in timed conditions. The more past papers/ exam questions you do, the better your structure and timing will be.  Remember to know your denominational differences and use subject specific vocabulary . Finally answer the actual question posed to you and not the one you wish had been asked!