The first step is to encounter the content for the first time. In Politics & Law this year, you will read the core concepts before we begin each week. Each weekend, you need to read the page on the website that corresponds to the upcoming weeks' content, watch any videos, and view any websites that are attached. You then need to make basic notes in your workbook.
The lesson time we spend investigating Politics & Law concepts also form the first step in the learning process.
At the end of each week, you need to review what you have learnt. Add any extra learning material to your notes, and complete the assigned homework. Homework will ususally be reading a chapter of the textbook and completing review questions.
It is also a good idea to construct your own way of reviewing the material such as mind maps, diagrams, etc.
In the lead up to your assessments, you need to revise what you have learnt. You should start by making sure that you have completed all of the lesson content and assigned tasks. Go over your notes and find any gaps in your knowledge. You should then practice answering the questions you will encounter in the assessment. See the other assessment help tabs for more revision help.
At the end of each month, you should look over all of the notes you have made so far. Try to make connections between the learning material. You might like to explain what you have learnt to a peer or family member, or read your notes out loud.
If you have kept up to date with the work throughout the semester as described above, revising for your exams and assessments will be a matter of going over the material one last time and then practicing responding to the types of questions you will encounter in the assessment. See the other assessment help tabs for more revision help.